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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, June 6, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Has Apple lost its simplicity? Last week, I wrote an article for The Guardian with the above title. It was a question, not a conclusion, and I tried to offer a thoughtful opinion. Sadly, The Guardian chose to give it a bait-click headline that contradicted my point of view. So, for the record, here is the complete article as originally intended."  Ken Segall's Observatory 9:58 AM
  • "Apple has a lot of massive products in its pipeline, as well as Campus 2"  Quartz 12:37 PM
  • "Apple may get 2-3 years' breather on sourcing norm"  IndiaTimes 7:06 AM
  • "India May Exempt Apple From Sourcing Requirement For 'Two to Three Years'" MacRumors 7:29 AM
  • "Compromise said to be likely in India, providing go-ahead for Apple's planned retail stores" 9to5Mac 8:02 AM
  • "Apple may yet be allowed to roll out retail stories in India" CNET 12:10 PM
  • "Hey Siri! At Apple WWDC 2016, Tim Cook needs to make big data, AI pivot" ZDNet 7:33 AM
  • "Fortune 500" [Apple #3]  Fortune 8:23 AM
  • "Apple climbs in Fortune 500 ranking to #3, overtaking Chevron and Berkshire Hathaway" 9to5Mac 11:29 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple issues OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 developer beta 2 for Mac" 9to5Mac 12:05 PM
  • "Apple Seeds Second OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan Beta to Developers" MacRumors 12:08 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Troubleshooting AirPort and Mac Wi-Fi problems" Computerworld 8:42 AM
  • "El Capitan discussion talks about Disk Utility dysfunction; media streaming; unwanted disk ejections; text munging; and several other topics." MacInTouch 7:00 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to convince a partner or spouse to delete old emails: A reader writes in with a marital dispute that Mac 911 won't take sides on, but will provide a technical answer." Macworld 3:44 PM
  • "How to tweak your sound in iTunes and on iOS devices: Make your music sound better." Macworld 8:04 AM
  • "DxO Optics Pro 11 Elite takes lighting adjustments to the next level" IT.Enquirer 6:57 AM
Press Releases
  • "Daylite 6.0.4 for Mac and Daylite 6.0.5 for iPhone/iPad are now available" Marketcircle Blog 3:37 PM
  • "SemiRestore is now (sort of) available for Mac OS X" iDownload Blog 12:08 PM
  • "Internet Speed Test App 1.0 released for OS X - 99.8% Accuracy" prMac 8:00 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs announces Intel-powered Macs" Cult of Mac 8:32 AM
  • "Apple to Reach Goal of 40 Stores in China Later This Month" MacRumors 11:30 AM
  • "New Apple Stores opening in China's Tianjin and Shanghai this month" iDownload Blog 11:30 AM
  • "Alexander Wang Is Apple Music's First Fashion Curator" Vogue 6:55 PM
  • "Apple Music launches fashion channel curated by designer Alexander Wang" AppleInsider 6:54 PM
  • "Apple partners with designer Alexander Wang for fashion channel on Apple Music" 9to5Mac 7:12 PM
  • "Apple hires doc who created HealthKit app" iLounge 10:37 AM
  • "Survey finds that 98% have used Siri, but only 3% do so in public due to embarrassment [Poll] 9to5Mac 8:03 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak on artificial intelligence, virtual reality and his favorite new tech: Apple's famous co-founder discusses everything from AI and VR to what Steve Jobs was really like and what he expects to see emblazoned on his tombstone." TechRepublic 12:41 PM
  • "Apple posts a homepage tribute to titan of boxing Muhammad Ali" iDownload Blog 11:28 AM
  • "Apple uses its homepage to celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali" iMore 11:29 AM
  • "Apple Releases 'Shot on iPhone' Videos" MacStories 3:38 PM
  • "New Apple Music Ad: 'Nail Salon' Featuring DJ Khaled and Ray Liotta [Video] iClarified 11:00 AM
  • "Apple Music finally decides to explain how the product works/Technically Incorrect: In two new ads featuring DJ Khaled, Ray Liotta and Naomi Campbell, Apple Music tries to counter perceptions that its streaming service is confusing." CNET 3:38 PM
  • "DJ Khaled is the major key to Apple Music's new ads" Cult of Mac 3:43 PM
  • "The female orgasm simulation game that's too hot for Apple to touch" The Guardian 7:54 AM
  • "Apple Stays Hands Off with Female Orgasm Simulator App" The Mac Observer 5:34 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "A former employee says Google's smart contact lens is 'slideware' that exists only in PowerPoint presentations" Business Insider 9:14 PM
  • "Samsung SDS considers spinning off logistics business" Reuters 8:58 PM
  • "Researchers find a way to snoop on you through your phone's vibration motor" TechCrunch 7:40 PM
  • "Google promised a 'tricorder' that would instantly diagnose cancer — but things haven't gone as planned" Tech Insider 6:07 PM
  • "People are spending much less time on social media apps: Report" CNBC 4:31 PM
  • "There's definitely something going on between Silicon Valley and the auto industry" Business Insider 4:02 PM
  • "Spotify reportedly in talks to hire Lady Gaga's former manager to take on Apple Music" Business Insider 3:39 PM
  • "T-Mobile Gives Customers Free Pizza, Stock" PC Magazine 3:37 PM
  • "Android security: Google's June update splats dozens of critical, high-severity bugs" ZDNet 1:58 PM
  • "New Tech for the Home, Office and... Factory: three new technologies poised to improve work and play" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:32 AM
  • "Sprint's New Ads Are Going Right for Verizon's Throat" Time 11:08 AM
  • "Samsung's rugged Galaxy S7 Active packs a huge battery" Engadget 8:36 AM
  • "Take a look at the next Galaxy Note shown in glorious high-res renders" 9to5Google 8:31 AM
  • "How Increase in Adblocking Could Hurt Facebook, Leaving Alphabet and Apple Unscathed" TheStreet 8:04 AM
  • "Check out the mind-blowing Sensus Smart Guitar that won best startup at Midem in Cannes" VentureBeat 7:58 AM
  • "If Mark Zuckerberg Can Be a Hacking Victim, So Can You" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:01 AM
  • "Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest password was 'dadada': 'Idiotic' doesn't even come close to describing this" The Register 7:02 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The RPG Reload Podcast - 016 - 'Dragon Quest'" Touch Arcade 7:41 PM
  • "Road to MacStock -Tom Piper" MacVoices 5:34 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With Astrophysicist Dr. Ethan Siegel" The Mac Observer 3:21 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-06: Apple's Revenue Ranking, Norway's Gas Car Ban" The Mac Observer 12:45 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple: Korea Trip Shows All iPhone OLED Coming From Samsung - UBS" StreetInsider 6:03 PM
  • "All signs point to the iPhone 7s having an OLED screen" BGR 6:04 PM
  • "Apple 2016 laptops will have AMD GPUs"  Fudzilla 1:21 PM
  • "Benchmarks show notable differences between iPad Pro models, but similar real-life performance" 9to5Mac 8:03 AM
  • "I broke my phone like an idiot but thankfully there's an Uber for cracked screens: My iPhone 6S Plus, reborn" The Verge 1:28 PM
  • "New MacBook Pro concept envisions what an OLED fn-key row might look like" 9to5Mac 1:29 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 9.3.3 developer beta 2 including first 9.7-inch iPad Pro version + watchOS 2.2.2 beta 1" 9to5Mac 12:05 PM
  • "Second iOS 9.3.3 beta now available for developers" iMore 12:08 PM
  • "watchOS 2.2.2 beta 1 heads out to developers" iMore 12:37 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "How To Fix 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Safari Freezing Issue" Redmond Pie 7:39 PM
  • "Some users reporting issues signing in with Apple ID on iOS, accessing iTunes & App Store" 9to5Mac 6:06 PM
  • "Apple Acknowledges 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Freezing Issue, Recommends Updating OS X and Flash" MacRumors 3:31 PM
  • "Apple Announces Fix for 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Freezing Issues" MacTrast 3:35 PM
  • "Fix for Retina MacBook Pro 13" Freezing Issue Offered by Apple" OS X Daily 3:37 PM
  • "How To Fix Your Broken Bluetooth Connection" Time 12:41 PM
  • "Storage discussion talks about the misery of defective hard drive cables in some MacBooks, SATA compatibility problems with particular MacBook models, Linux utilities for Secure Erase, and advice about consolidating lots of files and booting from external Thunderbolt and USB3 devices, plus major Thunderbolt changes due very soon." MacInTouch 6:59 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Best Buy sale shaves up to $200 off Apple Watch: The Apple Watch Sport can be snagged for $50 off the regular price, while the Apple Watch Stainless Steel model is up to $200 cheaper." CNET 11:31 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:55 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:55 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:55 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "A walkthrough of Canary security cam & air quality/temperature sensor for iPhone & Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 11:32 AM
  • "Best wide angle lenses for iPhone photography" iMore 1:29 PM
  • "Review: Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC SonicPro Headphones with Active Noise Cancellation" iLounge 3:35 PM
  • "Mars is a levitating Bluetooth speaker that's jam-packed with features" iDownload Blog 7:30 AM
  • "/Review: The Kito+ iPhone case doubles as a health tracker" Gizmag 3:43 PM
  • "Total War: Fall of the Samurai for Mac OS X has an incredible amount of depth" Apple World Today 6:57 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Improve Your Speeches with Ummo" MacStories 3:38 PM
  • "Checking out Focus, a minimalist task manager for iPhone" iDownload Blog 12:08 PM
  • "Remind Me Makes Quick Work of Reminders Task Entry" MacStories 11:08 AM
  • "Can Evernote do all that? Life with my favorite productivity tool" ZDNet 10:35 AM
  • "Every woman should download these 5 health apps" Tech Insider 8:31 AM
  • "'Nonstop Knight' Review - There Might Be Stopping" Touch Arcade 12:08 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "[How To] Semi-Restore your Jailbroken iPhone" Modmyi 6:08 PM
  • "How to use Apple Pay and Wallet: The ultimate guide" iMore 3:35 PM
  • "How to Turn 'Do Not Disturb' On or Off Using Siri" MacTrast 12:40 PM
  • "Protecting Your iOS Device With Guided Access" MacMost 9:58 AM
Tips
  • "Software to protect your iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices: Reader wants to protect his iOS gadgets but with what?" Denver Post 8:00 AM
  • "3 Ways to Watch WWDC 2016 on Your Apple TV" About.com 6:54 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Siri doesn't have to stink — here's what Apple could do to fix it" Tech Insider 6:06 PM
  • "If Apple brought dark mode and Split View multitasking to iPhone 7" iDownload Blog 6:06 PM
  • "Apple And Didi: Redefining Transportation" Seeking Alpha 6:05 PM
  • "Is the iPhone 7 finally forcing Bose to make wireless headphones?" BGR 12:08 PM
  • "Apple Pay: FUD vs. the future" iMore 11:32 AM
  • "A major iPhone release every three years: It could work"  ZDNet 11:08 AM
  • "The quest for a smarter Siri" iMore 11:08 AM
  • "These traits made Steve Jobs a smart leader, according to his right-hand man" Business Insider 10:55 AM
  • "Apple's iPads are still the very best tablets in the world" Apple Must 10:30 AM
  • "Cassandra: Teaching with iPads and Computers, and the need for Cursive Script" eXtensions 9:59 AM
  • "Breaking the Android-iOS Duopoly - Will Android and iOS Ever Get a Serious Third Competitor?" Forbes 8:24 AM
  • "Apple at WWDC 2016: What's rumored, what we expect, what we'd like to see" CNET 6:06 PM
  • "Feature Request: WWDC 2016 wish list for iOS, MacOS, watchOS, and tvOS" 9to5Mac 12:41 PM
  • "WWDC: Apple's Opportunity To Open Up To Keep Up" InformationWeek 11:11 AM
  • "WWDC wish list: Here's what we want to see in iOS 10" Macworld 8:03 AM
  • "Unpacked: Amazon Echo, Siri, OK Google Frequency of Use" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:30 AM
  • "iOS 10 Rumors Roundup: Everything We Know about Apple's next Major iOS Update" iPhone Hacks 6:54 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Meet The Maserati-Driving Deadhead Lawyer Who Stands Between Hackers And Prison" BuzzFeed 8:26 PM
  • "Cell phones and cancer: 9 things you should know right now" CNET 4:02 PM
  • "Nest's Time at Alphabet: A 'Virtually Unlimited Budget' With No Results" Daring Fireball 3:44 PM
  • "Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S7 active" 9to5Google 8:37 AM
  • "Why you shouldn't spend more than $300 on a laptop" Tech Insider 8:31 AM
  • "Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:53 AM
  • "Don't Moan About the PC's Demise, Figure Out What's Next" PC Magazine 7:33 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Instagram just made posting photos and videos way easier for iPhone owners" The Verge 8:44 PM
  • "iOS share menu finally gets Instagram" The Next Web 7:34 PM
  • "Windows Bridge for iOS tools updated with CoreFoundation support and more" iMore 3:47 PM
  • "Coach's Apple Watch bands may launch on June 12" iMore 3:39 PM
  • "LiquidText 2.0 Brings Support for Multiple Documents" MacStories 12:40 PM
  • "Inbox by Gmail adds rich text formatting on the web" 9to5Google 12:38 PM
  • "How to get the Apple Watch Milanese loop look for less" iMore 12:10 PM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of June 6: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, iMovie, and Picnics" The MUG Center 8:24 AM
  • "Bose Introduces Wireless QC Noise Cancelling Headphones and Wireless Sport Headphones" Business Wire 8:38 AM
  • "Bose gears up for rumored removal of 3.5mm headphone jack in iPhone 7 with wireless QuietComfort model" 9to5Mac 8:24 AM
  • "Grovemade's wood Mac accessories are gorgeous works of art" Apple World Today 8:17 AM
  • "Gujarati Keyboard for iPhone and iPad 1.0" prMac 12:05 PM
  • "Over The Bars for iOS - Indoor Trainer Compatible Road Bike Racing Game" prMac 8:32 AM
  • "System Boost for iOS detects Malware and Security Threats on iOS Devices" prMac 8:00 AM
  • "Do4Who version 2 now available on the App Store" prMac 8:00 AM
  • "Word Dance 1.0 introduced for iOS - Revolutionary Word Cloud Generator" prMac 8:00 AM
  • "Smoky Cat Software Ltd. releases native Apple Watch app for Heart Graph" prMac 8:00 AM
  • "Cameraxis for iOS: create amazing typographies, Facebook/Instagram posts, greeting cards and many more in seconds" 4 Axis Solutions 6:56 AM
Computer Industry
  • "The AR/VR platform wars have begun: Windows' Holographic and Google's DayDream represent early attempts to establish their platforms as key places for developers and content producers to create of new AR/VR apps and media." Recode 7:55 AM
  • "Why It's Time to Take Google's PC Operating System Seriously: Chrome OS, long derided as an also-ran, has quietly snuck up on Windows and Mac" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:16 AM
  • "Microsoft expands its commitment to Apache Spark big-data framework" ZDNet 10:37 AM
  • "Microsoft, MapR announce new Apache Spark-based releases" ZDNet 10:37 AM
  • "Microsoft's Bing now gives you more detailed warnings about malware, phishing sites" ZDNet 7:33 AM
  • "5 Technologies Leading Lenovo's Data Center Charge" CRN 10:49 AM
  • "Can Lenovo take on top networking companies?" Infotechlead 10:49 AM
  • "Lenovo launches StorSelect program in latest play for the datacenter" ZDNet 11:30 AM
  • "World's most innovative company is IBM" Fudzilla 10:49 AM
  • "Judge Rules Michael Dell Underpriced Company in 2013 Buyout" eWeek 10:49 AM
  • "Dell details four-socket PowerEdge server upgrades with latest Xeon E7 and E5 chips" V3 10:52 AM
  • "Why HP's Strategy Fell Apart: Back in 2008, Hewlett-Packard had a decent strategy. But the seeds of its break-up were already sown." CFO 1:18 PM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Paramount Pictures" CloudTweaks 1:18 PM
  • "HP gives nine resellers nod for education trade-in programme" CRN UK 1:17 PM
  • "HP uses 'Star Trek' universe to hype its next-gen technologies in new ad" Mashable 7:13 PM
  • "How Intel plans to change servers as it breaks away from PCs: Intel is changing the way it approaches server installations with new chip, storage, memory, and interconnect technologies" IDG News Service 3:44 PM
  • "Intel Ceases Work On Wireless Charging" Forbes 7:34 AM
  • "Intel's next monster 24-core chip is made for high-performance computers" IDG News Service 8:15 AM
  • "Intel delivers Xeon E7 v4 processors with more cores and more memory for analytics" V3 7:54 AM
  • "Intel launches Xeon E7 V4 processors, eyes analytics workloads" ZDNet 8:17 AM
  • "Oracle whistleblower suit raises questions over cloud accounting" Reuters 7:33 AM
  • "Oracle accused of cooking 'cloud services' books to boost stock price: Accusations follow Oracle's major defeat in API copyright suit against Google." Ars Technica 10:51 AM
  • "Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP is Investigating Oracle Corp. on Behalf of its Shareholders" PRNewswire 10:51 AM
  • "Oracle selects first group of startups for new accelerator program" Deccan Chronicle 10:52 AM
  • "Oracle's First Batch of Indian Startups; Korean Government Launches Acceleration Program & More" iamwire 10:52 AM
  • "Resignations at Cisco hint at internal power struggle for CEO Chuck Robbins: The four executives who ran Cisco's unusual 'spin-in' strategy quit today." Recode 6:04 PM
  • "Cisco's Famed Product-Development Team Resigns" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:04 PM
  • "A team of Cisco engineers who were called the 'heart, soul, and brains' of the company just resigned" Tech Insider 6:58 PM
  • "Cisco's product development dream team calls it quits" ZDNet 8:58 PM
  • "Why Cisco, VMware SDN products don't always play nice together" TechTarget 1:14 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Stock Declines After Insiders Sell Shares" Investopedia 7:55 AM
  • "There Are Still 2 Companies With Higher Revenues than Apple" The Mac Observer 3:48 PM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 logs best 2016 close as Yellen plays down jobs report: Boeing Dow's top gainer on report Iranair wants to buy 100+ jets" MarketWatch 5:47 PM
  • "Yellen Stays Vague on Rate Hikes but Wall Street Loves It" TheStreet 5:47 PM
  • "S&P within 1.0% of record after Yellen speech" USA Today 5:46 PM
  • "S&P, Nasdaq Notch 2016 Closing Highs After Yellen Remarks" FOXBusiness 5:46 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Advance as Investors Parse Yellen Speech: Fed chairwoman calls jobs data 'concerning' but cautions against placing too much weight on one report" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:46 PM
  • "Asian shares split on back of U.S. dollar action: Higher commodity prices boost Australian shares" MarketWatch 8:33 AM
  • "European stocks inch higher, led by miners: German manufacturing figure disappoints; Yellen ahead" MarketWatch 8:33 AM

 
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