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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "How Fairphone Beats Apple, Samsung And The Rest With The 'World's Most Sustainable' Phone"  Forbes 8:30 AM
  • "Smartphone Production Volume Grew 10.5% QoQ in 2Q19, With a 5% Decline Forecast for the Whole Year, Says TrendForce" ["Apple's production volume for 2Q19 came to about 38.8 million units, a new low since 2015, putting Apple at a global third place. [...] Once the tariffs come into effect, it will not only impact Apple's profits but chip away at Apple's competitive edge in the smartphone market. The three new devices to be announced won't be seeing much innovation in 3Q19 looking forward, and since Apple is unlikely to concede much in prices as per its pricing strategy, its production volume for 3Q19 is forecast to reach about 42 million units, a 10% decline YoY."]  Business Wire 8:41 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak Likes Apple's New Focus on Services, Stresses Importance of Privacy" [Video]  Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:57 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak wishes Apple was split up into autonomous divisions" Cult of Mac 8:10 AM
  • "Apple's cofounder agrees with breaking up big tech and says the iPhone maker should have split its business" Business Insider 8:18 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak: Apple Watch is so great I can tell my wife the dog just pooped/The Apple co-founder offers fulsome enthusiasm for Cupertino's technology. He even thinks the Apple Card is a thing of beauty. And as for Apple Watch, it's just the greatest." ZDNet 11:07 AM
  • "Apple to start online sales in India after country eases rules: source" Business Times 8:28 PM
  • "Foster + Partners Envisions Miami's New Apple Store as a Nod to Nautical Heritage" Arch Daily 8:34 AM
  • "Apple's stunning new Miami store pays homage to area's nautical history" Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
  • "Disney Plus discount offer adds to Apple TV+ pressure" 9to5Mac 8:08 AM
  • "Another airline has banned Apple's MacBook Pro after some models were recalled because of a fire safety risk" Business Insider 8:35 AM
  • "Qantas Airways bans MacBooks from passengers' checked luggage" Cult of Mac 10:50 AM
  • "Q&A: Why give free iPads to 50,000 pupils?" BBC 8:05 AM
  • "Gallaudet University praises Apple's commitment to accessibility and inclusivity" AppleInsider 10:50 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Mac sends first email from space" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google's Pixel might not be affected by the US-China trade war" BGR 7:01 PM
  • "Silicon Valley has an obsession with 'obliterating' the competition — and Washington may not be equipped to deal with it" Business Insider 1:31 PM
  • "GIMP open source image editor forked to fix 'problematic' name/Release the GIMP: Glimpse project founded to avoid branding that some find offensive" The Register 9:06 AM
  • "The Joys of Being a Late Tech Adopter: New-gadget season is almost here, but our columnist has concluded, after testing hundreds of gizmos over the years, that it pays to wait." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:54 AM
  • "Cybercrime: Ransomware attacks have more than doubled this year" ZDNet 7:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Talk Show: 'Contact Heineken', With Special Guest Jim Dalrymple" Daring Fireball 6:56 PM
  • "#258: Technically iOS 13/Federico's back just in time for Apple to release the first beta of iOS 13.1 He, Stephen and Myke get into what this could mean for Apple's upcoming busy season before discussing the changes Apple has made to its Siri grading program." Relay FM: Connected 4:06 PM
  • "Redefining Corporate Responsibility, DMAC and Publisher Immunity, with John Kheit -ACM 521" The Mac Observer 3:32 PM
  • "Mid-Range iPhone, Apple's Media Moves – TMO Daily Observations 2019-08-28" The Mac Observer 1:57 PM
  • "#309: An Unnecessary Drive Someplace/Tech products we want that no one makes, the best phone for 'civilians,' apps that we've recently downloaded, and which companies we think Apple should buy." Relay FM: Clockwise 1:04 PM
  • "Stacktrace Podcast 051: 'The buzzword episode'" 9to5Mac 12:29 PM
  • "9to5Mac Watch Time podcast episode 5: How to train like an IronMan with Apple Watch featuring Ian Blackburn" 9to5Mac 12:29 PM