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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, October 17, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "How Apple Scaled Back its Titanic Plan to Take on Detroit: Apple Inc. has drastically scaled back its automotive ambitions, leading to hundreds of job cuts and a new direction that, for now, no longer includes building its own car, according to people familiar with the project." ["About a month later, Mansfield took the stage in a Silicon Valley auditorium packed with hundreds of Titan employees to announce the strategy shift, according to people who attended the meeting. Mansfield explained that he had examined the project and determined that Apple should move from building an outright competitor to Tesla Motors Inc. to an underlying self-driving platform."]  Bloomberg 6:34 AM
  • "Report: Apple 'Project Titan' electric car development halted as company refocuses on autonomous self-driving platform" Electrek 7:12 AM
  • "Now it really looks like Apple will license carOS" Apple Must 7:04 AM
  • "Report: Apple slams the brakes on electric Apple Car to focus on auto software" Macworld 10:21 AM
  • "Apple CEO says iPhone's future is in AI: Apple will celebrate the iPhone's 10th anniversary next year, but in chief executive Tim Cook's view, the technology is anything but mature. The Nikkei Asian Review caught up with Cook aboard a bullet train last week and asked him about artificial intelligence, his plans for Asia, and the experience of succeeding Steve Jobs."  Nikkei 7:21 AM
  • "Apple's Tim Cook speaks on Apple's AI plans" Computerworld 6:34 AM
  • "Apple Possibly Looking to Japanese Expertise to Improve Siri" MacRumors 7:22 AM
  • "Why Jamaica knows about Apple's new products before the rest of the world/Apple's product launches are notoriously secretive, but the Cupertino, California tech giant is sure to do one thing ahead of a big reveal: file trademark paperwork in Jamaica."  Quartz 8:38 AM
  • "Made men: An unlikely choice for Apple's new app academy could boost Italy's south"  The Economist 8:37 AM
  • "Apple Set to Battle Class Action Lawsuit Over Labor Code Violations Starting Tomorrow" MacRumors 12:09 PM
  • "EPGL working on iPhone apps compatible with 'smart' contact lenses for AR"  AppleInsider 6:30 PM
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "MacOS Sierra notes talk about Apple Mail issues; Photoshop compatibility tricks; firmware update issues; photo sync problems and more." MacInTouch 6:33 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Disk Drill 3 review: Mac utility now recovers data from iOS devices, too" Macworld 7:13 AM
  • "How to use Picture-in-Picture anywhere on your Mac" iMore 7:11 AM
  • "MailTags 5, Mail Act-On 4, Mail Perspectives 2, SigPro 2 turn Apple Mail in a powerful business system" IT.Enquirer 8:39 AM
  • "The FCPX TOUR@IBC videos part 3: Duncan Shepherd (USA) and Alex Gollner (UK) - 360 VR" fcp.co 10:20 AM
  • "Import iOS Health App Data Previously Exported" Kirkville 7:13 AM
  • "Getting Ready to Update Final Cut Pro X" FCPXtv 7:13 AM
  • "System Preferences in macOS Sierra: Printers & Scanners" eXtensions 8:45 AM
  • "System Preferences in macOS, Sierra: Siri (Updated -Mac mini)" eXtensions 6:35 AM
  • "Create a Slideshow With iMovie In Less Than 3 Minutes" MacMost 10:04 AM
  • "How To Trace Images On A Mac" TeraTalks 8:17 AM
  • "Mac Mail Makes Me Rethink Email" Mac 360 7:38 AM
Op/Ed
  • "OS X Tablet: Will Apple Finally Release One In 2017?"  The Inquisitr 7:16 AM
Press Releases
  • "MuTools releases MuLab 7.1" MuTools 8:39 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple has hired a big brain in AI to make Siri less dumb: Carnegie Mellon researcher Russ Salakhutdinov will remain a professor in addition to his work at Apple." Recode 12:09 PM
  • "Apple Hires Carnegie Mellon Researcher to Lead AI Team" MacRumors 1:20 PM
  • "Apple hires a Carnegie Mellon professor to improve its AI" Engadget 1:20 PM
  • "Apple bolstering Siri intelligence by hiring expert to lead AI research team" 9to5Mac 1:20 PM
  • "Tim Cook says Apple wants to use AI to boost iPhone battery life" iDownload Blog 8:59 AM
  • "Here's more evidence that Apple is doubling down on VR and AR" Business Insider 10:20 AM
  • "A sneak preview of the stunning $17B redevelopment that will be home to Apple's new UK campus" 9to5Mac 7:22 AM
  • "Apple Pay arguments against negotiation 'superficial and unconvincing': Banks/CBA, NAB, Westpac, and Bendigo Bank have said Apple's security concerns on opening up access to its mobile wallet are 'completely baseless'." ZDNet 7:16 AM
  • "AT&T adds iPhone screen repair service for monthly insurance plan subscribers" AppleInsider 4:34 PM
  • "Beats 1 Radio host Zane Love will talk music as a keynote speaker at 2017 SXSW" iDownload Blog 12:21 PM
  • "Apple Stores Removing Lead Creative Role After Introducing New 'Creative Pro' Position" MacRumors 10:20 AM
  • "Apple's new flagship UK store has dozens of trees inside which are 30-feet-tall" [Video Report] Business Insider 10:47 AM
  • "The special features that enable Apple to remove security tethers from demo devices" 9to5Mac 10:19 AM
  • "Apple confirms iPhone 7 launching in 7 more countries later this month" 9to5Mac 11:42 AM
  • "Petition Asks Apple to Bring iTunes Song Ratings Back to iOS" The Mac Observer 7:07 AM
  • "iPhone 7 subjected to bizarre rubber torture for your amusement" Mashable 1:09 PM
  • "Today in Apple history: Performa 6360 is a low-cost multimedia Mac" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Netflix pushes off 'challenging' China launch and will license shows instead: In 190 markets, but not the biggest one" The Verge 8:01 PM
  • "Younger consumers more likely to fall for tech support con jobs: Two-thirds of those polled in 12 countries say they have encountered the scam" Computerworld 3:24 PM
  • "Amazon gives the outside world a first look at its secret delivery drone lab in Cambridge" Business Insider 7:09 AM
  • "How hackers handle stolen login data" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Samsung Tested Galaxy Note 7 Batteries In-House While Competitors Used Third-Party Labs" HotHardware 3:53 PM
  • "Samsung's 10nm node, SoCs now in mass production" ExtremeTech 4:47 PM
  • "Samsung Begins Mass Production Of 10nm FinFET SoC, Galaxy S8 Likely Recipient" HotHardware 3:53 PM
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned by more airlines over fire risk" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Razer acquires THX, the audio company George Lucas founded in 1983: Bringing one of the most iconic names in cinema under the three-headed snake umbrella" The Verge 6:23 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Jason Snell's Updated Crash Course on Apple's Photos" MacVoices 4:36 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview with Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach" The Mac Observer 3:15 PM
  • "Upgrade #111: I Keep Moving the Goalposts" Six Colors 1:28 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-10-17: Apple Car gets a New Focus, Apple's Cashless Society" The Mac Observer 12:43 PM
  • "iMore show 528: Siri-ously?!" iMore 7:11 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "This Mysterious Chip In The iPhone 7 Could Be The Key To Apple's AI Push" Forbes 7:17 AM
  • "KGI: Apple to benefit from Samsung Note 7 recall/cancellation, estimated 5-7 million users to switch to iPhone 7" 9to5Mac 8:37 AM
  • "Apple insider says millions are switching from the Galaxy Note 7 to the iPhone 7" BGR 11:41 AM
  • "Apple Inc.'s iPad Pro 2 Release Date Is Not Known" Press Telegraph 11:17 AM
  • "iOS 10 has a hidden onscreen Home button for iPhone 7 users" BetaNews 7:17 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Home Button Fail Surfaces Apple's Temporary Solution" Forbes 10:21 AM
  • "Apple seeds iOS 10.1 beta 4 to developers and public beta testers" iDownload Blog 3:22 PM
  • "Apple Releases iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 With Cellular Connectivity Bug Fix" MacRumors 12:09 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 10.0.3 for the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus with cellular connectivity fixes" 9to5Mac 12:14 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus with fix for cellular conectivity bug" iDownload Blog 12:21 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "About the security content of iOS 10.0.3" Apple Support 1:09 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:17 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:17 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:17 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone 7 review One month later" iMore 12:14 PM
  • "iPhone 7 Plus weekend camera action: Portrait mode outdoors and underwater 4K" 9to5Mac 12:08 PM
  • "Review: Bowers & Wilkins P9 Signature Headphones" iLounge 3:22 PM
  • "The Sport Wallet v6 and MagMount is an attractive (literally) iPhone combo" Apple World Today 7:12 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Time lapse and sensor-trigger your camera with a Triggertrap iOS app" IT.Enquirer 6:35 AM
  • "I challenge you to try this iOS puzzle game" iDownload Blog 7:12 AM
  • "'Tons of Bullets' Review - Ninja with a Gun" Touch Arcade 1:41 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Search and Send GIFs with Messages in iOS 10" OS X Daily 2:40 PM
  • "How to undelete and re-delete mail in iOS" Macworld 7:25 AM
  • "How to export Safari bookmarks from your iPhone or iPad to a Mac or PC" iDownload Blog 7:12 AM
  • "How to receive a notification when your friends are leaving or arriving at a set location" iDownload Blog 7:11 AM
Tips
  • "Fix iOS 10 Mail Threading Layout On iPhone Or iPad, Here's How" Redmond Pie 10:47 AM
  • "Best iPhone: How to pick the perfect iPhone for you" Macworld 7:12 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Glenn Gould offers lessons for Apple, and Ottawa, on innovation: When it comes to innovation Glenn Gould wasn't all that different from Steve Jobs, says a professor from Apple University who is lecturing in Toronto this week." Maclean's 9:19 PM
  • "References to 'Apple Watch Victory' model spotted on Apple's website" 9to5Mac 7:45 PM
  • "Can the Apple Watch Reverse Macy's Sales Slide?" Investopedia 1:41 PM
  • "Should Apple Introduce a $50 per month 'Apple Prime' Subscription?" MacTrast 12:08 PM
  • "How an 'Apple Prime' Subscription Could Help Apple: Customers might pay up for an annual iPhone upgrade with this."  Fortune 12:08 PM
  • "Apple's AirPort in the age of mesh networking" iMore 11:41 AM
  • "Using Your iPhone 7 in the Shower Is the Latest Status Symbol" Gizmodo 10:20 AM
  • "Apple Stores removing security tethers from iPhone display models" The Loop 8:42 AM
  • "iOS 11 wish list: Better PDF creation and sharing" iMore 8:42 AM
  • "How The Mac Is A Second Class Citizen" Mac360 8:39 AM
  • "Mac? Check. iPhone? Check. Backpack? Check. Fire Containment Bag? Check." BohemianBoomer 8:17 AM
  • "On Apple Stores And Conspiracy Theories" Mac360 8:17 AM
  • "Microsoft: 'You Can't Trust Apple" NoodleMac 8:17 AM
  • "Is the Apple Car 'Project Titan' in chaos?" Digital Trends 3:07 PM
  • "Bloomberg: Apple scales back car plans" Six Colors 2:40 PM
  • "Bloomberg: 'How Apple Scaled Back Its Titanic Plan to Take on Detroit'" Daring Fireball 1:09 PM
  • "Apple's Project Titan might be less titanic than originally thought" CNET 11:42 AM
  • "'Apple Car' project to choose new direction in late 2017 - report" AppleInsider 8:39 AM
  • "Apple Abandons Car Plans 'For Now,' Sets Late 2017 Deadline to Decide Fate of Self-Driving System" MacRumors 8:38 AM
  • "Apple's self-driving car ambitions shrink to just software, says Bloomberg" The Verge 7:40 AM
  • "Bloomberg: Apple has halted development of its electric car" BGR 7:40 AM
  • "Apple Ditches Security Cables, Puts Untethered iPhones On Display - But Why?" Tech Times 7:16 AM
  • "How Apple's Siri is beginning to freak me out" CNET 7:15 AM
Non-Apple
  • "The line Samsung hopes everyone forgets" Apple Must 10:44 AM
  • "Horror Stories From the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Flight Ban" Gizmodo 8:58 AM
  • "Lenovo Yoga Book review: the unbearable lightness of computing" The Verge 8:42 AM
  • "Review: What it's like to use the most innovative laptop of 2016" BGR 8:38 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple notifies developers of App Store price fluctuations in New Zealand & South Africa" 9to5Mac 7:47 PM
  • "Top 5 alternatives to Apple's AirPods" [Video] ZDNet 3:59 PM
  • "This is the iPhone 7 headphone dongle that Apple should have made" BGR 3:55 PM
  • "Best AirPrint printers" iMore 10:19 AM
  • "One of the best HomeKit thermoStats gets more affordable with ecobee3 lite" 9to5Mac 10:19 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of October 17: Adam Engst, Chuck Joiner, MicroMat, VPNs, and Photos" The MUG Center 7:24 AM
  • "Spy Hidden Camera Detector Updated with Improved Detection Capability" prMac 6:52 AM
  • "Experience the Benefits of Colored Noise with Noise Machine for iOS" prMac 6:52 AM
  • "ScaleMaster Pro for iOS Released" prMac 6:52 AM
  • "CAZE announces its ultra-slim hybrid bumper case for iPhone 7/7 Plus" prMac 6:52 AM
  • "GRAPHISOFT North America Announces ARCHICAD Student Certification" Architosh 6:35 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's Employees Are Actually Happier than Apple's" Softpedia 8:32 AM
  • "Why Microsoft Is Putting These Chips at the Center of Its Cloud" Fortune 8:57 AM
  • "Windows 10 Becomes Top Desktop OS as Windows 7 Collapses in Several Countries" Softpedia 8:50 AM
  • "Microsoft introduces compliance guidance for Azure Government users" BetaNews 12:02 PM
  • "Microsoft launches Azure Blueprint program to attract government agencies to its cloud" ITProPortal 8:37 AM
  • "Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: Next Windows 10 update 'due in March 2017"'" IT PRO 8:37 AM
  • "Microsoft to Choose Hardware Component Suppliers in Search for Better Quality" Softpedia 8:46 AM
  • "Microsoft retrieving component purchasing rights to maintain server quality" DigiTimes 8:30 AM
  • "IBM revenue beats estimates on cloud, analytics growth" Reuters 3:58 PM
  • "IBM Q3 solid; Cloud as a service run rate hits $7.5 billion" ZDNet 3:58 PM
  • "IBM Revenue, Profit Edge Lower: Big Blue saw growth in newer businesses, however, such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:23 PM
  • "IBM Beats Expectations Despite Another Quarter Of Sliding Revenue" Forbes 3:55 PM
  • "IBM Expected to Post 18th Consecutive Quarterly Revenue Decline -- Earnings Preview" Nasdaq 8:11 AM
  • "IBM Earnings: What to Watch" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:11 AM
  • "Shorts Historically See Better Play off IBM's Earnings-Driven After-Hours Movement" Nasdaq 8:11 AM
  • "IBM, Google and others collaborate to speed datacentre performance" newelectronics 8:10 AM
  • "IBM pressures security researchers, vulnerability exploit code pulled" ZDNet 8:10 AM
  • "IBM Is Counting on Its Bet on Watson, and Paying Big Money for It" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:10 AM
  • "HP's Elite X3 gets closer to the dream of a Windows Phone as a PC" Engadget 12:28 PM
  • "HPE Updates Backup/Recovery with Analytics-Based Toolset" eWeek 5:47 PM
  • "Official charger for HP Elite x3 is now also available from third-party retailers in US and UK" GSMArena 8:05 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts staff as it struggles to keep pace in the cloud" GeekWire 6:22 PM
  • "HP will axe up to 4,000 jobs by 2019" BetaNews 8:05 AM
  • "HP says no layoffs in Korea after acquisition of Samsung's printer division" The Korea Herald 8:05 AM
  • "Dell positions itself as essential IoT infrastructure provider" ZDNet 8:24 PM
  • "Dell bundles bundle of systems-bundlers into its IoT van" The Register 7:55 AM
  • "What to expect from Dell EMC World" IT PRO 7:54 AM
  • "Nutanix, HPE, Dell-EMC named hyperconvergence leaders by Gartner" CRN 7:54 AM
  • "HP releases Z1 G3 23.6-Inch All-In-One Workstation" The Guru of 3D 7:51 AM
  • "Intel's Stock Price Boots Up on PCs: The chip maker's shares have surged thanks in part to decent PC sales, but growth plans still hinge on the cloud" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:34 PM
  • "Alibaba to launch YunOS-powered tablet with HP, Intel" Telecompaper 7:51 AM
  • "AMD's efficient mobile Polaris GPUs could power a desktop refresh" PC Games 7:48 AM
  • "AMD chalks up much-needed Alibaba Cloud win" bit-tech 7:48 AM
  • "AMD Details Radeon Pro Pipeline for Cinematic VR Content" The Guru of 3D 7:48 AM
  • "Larry Ellison's 10-Point Plan: How Oracle Will Beat Amazon In The Cloud" Forbes 7:47 AM
  • "Oracle: The Only Segment Growing Is Cloud" Seeking Alpha 2:04 PM
  • "Cisco bolsters Spark collaboration with Worklife acquisition: Cisco Spark helps users in real-time track calendars, create agenda templates, and collaborate on note-taking." Network World 1:30 PM
  • "Cisco's John Chambers Says 'America Is at Risk of Being Left Behind'" Fortune 7:45 AM
  • "Pushy Pure, cheerful Cisco fortify FlashStack" The Register 7:45 AM
  • "Cisco and GBM showcase the future of hospitality at GITEX" Albawaba 7:44 AM
  • "Cisco to rebuild Iraqi optical network" Trade Arabia 7:38 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "How Apple Could Hook Even More Users: Apple looks to ease the headwinds of smartphone growth. And Goldman Sachs has some ideas." TheStreet 2:16 PM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks end lower thanks to inflation jitters, weaker oil/Stocks in focus: Bank of America, Hasbro" MarketWatch 4:00 PM
  • "Stocks Decline as Oil Falls; Wall Street Eyes Earnings: U.S. stocks fell lower Monday, as investors parsed a number of corporate earnings reports and oil prices decreased almost 1%." TheStreet 4:00 PM
  • "Stocks close lower as earnings take center stage" USA Today 4:00 PM
  • "Stocks Slip as Energy, Consumer Discretionary Names Drag" Reuters 4:00 PM
  • "Global Stocks and Government Bonds Retreat: Strong earnings reports from Hasbro and Bank of America help cushion U.S. indexes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
  • "Power utilities drain Nikkei as Asian markets dip: Asian shares were broadly lower Monday morning, with the Nikkei giving up early gains, driven by a sharp decline in electric utilities stocks after a nuclear-power skeptic's weekend win in a Japanese gubernatorial race." MarketWatch 9:07 AM
  • "Fall in oil shares lead European stocks to lower close: European stocks slumped Monday, led by a pullback in oil shares, as investors entered the trading week with the dollar sitting at a seven-month high while they waited to hear what's next for monetary policy at the European Central Bank." MarketWatch 12:31 PM

 
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