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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, November 19, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple wants to put Siri in your messages" Quartz 6:59 AM
  • "Mobile Device Health Report Details Bleak Data On Apple iDevices Failing And Crashing Far More Often Than Android Devices" HotHardware 4:02 PM
  • "The creator of the Mac startup chime reveals how he snuck in the iconic sound" Business Insider 6:52 AM
  • "Claridges hotel unveils Christmas tree festive installation designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson" 9to5Mac 11:13 AM
  • "Apple's Chip Choices May Leave Some iPhone Users in Slow Lane" ["The latest Apple Inc. smartphones that run on Verizon Communications Inc.'s network are technically capable of downloading data faster than those from AT&T Inc. Yet in testing, the two phones perform about the same, according to researchers at Twin Prime Inc. and Cellular Insights."]  Bloomberg 11/18
  • "Apple confirmed limiting iPhone 7 Qualcomm modem to keep performance on par with Intel chip" AppleInsider 11/18
  • "Apple May Be Throttling Verizon iPhone 7 LTE Performance" MacRumors 11/18
  • "Apple accused of throttling iPhone 7 performance on Verizon to match slower speeds on AT&T" AppleInsider 11/18
  • "Apple adds former Wall Street Journal editor to its China PR team" TechCrunch 11/18
  • "Apple to Show Off Swift Playgrounds App at Hour of Code" Digital Trends 11/18
  • "How Micromax took the fight to Apple and Samsung" CNNMoney 11/18
  • "Indie rockers Airplane Mode get their spark from Apple" Cult of Mac 11/18
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple introduces its biggest iMac G4 yet" Cult of Mac 11/18
Non-Apple News
  • "Virtual reality to aid Auschwitz war trials of concentration camp guards" BBC 9:13 PM
  • "Amazon will let Italians buy Fiat cars with a click" Engadget 8:35 PM
  • "Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks up about fake-news fixes: As the social network faces criticism over circulating sham news stories, CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a glimpse of possible solutions." CNET 1:40 PM
  • "This PlayStation 4 game looks incredibly realistic — you have to see it for yourself" Business Insider 9:55 AM
  • "Surge of data from cars could be big moneymaker. Do automakers have mettle to harness it?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:17 AM
  • "AT&T has cure for 'texting thumb': Hands aren't free because you're folding the laundry? AT&T will let you dictate text messages through Amazon's Alexa assistant." CNET 11/18
  • "Google reverses its 'digital death sentence' for Pixel phone resellers" TechCrunch 11/18
  • "Trump's attorney general pick could restart the encryption fight" The Verge 11/18
  • "The Best iPad Mini Alternative Is Finally for Sale in US" LAPTOP Magazine 11/18
  • "Arianna Huffington: 'We're drowning in data'" BBC 11/18
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 173, With Special Guest Jason Snell" Daring Fireball 4:07 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-11-18: Apple's Bulbs and Listener Email on Apple TV" The Mac Observer 11/18
  • "MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: The good, the bad, the ugly, this week on The CultCastCult of Mac 11/18
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, the meaning of 'Pro,' and iPhone news" AppleInsider 11/18