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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, June 20, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Wolverton: Apple's new privacy effort worth watching/Modern technology has presented us with something of a Faustian bargain when it comes to our privacy, but Apple thinks we should have another option."  San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:17 AM
  • "Apple's Loss in Chinese Patent Fight Seen Emboldening Rivals" ["'Chinese makers have been building their own IP pools over the past years and are able to somehow fight against industry giants,' he said. 'Apple isn't willing to publicly lose an IP case in China and the best option for them is to offer settlement fees.'"]  Bloomberg 1:14 PM
  • "Apple Loses, But Really Wins In China Court Ruling/Bottom line: A Beijing court's finding that Apple's iPhone 6 infringed on a small company's designs looks flawed, and the judge should be commended for allowing sales to continue pending an appeal of the case."  Forbes 8:17 AM
  • "China Smartphone Makers Enlisting Patents in Fight for Market Dominance: Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and others acquire patents to mount challenge to Apple and Samsung" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:50 AM
  • "Apple can now open flagship stores in India"  The Next Web 8:07 AM
  • "Apple steps closer to opening stores in India" SiliconBeat 1:23 PM
  • "India opens its doors to Apple stores" CNNMoney 7:50 AM
  • "Apple May Soon Open Retail Stores in India" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:26 PM
  • "Apple finally gets the nod to open its stores in India" Mashable 8:27 AM
  • "Apple may finally get clearance for stores in India" IDG News Service 10:39 AM
  • "E-book buyers will soon get settlement payments from Apple price-fixing case: Many buyers will get credits from their e-book retailers" IDG News Service 1:17 PM
  • "Your iBooks price fixing credit is on its way: You'll get $6.93 per book thanks to Apple's alleged collusion with publishers." Engadget 8:03 PM
OS X
News
  • "With Siri Coming To MacOS, Apple Tries to Succeed Where Microsoft Has Struggled" Thurrott 10:56 AM
  • "Behind Apple's Advanced Computer Vision for Photos app" Medium: Kay Yin 10:43 AM
  • "New Photos App Detects 432 Total Searchable Objects and 7 Facial Expressions" MacRumors 10:44 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "How to delete locked images in Image Capture: The problem may lie with the SD card." Macworld 8:07 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Mac app Cinch is better than Split View" Tech Insider 10:44 AM
  • "How to generate subtitles in Final Cut Pro X by using Motion generators" fcp.co 8:31 AM
  • "How to customize system app icons in Mac OS X" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
  • "Setting Up a Guest Wi-fi Network" MacMost 12:31 PM
  • "Data Backup Pro is like Apple's Time Machine on steroids" Apple World Today 8:13 AM
  • "How To Monitor Network Traffic On A Mac" NoodleMac 8:11 AM
  • "Unlock A Mac With iPhone And Watch" Mac360 8:13 AM
Press Releases
  • "SummerFest 2016: DEVONthink Pro Office and more for a terrific price" DEVONtechnologies 8:58 PM
  • "Docker taps unikernel brains to emit OS X, Windows public betas" The Register 11:37 AM
  • "Launch! All-New X9 Mac Antivirus and Security Bundles" Intego 8:31 AM
  • "VPN Tracker World Connect: Automatically connect with the best VPN destinations" equinux 7:37 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's Cook to host Paul Ryan fundraiser amid Trump woes"  Politico 8:17 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook Says 'No' To Donald Trump But 'Yes' To Paul Ryan"  Fortune 8:04 PM
  • "Apple's Cook Plans Ryan Fundraiser Amid Reported Doubts on Trump" Bloomberg 8:05 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Fundraiser For Paul Ryan" Benzinga 8:05 PM
  • "Apple Is Now the Anti-Trump Computing Platform: Apple pulled out of the GOP convention because it can't stand Donald Trump. Will Trump supporters retaliate?" PC Magazine 11:43 AM
  • "Apple reportedly boycotts GOP convention because of Trump" BGR 8:10 AM
  • "Meet Bozoma Saint John, the Apple executive who stole the show at WWDC" Business Insider 7:48 AM
  • "Salesforce, Amazon and Uber among the Top Companies on LinkedIn Top Attractors, a New List Ranking Where the World Wants to Work Now" [Apple #4] Business Wire 10:34 AM
  • "Select Bank of America ATMs now processing Apple Pay withdrawals" AppleInsider 8:07 AM
  • "After FBI, an Indian police agency is trying to crack Apple's code" Mashable 8:27 AM
  • "Apple who? Spotify hits 100 million users." Mashable 10:50 AM
  • "Spotify now has 100M users, but only twice as many paid customers as Apple Music" 9to5Mac 12:54 PM
  • "Today in Apple history: eWorld opens its virtual doors" Cult of Mac 8:32 AM
  • "Apple Maps picks up public transit directions for Denver, Colorado" AppleInsider 8:40 AM
  • "Apple's transit directions make their latest stop in Denver" iMore 10:56 AM
  • "Latte artist serves up steaming hot cup of Steve Jobs" Cult of Mac 8:15 PM
  • "Rifle dropped from new emojis list" BBC 8:17 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook Executives Reiterate Interest in China: Shareholders approved the plan to create a new class of shares and re-elected all eight directors at Facebook's annual meeting" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:03 PM
  • "FCC Chief is ready for 10 to 100x faster 5G wireless, wants policymakers to get on board" The Next Web 2:52 PM
  • "FCC Moves to Open 5G Floodgates" PC Magazine 2:49 PM
  • "The Google app takes on WebMD with an intelligent symptom search" TechCrunch 1:18 PM
  • "Banner ads are dead because your phone killed them" Recode 1:17 PM
  • "New ransomware strain coded entirely in Javascript" BBC 8:56 AM
  • "Microsoft shows how bad Chrome is for your laptop's battery" The Verge 8:27 AM
  • "Home-cooked tech helps China topple US as top supercomputer user" The Register 7:48 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Michael E. Cohen Takes Control of PDFpen 8" MacVoices 8:57 PM
  • "Upgrade #94: Users Use Computers" Six Colors 8:02 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With Flexibits Founder Michael Simmons" The Mac Observer 2:17 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-20: Apple Power Plans, what's Coming for Passcodes" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM
  • "WWDC 2016 Developer Reactions: The MacStories Interviews" MacStories 11:39 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple pulls legacy non-Retina MacBook Pro from retail store displays" AppleInsider 8:28 PM
  • "Apple is Reportedly Pulling Non-Retina MacBook Pros From Its Store Displays" iClarified 8:28 PM
  • "'Relax, iPhone 7 to feature 3.5mm earphone port'" IndiaTimes 10:50 AM
  • "Sketchy rumor suggests Apple's 'iPhone 7' will retain headphone jack, add support dual SIM" AppleInsider 1:17 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone 7 might include dual SIMs, keep standard audio jack" CNET 2:14 PM
  • "watchOS 3: Bringing Attention Back to Apple's New 'Breathe' App" MacRumors 8:06 AM
  • "Breathe for iPhone Walks You Through Breathing and Relaxation Exercises" Lifehacker 8:06 AM
  • "Apple Watch 2 Could Feature Dual-Camera Setup" Forbes 7:48 AM
  • "iPhone 7 May Have Dual SIM Trays for Use With Multiple Carriers" MacRumors 10:42 AM
  • "WWDC: 12 iOS 10 features you probably didn't know about" Computerworld 10:17 AM
  • "Jailbreak developer digs deeper in iOS 10 code, activates Dark Mode theme for Settings app" 9to5Mac 8:08 AM
  • "TextEdit Icon Spotted on iOS 10 During WWDC 2016 Demo" MacRumors 8:07 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "About the security content of AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.7 and 7.7.7" Apple Support 8:02 PM
  • "WWDC/Apple discussion includes Apple's iOS 10 promo page; facial recognition; Apple's new file system (AFPS); hardware deprecation and compatibility; Apple feedback; auto-unlock via Apple Watch vs. iPhone; public 'beta' testing; Mac Pro design; MacBook thermal issues; apps vs. AI; privacy and security issues; software quality; developer issues; Apple Mail; and more." MacInTouch 10:37 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:40 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:40 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:40 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Moto Z vs. iPhone 6s Plus" Gizmag 8:03 PM
  • "Apple Watch Diary: Apple Pay saved the day when I left my wallet at home" 9to5Mac 10:42 AM
  • "Is the Sennheiser Presence Headset for You?" AppAdvice 2:14 PM
  • "AKG N60NC noise canceling headphone review" The Gadgeteer 8:28 AM
  • "Review: Motorola VerveOne Wireless Earbuds" Wired 8:08 AM
  • "Fast and silent hybrid RAID system: CalDigit T4" IT.Enquirer 7:39 AM
  • "Pre-Review: Evaluating Upcoming VR Technologies in Vectorworks 2017" Architosh 7:38 AM
  • "RadSleevz do a credible job of protecting your Mac laptop's exterior finish" Apple World Today 8:14 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "A week with iOS 10: It's fantastic, and I'm bored" BGR 11:37 AM
  • "Inside iOS 10: 3D Touch allows renaming folders, clearing all notifications, sharing apps" AppleInsider 2:51 PM
  • "Inside iOS 10: With Game Center app gone, invites are managed by Messages" AppleInsider 10:42 AM
  • "The Dock in watchOS 3 breathes new life into the Apple Watch [Video] 9to5Mac 8:02 PM
  • "Inside watchOS 3: Apple Watch adds new iOS-style swipe-up Control Center" AppleInsider 11:37 AM
  • "Tap, Soar and Score in JetPack Jack!" AppAdvice 10:56 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use Android Wear with an iPhone" iMore 11:37 AM
  • "How to manage contacts and call history in the Phone app for iPhone" iMore 8:28 AM
  • "iPhone 101: enabling the character counter for SMS messages on iPhone" iDownload Blog 8:27 AM
Tips
  • "SSD vs. HDD: What's the Difference? Do you like your storage plentiful and cheap, or do you like it fast and safe? Here's how to choose between a traditional hard drive and a solid-state drive in your next PC." PC Magazine 4:22 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple Should Starve The iLoyalists By Increasing The iPhone's Refresh Cycle" Seeking Alpha 9:28 PM
  • "Apple's Cutting-Edge Technology Finds A New Home" Forbes 8:06 PM
  • "This is why your existing smart-home gadgets probably won't work with Apple's new 'Home' app" Business Insider 8:05 PM
  • "T3 Opinion: What WWDC 2016 let slip about the future of the Apple Mac range" T3 4:21 PM
  • "WWDC: Apple TV Gets Even Better" About Tech 2:07 PM
  • "Many Apple Pay Customers Confuse Simplicity with Vulnerability" The Mac Observer 12:54 PM
  • "Why Apple Should Switch to a Subscription Model"  Investopedia 12:54 PM
  • "Apple explains why it totally redesigned how the Apple Watch works" Business Insider 11:37 AM
  • "On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016" MacStories 10:55 AM
  • "Cassandra: Smartkins Rainbow Colors -Tim Cook's WWDC Shout-out (2)" eXtensions 8:32 AM
  • "On App Store Search Ads" The Loop 8:32 AM
  • "Apple Rethinks The Watch Again" Mac360 8:28 AM
  • "iOS: The Runtime System for Innovation" Tech.pinions 8:28 AM
  • "Unpacked: Most Used Messaging Apps by iPhone Owners" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:28 AM
  • "Is This Apple's Car Of The Future?" Mac360 8:11 AM
  • "How differential privacy can crowdsource meaningful info without exposing your secrets: Apple threw out a loaded term and little information in its keynote about a new approach it's rolling out to learn user behavior while preserving privacy. It's good." Macworld 8:07 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Android apps on Chromebook review: Is it ready for mainstream use?" ZDNet 9:26 PM
  • "This Apple vet has a funny piece of advice for founders: Pay attention to a VC's stomach" Tech Insider 8:28 PM
  • "Being open source is killing Android" ZDNet 1:16 PM
  • "The next wave in software is open adoption software" TechCrunch 8:07 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Schrödinger's cat, the many states interpretation!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:39 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "New Accessory Adds Thermal Camera to Any Smartphone" Digital Trends 9:29 PM
  • "The Iconfactory Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary" MacStories 8:03 PM
  • "Exify is a toolkit for serious iPhone photographers" iMore 10:56 AM
  • "The Complete iOS Photographer's Toolkit" AppAdvice 10:56 AM
  • "Nomad adds iPhone 6/6s cases to its new Horween Leather collection" 9to5Mac 10:42 AM
  • "Inmoji Releases ICE Application to Expand Network Direct to Consumers on Messaging Applications Worldwide" Business Wire 10:35 AM
  • "Elavon Supports Payments Innovation with Apple Pay Expansion" Business Wire 10:35 AM
  • "2016 Election Map: Presidential Election App" MacPrices 8:41 AM
  • "Hi Rawr Studios releases Search Word Puzzles 3.0 for iOS" prMac 8:08 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of June 20: Joe Kissell, Rob Pegoraro, WWDC Results, and Email" The MUG Center 7:48 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Study: Microsoft Azure top choice as businesses move critical workloads to public cloud" CIO Dive 9:40 AM
  • "Microsoft unveils Azure Premium Storage using SSDs for enterprise workloads" V3 9:40 AM
  • "Microsoft Gets Baked in Cannabis Cloud" Light Reading 9:31 AM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Update: A guide to the builds" Computerworld 9:18 AM
  • "Microsoft president 'thrilled' with idea of moving Canadian headquarters to Vancouver" South China Morning Post 9:11 AM
  • "IBM plans Watson-powered 'diabetes advisor'" Michigan Live 9:04 AM
  • "IBM, Microsoft And BT Urge UK To Vote 'Remain' In EU Referendum" TechWeekEurope 9:03 AM
  • "'Cognitive technology is there to extend and amplify human expertise, not replace it': IBM Watson CTO Rob High on the potential of artificial inteligence" The Drum 9:01 AM
  • "HP to launch world's thinnest laptop Spectre in India tomorrow" The Asian Age 8:48 AM
  • "HP Laptop Battery Recall Announced Due To Overheating" UberGizmo 8:50 AM
  • "HP announces new laptop battery recall due to overheating issues" Windows Central 8:46 AM
  • "HP announces voluntary worldwide laptop battery safety recall" Neowin 8:46 AM
  • "The HP Elite X3 is just around the corner, new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certifications reveal" phoneArena 8:49 AM
  • "HP Elite X3 passes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certification" Windows Central 8:46 AM
  • "HP Elite X3 coming soon, spotted at Wi-Fi, Bluetooth certs" SlashGear 8:45 AM
  • "Exclusive: Francisco Partners, Elliott near Dell software deal - sources" Reuters 7:56 AM
  • "Dell sells software assets to Francisco Partners, Elliott Management" ZDNet 1:17 PM
  • "Dell close to selling software division for $2bn – reports" The Register 8:32 AM
  • "Dell Sells Off Software to Double Down on Its Riskiest Business" Wired 8:03 PM
  • "Dell selling SonicWall would be like a haircut not an organ removal, say partners" CRN UK 8:32 AM
  • "Confirmed: Dell software sell-off/Next up: Michael Dell's sock drawer to largest bidder" The Register 2:52 PM
  • "Dell to Sell Software Assets for $2B – Report" Light Reading 8:32 AM
  • "Dell 'could spin off software division to private equity'" IT PRO 8:31 AM
  • "Dell 'Close' To £1.4bn Software Division Selloff" TechWeekEurope 8:31 AM
  • "Francisco Partners, hedge fund Elliott could pay $2bn for Dell software arm" AltAssets 8:31 AM
  • "Dell in talks to sell software ops for USD 2 bln - report" Telecompaper 8:30 AM
  • "Dell to sell software arm for US$2 billion: reports" CRN 8:30 AM
  • "Intel-supported Open HPC stack to land in Q4" The Register 9:28 PM
  • "Intel Kaby Lake desktop roadmap points to CES 2017 launch" Hexus 8:19 AM
  • "Meet KiloCore, a 1,000-core processor so efficient it could run on a AA battery" PCWorld 12:04 PM
  • "This powerful 1,000-core processor is surprisingly energy-efficient" TechRadar UK 8:21 AM
  • "Multitask like a phenom with this 1,000-core processor" T3 8:18 AM
  • "Intel could begin shipping the first Kaby Lake CPUs by December this year" VR-Zone 8:17 AM
  • "Univa Announces Support for New Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processor With the Release of Grid Engine 8.4.0" Business Wire 8:17 AM
  • "Oracle Stock Could Head Higher -- Check Out This Chart" TheStreet 8:10 AM
  • "Oracle Corp. Climbed On Better Than Expected Q4 Earnings" RTTNews 8:10 AM
  • "Oracle, Mellanox team up on rapid cloud networking technology" ZDNet 8:09 AM
  • "MHC Tech Law: Copyrighting APIs and the battle between Google and Oracle" SiliconRepublic 8:08 AM
  • "Oracle Releases Third Beta of VirtualBox 5.1 with 64-Bit Solaris and Qt5 Fixes" Softpedia 8:08 AM
  • "China Wins New Bragging Rights in Supercomputers" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:27 PM
  • "Linux and China rule supercomputing's TOP500 in 2016" ZDNet 2:49 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Carl Icahn Was Right: The Beijing patent ruling further validates Carl Icahn's warning about China's hostility to Apple. By our count, this is the 3rd recent warning about Apple that's been validated." Seeking Alpha 10:39 AM
  • "Why Apple Stock Declined 3.5% Last Week" Investopedia 8:17 AM
  • "Apple Loses Weighting in the Russell Index" Investopedia 11:43 AM
  • "PayPal To Start Losing Share to Apple This Holiday, Says Piper" Barron's 8:06 PM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks close higher as Brexit worries wane: Boeing, Goldman Sachs lead the way higher among blue chips" MarketWatch 8:08 PM
  • "'Brexit' Relief Puts Global Markets, Wall Street in Celebrating Mood: It was day one of a 'Brexit'-focused week and the higher chances of a vote to stay in the European Union had global markets in a celebrating mood." TheStreet 8:08 PM
  • "Easing 'Brexit' fears stoke global stock rally" USA Today 8:07 PM
  • "Wall St Rally Holds Steady as Brexit Chances Weaken" Reuters 12:56 PM
  • "Stocks Soar After Poll Suggests U.K. Will Remain in EU: Pound surges 2.4% against the dollar" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:07 PM
  • "Nikkei surges as Brexit fears ease: A sharp rebound in Japanese stocks helped lead most Asian markets higher on Monday, as worries eased about the coming referendum in the U.K. on European Union membership." MarketWatch 7:11 AM
  • "European stocks leap 3.7% as Brexit loses some steam: A rally in European stocks Monday propelled the regional benchmark to its best daily percentage performance in nearly 10 months after polls showed support for the U.K. remaining in the European Union gaining ground." MarketWatch 12:35 PM

 
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