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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple's Philip Schiller talks computers, touchscreens and voice on the new MacBook Pro: The Apple exec exclusively told The Independent about the technical challenges of creating a laptop that's lighter, thinner and faster than before"  The Independent 8:56 AM
  • "The new MacBook Pro isn't just a laptop, it's a strategy shift: Apple's decisions with its Pro line of laptops could signal a further shrinking of its Mac product lines."  Macworld 7:19 AM
  • "Steve Jobs's worst decision was promoting Tim Cook"  Quartz 2:07 PM
  • "Kuo: Apple AR tech to debut in 1-2 years at minimum, might feature in autonomous car system" AppleInsider 7:21 AM
  • "Apple Said to be Considering Augmented Reality for Car Driving System" MacRumors 7:27 AM
  • "Apple will get 3-5 year lead in augmented reality; use it for autonomous driving – KGI" 9to5Mac 8:15 AM
  • "Apple Turns Again To A Savvy China For New Ideas And A New Image" Forbes 7:07 AM
  • "Apple not interested in buying Time Warner at present: Sources" CNBC 10:15 AM
  • "Apple Inc.'s Massive R&D Spending Explained: Though Apple is certainly investing in future products, investors shouldn't underestimate how much it needs to spend to keep its current product lines current." The Motley Fool 2:55 PM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Releases Minor Update to First macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta" MacRumors 2:30 PM
  • "Apple seeds second build of original macOS 10.12.2 beta to developers" AppleInsider 3:46 PM
  • "MacBook Pro Touch Bar support for Logic Pro X coming early next year" 9to5Mac 12:45 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Adobe Flash Player updates available for macOS on November 1, 2016: Adobe Flash Player updates address a recently identified Adobe Flash Player web plug-in vulnerability." Apple Support 6:27 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Setting up macOS Sierra Server's Contacts Service" Macworld 7:19 AM
  • "First look: Little Flocker and BlockBlock help monitor your Mac's security" Macworld 3:09 PM
  • "How to use Finder on your Mac" iMore 7:37 AM
  • "How to identify the modifier keys on the mac" iMore 7:37 AM
  • "Create Launchpad App Folders" MacMost 10:06 AM
  • "Tweak your images to your heart's content with FX Photo Studio" Apple World Today 7:42 AM
  • "Typeface Is An Easier, Faster, Less Expensive Way To Manage Fonts On A Mac" NoodleMac 8:02 AM
  • "Compress Images On A Mac For Free" Mac360 7:42 AM
Op/Ed
  • "What If A Browser Was As Fast As Apps" Mac360 8:11 AM
Press Releases
  • "MacBook Pro Touch Bar Support For Logic Pro X Coming Next Year" UberGizmo 8:59 PM
  • "Gfycat acquires GIF Brewery, Mac app goes free and gains new sharing features" 9to5Mac 3:46 PM
  • "Microsoft debuts Teams chat platform with support for Mac & iOS" AppleInsider 2:06 PM
  • "Cassandra: Macphun to Release new Luminar Photo Editor" eXtensions 10:06 AM
  • "There's now one less excuse not to use a password manager" The Verge 8:14 AM
  • "Adobe Launches Sensei, AI for Digital Experiences" eWeek 7:21 PM
  • "Adobe Charts Future of Creativity and Design at Adobe MAX 2016" Business Wire 8:07 AM
  • "Adobe Max 2016: Creative Cloud app updates, Stock & Reuters partnership, Sensei, Project Felix, more" 9to5Mac 8:06 AM
  • "Adobe's Experimental New App Adds a New Dimension to Photoshop" Gizmodo 8:06 AM
  • "Adobe reveals updated Photoshop CC 2017" Creative Bloq 6:23 PM
  • "Adobe previews its next-gen photo editor" TechCrunch 8:28 PM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The age of Alexa: Amazon Echo sales are on pace with first-year iPhones"  GeekWire 10:35 AM
  • "Apple summons Harry Potter AR magic with LifePrint" Apple Must 11:04 AM
  • "Apple's latest ad dives head-first into iPhone 7 audio quality" Mashable 2:29 PM
  • "Netflix, Apple, Google, Microsoft, YouTube Are Most-Loved Brands, Reveals The Love Index 2016 From Accenture Interactive" Business Wire 8:07 AM
  • "Apple removes a crime-reporting app called Vigilante from the App Store" Business Insider 7:16 AM
  • "Instant crime alert app Vigilante removed from App Store after concerns expressed" 9to5Mac 7:22 AM
  • "Apple just blocked a controversial crime reporting app" Mashable 8:59 AM
  • "A new Apple Watch strap would put cameras on your wrist: The downside is the CMRA costs upward of $150 and won't be shipping until spring." Recode 7:22 AM
  • "This Camera Band for Apple Watch Is Legit. But Who Needs It?" Wired 7:06 AM
  • "Android is as secure as iOS on the iPhone, says Google's director of security" 9to5Google 9:04 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: iPad mini arrives" Cult of Mac 10:23 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note7 fiasco hits Qualcomm's revenue: Qualcomm says the Note7 fiasco will continue to have a minor impact on revenue until replacement smartphones fill the void" IDG News Service 8:43 PM
  • "Facebook Defies Social Media Gravity With User and Profit Growth" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:22 PM
  • "The SPUD is an absurd 24-inch portable display that opens like an umbrella" The Verge 7:58 AM
  • "Worldwide, mobile overtakes desktop Internet usage for the first time, says StatCounter" 9to5Google 7:34 AM
  • "Service With a Human Touch — No Smartphone Can Do That" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:32 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 383: iOS Song Star Ratings Return, MacBook Pro Innovation Rants" The Mac Observer 3:48 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-11-02: App Store Blocks Vigilante App, Goodbye Mac Startup Chime" The Mac Observer 12:44 PM
  • "Let's Talk Jailbreak 155: In my wildest dreams" iDownload Blog 7:43 AM
  • "Weekly Podcast 207: Knocking Around The Double Dose Of Apple News" Apple'n'Apps 7:32 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Phil Schiller: Apple 'committed as ever' to desktop Macs/And reveals Apple has had more MacBook Pro orders than any other pro notebook before" Computerworld 8:57 AM
  • "Apple Has Received More Online Orders for New MacBook Pro Than Any Previous Generation" MacRumors 8:57 AM
  • "Apple's New MacBook Pros Have Received The Most Online Orders" UberGizmo 8:59 PM
  • "Phil Schiller says the MacBook Pro doesn't need an SD card slot: Wireless transfer is 'proving very useful,' says Schiller" The Verge 8:57 AM
  • "Apple VP Defends Controversial MacBook Pro Design Choices" Digital Trends 12:53 PM
  • "New MacBook Pro drops optical audio out through headphone jack" AppleInsider 3:49 PM
  • "Apple cuts prices on storage upgrades for older Macs" Macworld 12:49 PM
  • "2016 MacBook Pro's Storage Isn't Just Fast, It's The Fastest" Redmond Pie 7:32 AM
  • "Apple drops pricing for 512GB / 1TB SSD storage upgrades across the entire Mac range" Neowin 7:24 PM
  • "'Harambe' lives on as emoji in Apple's iOS 10.2 update" Memeburn 7:42 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Second and Third-Generation Apple TV Models Not Working for Some Users"  MacRumors 1:42 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: The $1,499 2016 MacBook Pro is an expensive MacBook Air on the inside/Touch Bar tests must wait, but this MBP is neither high-end nor entry-level." Ars Technica 7:34 AM
  • "MacBook Pro review: the Air apparent/More power, more portability, more dongles" The Verge 7:57 AM
  • "Watch: Hands-on with Apple's entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with USB-C" AppleInsider 3:09 PM
  • "iPhone 7 Plus vs. Google Pixel: Video quality shootout/Commentary: Google's phone has its moments, but Apple carries the day when it comes to capturing video under a wide range of conditions." CNET 7:32 AM
  • "Review: LIVV, the full over-ear wireless headphones for music-loving fitness fans" 9to5Mac 10:18 AM
  • "Silk Innovation Transparent Case for iPhone 7: Highest Marks" The Mac Observer 4:25 PM
  • "WD My Passport Wireless Pro Review: Wireless Storage For Mobile Devices" HotHardware 11:25 AM
  • "MacBook Pro classic tangled up in plugs? Thunderbolt 2 Dock to the rescue" ZDNet 10:16 AM
  • "Review: The Nomad Leather Strap for Apple Watch – Not Cheap, But Worth It" MacTrast 12:53 PM
  • "3 Products with Fatal Flaws (at least for Dr. Mac)" The Mac Observer 9:04 AM
  • "Review: Thermos Connected Hydration Bottle with Smart Lid" iLounge 3:49 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Record iPhone Phone Calls the Easy Way" OS X Daily 12:53 PM
  • "How to fine-tune the skip and replay intervals for audiobooks in iBooks" iDownload Blog 7:43 AM
Tips
  • "iOS 10.2 Beta Brings Star Ratings Back to Music App" The Mac Observer 2:06 PM
  • "Apple users: If you read iBooks, you need this" Apple Must 10:31 AM
  • "Mute/Unmute Apple Watch Activity Reminders in watchOS 3" The Mac Observer 7:08 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
MacBook Pro/Phil Schiller
  • "Comment: People are complaining about the wrong things with the new MacBook Pro" 9to5Mac 3:47 PM
  • "Is Apple Getting Too Sloppy?" AppAdvice 3:09 PM
  • "What? Apple Calls MacBook Pro SD Card Slot 'Cumbersome': MacBook Pro Sans SD Card Slot" LAPTOP Magazine 2:37 PM
  • "The new MacBook Pro could help Apple preserve an impressive streak" Business Insider 2:06 PM
  • "Phil Schiller Defends MacBook Pro Against Fervent Criticism From Mac Diehards" HotHardware 5:21 PM
  • "Phil Schiller Interview With The Independent on the New MacBook Pros" Daring Fireball 2:05 PM
  • "The MacBook Pro people are whining about is already Apple's fastest-selling pro laptop ever" BGR 10:34 AM
  • "Phil Schiller: New MacBook Pro has more orders from Apple than any other pro model ever" AppleInsider 10:22 AM
  • "Phil Schiller Discusses the MacBook Pro" MacStories 10:22 AM
  • "Phil Schiller on MacBook Pro design decisions" Six Colors 10:17 AM
  • "Apple: SD slot on MacBook Pro was always 'a trade-off'" Mashable 10:15 AM
  • "Why the MacBook Pro headphone jack didn't disappear" Cult of Mac 10:11 AM
  • "Opinion: No SD Card slot? It's the camera companies you should be upset with, not Apple" 9to5Mac 10:09 AM
  • "11 things Apple's Phil Schiller told us today" Apple Must 10:06 AM
  • "Why the new MacBook Pro doesn't have an SD card slot but does have record orders" iMore 9:20 AM
  • "This hilarious MacBook Pro parody ad puts Apple in an awkward spot"  The Next Web 8:04 AM
  • "The downside of believing in Apple" ["For a developer work machine, 16GB is the uncomfortable minimum requirement. It does not cover the needs of a developer's average workday without us making some compromises in our workflow and productivity. Most of us, if given the choice between making compromises to our productivity and compromises to the battery life of the machines we buy, would choose a shorter battery life every time."]  Baldur Bjarnason 7:40 AM
  • "Baldur Bjarnason: 'The Downside of Believing in Apple'" Daring Fireball 7:40 AM
  • "The MacBook Pro's Touch Bar Solves a Non-Existent Problem: The MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is a pathetic stop gap to having a full touch screen, but fanboys will probably love it." PC Magazine 7:38 AM
  • "Touchscreen or No Touchscreen, That is the Question!" Tech.pinions 7:34 AM
  • "Professional Mac Users' Complaints List Grows After 'Disappointing' Apple Event" MacRumors 7:23 AM
  • "Reasons Not to Buy the New MacBook Pro" Jeff Reifman 6:54 AM
Apple Op/Ed
  • "Is It Worth Paying $369 For the New Apple Watch?"  Money 2:07 PM
  • "Smartphones: Android dominates, Apple wins" Apple Must 2:07 PM
  • "Wherefore art thou Macintosh?" asymco 12:53 PM
  • "Why Is Apple Music Gaining Subscribers So Quickly?" Market Realist 10:16 AM
  • "Apple's Growing Problem With Microsoft" Mac360 8:44 AM
  • "The One Thing Apple Music Needs" TeraTalks 8:18 AM
  • "Apple Inc.'s New iPhone 8 Strategy Sounds Brilliant: Apple has seemingly found a way to have its cake and eat it, too." The Motley Fool 8:58 AM
  • "Is this a reason to worry about the iPhone 8?" BGR 7:47 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Razer Has a Gaming Problem" Gizmodo 5:18 PM
  • "Microsoft HoloLens, hands-on: What it's like to wear the future" ZDNet 10:17 AM
  • "Cassandra: Netflix, iFlix, No Flicks -Why I am going to drop the cable company" eXtensions 9:19 AM
  • "How to Use Your Smartphone to Chill Out" Gizmodo 7:57 AM
  • "How does tech fix its diversity problem? Here's 45 minutes of ideas." Recode 7:43 AM
  • "Are You Ready to Hack Consciousness?" PC Magazine 7:38 AM
  • "Two Fears regarding AI and Robots" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:34 AM
  • "Google Pixel review: Every bit as good as the XL, only smaller" Greenbot 7:16 AM
  • "How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:50 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "PSA: Griffin BreakSafe brings MagSafe to the new MacBook Pros, but with limitations" 9to5Mac 6:33 PM
  • "Want to turn your bottle into a speaker? Put a Cork in it." Cult of Mac 11:16 AM
  • "Dropbox Adds Split View Support" MacStories 10:23 AM
  • "New MacBook Pro owners with USB printers, mics, and audio equipment can avoid adapters with this handy cable" 9to5Mac 10:23 AM
  • "LaCie Announces Bolt3: 2 TB External SSD at 2.8 GBps over Thunderbolt 3" AnandTech 10:22 AM
  • "FirstBank Further Secures Its Mobile App with Touch ID and Entersekt" Business Wire 8:07 AM
  • "Glide Introduces CMRA, the First Camera for Apple Watch" Business Wire 8:07 AM
  • "Square Enix Announces 'Final Fantasy Dimensions 2' for iOS and Android" Touch Arcade 7:32 AM
  • "Daily Habits for iOS and Apple Watch Helps Users Establish Good Habits" prMac 7:17 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft Could See $159 Billion Revenue in 2021: The company remains one of the best-positioned large-cap names in the shift to cloud." Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 12:52 PM
  • "Windows 10 market share stalls after free upgrade offer ends" The Register 7:06 AM
  • "AI will empower, not replace, humans, says Microsoft: Systems will reinvent productivity and business processes, according to Microsoft Cambridge lab director" V3 7:39 AM
  • "Microsoft Launches 'Teams' Work Collaboration Service: Microsoft service offers workers real-time social network in office, competing with Slack" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:14 PM
  • "Microsoft takes aim at Slack with bundled chat service" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:14 PM
  • "Microsoft Unveils Teams, a Rival to Slack Collaboration Platform" eWeek 6:23 PM
  • "Microsoft blames Russian 'Fancy Bear' hackers for exploiting Windows flaw" V3 7:39 AM
  • "Microsoft blames Russia-linked hackers for recent email hack attacks on Windows" Business Insider 7:16 AM
  • "Microsoft Claims Russian Hackers Already Exploiting Windows Flaw Highlighted By Google" HotHardware 5:19 PM
  • "Why Windows hack is being blamed on Russia-linked group" BBC 10:17 AM
  • "Microsoft Stops Selling Windows 7 Pro, 8.1 to PC Makers" PC Magazine 4:27 PM
  • "Condé Nast turns to IBM's Watson to identify influencers" ITProPortal 8:22 AM
  • "IBM acquires Fluid XPS to personalize consumer experience" Techseen 8:22 AM
  • "IBM engineer says AR will trump VR for data visualization: It turns out blocking out the world isn't great for work" Computerworld New Zealand 8:36 PM
  • "Amazon dominates public IaaS and ahead in PaaS; IBM leads in private cloud, says Synergy Research" DigiTimes 7:19 AM
  • "How the Dell-EMC Merger Could Benefit VMware in the Cloud" Market Realist 7:56 AM
  • "Intel set to take on Qualcomm in car wars" Fudzilla 8:19 AM
  • "Intel Security Open Sources DXL Technology for Wider Adoption" eWeek 5:18 PM
  • "AMD Gears Up to Compete with Intel in High-End Computing Market" Market Realist 10:56 AM
  • "AMD to Now Compete with Nvidia in the Server Market" Market Realist 10:56 AM
  • "Dell just teased its own Surface Studio PC" The Verge 1:08 PM
  • "Dell hints at its take on a Surface Studio-like creative PC: The unnamed all-in-one isn't a clone of Microsoft's desktop, but it shares the same principles." Engadget 5:19 PM
  • "Dell Teases Dial Driven Creation System Of Its Own To Compete With Surface Studio" HotHardware 5:22 PM
  • "How Will Cisco's Data Center Business Perform in Fiscal 1Q17?" Market Realist 3:47 PM
  • "Cisco says it'll make IoT safe because it owns the network: The company plans to certify IoT products to take advantage of network security capabilities" IDG News Service 7:08 AM
  • "2 Companies That Protect the Internet of Things: Cisco and Symantec are offering the tools to counter devastating IoT-based attacks." The Motley Fool 10:12 AM
  • "IIoT could boost GDP by $15 trillion, though data barriers remain" ReadWrite 7:38 AM
  • "Race issues emerge as a challenge for tech companies like Uber, Facebook: Lawmakers say companies like Facebook will be more sensitive if they hire more blacks and Hispanics" IDG News Service 7:08 AM
  • "Worldwide, mobile overtakes desktop Internet usage for the first time, says StatCounter" 9to5Google 7:34 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Is Being 'Out-Appled' by Microsoft, Money Map Press' Fitz-Gerald Says: Apple is failing to impress when it comes to innovative products, Money Map Press Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald said." TheStreet 1:44 PM
  • "Apple shareholder proposal for more executive compensation oversight coming to vote in 2017" AppleInsider 1:42 PM
  • "Why Apple Inc. Stock Might be a Great Pick" Zacks 8:58 AM
  • "Chart Of The Day: Look what Apple wrought" Apple 3.0 8:58 AM
  • "Apple's 2016 10-K: What the analysts are saying" Apple 3.0 7:32 AM
  • "Apple, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner" Capital Cube 7:47 AM
  • "Does Time Warner Need Apple Or Does Goldman?" Seeking Alpha 7:06 AM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 logs longest losing streak in 5 years: Fed says case for rate increase stronger" MarketWatch 4:29 PM
  • "Stocks Finish Lower Again as Election Worries Overshadow Fed Inaction: Worries over the looming U.S. presidential election send stocks lower for another session on Wednesday, even overshadowing an announcement from the Federal Reserve." TheStreet 4:29 PM
  • "Stocks drop amid election uncertainty, Fed decision" USA Today 4:29 PM
  • "Stock Futures Flat as Election Race Tightens" Reuters 8:00 AM
  • "S&P 500 Notches Longest Losing Streak in Nearly 5 Years: Energy companies drop after data shows a much larger-than-expected rise in crude stockpiles" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:28 PM
  • "Asian stocks spooked by Trump's resurgence in polls: Investors worry about impact on markets if Trump elected" MarketWatch 8:00 AM
  • "U.S. election fears slam European stocks to 3-month low: Maersk slides after profit slump" MarketWatch 8:00 AM

 
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