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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, September 22, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Paul Alioshin, key worker on Apple's iPhone camera team, dies" ["Alioshin was known as a risk taker and for pushing the boundaries of technology. Friends and family say he died doing what he loved — taking his favorite vintage Fiat Abarth out for a drive on winding Highway 36 in Humboldt County. After sustaining major injuries from a car accident on Sept. 11, he died Saturday in Redding. Alioshin was 50."]  San Francisco Chronicle 6:35 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Plus Seeing its Widest Availability Yet Across United States" MacRumors 10:48 AM
  • "Shoppers looking at Apple's iPhone leaning towards Plus models, mid-tier memory, survey finds" AppleInsider 9:22 AM
  • "The Results Are In: Survey Says iPhone 7 Isn't The Only Apple Product Getting Attention" Benzinga 11:07 AM
  • "Here's Why Verizon Thinks iPhone 7 Sales Are Better Than Last Year" Fortune 4:08 PM
  • "The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus come to BT Mobile – in pictures" BT 12:10 PM
  • "Beats won't have a new Studio Wireless headphone in 2016: A sequel to Beats over-ear wireless noise-canceling headphone isn't coming anytime soon, CNET has learned." CNET 6:33 PM
  • "Samsung's Fires Unlikely to Warm Apple: Few users are willing to switch operating systems as smartphone market has matured" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:49 AM
  • "Analysts upgrade AAPL financial estimates following strong demand for iPhone 7" 9to5Mac 8:01 AM
  • "Apple and Google Browsers Now Autoplay Mobile Video" ["Apple's iOS devices, which include its suite of smartphones and tablets, did not allow mobile video autoplay earlier. This was in order to save consumers from unwanted data charges."] Investopedia 6:42 AM
  • "Apple could transform historic Washington building into new store" Cult of Mac 8:26 AM
  • "First ad for Apple Watch Series 2 Hermès leaks ahead of tomorrow's release [Video] 9to5Mac 7:12 PM
  • "Singapore pair 'tried to buy iPhones at airport without flying': The launch of the latest iPhone last week saw the usual excited queues forming outside Apple shops." BBC 6:35 AM
  • "Steve Jobs' First Apple Stock Award Certificate on Sale for $195k" MacTrast 8:02 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: iPhone 6 shifts 10 million units at launch" Cult of Mac 8:26 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Halfway there: 500,000 Galaxy Note 7 phones returned in the US" CNET 9:23 PM
  • "Twitter Makes it Easier to See Who Wants Your Data" PC Magazine 9:22 PM
  • "Google Allo: Don't use it, says Edward Snowden/Google has come under fire again for the privacy choices its made for its new smart chat app, Allo."  ZDNet 6:48 AM
  • "Yahoo data breach affects at least 500 million users, company says: Yahoo is blaming the breach on 'state-sponsored' hackers." IDG News Service 3:53 PM
  • "Yahoo Says Information on at Least 500 Million User Accounts Was Stolen: Internet company says it believes the 2014 hack was done by a state-sponsored actor; potentially the biggest data breach on record" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:53 PM
  • "Yahoo says hackers stole personal data from at least 500 million accounts" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:53 PM
  • "Attack on Yahoo hit 500 million users" BBC 3:53 PM
  • "Consumer group: Yahoo users shouldn't have to read about massive hack" Moneywatch 3:53 PM
  • "Yahoo confirms data breach affecting 500 million accounts, claims state actor behind attack: Yahoo confirmed a breach going back to 2014. A bevy of passwords and other information were stolen, but payment and bank information stayed safe." ZDNet 3:48 PM
  • "Yahoo's reported data breach would be one of the biggest in history" Business Insider 12:30 PM
  • "Yahoo is expected to confirm massive data breach, impacting hundreds of millions of users: A hacker named 'Peace' is bringing chaos to the Internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending." Recode 6:38 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-09-22: The State of Apple Car, Apple's Bag Patent" The Mac Observer 2:28 PM
  • "Happy Hour Podcast 086 | macOS Sierra ships, Apple Watch Series 2 tested, iPhone 7 Plus bokeh effect on iOS 10.1, and more" 9to5Mac 10:48 AM
  • "Can a headphone jack adapter really give you courage? (Open_Tab sketch)" CNET 6:58 AM