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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, July 16, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "iPhone 6s Plus retrospective: How has Apple's flagship held up?"  TechnoBuffalo 6:28 PM
  • "Apple wants to simplify music royalty pay outs and this could harm Spotify"  BetaNews 7:48 AM
  • "Apple Proposes Raising Streaming Music Royalty Rates To Bleed Spotify Dry"  HotHardware 3:46 PM
  • "Apple Seeks Simpler Royalty Payments for Streamed Music" PC Magazine 9:18 PM
  • "Apple's Songwriter Payment Plan Would Make It More Expensive For Competitors To Offer Free Streaming Music" Digital Trends 8:31 PM
  • "iPhone sales decline as smartphone rivals encroach" New York Post 7:46 AM
  • "Apple, in Seeming Jab at Spotify, Proposes Simpler Songwriting Royalties"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/15
  • "Apple proposes higher royalty rates for music streaming rivals: The move would drastically raise Spotify's costs" The Verge 7/15
  • "McCain Pushes Apple, Google On Encryption Standards in Cyber Hearing"  USNI News 7/15
  • "Senator John McCain suggested he could subpoena Apple CEO Tim Cook" Business Insider 7/15
  • "What Apple's mysterious camera project could mean for your future iPhone: A new team for new tech"  TechRadar UK 7/15
  • "Why Apple's Performance in China Is Key to Revenue Growth" Market Realist 7/15
  • "It Is Not Huawei Or Xiaomi: Apple's Latest China Challenger Is Now Called OPPO" Forbes 7/15
OS X
News
  • "Apple, stop being stingy with the iCloud storage: Trying to make sense of Apple's approach to iCloud storage leaves you head-scratching."  Macworld 7/15
  • "Spark email client users find their Apple IDs locked for security reasons, Readdle explains server issue at fault" 9to5Mac 7/15
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to make Siri activate when you say 'Hey Siri' to your Mac with macOS Sierra" Macworld 11:39 AM
  • "How to Enable Bluetooth Without a Keyboard or Mouse on Mac" OS X Daily 3:45 PM
  • "Video: See all the best new features in Apple's macOS Sierra" AppleInsider 7/15
  • "How to use iCloud Photo Library selectively: There are a couple of workarounds for when you want to keep a photo locally and not in iCloud." Macworld 7/15
  • "How-To: Enable hands-free 'Hey Siri' voice activation on macOS Sierra" 9to5Mac 7/15
  • "3 ways to prevent iTunes from automatically backing up your iOS device" iDownload Blog 7/15
  • "Changing the name of a user account on your Mac" iDownload Blog 7/15
  • "The mysteries of OSC in Final Cut Pro X revealed, Part 1" fcp.co 7/15
  • "FileSalvage for Mac OS X can be a life-saver in recovering deleted files" Apple World Today 7/15
  • "Life After Bean: Continuing The Search For The Perfect Mac Word Processor" Mac360 7/15
  • "Learn A Language, Improve Vocabulary With This Mac App" TeraTalks 7/15
Op/Ed
Press Releases
  • "Shift — The Time Zone Converter and Meeting Scheduler adds Natural Language Parsing and More" Beautiful Pixels 7:32 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Withdrawing cash with iPhone's Touch ID coming to 70,000 ATMs in the U.S." Mashable 9:50 AM
  • "Incredible photos you won't believe were taken on an iPhone" Telegraph 7:48 AM
  • "Here's rare video of Apple designer Jony Ive talking about a gorgeous Ferrari" Business Insider 7:35 AM
  • "Baboon smashes Pokemon Go player's iPhone after it was dropped in zoo enclosure" Stuff: New Zealand 7:48 AM
  • "GlaxoSmithKline targets arthritis in first ResearchKit study by a drug company" AppleInsider 7/15
  • "Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are beating the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in US sales" 9to5Google 7/15
  • "Why You Should Play Pokemon Go: Pokemon Go crashes, kills you battery life, and may lead you into oncoming traffic. Download it anyway." PC Magazine 7/15
  • "The iPhone rolls out to MetroPCS stores nationwide this weekend" iMore 7/15
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple debuts its thinnest-ever iPod touch" Cult of Mac 7/15
Non-Apple News
  • "Pokémon Go taken offline by PoodleCorp DDoS attack -- and the hackers have more in store" BetaNews 4:24 PM
  • "Pokemon Go crashes and hackers claim responsibility" CNNMoney 4:23 PM
  • "Pokémon Go Servers Reportedly Attacked Because It Was Bound to Happen" Gizmodo 11:39 AM
  • "Samsung made a limited edition Galaxy S7 Edge for the Olympics" The Verge 9:51 AM
  • "Guerrilla Tactics Used To Access 'Pokémon GO' In Korea" Forbes 7:48 AM
  • "Turkey's president uses FaceTime to address ongoing military coup: While social media access is restricted in the country" The Verge 7/15
  • "Turkey's President Is Giving an Interview via FaceTime in the Middle of a Coup" Gizmodo 7/15
  • "Facebook's latest diversity report draws lots of criticism after showing minimal improvements" The Daily Dot 7/15
  • "Getting lost in the woods isn't so bad with this tech: We took a gadget-filled walk through the redwoods." Engadget 7/15
  • "Google wants to help you register to vote in the 2016 election" The Verge 7/15
  • "Now ransomware is taking aim at business networks" ZDNet 7/15
  • "After truck attack in Nice, Google offers free calls to France and Facebook activates Safety Check" BetaNews 7/15
  • "It took nearly three hours for France's terror alert app to respond to Nice attack: Government faces criticism on social media after recently announced app falls silent" The Verge 7/15
  • "Let's build a gaming PC with the indispensable Terry Crews" The Verge 7/15
  • "'Pokémon Go' has almost doubled Nintendo's valuation" Business Insider 7/15
  • "Sprint is offering lures and free charging stations for Pokémon Go players at its stores" iMore 7/15
  • "T-Mobile, Pokémon GO, and Another Test for Net Neutrality" The Mac Observer 7/15
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Why Pokémon Go is the smash iOS hit Nintendo needed, this week on The CultCastCult of Mac 7/15
  • "'Planet of the Apps': Will you watch it? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep 46)" CNET 7/15
Hardware/Software
  • "A change coming to your iPhone will help you sleep better" Tech Insider 9:51 AM
  • "You've been charging your smartphone wrong" Tech Insider 9:51 AM
  • "Apple News is getting is own user agent analytics in iOS 10" Apple World Today 11:35 AM
  • "Trademark Filings Seemingly Confirm Apple's Work on Upcoming 'AirPods'" MacRumors 12:08 PM
  • "Apple's Wireless 'AirPods' For iPhone 7 Confirmed By Trademark Filing" Redmond Pie 12:09 PM
  • "Apple Patents Tech to Foil Concert Pirates" TechNewsWorld 3:45 PM
  • "Apple Wins Second MacBook Design Patent and the 'AirPods' Rumor is Reviewed" Patently Apple 9:50 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone 7 gets even closer to the desktop" Computerworld 7/15
  • "The iPhone 7's A10 Processor Allegedly Scores 18% Higher Than the iPhone 6s' A9 in Early Benchmarks [Chart] iClarified 7/15
  • "1 Way That the Apple Inc. iPhone 7 Will Be a Monster: The iDevice maker's upcoming A10 chip is looking really good." The Motley Fool 7/15
  • "iPhone 7 leak suggests Apple will upgrade battery capacity: It still isn't clear whether the extra battery would be used to prolong the phone's life or to power more hungry components" The Independent 7/15
  • "Short video of the iPhone 7 leaks" GSMArena 7/15
  • "After conquering the iPhone, chip designer ARM chases supercomputers" IDG News Service 7/15
  • "Apple's likely 'AirPods' headphone trademark obscured by shell company" AppleInsider 7/15
  • "Video: is Apple adding 3D Touch to iPad with Apple Pencil?" iDownload Blog 7/15
AppleCare/Helps
  • "How to troubleshoot an iPhone" MacFormat 7/15
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Techpinions Podcast: Implications of Pokemon Go" Tech.pinions 11:38 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/15
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/15
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/15

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Fight The Power! We Find Out Which Smartphone Charges The Fastest" Digital Trends 7/15
  • "New OtterBox modular case turns your iPhone into a multi-purpose tool: Snap in a set of speakers, a fresh battery, or boost your camera with this modular-friendly case." Macworld 7/15
  • "Trianium Atomic S Battery Case for iPhone 6/6S review: The best iPhone battery case for your money" CNET 7/15
  • "Super Blade Flash Storage = More Speed and Capacity for Mac Pro and MacBook Pro" Bare Feats 7/15
  • "The best gaming mouse: The Razer DeathAdder Chroma should be a perfect fit for most gamers." The Wirecutter 7/15
  • "Review: Koogeek Wi-Fi SmartPlug for Apple HomeKit" iLounge 7/15
  • "iVisor Glass Privacy protects your iPhone, and provides privacy — but at a cost" Apple World Today 7/15
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Spotify and Apple Music: The Goth vs. the Stoner/In this episode, we depart from the familiar letter-and-intervention format for a dive into the world of music streaming services. It is a topic that fascinates the Haggler, who can still barely fathom that for a mere $10 a month, he can get access to just about any musical recording on the planet." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 12:11 PM
  • "First Look at Scrivener for iOS" TidBITS 12:26 PM
  • "Learning to skateboard? Check out these iPhone apps" Macworld 11:38 AM
  • "iOS 10 is a total mess" ZDNet 7/15
  • "watchOS 3 beta 2 video walkthrough: Emergency SOS, Activity Sharing, Auto Unlock & more" iDownload Blog 7/15
  • "Sorry, macOS: Messages' best new features are iOS only" Macworld 7/15
  • "SnipNotes 2 review: The more versatile, clipboard-friendly alternative to iOS Notes" Macworld 7/15
  • "'The Counter of Death' Review- Zen and the Art of Tapping" Touch Arcade 7/15
  • "'Ackeron' Review - Can You Feel the Sunshine?" Touch Arcade 7/15
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to fix 'GPS signal not found error' in Pokémon Go" iMore 3:45 PM
  • "How to send email from Mail app for iPhone and iPad" iMore 7:49 AM
  • "How to turn off your iPhone's cellular data: Switching off cellular data as needed can spare your phone's battery life—and save you from overage fees." Macworld 7:42 AM
  • "How to Get Notifications from Specific Instagram User Posts" OS X Daily 7/15
  • "What Channels Support Universal Search on Apple TV?" About Tech 7/15
  • "How to use CarPlay: Siri, menus, and more!" iMore 7/15
Tips
  • "Pokemon Go draining your iPhone battery? These cases will juice it back up" CNET 9:50 AM
  • "Best iPhoneography gear for kids" iMore 7/15
  • "Finding a Hard Drive in Just the Right Size" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/15
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Editorial: Sorry Android bloggers, but Samsung's Galaxy S7 didn't outsell Apple's iPhone 6s" AppleInsider 8:30 PM
  • "What's still on your watchOS wish list?" iMore 11:39 AM
  • "Beta fishing: Messing with iOS 10" Macworld 7:49 AM
  • "Nick Heer On Apple's Aging Mac Lineup And Slumping Sales" Daring Fireball 7/15
  • "When will Apple take gaming seriously? [Friday Night Fights] Cult of Mac 7/15
  • "The Reality Behind 'Road Apples' and 'Compromised Macs'" Low End Mac 7/15
  • "Apple And Haters Gonna Hate Features" Mac360 7/15
  • "It's All About Lock-In And The Ecosystem' (and it's not just Apple)" NoodleMac 7/15
  • "Can The F.B.I. Use Malware To Hack A Mac?" Mac360 7/15
  • "On falling Mac sales and the lack of refreshes" The Loop 7/15
Non-Apple
  • "Big data and its developer fallout" TechCrunch 3:45 PM
  • "Mini review: Our quick verdict on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active" Engadget 3:45 PM
  • "5 AR games we're dying to see after the success of Pokemon Go: Augmented reality could fit with a number of different types of video games. Here are just a few ideas." CNET 11:38 AM
  • "Facebook isn't trying hard enough to increase its diversity" Engadget 11:38 AM
  • "Autonomous Cars Will Usher in Things We Never Saw Coming" PC Magazine 7:48 AM
  • "Samsung Gear Fit2 Review: More Than Just A Fitness Wearable" HotHardware 7/15
  • "Is a hardware product ever really 'done'? What does a company that's steeped in hardware innovation do when its major product line has reached a state of maturity?" Recode 7/15
  • "Google's Project Fi Wireless Service Is Crazy Cheap. But Should You Switch?" Wired 7/15
  • "The history of the selfie stick" iMore 7/15
  • "Why Isn't Google Being Investigated For Monopoly Abuse In The U.S?" BohemianBoomer 7/15
  • "Don't believe the 'Pokémon Go' privacy hype" Engadget 7/15
  • "Here's how people are making money off 'Pokémon GO'" Tech Insider 7/15
  • "The DeanBeat: Pokémon Go has a chance to change the world" VentureBeat 7/15
  • "Pokémon Go's launch has a thorn" VentureBeat 7/15
  • "There's no escaping it, Pokemon Go will take over the entire world soon" BGR 7/15
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "CBS News Gets Revamped App on tvOS" RazorianFly 8:31 PM
  • "You can buy a smart jump rope at the Apple Store" The Verge 6:28 PM
  • "Flowmotion's Epic Deli Restaurant Mobile Game Available Now" prMac 7:46 AM
  • "CBS News for Apple TV puts its focus on live video" iMore 7/15
  • "BitTorrent Now heads to iOS devices and Apple TV" Engadget 7/15
Computer Industry
  • "Windows 10 to take longer to reach billion-device goal" AFP 7:42 AM
  • "About That One Billion Thing" Thurrott 7:32 AM
  • "Microsoft Store Offers Free Laptop If They Can't Upgrade Your PC To Windows 10" Slashdot 11:38 AM
  • "Surface Partnership With IBM, Windows Security: Microsoft Roundup" InformationWeek 12:12 PM
  • "Behold! This is the world's thinnest laptop: We haven't seen much from HP recently that catches our eye, but the new Spectre laptop certainly got our attention." Tech Insider 9:50 AM
  • "Morgan Stanley Analyst Sees 20% Upside in Microsoft" Barron's 7:42 AM
  • "Intel and Cisco CEOs Talk Change at Brainstorm Tech" PC Magazine 7:32 AM
  • "How Pokemon Go Will Influence Enterprise Computing and Business Forever" Forbes 7:48 AM
  • "The Microsoft Ireland Case: A Brief Summary" Lawfare 7/15
  • "Microsoft Wins Key Data Privacy Case, As Digital Rights Groups Celebrate" Newsweek 7/15
  • "Microsoft wins email privacy battle against US government" Sophos 7/15
  • "Privacy victory for Microsoft as tech giant wins appeal over emails stored outside the US" Computer Business Review 7/15
  • "A Legal Victory Protects Microsoft's Overseas Data From US Warrants" Gizmodo 7/15
  • "Why Microsoft's Victory in Irish Email Case Matters" SecurityWeek 7/15
  • "AM Roundup: A Big Privacy Win for Microsoft" WSJ Blogs 7/15
  • "Microsoft Wins Against The US Government In Foreign Data Access Case: Why This Is A Win For The Tech Industry Too" Tech Times 7/15
  • "Microsoft Won't Have To Turn Over Emails From Servers In Ireland, Court Rules" Digital Trends 7/15
  • "Microsoft calls ruling a 'victory for privacy'" Alphr 7/15
  • "Tech industry welcomes Microsoft victory in data access case" ComputerWeekly 7/15
  • "Microsoft wins case where it refused to hand over emails stored in Ireland" Tech Week 7/15
  • "Microsoft wins appeal against US government access to emails held overseas" Tech Central 7/15
  • "Microsoft wins email court case against US" IT PRO 7/15
  • "Microsoft Doesn't Have to Turn Over Emails Stored Outside the U.S., Court Says" Time 7/15
  • "Microsoft triumphs in email battle with US government in major win for privacy" The Inquirer 7/15
  • "Microsoft wins email court case against US" IT PRO 7/15
  • "'Victory for privacy' as Microsoft wins email battle with US government" Telegraph 7/15
  • "Victory for cloud as Microsoft wins landmark appeal over email on Irish server" SiliconRepublic 7/15
  • "US government cannot force Microsoft to give access to servers" RTE New 7/15
  • "U.S. cannot force Microsoft to turn over foreign emails" VentureBeat 7/15
  • "Be warned: Microsoft's big OneDrive storage cull has started" TechRadar UK 7/15
  • "Can we trust Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage?" Live Mint 7/15
  • "Buy IBM Ahead of Earnings" TheStreet 7/15
  • "Cross Channel: Dixons Deploys IBM Cloud As Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service" TechWeekEurope 7/15
  • "International Business Machines Corp.: New Frontier 'Huge' for IBM Stock" Profit Confidential 7/15
  • "IBM employees can soon seek career advice from supercomputer Watson" Live Mint 7/15
  • "IBM offers Blockchain services to the supply chain" ITProPortal 7/15
  • "IBM investing heavily on predictive algorithms to curb attrition" The Economic Times 7/15
  • "Lenovo Thinkcentre X1 review: All-in-one design done right" PCWorld 7/15
  • "Memjet and HP reach settlement" Print Week 7/15
  • "Dell says there are more opportunities for Australian startups to grow" ZDNet 7/15
  • "Spot The Denverton: Atom C3000 Silicon On Display" AnandTech 7/15
  • "Intel Takes Another Step into Arduino World" EE Times 7/15
  • "AT&T, Intel Showcase Drone Technologies in Separate Demonstrations" eWeek 7/15
  • "AMD Radeon RX 480 GPUs Receive New Crimson Graphics Driver - Version 16.30 Beta" Softpedia 7/15
  • "BIOS upgrades needed for fre.....ezing Cisco switches" The Register 7/15
  • "Springpath to focus on Cisco OEM development" The Register 7/15
  • "Cisco gives you two nasty bugs to fix before the weekend" The Register 7/15
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Can Apple Turn It Around? CNBC 'Halftime Report' Panel Debates" CNBC 7/15
  • "Apple Stock Price Target Cut at Barclays: Apple's stock price target was reduced to $115 from $121 at Barclays on Friday afternoon." TheStreet 7/15
  • "Apple Stock Nears Quarterly High as Investors Prepare for Q3 Earnings Report" MacRumors 7/15
  • "Blame Apple for Your Rotten Stock Market Returns" Fortune 7/15
  • "The Dow's Biggest Laggard: Apple" CNBC 7/15
  • "S&P 500's record highs held back by Apple's falling stock price" Reuters 7/15
Industry News
  • "When Technology Stocks Pay Out: Dividends and yields rise as once-hot start-ups like Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and Apple develop into established companies, often with heavy cash flows." Barron's 7:42 AM
  • "Dow ends at record high as stocks gain for third week: Citigroup beats earnings expectations, Wells Fargo disappoints" MarketWatch 7/15
  • "Dow Reaches New Record, S&P 500 Snaps Winning Streak: It was a mixed close to a record-breaking week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average clinching a new all-time closing high and the S&P 500 snapping a five-day winning streak." TheStreet 7/15
  • "Stocks end mixed as terror weighs on sentiment" USA Today 7/15
  • "Stocks Pressured After Reaching Record Territory; Poised For Weekly Gains" Dow Jones Newswires 7/15
  • "Dow Extends Record Streak as U.S. Stocks Post Weekly Gains: Citigroup, Wells Fargo report quarterly earnings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/15
  • "Line IPO, Nintendo help Nikkei score best week since 2009: Japanese stocks on Friday notched their best week in six-and-a-half years, leading gains across Asia amid relief over a weakening yen and signs of economic recovery in China." MarketWatch 7/15
  • "European stocks slip, with travel shares down, after deadly France terror attack: European stocks slipped Friday, with travel shares lower after a deadly terrorist attack left more than 80 people dead in Nice, France." MarketWatch 7/15

 
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