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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Ads Coming to Apple's US App Store: Developers can target you based on your demographic profile and your device's location." PC Magazine 3:40 PM
  • "RIP Apple's original San Francisco store" Cult of Mac 8:31 AM
  • "By 2020, the app market with be worth $102 billion (yes, billion): Increasing adoption in the Asia Pacific region will fuel the growth, according to business intelligence firm App Annie."  CNET 9:38 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Launch Date: Move It Forward To Address Competition" Seeking Alpha 9:37 AM
  • "Irish Wonder What to Do With Apple Tax If EU Orders a Clawback" Bloomberg 8:37 AM
  • "Highest Rated CEOs" [Tim Cook #8] Glassdoor 7:17 AM
  • "Apple Reviews: 7,379 Employee Reviews" Glassdoor 7:19 AM
  • "Pichai, Zuckerberg, Cook among top 50 CEOs in America: Chief executives of tech companies manage to snag 18 spots on Glassdoor's annual list of the highest-rated CEOs in America." CNET 7:21 AM
  • "Here are the top-rated CEOs according to employee reviews on Glassdoor — 18 from tech make cut" GeekWire 8:11 AM
  • "Microsoft throws shade at Apple with its WWDC afterparty" The Next Web 8:14 AM
  • "iOS Developers Snap Up Tickets for Microsoft's WWDC Party" The Mac Observer 11:28 AM
  • "Microsoft throwing a WWDC after-party" CNET 11:36 AM
  • "Watch Out, Apple: Microsoft to Host WWDC Afterparty" Fortune 1:52 PM
  • "The app boom is over: Your phone is full of apps, and you're done downloading new ones — unless they're Snapchat or Uber." Recode 11:52 AM
  • "One company dominates Android and iOS app downloads" ZDNet 11:57 AM
  • "Downsides to wearables: Limited functions, inaccurate data, no cellular connection/Survey finds users want apps for safety and security, more than just health and fitness" Computerworld 8:33 AM
  • "Woz says Samsung Gear VR 'makes me emotional'/Technically Incorrect: The Apple co-founder seems to be moved by Samsung's virtual reality. He also seems sad that Apple hasn't shown its VR skirts yet." CNET 2:45 PM
  • "The Indian start-up that may sideswipe Apple Pay" CNBC 11:50 AM
  • "Apple Pay Adds 34 New Banks and Credit Unions to its Rolls" MacTrast 8:03 AM
  • "The app that wanted to destroy Apple Pay is effectively dead, and it was doomed from the beginning" Tech Insider 12:01 PM
  • "Apple Pay rival CurrentC closing up shop for now" CNET 9:37 AM
  • "CurrentC Beta Test Ends, MCX Postpones Any Future Releases" MacTrast 8:05 AM
  • "MCX announces it's ending CurrentC beta test, postponing further releases" iDownload Blog 8:03 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google to ape Apple's 'Subscriptions 2.0' payout policy without customer retention stipulation" AppleInsider 8:54 PM
  • "Samsung Wins a Design Patent for a Desktop Display that Folds to Accommodate Multitouch" Patently Apple 8:59 PM
  • "Eric Schmidt: Alphabet is 'very confident' in biotech division Verily" ZDNet 2:14 PM
  • "The Coming Death of Freeware: The simple model that gave us all sorts of cool utilities, add-ons, and entire suites of software has changed drastically." PC Magazine 1:05 PM
  • "Survey: Tech security pros becoming more confident in safety of cloud" GeekWire 12:34 PM
  • "Hands-free phone use by drivers 'equally distracting'" BBC 8:38 AM
  • "Google developing kill switch for AI" BBC 8:38 AM
  • "Yahoo to sell patents relating to search, advertising and the cloud" Computerworld 8:33 AM
  • "The inventor of the Web thinks we need a new one that governments can't control" The Next Web 8:14 AM
  • "Unfollowing social media: You're falling out of love with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter" ZDNet 7:29 AM
  • "Flattering to deceive: Why narcissists are an easy target for hackers" ZDNet 7:29 AM
  • "Dato Duo is a simplified synthesizer for kids of all ages: Don't worry, adults can play it, too." Engadget 8:05 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Clockwise #140: Check Under Your Seat" Six Colors 3:06 PM
  • "Podcast 511: WWDC predictions, Apple TV love, and free pizza" Macworld 2:45 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-08: iTunes, Downloads, and Rumors for WWDC" The Mac Observer 1:04 PM
  • "Nemetschek Forms US Strategic Base—Learn What Comes Next" Architosh 7:12 AM