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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, August 5, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Announces 'Bug Bounty' Program: Company will pay hackers who report vulnerabilities up to $200,000 for the most severe bugs"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
  • "Apple's bug bounty program favors quality over quantity: The company will pay between $25,000 and $200,000 for exploits" IDG News Service 7:58 AM
  • "Apple Finally Launches Bug Bounties: A select handful of researchers can earn up to $200,000 for identifying vulnerabilities in iOS or iCloud." PC Magazine 8:20 AM
  • "Apple offers reward for finding security flaws" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 AM
  • "Apple Arrives Late To Bug Bounty Arena, Offers Up To $200K For Serious Vulnerabilities" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change"  BBC 7:58 AM
  • "Bloomberg: Tim Cook Isn't Spending Enough Time In India" Benzinga 8:24 AM
  • "Strategy Analytics: Android Captures Record 97 Percent Smartphone Marketshare in India in Q2 2016" ["Woody Oh, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, 'Apple iOS fell 35 percent annually and shipped 0.8 million smartphones in India in Q2 2016. Apple's smartphone marketshare has halved from 4 percent to just 2 percent in India during the past year. Apple iOS will need to reduce iPhone pricing to cheaper levels, attract more operator subsidies and enlarge its retail presence through Apple stores or online channels if it wants to regrow significantly in the future.'"] Strategy Analytics 7:49 AM
  • "Apple losing smartphone share in India despite big efforts: The share of iOS phones in the market dropped to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, said Strategy Analytics" IDG News Service 7:52 AM
  • "The iPhone is struggling in India: Despite a charm offensive in the mega-populous nation, Apple's latest results show a marked drop in sales." CNET 7:42 AM
  • "Apple Continues to Struggle in India as iPhone Sales Drop 35 Percent in 2016" MacRumors 7:51 AM
  • "Apple sees disappointing iPhone sales in India" BetaNews 8:08 AM
  • "Reports of Apple's death in India are greatly exaggerated"  Apple Must 10:04 AM
  • "Apple Sued Over iPhone's Proximity Sensor in New Patent Troll Lawsuit" MacRumors 9:53 AM
OS X
News
  • "Clever Phishing Scam Targets Your Apple ID and Password" Intego 3:37 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Protecting Your Privacy in Safari for OS X El Capitan" MacRumors 2:07 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "macOS Sierra Supports AMD R9 Fury" Bare Feats 12:06 PM
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Split albums, move iTunes content, and more" Macworld 7:51 AM
  • "How to Use WhatsApp for Mac" OS X Daily 2:15 PM
  • "Anytune is a handy learning/transcribing OS X tool for musicians" Apple World Today 7:52 AM
  • "This Mac Notes App Sticks Notes Almost Everywhere" TeraTalks 8:00 AM
  • "Find And Delete Duplicate Photos" Mac360 7:44 AM
Press Releases
  • "OmniFocus 2.6.1" TidBITS 8:54 PM
  • "Invoices 3.1 at special launch price, to create, manage and print commercial invoices" Tension Software 7:44 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Exclusive: Apple acquires Turi in major exit for Seattle-based machine learning and AI startup"  GeekWire 3:35 PM
  • "Apple acquires Turi, a machine learning company" TechCrunch 3:36 PM
  • "Apple Acquires Machine Learning and AI Startup Turi" MacRumors 3:35 PM
  • "Apple buys machine learning startup Turi" The Verge 5:52 PM
  • "Apple targets AI abilities with Turi deal" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 PM
  • "Apple Mulls Building in $1 Billion Data Center in Da Nang" BizLive: Vietnam 5:47 PM
  • "Apple reportedly planning $1B database center and R&D facility in Vietnam" AppleInsider 5:48 PM
  • "How the New iPhone Could Quash Wireless Price Hikes: Apple's latest phone, due this fall, may force big players to reconsider timing of increases"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:05 PM
  • "Apple given all-clear to sell energy from solar farm" BBC 10:44 AM
  • "Apple Gets Approval to Sell Wholesale Energy as Tech Giants Blaze Renewable Trail" The Mac Observer 5:55 PM
  • "Report: Apple Developing Universal Digital Television Guide for Apple TV" MacTrast 7:57 AM
  • "Report: Apple Prepping TV Guide for Streaming Apps" PC Magazine 2:13 PM
  • "Microsoft is changing its toy gun emoji to a revolver — the exact opposite of Apple" Business Insider 12:07 PM
  • "Microsoft's new emojis include different skins tones and families. And a gun" CNET 10:23 AM
  • "Calvin Klein, Designers Back Apple in Samsung Patent Fight: More than 100 designers and educators signed an amicus brief showing support for Cupertino." PC Magazine 8:51 AM
  • "How Steve Jobs Saved Nike (and Apple) With 1 Simple Piece of Advice: Why going after every opportunity can kill your business." Inc. 2:04 PM
  • "Apple's Store app knows what you want and when it's in stock" Engadget 8:11 AM
  • "Apple takes a page from Amazon, recommends products based on your purchase history in its Apple Store App" TechCrunch 9:53 AM
  • "Apple Store app now touts products based on your buying history" CNET 11:50 AM
  • "Accessibility Software Suffers Following Apple's Faceshift Acquisition" MacRumors 7:48 AM
  • "Niantic explains why it had to shut down Pokemon Go trackers" BGR 8:09 AM
  • "Spotify launches Release Radar as its battle with Apple Music continues [Poll] 9to5Mac 7:54 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Beginning of the end for clone Macs" Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Flaw in Samsung Pay lets hackers wirelessly skim credit cards" ZDNet 9:00 PM
  • "Torrentz Has Died, But It Won't Take Torrenting With It" Wired 5:52 PM
  • "NPD Claims Pokemon GO Release Resulted In Portable Battery Sales Surge" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Watch out for a Walmart phishing scam, coming soon" BGR 12:12 PM
  • "Latest to Quit Google's Self-Driving Car Unit: Top Roboticist" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:40 PM
  • "Google wants to put the kibosh on passwords" CNET 12:05 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The TouchArcade Show - 269 - eSports Everywhere" Touch Arcade 9:01 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-05: Apple's Good Data Exploitation, iOS and OS X Hack Bounties" The Mac Observer 1:27 PM
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks 'iPhone 7,' beta updates, Mobile Passport, more" AppleInsider 8:12 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro Radio Show 020" FCPRadio 7:52 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Video shows working version of what appear to be official Apple Lightning Earpods" 9to5Mac 9:54 AM
  • "Another hands-on video shows genuine-looking, working Lightning EarPods in action" iDownload Blog 10:07 AM
  • "Report: Apple developing custom low-energy Bluetooth chip for its own wireless headphones, may launch with iPhone 7" 9to5Mac 7:54 AM
  • "Apple's 'iPhone 7 Plus' predicted to face supply constraints due to new dual-lens camera" AppleInsider 3:35 PM
  • "There's no such thing as iPhone ransomware, but hackers are still making people pay" BGR 8:09 AM
  • "iOS Hacker Luca Todesco shows off device jailbroken on iOS 9.3.4" iDownload Blog 5:46 PM
  • "Apple slams door on jailbreakers with iOS 9.3.4 update" ZDNet 9:59 AM
  • "Apple iOS 9.3.4 Breaks Pangu's Jailbreak: Install Now Before It's Too Late" Forbes 10:27 AM
  • "Apple iOS 9.3.4 Is Now Available: What Is Included In The Update?" Forbes 7:42 AM
  • "If you only do one thing today - update your iPhone right NOW" Express UK 2:06 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Google Maps - Real-time navigation, traffic, transit, and nearby places for iPhone" Download 2:15 PM
  • "Pokemon Go on the iPhone 4s: Yes, It Does Work" Low End Mac 2:07 PM
  • "Ulysses, And The Search For The Perfect Writing System, Mac, iPhone, iPad" Mac360 7:45 AM
  • "Osmo's New iPad Game Puts Your Drawings in a Monster's Hands" Wired 7:58 AM
  • "Little Broken Robots is your new favorite adorable, addictive puzzle game" Macworld 8:30 AM
  • "'Blitz Breaker' Review - Battered but Unbroken" Touch Arcade 6:32 PM
  • "'Eden: The Game' Review - All Who Wander" Touch Arcade 5:52 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Hide Contact Photos in Messages on iPhone" OS X Daily 2:35 PM
  • "How to watch the 2016 Summer Olympics on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV" iDownload Blog 3:36 PM
  • "How to Watch the Rio 2016 Olympics on Your iPhone" iClarified 10:39 AM
  • "How to turn off cellular data for specific apps on iPhone" iMore 8:09 AM
Tips
  • "6 ways to lower your iPhone data usage" Tech Insider 8:30 AM
  • "5 apps and accessories for getting more done on the road" Macworld 7:51 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Why Is Apple Buying AI Startup Turi for $200 Million?" Bloomberg Video 9:01 PM
  • "Uh-Oh: Fans Have Begun Asking Apple Support When #BoysDontCry Will Drop" RazorianFly 8:57 PM
  • "The Apple Watch is the most anxiety-inducing device I've ever owned"  Quartz 10:34 AM
  • "Why Apple Will Pay Hackers Thousands of Dollars" Time 10:23 AM
  • "Apple is trying to fix the biggest problem with wireless headphones" Business Insider 9:58 AM
  • "Apple would be crazy to ignore this stunning black and rose gold iPhone 6s" BGR 9:54 AM
  • "Licensing: Apple Just Doesn't Get It*" Mac360 8:26 AM
  • "What's Wrong With Apple Pay?" NoodleMac 8:16 AM
  • "Here's why Apple doesn't care about updating Macs"  ZDNet 8:12 AM
  • "Apple And Talking Smack About Security" Mac360 8:09 AM
  • "Reading the Apple tea leaves for what's coming this fall: A new iPhone and Watch are almost certain this fall, but how about a Mac with Touch ID?"  Computerworld 8:00 AM
  • "New emoji add gender parity and a more realistic drawing style in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra" Macworld 7:51 AM
  • "Samsung designers must love their Apple Watch"  Computerworld 7:45 AM
Non-Apple
  • "For a Relaxing Vacation, Look to the Data: People are using Fitbits, smartphones and other wearable technology to track leisure goals like limiting computer use and working out more" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:06 PM
  • "Eventually, AI Agents Will Put Even Authors Out of Work" The Mac Observer 5:56 PM
  • "Knocking down the data silos to build better data systems" ReadWrite 5:46 PM
  • "This is how I know Samsung will ditch the headphone jack" iDownload Blog 9:58 AM
  • "MSI's desktop GPU-equipped laptop is one helluva gaming and VR rig" VentureBeat 8:09 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Coming August 6: Gene Steinberg meets blogger/podcaster Kirk McElhearn and TechnoBuffalo's Sean Aune, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:54 PM
  • "LastThink Releases Online Jamaica TV 4.5 for iOS" prMac 5:47 PM
  • "You can finally buy a rainbow Pride Apple Watch band just like Apple's exclusive employee bands" 9to5Mac 3:37 PM
  • "Incipio acquires Griffin, another popular Apple accessory maker following Incase purchase" 9to5Mac 2:03 PM
  • "Here are all of the banks that currently support Apple Pay" iMore 12:12 PM
  • "Apple Music arrives in Korea and Israel ahead of competition" Mashable 11:50 AM
  • "Battery pack sales doubled after Pokémon Go's release" The Verge 11:50 AM
  • "Best lenses and lens kits for shooting video on your iPhone" iMore 9:58 AM
  • "Disney launches child-focused messaging app w. built-in games & safety features" 9to5Mac 7:54 AM
  • "Matias Tactile One: it's a Mac keyboard, it's an iPhone keyboard" Apple World Today 7:52 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Why Microsoft stored 200MB of data in DNA strands, and what's next" TechRepublic 9:56 AM
  • "Windows 10: Microsoft is working on another two major updates, and here's what to expect" Express UK 10:11 AM
  • "Microsoft confirms two more major Windows 10 updates for 2017" TechRadar UK 9:58 AM
  • "Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: Next Windows 10 update not until 2017" IT PRO 9:55 AM
  • "Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Redstone 2 and 3 Will Launch in 2017" Softpedia 9:34 AM
  • "Amazon and Microsoft are the cloud kings" Channel Eye 9:53 AM
  • "AWS, Microsoft, Google, and IBM: 2 clouds won't survive" InfoWorld 9:08 AM
  • "International Business Machines: 3 Reasons to Be Bullish on IBM Stock" Profit Confidential 9:07 AM
  • "Bengaluru IBM unit to be global hub for iOS app development" The Economic Times 9:07 AM
  • "HP CEO Weisler, CFO Lesjak Reiterate the Strategy" Barron's 9:00 PM
  • "HP India announces Back to College campaign for all students" Central Chronicle 9:03 AM
  • "Apple, Intel, Google Employee Accounts Exposed in Data Breach of Developer Forum" Motherboard 9:00 AM
  • "Intel's cloud project looks a lot like OpenStack" InfoWorld 8:59 AM
  • "Intel recalls smartwatches that will burn your skin" CNNMoney 9:00 AM
  • "Intel recalls Basis Peak smartwatches over safety fears" PCR Online 8:14 AM
  • "Intel working on depth-sensing accessory for the HTC Vive" Neowin 8:14 AM
  • "HTC Vive price, release date, features and specs: Intel developing camera add-on for the HTC Vive" IT PRO 9:00 AM
  • "HTC Vive could be getting a depth-sensitive camera from Intel in the near future" T3 8:13 AM
  • "AMD Radeon Pro Ssg Could Support 4TB Memory" VR World 8:05 AM
  • "AMD Radeon RX 470 Review Roundup: What Experts Are Saying" Tech Times 8:05 AM
  • "AMD's Radeon RX 470 does a solid 1080p60 but at a confusing price" VentureBeat 5:47 PM
  • "AMD unleashes Radeon RX470 graphics card in UK for under £165" The Inquirer 8:05 AM
  • "AMD Radeon RX 470 review: A great graphics card with a terrible price" PCWorld 8:04 AM
  • "Suncorp's core banking software revamp with Oracle FSS nearly completed" Banking Technology 8:02 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Stock Up After Announcing 'Security Bounty' Program" TheStreet 8:11 AM
  • "Apple Issued the Most High-Grade Bonds Last Wrek" Market Realist 8:24 AM
  • "Where Is Apple Trading Compared to Its Moving Averages?" Market Realist 8:24 AM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500, Nasdaq ring up records after stellar jobs report: Dow component Merck & Co surges to close up 10% after its rival failed a late-stage drug trial" MarketWatch 4:04 PM
  • "S&P 500, Nasdaq Score New Record Highs as Jobs Report Supports Economic Recovery: Stocks secure robust gains by market close Friday after the latest labor market snapshot breezes past expectations, providing solid evidence for the U.S. economic recovery." TheStreet 4:04 PM
  • "Nasdaq beats its year-old closing high, S&P 500 hits record, too" USA Today 4:04 PM
  • "Strong Jobs Data Catapults S&P to Record High: U.S. stocks surged on Friday, with the S&P 500 touching a record intraday high after a second straight month of robust labor market data brightened the economic outlook." Reuters 12:34 PM
  • "Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit Records as Strong Jobs Report Fuels Stocks: Nonfarm payrolls up 255,000 in July, unemployment rate at 4.9%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:02 PM
  • "Asian markets rev up after BOE's aggressive moves: Asian shares gained moderately Friday following aggressive easing by the Bank of England. However, many investors held fire on trades as they awaited U.S. jobs data, which will offer another clue to the timing of rate increases by the Federal Reserve." MarketWatch 7:04 AM
  • "European stocks rise the most in 3 weeks, but ends week lower: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:32 PM

 
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