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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, October 22, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Why Siri Needs to Get Smarter Faster: Apple is surprisingly good at building great AI. But is it good enough to beat Google?"  Fast Company 9:14 PM
  • "Apple fears for €850m Athenry data centre after residents' court bid: Locals apply for judicial review following green-light from An Bord Pleanála"  Irish Times 8:13 AM
  • "Apple might not be able to build its €850 million Irish data centre after all" Business Insider 8:13 AM
  • "KGI: Apple to release new 13 inch MacBook & MacBook Pros at next week's event, new iMac & 5K Display coming next year" 9to5Mac 1:43 PM
  • "New MacBook Pro and 13-Inch 'MacBook' Coming Next Week, iMac and Display Not Ready Yet" MacRumors 1:43 PM
  • "Apple to launch new MacBooks next week, iMac and display in 2017: Apple won't release a new iMac or external display until the first half 2017, according to a reliable analyst. Apple will use its October event for a new MacBook and MacBook Pro." ZDNet 7:09 PM
  • "Apple's October 27th event is reportedly all about laptops: Desktops may have to wait until 2017." Engadget 4:45 PM
  • "New MacBook Pro Line-Up Leaks Ahead Of Official Launch" Forbes 8:47 PM
  • "Apple's China Deals Will Create Opportunities for Its Self-Driving Technology" TheStreet 9:02 AM
  • "Research team develops portable iPhone-powered lab that can detect cancer with 99% accuracy" 9to5Mac 5:10 PM
  • "Apple's 'A10' iPhone Chip Smokes the Competition, Says Linley Group"  Barron's 10/21
  • "Leading researcher says iPhone 7's A10 Fusion chip 'blows away the competition'" BGR 10/21
  • "Is Apple designing the future in China?" Apple Must 10/21
  • "iPhone 7/Plus accounted for 43% of all U.S. iPhone sales in Q3 in just two weeks" 9to5Mac 10/21
  • "FY 16 Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call" ["Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT"] Apple 10/21
OS X
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "What Automatic Graphics Switching is on your MacBook Pro and how to use it" iDownload Blog 8:34 AM
  • "6 hidden Photos tools you probably didn't know about" Apple Must 8:11 AM
  • "macOS Sierra: Disable Auto-Logout if Sierra Enabled It" The Mac Observer 10/21
  • "How to set up and use Find My Mac" iMore 10/21
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes file conversion, album artwork, and more/Your questions about iTunes, answered by Kirk McElhearn." Macworld 10/21
  • "How to Change Siri Keyboard Shortcut for Mac" OS X Daily 10/21
  • "FCPX Fincher Style Part II - Handoff for Mastering" fcp.co 10/21
  • "How to use the Dock on your Mac" iMore 10/21
  • "How to get rid of useless facebook.com email addresses in your Contacts" Macworld 10/21
  • "A Cheaper Photoshop-like App For Macs" Mac360 10/21
Press Releases
  • "Master iCloud with Take Control of iCloud, Fifth Edition" Kirkville 10/21
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "How to avoid buying counterfeit Apple cables and chargers: Apple says its investigation found that 90 percent of into Apple-branded goods sold on Amazon are counterfeit. Here's are some tips on how to avoid being caught out." ZDNet 8:29 AM
  • "Mirai-based DDoS attack highlights benefits of Apple's secure HomeKit platform" AppleInsider 8:30 AM
  • "U.S. Government Sues Two Companies for falsely using Apple & Samsung Trademarks on Products" Patently Apple 5:05 PM
  • "Apple to co-sponsor 2017 Met Gala without co-chair position" AppleInsider 8:30 PM
  • "The Apple PowerBook at 25 - the computer that defined the laptop" AFP Relax News 10/21
  • "China is now the world's biggest iOS app spender, overtaking the U.S." Mashable 10/21
  • "Report claims Apple Watch area in Paris department store to close due to poor sales" 9to5Mac 10/21
  • "Apple investigating iPhone 7 that set car on fire, spurious comparisons with Note 7 being made" 9to5Mac 10/21
  • "Surfer claims his iPhone 7 burst into flames and blew up his car" The Next Web 10/21
  • "Microsoft Surface sales boom amid tepid iPad demand" AppleInsider 10/21
  • "Apple's website leaks hints of impending Apple Pay support in Germany" AppleInsider 10/21
  • "iPhone thieves jacking $13,000 worth of goods from Apple Store caught on camera" The Next Web 10/21
  • "Band of thieves swipe $13K in iPhones from busy Apple store" AppleInsider 10/21
  • "Thieves Love iPhones – More than $13,000 Stolen from Apple Store" DailyTech 10/21
  • "Beats 1 finally gets an official Facebook page" Cult of Mac 10/21
  • "Steve Jobs exhibition will take place on Samsung's home turf" Cult of Mac 10/21
  • "Today in Apple history: PowerBook 100 series is a smash hit" Cult of Mac 10/21
Non-Apple News
  • "Silicon Valley all-in for Hillary Clinton" AFP 9:11 PM
  • "Pokémon Go made you walk 25 percent more than you used to" Recode 4:32 PM
  • "AT&T to buy HBO, CNN, and the rest of Time Warner for more than $80 billion" The Verge 1:45 PM
  • "Google Pixel XL's modular components can be easily replaced: But its display assembly is badly put together." Engadget 8:30 AM
  • "Facebook Will Now Allow Graphic Content If It's Newsworthy" BuzzFeed 8:29 AM
  • "AT&T is close to acquiring Time Warner for $85 billion: A deal may arrive as soon as Monday" The Verge 10/21
  • "U.S. indicts Russian for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring: Czech police arrested the 29-year-old earlier this month" IDG News Service 10/21
  • "Pixel teardown reveals little OEM branding, best repairability score of any HTC device" 9to5Google 10/21
  • "Massive DDoS Attack On DNS Provider Dyn Slows Twitter, Amazon, Github To A Crawl" HotHardware 10/21
  • "Hacked Cameras Were Behind Today's Massive Web Outage" Forbes 10/21
  • "US investigating Friday's internet blackout as 'criminal act': The government is looking to see if the recent internet outage was a more than just a stunt." Engadget 10/21
  • "Here's What's Wrong With the Internet This Morning" Time 10/21
  • "Popular sites like Amazon, Twitter and Netflix suffer outages" CNNMoney 10/21
  • "A massive DDOS attack against Dyn DNS is causing havok online" The Next Web 10/21
  • "Google Pixel Submerged Underwater For 30 Minutes And Survives" UberGizmo 10/21
  • "The Nintendo Switch dock is only for charging and TV output" The Verge 10/21
  • "Why Data Is So Important to Educating Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa" PC Magazine 10/21
  • "Amazon as an ISP Isn't Bonkers—It Makes Perfect Sense" Wired 10/21
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Podcast: Dell-EMC World, Le Eco Launch, Apple Car" Tech.pinions 8:29 AM
  • "Podcast 530: Project Titan may not be an Apple Car" Macworld 10/21
  • "Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud...Again" MacVoices 10/21
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-10-21: iPhone 7 Fire, Microsoft Surface on the Rise" The Mac Observer 10/21
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks upcoming Apple event, MacBook Pro rumors, IBM" AppleInsider 10/21
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple might debut 'MagSafe-like' USB-C adapter with redesigned MacBook Pro line" AppleInsider 8:08 PM
  • "Apple Smokes Samsung: iPhone 7's A10 Chip Tops Galaxy S7, Gives Intel Problems" Forbes 4:54 PM
  • "Apple iOS Contains Secret One-handed Keyboard Code" DailyTech 8:28 AM
  • "iPhone 7 cellular performance test: Qualcomm's modem is better than Intel's" Macworld 10/21
  • "iPhone 7 Plus devices using Intel modem perform worse than those with Qualcomm kit: Research finds quality drops off as conditions worsen" V3 10/21
  • "Not every iPhone 7 is created equal" BetaNews 10/21
  • "iPhone 7 Plus Has Huge Difference Between Carriers" Tom's Guide 10/21
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Troubleshoot iPhone Battery Problems" MacMost 10/21
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/21
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/21
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/21

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "A swimmer's view of Apple Watch Series 2 [Review] Cult of Mac 8:29 AM
  • "Deep dive: The Apple Watch Series 2 delivers on last year's promise/This year's model addresses many first-generation flaws." Computerworld 10/21
  • "iPhone 7 Plus Vs Google Pixel: Speed tests show performance isnt close" BGR 10/21
  • "Review: Griffin's iTrip Clip adapter gives your old 3.5mm headphones Bluetooth, just in time for iPhone 7" 9to5Mac 10/21
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Google Assistant compared to Siri in extensive video, shows a more personable side" 9to5Google 8:24 AM
  • "Osmo Teaches Entrepreneurship With iPads And Pizza" Forbes 8:19 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Siri apps suggestions not working? Here's the fix!" iMore 2:01 PM
  • "How to Disable 'Reply to Message' from Lock Screen in iOS 10" OS X Daily 1:43 PM
  • "How to book a reservation through Apple Maps on iOS 10" Cult of Mac 10/21
  • "How to use Tapbacks on your Apple Watch" iMore 10/21
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Why is the Google Pixel graded on a curve when the iPhone isn't?"  BGR 1:52 PM
  • "Punditsplaining: Why the iPhone-beating Pixel is awesome" Macworld 8:30 AM
  • "Why Apple A10 leads the mobile chipset industry" iMore 10/21
  • "Apple and IBM Partnership: Macs, iOS and Watson Are The Glue" The Mac Observer 10/21
  • "iOS 11 wish list: One-handed keyboard" iMore 10/21
  • "The iPhone queues are alive and well in Samsung country" Apple Must 10/21
  • "What to Expect From Apple's Big MacBook Event" Gizmodo 10/21
  • "What to expect from Apple's new Mac 'hello" Computerworld 10/21
  • "C is for Camera: Want a better camera but don't want to upgrade to iPhone 7? There are apps and accessories for that!" iMore 10/21
  • "Google's Pixel Smartphone Is The iPhone 6s" Mac360 10/21
  • "That iPhone Selfie Might Be At The F.B.I." NoodleMac 10/21
  • "Macs And iPhones Cost Less" Mac360 10/21
  • "What the new MacBook Pro might have learned from iPhones and iPads: It's been a while since Apple overhauled the MacBook Pro, and the way we interact with our technology has subtly shifted in the meantime." Macworld 10/21
  • "The 12.9-inch iPad Pro as Everyday Carry" iPad Insight 10/21
Non-Apple
  • "Yes, you should definitely care about the $80 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal" Mashable 6:09 PM
  • "Why Driverless Cars Could Become a Target for Road Bullies" PC Magazine 8:29 AM
  • "How Did 'They' Take Down the Internet?" Low End Mac 10/21
  • "Google Pixel gets torn asunder by iFixit: Behold the wonder of the HTC-manufactured, Google-designed Android flagship" Ars Technica 10/21
  • "What does the Nintendo Switch mean for esports?" Mashable 10/21
  • "Why Fitness Trackers Aren't Making Us Healthier" Time 10/21
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Slovenia Radio Live 1.5 for iOS - Release Info" prMac 8:31 PM
  • "Coming October 22: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Rob Pegoraro and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/21
  • "Latest Chrome for iOS update comes with a hidden game" iDownload Blog 10/21
  • "Sonos Speakers Now Available on Apple Online Store Around the World" MacRumors 10/21
  • "Apple's iPhone 7 rollout continues with 4 more countries November 4" 9to5Mac 10/21
  • "Apple, Samsung, Lead J.D. Power Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings in Full-Service and Non-Contract Segments" MacPrices 10/21
  • "Samenvatting: Acrobits kondigt integratie in iOS10 CallKit aan" Business Wire 10/21
  • "Manuzapp Stickers Stamp 1.0 for iOS 10 Messages Now Available" prMac 10/21
  • "Nk Advertising Media introduces new Mobile Game - Galactic Turbo Racer" prMac 10/21
  • "Senegal Radio Live 2.0 for iOS - Release Info" prMac 10/21
  • "Studio Master Key releases Scrabble Kingdom 1.0 for iOS - New Word Game" prMac 10/21
  • "Project Planning Pro 2.0 Brings Complete Project Planning to the iPhone" prMac 10/21
Computer Industry
  • "AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $86 Billion: Wireless carrier agreed to pay $107.50 a share in half-cash, half-stock deal" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:31 PM
  • "AT&T set to announce $85 billion Time Warner purchase" Reuters 5:23 PM
  • "AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner in over $80 bn deal: banking source" AFP 4:54 PM
  • "AT&T acquires Time Warner for $85.4 billion: The mega deal, half cash and half stock, is expected to close by the end of 2017. It could give AT&T not only control of how you view content, but the content you view." ZDNet 7:09 PM
  • "AT&T will buy Time Warner for $86 billion. Now what? Leadership is up in the air. But also, regulators may still stop the deal." Recode 7:29 PM
  • "Intel's Client Computing Group Getting Firmer Support From Other Segments in 3rd Quarter" GuruFocus 5:17 PM
  • "How massive DDoS attacks are undermining the Internet" TechCrunch 8:30 AM
  • "'Unprecedented' cyberattack involved tens of millions of IP addresses" CNNMoney 6:06 PM
  • "Massive cyberattack takes down some of biggest U.S. websites" CBS News 8:25 AM
  • "What The Latest Global DDoS Attack Means For Entrepreneurs" Forbes 8:25 AM
  • "A New Era of Internet Attacks Powered by Everyday Devices" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:23 PM
  • "Hackers Apparently Used Internet-Enabled Cameras, Toys in Cyberattacks" Associated Press 1:59 PM
  • "'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack" BBC 8:25 AM
  • "Serious Dirty COW bug leaves millions of Linux users vulnerable to attack" BetaNews 8:34 AM
  • "Trump says will not approve AT&T-Time Warner deal if elected U.S. president" Reuters 12:01 PM
  • "Warning: Mark Zuckerberg decides what's newsworthy, making him the world's most powerful editor" BetaNews 8:34 AM
  • "Why Microsoft stock just hit an all-time high: Investors seem to think Satya Nadella's transformation is working." Recode 10/21
  • "Microsoft Q1 FY2017 by the numbers: $22.34 billion revenue, $5.98 billion profit" BetaNews 10/21
  • "Surface Pro 4 helps Microsoft make £3.8 billion in profits last quarter" Wired UK 10/21
  • "Wall Street Reacts as Microsoft Shares Reach All-Time High" WSJ Blogs 10/21
  • "Microsoft Shares Hit All-Time High" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/21
  • "Microsoft shares hit all-time high after earnings beat" CNBC 10/21
  • "Cloud growth still name of the game for Microsoft" Tech Central 10/21
  • "Microsoft Azure up 116% year-over-year, cloud annualised run rate hits $13 billion" Ars Technica UK 10/21
  • "The cloud helps Microsoft top earnings expectations" Business Live 10/21
  • "Microsoft's stock hits new all-time high after latest financial results" Neowin 10/21
  • "Microsoft shares at new high as cloud focus pays off" CBR Online 10/21
  • "Microsoft reports rising revenues thanks to Office, Surface, and cloud services" The Verge 10/21
  • "Four things we learned from Microsoft's Q1 results" CRN UK 10/21
  • "Stocks Decline on Rush of Earnings From Microsoft to McDonald's" TheStreet 10/21
  • "Microsoft shares surge past 1999 high" USA Today 10/21
  • "AdDuplex: Windows 10 Mobile isn't growing; Anniversary Update reaches 77% of Windows 10 PCs" Neowin 10/21
  • "Microsoft Fiscal Results Point To Sweet Success In The Cloud" TechWeekEurope 10/21
  • "Microsoft Shares Surpass 1999 High on Cloud Computing Business" TheStreet 10/21
  • "Cloud Lifts Microsoft Stock to Record Height" Light Reading 10/21
  • "Microsoft opens cybersecurity centre to boost investments in India" Live Mint 10/21
  • "Microsoft picks Delhi NCR for its 7th cyber security centre" Rediff 10/21
  • "Microsoft launches cybersecurity engagement centre in India" Money Control 10/21
  • "Microsoft stock beats dotcom boom peak after strong cloud growth" V3 10/21
  • "IBM Watson: Not So Elementary" Fortune 10/21
  • "IBM VP Claims Macs Cost Hundreds Less To Maintain Versus Windows PCs In The Enterprise" HotHardware 10/21
  • "IBM exec says Macs are way more wallet-friendly than Windows PCs" TechRadar UK 10/21
  • "Mac vs. PC: Windows Desktops Up to $535 More Expensive than Macs, IBM Says" Softpedia 10/21
  • "Macs are much cheaper than PCs in the long run says IBM" Coolsmartphone 10/21
  • "IBM actually found PCs to be three times more expensive than Macs, according to Big Blue's Fletcher Previn who was speaking at at the Jamf Nation User Conference." Computer Business Review 10/21
  • "Men need to do more to support gender diversity, says Dell EMC exec" CIO 10/21
  • "Intel gets boost from top EU court adviser who says its $1.16 billion fine should be reviewed" TechSpot 10/21
  • "Flaw in Intel Haswell microprocessors exposes chips to malware" V3 10/21
  • "Intel asserts trademark rights against John McAfee" PCWorld 10/21
  • "Radeon RX 465 on the way? AMD's third Polaris 10 card to take on the GTX 1050 Ti" PCGames 10/21
  • "Is AMD releasing a 1050 competitor?" PCR Online 10/21
  • "AMD Q3 Earnings Beats Street Expectations With Strong Console Sales Driving Demand For Its Silicon" HotHardware 10/21
  • "AMD Revenue Forecast Falls Short of Estimates" CDR Info 10/21
  • "AMD Q3 2016 reports $1.3 billion revenue, net loss of $406 million" Hexus 10/21
  • "AMD boasts of revenue boost, hit by $406 million quarterly loss" bit-tech 10/21
  • "AMD is a rounding error on Intel's spreadsheet and that sucks for us all" The Register 10/21
  • "Driver-update: AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.10.2 Hotfix" Tweakers 10/21
  • "AMD Releases Radeon Crimson Edition 16.10.2 Hotfix - Download and Apply Now" Softpedia 10/21
  • "Oracle Fixes 253 Security Flaws In October Update" TechWeekEurope 10/21
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Will Apple Stock Gain on Positive Linley Commentary?" TheStreet 10/21
Industry News
  • "Dow, S&P 500 limp to the close, but stocks end string of weekly losses: Major indexes snapped a two-week losing streak" MarketWatch 10/21
  • "Wall Street Ends Choppy Day as Microsoft Hits New High, GE Slumps: A choppy afternoon of trading ended with stocks narrowly mixed on Friday as Microsoft MSFT pulled markets in one direction and General Electric GE in the other." TheStreet 10/21
  • "Stocks edge lower but finish week in the black" USA Today 10/21
  • "Health, Energy Stocks Hit Wall St, Microsoft Lifts Nasdaq" Reuters 10/21
  • "U.S. Stocks Close Flat, but Deals, Earnings Spark Sharp Individual Moves: Dollar rises to multimonth highs against the euro and Asian currencies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/21
  • "Asian stocks pull lower as dollar strengthens: A strong dollar sent Asian shares broadly lower on Friday, with the Nikkei reversing gains in the late session after an earthquake rocked Western Japan." MarketWatch 10/21
  • "European stocks end with a whimper, but log weekly win: European stocks finished flat Friday, with some indexes easing from multimonth highs as investors waded through corporate reports while they considered European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's hint toward the possibility of more monetary stimulus." MarketWatch 10/21

 
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