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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, December 16, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "The Inside Story of Apple's $14 Billion Tax Bill: The iPhone came out in 2007. So why was Apple still paying taxes like it was 1990?"  Bloomberg 6:58 AM
  • "Apple: Maybe It's Time to Focus Less on the iPhone/In order to get investors excited about the stock again, Apple has to draw more attention to its growing services business."  Barron's 11:01 AM
  • "Apple can sell iPhone 7s in Indonesia after R&D investment commitment: Apple Inc has committed to invest around $44 million in a research and development center in Indonesia over the next three years, a senior government official said, enabling it to start selling its latest iPhone 7 in the Southeast Asian nation."  Reuters 6:38 AM
  • "With bylaw tweaks, Apple grants activist one of three wishes" Reuters 8:59 AM
  • "Porsche racecar engineer joins Apple: Manager Magazin" Reuters 8:59 AM
  • "Apple hires former Porsche racing engineer, report says" CNET 11:15 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple's macOS file encryption easily bypassed without the latest fixes: Custom-made Thunderbolt devices can be used to extract the encryption password from locked Macs" IDG News Service 9:58 AM
  • "Your Security Is the Best Reason to Get macOS 10.12.2" LAPTOP Magazine 12:14 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to Use Tapback Messages on Mac" OS X Daily 1:04 PM
  • "How to use the Touch Bar with Reminders on the MacBook Pro" iMore 2:32 PM
  • "Control iTunes With the MiniPlayer" MacMost 10:47 AM
  • "Navigate Mac Files And Folders Without Using The Finder" TeraTalks 8:10 AM
  • "This Is The Cool Backup Tool To Use Instead Of The Mac's Time Machine" NoodleMac 7:59 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Just An Emoji Gimmick?—CAD Developers Weigh In On Apple's Touch Bar" Architosh 6:38 AM
  • "The Last Best Adobe Flash Player Ever" Mac 360 8:00 AM
Press Releases
  • "DaVinci Resolve gains impressive Touch Bar support in latest update" 9to5Mac 12:14 PM
  • "Update to Macphun's Luminar: Version 1.1.0 -Now Luminar Pluto" eXtensions 8:00 AM
  • "Luminar Pluto: It's even better than we planned" Macphun 6:40 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Your wearable-tracked health data is for sale, according to a new study: If you sport a Fitbit or Apple Watch on the regular, you probably love the health insights you get from your wearable. You know how much you move, how well you sleep and have likely started tracking patterns and trends as soon as you have enough time logged." Mashable 1:46 PM
  • "Gene Munster's last Apple note predicts AR wearables will replace the iPhone" Recode 9:15 AM
  • "Apple, Spotify Face Upstart Rival in Streaming Music: China's Tencent/Tencent to expand its Joox music-streaming service in Southeast Asia; exploring plans to enter India" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:01 AM
  • "Super Mario Run has nearly three million downloads, but also a lot of low ratings: Plenty of people weren't happy about its high price tag or how little was available for free," Recode 11:01 AM
  • "Nintendo Loses First Round of Super Mario iPhone Launch: The launch of 'Super Mario Run' failed to jump-start Nintendo's shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:02 AM
  • "Players complain about high data use from persistent internet in 'Super Mario Run'" AppleInsider 9:57 AM
  • "Nintendo's Super Mario Run Exposes Shift in Game Player Expectations: Super Mario Run reaction shows that gamers are looking for more satisfaction and cheaper prices." TheStreet 8:20 AM
  • "'Super Mario Run' tops Apple's highest grossing, free app charts hours after launch" AppleInsider 6:54 AM
  • "Apple hit with $2 million penalty following San Diego retail employee complaints over breaks" 9to5Mac 10:52 AM
  • "Apple loses wireless patent violation and employee rest break lawsuits" BetaNews 12:15 PM
  • "New Time-Lapse Video Shows Past 6 Months of Work on Apple Campus 2 in Just 4 Minutes" MacRumors 8:21 AM
  • "4K drone footage timelapse dramatically illustrates pace of Campus 2 construction [Video] 9to5Mac 8:56 AM
  • "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak didn't replace his Tesla with a Chevy Bolt after all – he got another Tesla instead" Electrek 6:53 AM
  • "What they said: Best Apple quotes of 2016" Cult of Mac 10:51 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple signs 'clone Mac' deal" Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung reportedly knows why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded" BGR 5:13 PM
  • "Verizon buys its users a little more time with the Galaxy Note7: Verizon has officially announced that it will push Samsung's update that will kill the Galaxy Note7. The update will roll out January 5, 2017." TechRepublic 3:14 PM
  • "Google Home gets a bunch of new functionality, ranging from Netflix to Domino's Pizza" TechCrunch 9:58 AM
  • "Most Firefox users are running Windows 7 on dated PCs: A new report tells developers if the average user can run a game." Engadget 9:58 AM
  • "Amazon Fire TV's new look arrives today" TechCrunch 9:14 AM
  • "Net neutrality might die after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler steps down" The Next Web 6:54 AM
  • "Evernote issues yet another privacy policy statement: makes note snooping opt-in only" BetaNews 6:53 AM
  • "Evernote backs off from privacy policy changes, says it 'messed up'" IDG News Service 6:46 AM
  • "Evernote does U-turn on privacy policy after clarification fails to reassure customers" 9to5Mac 6:43 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Super Mario Run, Astra for iPhone -TMO Daily Observations 2016-12-16" The Mac Observer 12:31 PM
  • "AirPods alternatives and the BEST shows of 2016 on The CultCastCult of Mac 8:22 AM
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks Apple Watch Nike+, HomeKit, Super Mario Run, more" AppleInsider 8:21 AM
  • "Super Mario Run: Tips, tricks and takeaways for Nintendo's first Mario game for iOS" [Podcast] GeekWire 6:53 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "LG Display Partners up with Outside Businesses to Develop Out-Foldable OLED Panels: It is confirmed that LG Display has partnered up with Apple and google and is developing 'out-foldable' displays for Smartphones. It is going to start mass-producing them in 2018 and supply them to Apple, Google, and Microsoft."  Korea IT News 9:53 AM
  • "LG Said to Supply Apple With Foldable Displays for Future iPhones" MacRumors 9:14 AM
  • "LG Display reportedly partnering with Apple on foldable OLED for upcoming iPhones" 9to5Mac 10:52 AM
  • "Following MacBook controversy, Apple hiring Battery Algorithm Analysis Engineer/others in budding electrical test lab" 9to5Mac 4:09 PM
  • "Is Apple Finally Building A Dual-SIM iPhone? Filings Suggest It's Possible" Forbes 9:02 AM
  • "Replacing a lost AirPod will cost you $69" Mashable 6:53 AM
  • "Apple will charge £65 to replace one lost Airpod" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Apple's AirPods Will Cost $69 to Replace" Investopedia 7:24 AM
  • "Apple's Penalty Charge For A Lost AirPod" Forbes 6:59 AM
  • "Apple AirPods to become available in retail stores Monday, report says" Mashable 6:53 AM
  • "AirPods Available in Apple's Retail Stores on Dec 19" The Mac Observer 10:47 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Spilled coffee, soda or water on your laptop? Here's what you need to do" BetaNews 3:14 PM
  • "Some Users Don't Have Star Ratings in iOS 10.2: Here's a Workaround" The Mac Observer 6:37 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Apple's iPad Pro is on sale at Target for up to $250 off" The Verge 10:52 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:13 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:13 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:13 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Apple AirPods" ["Bottom Line: The Apple AirPods feel like a big step for wireless in-ear audio—but it's more about innovations and features and less about audio performance."] PC Magazine 11:15 AM
  • "Apple AirPods are top of my wireless headphones picks" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:59 AM
  • "The TrendNet AC2600 router is blazingly fast, but its interface could use some tweaking" Apple World Today 6:48 AM
  • "Review: Gamevice MFi controller transforms iPad and iPhone into a handheld game console" 9to5Mac 9:58 AM
  • "Review: Thermacell Proflex Heavy Duty Heated Insoles" ["The whole affair is operated via Bluetooth, courtesy of a rudimentary smartphone app."] Wired 6:47 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Mama Mia! Let's-A-Go in Super Mario Run" AppAdvice 3:44 PM
  • "Super Mario Run brings Nintendo's classic fun to iOS—and yes, it's totally worth $10: Mario's iPhone and iPad debut is streamlined, but still plenty Super indeed." Macworld 1:47 PM
  • "Super Mario Run review" Polygon 8:17 AM
  • "Super Mario Run's Pink, Purple And Black Coins Will Drive Me Mad" Forbes 9:58 AM
  • "Manage Passwords On Mac, iPhone, iPad" Mac360 7:59 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to downgrade from iOS 10.2 to iOS 10.1.1 to prepare for a possible jailbreak" iDownload Blog 11:58 AM
  • "Life after Yahoo: How iOS users can stay safe online" Computerworld 8:56 AM
  • "The quickest way to take and store a private photo on your iPhone" iDownload Blog 7:22 AM
  • "How to get your winter Apple Watch workouts to count!" iMore 7:15 AM
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: A look at the major changes in the iOS 10.2 Music app" Macworld 6:43 AM
  • "'Super Mario Run' guide: How to unlock Toad, Peach, Luigi, Yoshi and Toadette" BGR 1:02 PM
  • "How to play Super Mario Run all day long without killing your iPhone battery" BGR 10:51 AM
  • "Beginner's Guide: How to Play Super Mario Run" iPhone Hacks 6:37 AM
Tips
  • "Tips To Fix Super Mario Run Crashing On Non-Jailbroken Devices" Redmond Pie 1:47 PM
  • "Choosing a Child's First Smartphone: Q. In regard to parental supervision, which mobile platform is best for a child's first smartphone — Android or iOS?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:58 AM
  • "The best tablets that aren't the Apple iPad: The Apple iPad isn't the only tablet worth buying. Here are the other models you should consider." CNET 8:17 AM
  • "6 tips to make your holiday photos sparkle: How to make your holiday photos merry and bright." Macworld 6:46 AM
  • "Top 22 Tips and Tricks for Super Mario Run" iPhone Hacks 6:37 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Cassandra: Migrating between 2016 MacBook Pro Models -Problems and Solutions" eXtensions 8:19 PM
  • "Apple's TV App Reveals its Plight with Television Industry" The Mac Observer 3:00 PM
  • "How Apple Could Dominate 15% More Of Your Life" Seeking Alpha 1:02 PM
  • "Will Apple Ever Abandon The MacBook Pro?" Quora 12:30 PM
  • "The iPad Pro is a computer for everything — mostly" iMore 12:30 PM
  • "The worst things about iOS 10.2" BGR 11:43 AM
  • "Comment: Apple is cutting it (ultra)fine for December availability of that LG 5K display" 9to5Mac 10:52 AM
  • "If Trump Is Kennedy, Apple's Cook Is Steve Jobs" Mac360 8:55 AM
  • "Apple, Amazon, And Drone Deliveries From The Sky (what could go wrong?)" BohemianBoomer 8:55 AM
  • "Explaining the battery life problems with the new MacBook Pros: And offering up a few fixes that affected users can try."  Ars Technica 8:22 AM
  • "Using Amazon's Alexa voice assistant on the iPhone" The Loop 8:17 AM
  • "Apple's 'Amazon Echo' Is Everywhere" Mac360 8:10 AM
  • "iOS 10.2: Apple gets it right, finally/It's taken Apple three months, but iOS 10.2 now brings back the performance and stability that iOS 10 previously took away." ZDNet 7:22 AM
  • "If I had to ditch my iPhone for Android, these are the only two phones I'd consider" BGR 7:00 AM
  • "How the Internet is reacting to Super Mario Run's release!" iMore 11:42 AM
  • "Super Mario Run: Players ask 'Is the app worth it?'" BBC 6:47 AM
  • "When is Apple going to pay FaceTime the attention it deserves?" iDownload Blog 6:43 AM
Non-Apple
  • "2016's five best internet media streaming devices" ZDNet 4:06 PM
  • "Opinion: Two months later, Google Pixel is still a worthy iPhone alternative for normal people" 9to5Google 11:42 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Vine to live on as camera app, existing content to migrate online" AppleInsider 8:36 PM
  • "Coming December 17: Gene Steinberg meets columnist and podcaster Kirk McElhearn, and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:30 PM
  • "Apple Gifts Employees With T-Shirt and Printed Credo for the Holidays" MacRumors 8:30 PM
  • "Apple gives retail employees T-shirt, keepsake credo for holidays" AppleInsider 9:22 PM
  • "Apple Adds 21 New Aerial Screen Savers for Fourth-Generation Apple TV" MacTrast 4:09 PM
  • "Apple TV adds 21 new Aerial screen savers featuring China, Dubai, Greenland, more" AppleInsider 5:04 PM
  • "Microsoft gives away 100,000 questions and answers to advance virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana" VentureBeat 3:44 PM
  • "5 truly wireless earbuds that aren't Apple AirPods" BGR 3:14 PM
  • "Vine won't be removed from the app stores, will instead relaunch as 'Vine Camera'" TechCrunch 2:00 PM
  • "Google employees used their '20% time' to make Google Maps wheelchair-friendly" Mashable 11:43 AM
  • "Nike+ Run Club Updated With Nice Improvements for the Apple Watch" AppAdvice 11:15 AM
  • "Tech21 Launches Waterproof Evo Aqua and Evo Aqua 360 Edition Cases for iPhone 7 And 7 Plus" MacPrices 9:15 AM
  • "Your Groove Finally Comes to Groove for Android and iOS" Thurrott 8:22 AM
  • "Monument Valley Stickers Bring Princess Ida and Company to iMessage" AppAdvice 8:20 AM
  • "Q-See Launches The QPen - A Compact DVR Pen Designed For The Busy Professional" PRNewswire 7:04 AM
  • "Adobe Spark Now Lets You Add Video Clips to Your Animated Story" iClarified 6:53 AM
  • "Music Creativity On The Go Made Easy With Innovative App Hum A Hit" prMac 11:43 AM
  • "Vita Journal for iOS with Location and Weather" prMac 6:47 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft: Our values are clear - we wouldn't work on a registry of Muslim Americans" Neowin 8:54 AM
  • "Patent wars: Microsoft leads the way, Facebook trailing behind" SiliconRepublic 8:51 AM
  • "No New Windows 10 Builds Launching This Year, Last ISOs Coming Next Week" Softpedia 8:44 AM
  • "Microsoft announces the general availability of Enterprise Integration Pack within Logic Apps" MS Power User 8:59 AM
  • "Microsoft opens dataset for teaching computers to talk: MS MARCO is a set of queries and answers designed to improve machines' reading comprehension" IDG News Service 8:25 PM
  • "Microsoft Releases MARCO Data Set to Develop More Insightful AI Apps" eWeek 9:16 PM
  • "Expedia Joins the Skype Bot Party to Book, Manage Travel Reservation" eWeek 8:29 PM
  • "BMW Hooks Up With IBM Watson For AI Car Research" Silicon 8:26 AM
  • "First look: IBM's Watson Analytics comes to the iPad/The app is designed for quick data discovery on the go" Computerworld 3:13 PM
  • "'It only weighs 50lbs!' Hilarious 1970s advert for IBM's first 'portable' computer shows just how far technology has come in 40 years" Daily Mail (UK) 8:23 AM
  • "BMW and IBM want to turn cars into roaming AI platforms" SiliconRepublic 8:22 AM
  • "IBM: 70 per cent of infected firms have paid ransom" The Inquirer 8:22 AM
  • "Australia's NCI gets supercomputing systems from IBM for AI and analytics" ZDNet 8:19 AM
  • "HP unveils security solutions for business laptops" BetaNews 1:27 PM
  • "3 Things HP Inc Management Wants You to Know" FOXBusiness 8:17 AM
  • "HP introduces 'world's most secure and manageable PC'" ITProPortal 8:17 AM
  • "Intel Makes Available BIOS and Drivers for NUC7i[x]BN and NUC7i[x]BK NUC Kits" Softpedia 8:09 AM
  • "AMD publishes video overviews of Radeon Loom and ProRender" Hexus 8:07 AM
  • "After a 360% Jump, Is AMD Too Hot to Handle?" TheStreet 8:07 AM
  • "AMD Ryzen Launch: Finally A Competitor?" VR World 8:03 AM
  • "Why Investors Are Not Pleased With Oracle Earnings" 24/7 Wall St. 8:00 AM
  • "Oracle breaks cloud revenue barrier but hardware stutters" CRN UK 7:59 AM
  • "Cloud-happy Oracle dodges rumors it is axing its traditional hardware ... as sales of traditional hardware fall" The Register 7:57 AM
  • "Oracle's revenue growth falls short of analysts' expectations" Reuters 7:56 AM
  • "Oracle's Larry Ellison Takes Another Jab At Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff" Fortune 4:43 PM
  • "CEO claims Oracle is No. 1 in 'enterprise' cloud sales, but it's not true" MarketWatch 4:43 PM
  • "Lenovo to launch Chrome OS variant of Yoga Book in 2017" Neowin 8:21 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple: Piper Analyst Olson Picks Up Baton, Agrees Services is the Question" Barron's 10:51 AM
  • "How a Trump Tax Holiday Could Help Cisco, Apple, Microsoft and Others Lighten Their Debt Loads" TheStreet 10:02 AM
  • "Katy Huberty: How Trump's tax cuts help Apple, hurt HP" Apple 3.0 6:43 AM
Industry News
  • "Stock market closes lower after China seizes U.S. underwater drone: Dow industrials manage to log a sixth week of gains" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
  • "Dow Eyes 20,000 as Stocks Drift Higher: Stocks rise on Friday, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average one step closer to the psychologically important 20,000 level." TheStreet 1:28 PM
  • "Wall St Loses Ground as Tech Stocks Weigh" Reuters 1:27 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Largely Steady: Dow posts sixth straight week of gains, though ascent slows; the dollar was also stable Friday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
  • "Nikkei reaches 1-year high as Asian markets get back on track: Asian shares steadied Friday, tracking U.S. gains, with financials leading the Japan stock market to a fresh high for the year." MarketWatch 9:06 AM
  • "European stocks close at 2016 highs as drugmakers gain: European stocks gained Friday, with drugmaker shares showing strength, as the Stoxx Europe 600 notched its highest close of the year." MarketWatch 12:36 PM

 
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