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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Health records firm Epic, some 60 client hospitals urge against data sharing rules supported by Apple: A report on Wednesday revealed the contents of health records giant Epic Systems' letter opposing proposed government policy that would allow patients easy access to their medical data, an initiative supported by Apple and other tech industry players." AppleInsider 9:04 PM
  • "Epic and about 60 hospital chains come out against rules that would make it easier to share medical info" CNBC 9:04 PM
  • "FBI Says It Still Can't Access Data on Florida Shooter's iPhone: The FBI has reconstructed an iPhone belonging to the shooter behind the December Naval Air Station attack in Pensacola, Florida, but still can't access the encrypted data on the device, Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday."  Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:49 PM
  • "iPad project gives medics access to patient data with their thumbprints: London Ambulance Service is pioneering the use of iPads in the NHS – and it's a project that's helping to change perceptions on data security and boost operational efficiency." ZDNet 7:21 AM
  • "Strategy Analytics: Apple Watch Outsells the Entire Swiss Watch Industry in 2019"  Business Wire 3:37 PM
  • "Apple Watch Outsold Swiss Watch Industry in 2019 – analyst" Apple Must 3:29 PM
  • "Apple Watch outsells entire Swiss watch industry by big margin" Cult of Mac 4:32 PM
  • "Apple Watch outsold the entire Swiss watch industry in 2019, Strategy Analytics says" 9to5Mac 6:56 PM
  • "Apple Watch Shipments Hit New High, Beat Entire Swiss Watch Industry" WCCF Tech 8:01 PM
  • "The iPhone was the fastest growing premium smartphone in India in 2019" AppleInsider 12:28 PM
  • "Spotify reports better-than-expected rise in premium subscribers" ["Spotify has a big lead over its two closest rivals - Apple Music had more than 60 million subscribers as of June and Amazon had over 55 million subscribers globally."] Reuters 7:53 AM
  • "Podcasts help Spotify eclipse Apple Music subscribers with 124M paid users" AppleInsider 9:29 AM
  • "Spotify: Users up 31% to 271 million in Q4 2019, podcasts convert free-to-paid subscribers" VentureBeat 7:53 AM
  • "NYPD ditching paper patrol logs for iPhone app: On February 17, the New York Police Department will retire the tradition of handwritten memo books in favor of documenting a patrol on a custom iPhone app." AppleInsider 6:02 PM
  • "Steve Jobs' personality changed after Apple's success, Wozniak says: The Apple co-founders viewed money very differently, Wozniak says in a podcast interview." CNET 7:20 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak's salary from Apple is $50/week after savings and taxes" 9to5Mac 8:48 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak is still technically an Apple employee — and he says his paycheck is $50 per week after savings and taxes" Business Insider 12:32 PM
  • "O'Shea Jackson Jr. Takes Over Lead Role in Apple Basketball Drama 'Swagger' (Exclusive)" Variety 12:23 PM
  • "Apple TV+ basketball series forced to sub out lead actor" Cult of Mac 12:23 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Motherboard just published the terrible app that caused chaos at the Iowa caucuses: The news organization wants it looked at by more tech and security researchers" The Verge 5:10 PM
  • "Google Fiber kills TV service, focuses on broadband and YouTube TV" Ars Technica 3:36 PM
  • "A Right to Repair Law Is Closer Than Ever"  Vice 3:32 PM
  • "FCC accuses carriers of being 'gateways' for foreign robocallers" Ars Technica 12:37 PM
  • "Press renders leak of an unannounced gold Moto Razr [Gallery] 9to5Google 7:57 AM
  • "Philips Hue smart bulb allows hackers to attack your network" AppleInsider 7:22 AM
  • "Coronavirus threatens to throw world's biggest phone show into chaos" The Verge 7:22 AM
  • "Coronavirus: LG pulls out of Mobile World Congress" BBC 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Omni Show: Roadmap 2020 Special Episode with Ken Case" The Omni Group 6:24 PM
  • "#332: One Hip Lies/The best and worst of Apple in the year gone by, Google's divisive Super Bowl ad, how we'd fix Apple News+, and what the iPad is still missing." Relay FM: Clockwise 2:58 PM
  • "Steve Wozniak: The Wonderful Wizard of Woz" [Full interview transcript] Guy Kawasaki 12:41 PM
  • "Steve Wozniak: Pirate, Co-founder of Apple, and Hardware Wizard/Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People"  Apple Podcasts Preview 7:21 AM
  • "S Woz on S Jobs, Streaming Signature Shows – TMO Daily Observations 2020-02-05" The Mac Observer 1:44 PM