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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, May 22, 2016
 

 

Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Google I/O 2016 recap (MobileTechRoundup show #372)" ZDNet 7:16 PM
  • "Google I/O 2016: Android's failure to innovate hands a Apple free run at WWDC" AppleInsider 6:32 PM
  • "[Q&A] Would you pay for a Jailbreak?" Modmyi 6:17 PM
  • "Planned Obsolescence Has Led To Ridiculous Product Cycles, And It's Time To Say Enough Is Enough: In 2015, Apple unveiled the iPhone Upgrade Program — a slick subscription model that lets devotees pay a monthly hardware fee directly to the manufacturer, with an option to trade in their phone for the new model every twelve months. By setting up this program, Apple indirectly confirmed something that we knew already; a new iPhone will be released every year for the foreseeable future, and the company hopes that you'll buy each and every one."  Digital Trends 5:09 PM
  • "Why I'll never buy an iPhone case/Technically Incorrect: Would you really wrap your BMW in protective rubber? So why do you do it to your phone?" CNET 2:40 PM
  • "Chromebooks are about to take over and Apple and Microsoft should be worried" Tech Insider 1:18 PM
  • "iPhone 7 Worries Have Been Blown Way Out of Proportion: Investors shouldn't pay much attention to recent supply-chain rumors purporting to predict iPhone 7 demand." The Motley Fool 11:40 AM
  • "MacBook Pro 2016: What The New MacBook Might Tell Us" Forbes 10:50 AM
  • "A prominent developer's critique of Apple is catalyzing anxieties about its future" Quartz 2:43 PM
  • "One of the top Apple followers is worried that it could turn into BlackBerry" Business Insider 10:34 AM
  • "Cassandra: Currying Favour in Asia" eXtensions 10:27 AM
  • "iOS 10 Wishlist: Custom Keyboards Become First Class Citizens" iPhone Hacks 5:49 AM
  • "Avoiding BlackBerry's fate/Before the iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry was the king of smartphones. They seemed unstoppable, because by most accounts, they were the best and most successful at what most smartphones were for at the time: email and phone calls."  Marco Arment 5/21
  • "Tim Cook: Apple's in India 'for next thousand years'" TechnoBuffalo 5/21
  • "Apple: Throwing Money At The Innovation Problem Won't Fix It"  Seeking Alpha 5/21
  • "Apple wants you to spend longer in its stores. Why would you do that? Technically Incorrect: Part of a new redesign of its retail outlets includes the notion of the Apple Store as your new town square. Is that an attractive thought?" CNET 5/21
  • "Did Apple Just Reveal their Future Magic Ring?" Patently Apple 5/21
  • "10 reasons to seriously consider the 2016 Retina MacBook" 9to5Mac 5/21
  • "Apple And The Tech Companies Do Not Have A Third Of Corporate Cash: Don't Be Ridiculous" Forbes 5/21
  • "Why I want a keyboard on Apple Watch 3.0" iMore 5/21
  • "Siri creator may need Amazon or Apple's help (again) for Viv, his voice assistant for everything" VentureBeat 5/21
  • "Jumping the gun: Rumors are not plans" Macworld 5/21
  • "I'm ready to ditch the iPhone for Android N, now Apple needs to win me back/Commentary: The debut of Android N at Google I/O has this longtime iPhone user tempted to switch. Now, Apple's job is to convince me to stay." CNET 5/21
  • "NDTV India: In-Depth 39 Minute Interview with Apple's CEO" Patently Apple 5/20
  • "Tim Cook Surprisingly Admits on TV that Apple wants to sell Certified Pre-Owned iPhones in India" Patently Apple 5/20
  • "iPhone 7 Will Be Nice, But 10th Anniversary iPhone 8 Will be Amazing" The Mac Observer 5/20
  • "Anticipating WWDC 2016: what's ahead for Apple Watch 2 and watchOS 3" AppleInsider 5/20
  • "Apple's stores have gone from serious to absurd in 15 years" BGR 5/20
  • "Here's hoping Google's new messaging apps aren't just two more silos: Allo and Duo sound cool, and we're glad they're coming to iOS. But how many more closed messaging systems does the world need?" Macworld 5/20
  • "Apple Increases Focus on Asia" TidBITS 5/20
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals his three keys for personal success" Business Insider 5/20
  • "3 Reasons Why Apple's CEO Is Not Worried About Falling iPhone Sales: Renewal sales, customers switching away from Android, and growing smartphone penetration could drive sustained growth for the iPhone." The Motley Fool 5/20
  • "How Microsoft Trumped Apple Again" Mac360 5/20
  • "The Good And Bad Of Apple v. Google" Mac360 5/20
  • "Apple Innovation Rules: Steve Jobs's Secrets" Forbes 5/20
  • "Google's Chromebook v Mac lead is fading fast" Apple Must 5/20
  • "7 Android features from Google I/O that Apple should borrow: Why Cupertino should take a hint from Google's latest updates to Android N and Android Wear." Macworld 5/20
  • "6 Google I/O announcements Apple fans should care about" Macworld 5/20
Non-Apple
  • "Designing user experience when there's really no time to design UX" ZDNet 8:58 PM
  • "7 Chinese companies that will shape the future of the tech industry: My week in Beijing" ZDNet 7:16 PM
  • "Google isn't merging Android and Chrome OS, it's just stealing their best parts" VentureBeat 2:40 PM
  • "Worried About Artificial Intelligence? What About the Disruptive Potential of Artificial Bodies?" Forbes 1:14 PM
  • "This is the start of the post-app era" VentureBeat 10:49 AM
  • "Rant: Google does not need 5 chat apps, and Hangouts should be the first to die" The Next Web 5/21
  • "Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem"  AppleInsider 5/21
  • "Facebook's Subtle Empire" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/21
  • "Virtual reality will continue to disappoint, even when it's awesome" VentureBeat 5/21
  • "Hey Google, Where's the Beef? Google I/O brought lots of headlines but not a lot of new toys to play with. At least, not yet." PC Magazine 5/21
  • "Opinion: Google's Project Soli could solve one of the biggest problems with Android Wear" 9to5Google 5/21
  • "Opinion: Google's future is in AI, but Chrome OS getting the Play Store is a big deal today" 9to5Google 5/21
  • "Bloody New Doom Will Send You Screaming Back to Hell" Wired 5/21
  • "Purism Laptops to Protect You from Surveillance Capitalism" The Mac Observer 5/20
  • "Hands On With Android Wear 2.0: In short, Android Wear 2.0 is everything you already know, with a few tweaks and a handful of new features." PC Magazine 5/20
  • "A Future Without Windows Is a Dystopian Nightmare" LAPTOP Magazine 5/20
  • "Google's artificial intelligence is going in the wrong direction" Tech Insider 5/20
  • "Let's Make PCs First-Class Citizens of the Connected World" Tech.pinions 5/20
  • "Is Facebook too powerful for its own good?" Mashable 5/20
  • "Commentary: Foxconn moves one step further to become brand operator" DigiTimes 5/20
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Mom in Chewbacca mask: The video the Internet is looking for/Laugh it up, Fuzzball. Candace Payne's simple video showing her trying on the growly 'Star Wars' mask becomes a viral hit." CNET 5/20