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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "The Triumph of the Walled Garden: During 2016 Apple services revenues were $25.6 billion. In January 2017, just after the end of that year, Tim Cook said 'We feel great about this momentum, and our goal is to double the size of the services business in the next four years'."  asymco 12:56 PM
  • "Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass: How these gated communities could upend the app experience"  ZDNet 8:49 AM
  • "Siri Is Too Important for Apple to Ignore: iPhone owners with disabilities deserve better than what the company currently offers them"  Medium: OneZero 8:41 AM
  • "Consumers focussed on Apple TV+ price: Apple TV+ is the only streaming service where share of consumer search volume for price exceeds content, according to Search Data."  Rapid TV News 8:14 AM
  • "iPhone 11: Apple's masterstroke, Indians make a beeline" Live Mint 8:42 AM
  • "The best-liked personal computer brand? Apple, according to this customer satisfaction index" Motley Fool 8:21 AM
  • "What Is Tim Cook's Net Worth? Tim Cook has presided over an era of profit at Apple. Here's how he earns his money, and why he isn't passionate about wealth creation." TheStreet 11:13 AM
OS X
News
  • "No, it wasn't a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs from booting: Google pulls Chrome update that kept some Macs from booting." Ars Technica 8:51 PM
  • "Avid Blames Google for Mac Pro Crashes: Avid confirms that the crash and failure to reboot of Mac Pros across Hollywood was nothing to do with its software, with the blame falling on a Google Chrome update."  PC Magazine 3:48 PM
  • "Google Keystone update breaks Macs' ability to boot if System Integrity Protection is disabled"  Der Flounder 11:12 AM
  • "Faulty Google Chrome update makes Mac Pros in Hollywood grind to a halt" TechRadar UK 8:41 AM
  • "Hot patches for ColdFusion: Adobe drops trio of fixes for three serious flaws" The Register 8:06 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to speed up your Mac: These tips and tricks will get your Mac running like you again" Digital Trends 8:38 AM
  • "How to Fix the Google Chrome Bug Corrupting Macs" LAPTOP Magazine 12:11 PM
  • "Google Chrome update corrupting some macOS installs — but there's a fix" AppleInsider 7:51 AM
  • "Google Slides cheat sheet: How to use Google Slides to create, collaborate on, and lead business presentations." Computerworld 7:36 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Apple just made Safari a better fit for the enterprise: Apple added support for USB security keys in Safari 13.0.1 for Mac..." Computerworld 9:25 AM
  • "Code-Signing Safari: There's a new Safari out there for Apple's desktop OS that carries the same number as an infamous Apollo mission, and opinions are divided, but there's more." Rixstep 7:43 AM
Press Releases
  • "Ultimaker S5 Pro Bundle Brings Industrial Power to the Office" Architosh 2:57 PM
  • "TunesKit Unveils Screen Recorder to Capture Videos and Audios on Mac" prMac 9:21 AM
  • "PhotoScissors Background Removal Tool - Automatically Remove Background from Photos" Teorex 7:24 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change (and save the elephants): It's the company's latest push to help conservation organizations use nature itself to fight climate change." Fast Company 6:52 PM
  • "Apple donates to preserve grasslands in Kenya, fight climate change: A large swath of grassland in Kenya is the site of Apple's latest environmental conservation initiative, with the company donating an unknown sum toward a project that aims to combat climate change by harnessing the power of nature." AppleInsider 6:53 PM
  • "The iPhone 11 Pro is slower than XS on T-Mobile and AT&T, but not on Verizon" phoneArena 8:38 AM
  • "Apple Antara opens Friday in Mexico City" Apple 11:09 AM
  • "TuneIn and Apple to Bring Global Slate of Radio Stations to Apple Music and All Siri-Enabled Devices" Business Wire 8:00 AM
  • "Inside the campaign that tried to compromise Tibetans' iOS and Android phones" Ars Technica 8:00 AM
  • "Apple's Zane Lowe talks Apple Music and the streaming business" Apple Must 11:05 AM
  • "Maroon 5 Teams Up With Apple to Help You Cherish Your 'Memories' Via New Photos App Feature" Billboard 1:49 PM
  • "The magnaĆ°a tale of the iPhone 6s that survived a year in the Icelandic wilderness after falling from a plane" The Next Web 9:24 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook to face DOJ antitrust investigation, report says" AppleInsider 8:38 PM
  • "Hackers looking into injecting card stealing code on routers, rather then websites" ZDNet 3:48 PM
  • "Futurist Tim O'Reilly Sees a Human-Computer Symbiosis Bigger Than AI: Today's AI is just the beginning of a broader kind of human-computer symbiosis, according to publisher and futurist Tim O'Reilly." ZDNet 3:48 PM
  • "Facebook: 'We are building AR glasses'" Mashable 1:29 PM
  • "Amazon Echo gets more family-friendly" TechCrunch 9:03 PM
  • "Amazon Echo 2019 speakers and devices: Here's the huge new hardware lineup" Android Authority 3:45 PM
  • "Amazon Is Making it Easier to Delete Your Alexa Recordings" Time 3:31 PM
  • "Talking to Amazon's Echo Loop ring is like whispering a secret to Alexa" The Verge 3:31 PM
  • "Amazon announces Fetch pet tracker that uses new Sidewalk networking" The Verge 1:50 PM
  • "Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network for your stuff" TechCrunch 1:31 PM
  • "Amazon announces Echo Buds headphones with Alexa and Bose noise reduction for $129" The Verge 1:29 PM
  • "Alexa gets an improved voice and can now sound like Samuel L. Jackson, too" TechCrunch 12:58 PM
  • "Amazon pushes Alexa privacy with new delete options" The Verge 12:53 PM
  • "Alexa gains multilingual mode, celebrity voices, and frustration detection" VentureBeat 12:30 PM
  • "A new Pixel 4 XL leak shows off next-gen Google Assistant and face unlock" The Verge 11:39 AM
  • "It's Official: PowerPoint Is the Worst Productivity Tool in All Creation/According to multiple studies, PowerPoint makes organizations dumber, which is why it's a great Sales tool, BTW." Inc. 8:13 AM
  • "Official Kodi site vanishes, taking the software with it" BetaNews 7:51 AM
  • "How to follow along with Amazon's 2019 hardware event" The Verge 7:33 AM
  • "Google aiming to improve Deepfake detection by releasing example videos" 9to5Google 7:33 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Talk Show: 'Apple Is Not A 4-Star Company', With Special Guest Joanna Stern" Daring Fireball 9:06 PM
  • "AppAdvice Podcast Episode 117: The iPhone 11 Goes Pro With iOS 13 And Apple Arcade" AppAdvice 5:05 PM
  • "Daniel Jalkut, MarsEdit Developer and OmniFocus User" The Omni Show 3:01 PM
  • "#313: These Deals are Just Too Fresh/Our cloud storage solutions, why Apple News+ is pricier than TV+ and Arcade, what social networks we're using these days, and our strategies for unplugging from the endless barrage of information." Relay FM: Clockwise 12:56 PM
  • "Stacktrace Podcast 055: 'The big Apple holiday'" 9to5Mac 12:11 PM
  • "9to5Mac Watch Time episode 7: Balancing work, life, and fitness with Federico Viticci" 9to5Mac 8:40 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Kuo: 2020 iPhones to Boast Redesigned Metal Frame Similar to iPhone 4"  MacRumors 7:26 AM
  • "Next year's iPhones could have a similar design to the iPhone 4, new report claims" The Verge 8:39 AM
  • "iPhone 2020 could go back to the metal frame: An iPhone 4-esque metal frame could be back in next year, an analyst note reportedly says." CNET 3:00 PM
  • "Apple's 2020 iPhone 5G Could Draw Design Inspiration From iPhone 4" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Apple's TVOS 13 is live with Apple Arcade and a new home screen: The latest version of TVOS has some new features." CNET 11:13 AM
  • "Teardown Suggests Apple Watch Series 5 Components are Close to Identical to Series 4" MacRumors 12:30 PM
  • "How accurate is Apple Watch noise level detection for hearing health? Here's one test" 9to5Mac 1:49 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Will Show Warning if Non-Genuine Apple Display is Used for Repairs"  MacRumors 11:56 AM
  • "iOS 13 Bug Lets Keyboard Apps to Upload Your Data Without Permission" Digital Trends 7:55 AM
  • "Apple iOS 13 and iPadOS bugs grant third-party keyboards 'full access'" BetaNews 7:50 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:52 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:52 AM
  • "13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:52 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone 11 Pro review: Nothing 'Pro' about it, just the best iPhone ever/Nothing about this phone justifies it's 'Pro' designation, but it nails the fundamentals better than any iPhone ever." Macworld 7:41 AM
  • "The iPhone 11 Pro camera is amazing, but it has a few notable issues: A pro photographer's take on all the new features and lenses."  Popular Science 7:25 AM
  • "Camera comparison: iPhone 11 Pro versus iPhone XS" AppleInsider 11:39 AM
  • "Review: The Apple Watch Series 5 leaves the competition in the dust" AppleInsider 6:55 PM
  • "Apple Watch Series 5 review: A better, more independent timepiece/An always-on display finally comes to the Apple Watch, but watchOS 6 steals the show." Ars Technica 7:33 AM
iOS Apps
  • "iPadOS was worth the wait (except for one major disappointment)" Apple World Today 12:52 PM
  • "iPadOS 13.1: Hands-on with the top new features and changes for iPad [Video] 9to5Mac 9:29 AM
  • "Apple Arcade: 'King's League II' Review – Fantastic Story Mode with a Tacked On, Disappointing Classic Mode" Touch Arcade 3:08 PM
  • "Apple Arcade: 'What The Golf?' Review – The Best Golf Game not related to Golf" Touch Arcade 11:12 AM
  • "Mario Kart Tour comes to mobile — and it's kinda disappointing" Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use Night mode on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro" 9to5Mac 3:31 PM
  • "How to Update Apps in iOS 13 & iPadOS 13" OS X Daily 3:00 PM
  • "How To Use a Mouse With Your iPad" MacMost 2:57 PM
  • "How to calibrate your Google Maps app to give more accurate directions, on iPhone or Android" Business Insider 9:47 AM
  • "How to Make the Most of Apple's New Privacy Tools in iOS 13: We tested the new suite of privacy tools in Apple's latest mobile software, from minimizing location sharing to silencing robocalls." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:47 AM
  • "Apple Watch Series 5 Teardown"  iFixit 9:20 AM
  • "How to share a photo from the Photos app without sharing its location" iDownload Blog 8:00 AM
  • "How to create themed Collections of places in Apple Maps" iDownload Blog 8:00 AM
  • "How to use the App Store on Apple Watch" AppleInsider 7:52 AM
  • "3 new ways to share iPhone photos and links in iOS 13: Apple has seriously streamlined the process: here's how." CNET 7:48 AM
  • "With iOS 13.1, Shortcuts gets a lot more powerful: Timed automations, Home automations that can run without anyone present, and even NFC stickers are now enabled." Macworld 7:41 AM
Tips
  • "iPhone 11 camera lets you capture video without pausing your music" 9to5Mac 11:11 AM
  • "tvOS 13 makes an Apple TV HD, Apple TV 4K feel kinda new" Apple World Today 7:43 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "iPhone 11: Apple fiends still line up for launches. Good for them/Commentary: The iPhone 11 Pro got people lining up for days. It's unnecessary, but that's OK." CNET 9:04 PM
  • "Apple Banks On Oprah For A Leg Up In Chasing Amazon On Content" PYMNTS 9:04 PM
  • "Who remembers the Stainless Steel iPod Shuffle?" iMore 10:26 AM
  • "Cassandra -Midweek Review: iOS 13 much improved by 13.1 release, plus iPadOS; Handling Files on External Media; Arrival dates and prices for iPhone 11 in Thailand" eXtensions 8:40 AM
  • "Can journalists have feelings at Apple events?" Roughly Drafted 8:08 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Is Amazon's Alexa ready to leave home and become a wearable voice assistant?" TechCrunch 4:43 PM
  • "Opinion: Sometimes I wish Google Assistant hardware was as chaotic as Amazon's" 9to5Google 3:00 PM
  • "Why Breaking up Facebook May Not be a Good Idea" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:30 PM
  • "Qualcomm shares a practical, compelling vision for 5G's first 5 years" VentureBeat 12:05 PM
  • "Pixel 4 hands-on shows 'crazy fast' Assistant, Ambient EQ display feature: Also compares the selfie camera to the Samsung Galaxy S10+." Android Central 10:34 AM
  • "Google Play Pass trumps Apple Arcade because the Play Store is such a mess/Commentary: Play Pass might be more useful, at least if you think you'll drop $60 on Android apps and games in a year." CNET 7:46 AM
  • "Review: The All-new Kindle Oasis upgrades to warmer light and lighter weight" PCWorld 7:35 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Mario Kart Tour for iOS has a successful launch day despite controversial freemium pricing" 9to5Mac 9:04 PM
  • "Artists prepare their iPads and Apple Pencils as Inktober is upon us: There are a total of 31 prompts for every day in October" iMore 7:12 PM
  • "Apple Music for Android gets dark mode and Chromecast support: Apple Music on Android is getting much more useful." iMore 7:12 PM
  • "Amazon Announces Echo Buds With Alexa And Bose Active Noise Cancellation For $129" HotHardware 3:51 PM
  • "Anker introduces 5 new Apple AirPods competitors" CNET 3:45 PM
  • "Home+ 4 Released with Refreshed Design and iOS 13 Features" MacStories 3:00 PM
  • "Dropbox will start rolling out the new Dropbox app to everyone today" TechCrunch 1:29 PM
  • "Djay for iPadOS 13 now lets you load songs directly from USB drives with Files app integration, much more" 9to5Mac 11:56 AM
  • "Libra is a MacBook-like aluminum iPad keyboard with a trackpad" 9to5Mac 11:11 AM
  • "Introducing MacStories Shortcuts Icons: 300 Custom Home Screen Icons for Your Shortcuts" MacStories 11:11 AM
  • "Cloudflare's free Warp VPN now available for all users" 9to5Mac 11:06 AM
  • "UniChar 7 Now Available for iOS 13" prMac 9:21 AM
  • "Reengineered 5KPlayer Helps iPadOS/iOS 13 iPhone 11 Screen Mirroring to Mac/PC" Business Wire 8:34 AM
  • "Beeline Armenia to sell new iPhone smartphones" Telecompaper 8:27 AM
  • "'Fortnite' Patch 10.40 Is Now Available on iOS and Android Bringing Loads of Bug Fixes, the Zone Wars LTM, Starry Suburbs Rift Zone, and More with a Double XP Weekend Beginning This Friday" Touch Arcade 7:58 AM
  • "First iPad Pro keyboard case with trackpad hopes to launch this winter" Cult of Mac 7:55 AM
  • "[Update: Now in stable] Apple Music beta adds Chromecast support and 100,000 radio stations" Android Police 7:41 AM
  • "The magic black wallpaper that makes your iPhone dock and folders disappear is back" BGR 7:32 AM
  • "'Mario Kart Tour' Has an Optional Paid Subscription for an Exclusive Mode and Items That Costs As Much as Apple Arcade" Touch Arcade 7:58 AM
  • "Mario Kart Tour subscription costs as much as all of Apple Arcade" GearBrain 7:32 AM
  • "Mario Kart Tour Subscription Costs the Same as Apple Arcade: For $4.99, Apple offers access to over 100 games, where as Nintendo wants the same amount every month just to unlock extra items and 200cc races."  PC Magazine 7:23 AM
  • "Google: Gmail dark mode for iPhone, Android is rolling out to you now" ZDNet 7:22 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft makes its open-source secure voting software available to all" Engadget 8:31 AM
  • "Microsoft urges users to install this security update immediately" Asian Age 8:31 AM
  • "Microsoft rushes out fix for Internet Explorer zero-day" Sophos 8:31 AM
  • "As Windows 10 lands on 900m devices, Microsoft shows us the shape of clunk to come (again)" The Register 8:06 AM
  • "Microsoft Pushes Windows 10 Version 1909 Toward Completion" Thurrott 6:55 PM
  • "India's ALTBalaji partners with Microsoft to bring online video streaming to offline users" TechCrunch 7:35 AM
  • "Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 isn't ditching Intel for AMD after all: Exclusive" TrustedReviews 8:28 AM
  • "Microsoft vows to keep fighting gag orders on U.S. government surveillance of customers despite legal setback" GeekWire 7:53 PM
  • "Intel could be facing another 14nm chip shortage" Auckland Mag [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:30 AM
  • "AMD Ryzen 9 3950X delayed over clock speeds, not manufacturing issues, claim reports" Computing 8:27 AM
  • "AMD Ryzen 9 3950x: CPU's release allegedly postponed due to high demand and poor clock speeds when it was dubbed as the fastest" EconoTimes 8:27 AM
  • "AMD launching mid-range Radeon RX 5300 XT with 4GB GDDR5 soon" TweakTown 8:27 AM
  • "AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Delay Reportedly Caused By Clock Speed Shortfalls" HotHardware 3:49 PM
  • "GlobalFoundries Unveils 12LP+ Technology: Massive Performance & Power Improvements" AnandTech 11:38 AM
  • "ASUS Allegedly Confirms NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Turing Graphics Cards" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Chipmakers eyeing entry-level to mid-tier 5G SoC market" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7:40 AM
  • "IBM patent-infringement suit against Expedia Group will sail on, judge rules" Reuters 8:23 AM
  • "Video: IBM on airlines needing to maximize how they use data" PhocusWire 8:25 AM
  • "HP Moves to Increase Desktop and Printer Security Lead with Bromium" Security Boulevard 8:21 AM
  • "Dell's new data protection storage appliances protect and manage data from edge to core to cloud" Help Net Security 8:22 AM
  • "Dell launches new XPS, Inspiron, Alienware, and G series laptops in India" MoneyControl 8:22 AM
  • "Exclusive: Oracle says investigators have asked it for information about Google" Reuters 8:51 PM
  • "Oracle customers and partners say that Larry Ellison may never achieve his dream of toppling Amazon, but the future of its cloud looks bright anyway" Business Insider 8:19 AM
  • "Executive interview: Speed is cloud apps benefit, says Oracle's Miranda" ComputerWeekly 8:19 AM
  • "Oracle is Supporting the Army Corps of Engineers' Financial Management System" Signal [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:19 AM
  • "Oracle enables banks to thwart increasingly sophisticated criminal activity" Help Net Security 8:20 AM
  • "Cisco Could 'Go Big' With Cloud Acquisitions: Analyst/Cisco could make a big acquisition as it seeks to build out its slate of software offerings. An analyst notes some potential targets" TheStreet 8:17 AM
  • "Arkadin Expands Cisco Webex Calling Rollout" UC Today 8:17 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Google and other FAANG stocks saw $58 billion wiped out after Trump slammed the 'immense power' of big tech" Business Insider 7:48 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks close higher on China trade deal optimism, despite Trump impeachment bid: Impeachment impact may be fleeting, analysts say" MarketWatch 3:57 PM
  • "Investors dismiss impeachment fears, stocks rally" FOXBusiness 3:58 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Climb on Hopes for Trade Deal: Nike closes at an all-time high, lifting the Dow industrials" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
  • "Turbulence on the horizon for Asian economies, reports say, and stocks sink on outlook" MarketWatch 8:32 AM
  • "European stocks trade lower in first opportunity to react to start of Trump impeachment process" MarketWatch 8:32 AM

 
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