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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, July 19, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Stop blaming Apple for an entire industry's sins: Apple hasn't always had an exemplary record on labour ethics or the environment. But going by media reports, you'd think it was the only culprit - and it's absolutely not."  Macworld UK 8:56 AM
  • "The IBM Partnership Makes Apple A Real Enterprise Player In Retail"  Forbes 8:56 AM
  • "Apple and IBM's Partnership Hurts BlackBerry's Comeback" Latin Post 8:59 AM
  • "Silicon Valley's Women Problem: Only 7% Of Tech Boards Are Female/Apple just added a second female director to its 8-seat board – and in Silicon Valley, that counts as progress." Forbes 10:23 AM
  • "Why This New Board Member Could Be a Boon for Apple Inc. Stock" The Motley Fool 10:33 AM
  • "Former Obama Spokesman Said Discussing PR Job with Apple" Bloomberg 4:10 PM
  • "EU Tells Apple, Google: Limit In-App Purchasing/'Children must be better protected when playing online,' EU Commissioner declares in in-app goods crackdown." InformationWeek 9:13 AM
  • "9 reasons Apple's stock will keep rising: It's had a big run over the past few months, but it still hasn't reached its full potential." MarketWatch 8:51 AM
  • "After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board/Exclusive: The one-time Apple executive, who will be replaced by BlackRock co-founder Sue Wagner, reflects on his long association with the company and its co-founder, Steve Jobs."  Fortune 7/18
  • "Apple's Reminder of Low Female Board Membership" 24/7 Wall St. 7/18
  • "Sue Wagner Elected To Apple's Board of Directors, Bill Campbell Retires" MacStories 7/18
  • "Why Apple's Deal with IBM is the Biggest Tech News of 2014"  The Motley Fool 7/18
  • "Apple, IBM spell out enterprise support for iPhone, iPad: Will split duties, but IBM, which 'speaks enterprise,' will run point in new partnership" Computerworld 7/18
  • "Apple And IBM - Connecting The Dots, Part 2: Hidden Implications?" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections: Apple has been criticised by the European Commission for not offering any 'concrete and immediate' plans to stop users being misled by 'free' apps." BBC 7/18
  • "Apple should do more to tackle in-app purchases problem: EU" Reuters 7/18
  • "EU Finds Apple Lacking in Efforts to Address In-App Payment Issues" MacRumors 7/18
  • "Europe: Apple couldn't care less about kids' in-app spending sprees" The Register 7/18
  • "Apple isn't doing enough about in-app purchases, watchdog says" CNET 7/18
  • "Beats $3.2B Sale Proves It's Great, But Not Necessarily at Headphones"  Entrepreneur 7/18
  • "How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? Analysts' estimates range from 12.3 million to 16 million. Average: 14.43 million." Fortune 7/18
  • "FY 14 Third Quarter Results Conference Call" ["When: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT"] Apple 7/18
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Apple Mail discussion has more today about email being misdirected to the trash (including some issues with IMAP settings)." MacInTouch 2:07 PM
  • "Application discussion includes performance notes and tips about Apple's Numbers app, plus more about Adobe Creative Cloud issues, backward compatibility, alternatives, and also a problem with an Adobe Safari plug-in: AdobePDFViewerNPAPI." MacInTouch 2:07 PM
  • "Apple Mail discussion focuses on a problem with emails unexpectedly and wrongly getting put in the trash." MacInTouch 7/18
  • "Bugs & Fixes: Saving your Notes from disaster" Macworld 7/18
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Find Out if Your Mac Will Support Handoff in OS X Yosemite" Lifehacker 11:46 AM
  • "How to Create a Retina-Ready DMG-Based App Installer" Tuts+ 7/18
  • "Parcel 1.2.2 review: Where in the world is your package? Use this Mac app to find out" Macworld 7/18
  • "Adobe Premiere Elements 12: when you need something a little beefier than iMovie" Apple Daily Report 7/18
  • "Removing the NTSC presets from Final Cut Pro 7" Amsys 7/18
  • "How to transfer preview signatures to a new Mac" MacIssues 7/18
  • "Make iWork 09 the default and avoid update nagging" Mac OS X Hints 7/18
  • "Manage Music Without iTunes" TeraTalks 7/18
  • "Friday Freebie: Do What Finder And Spotlight Cannot Do: Find Easy" Mac 360 7/18
  • "A Drop Dead Easy, Cheap, Simple Way To Add Frames To Your Photos" Mac 360 7/18
  • "Finally, An Affordable App That Records The Mac's Screen To A Movie" Mac 360 7/18
  • "Free For Friday: Edit Text With WordService" NoodleMac 7/18
Op/Ed
  • "AAC: Apple's Preferred Audio Codec" Kirkville 7/18
Press Releases
  • "ZipZapMac Upgrades Periscope Pro with First-to-Market Features" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Imagineer Systems Releases mocha Plus" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Adobe debuts release candidates for DNG converter, Camera Raw plug-in" MacNN 7/18
  • "Parallels fixes Tools bug in OS X Guests, Yosemite hosts" MacWindows 7/18
  • "CrossOver 13.2 improves Windows apps with Enhanced Graphics on Macs" MacWindows 7/18
  • "FontAgent Pro 6.2 for Macintosh: Proven Professional Font and Workflow Management" Insider Software 7/18
  • "Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter release candidates bring new camera support, bug fixes" AppleInsider 7/18
  • "Sketch, Paint, Design - Digital Painting Software for Mac" prMac 7/18
  • "Beyond the Basics OS X Tutorial Series Teaches Security and Automation" prMac 7/18
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Cashing In the Chips on TSMC: The giant Taiwanese chip foundry is under pressure from customers like Apple and Qualcomm and rivals like Abu Dhabi's Global Foundry. Why the stock could drop more than 10%." Barron's 8:51 AM
  • "What are the best tablets on the market?" Canoe 9:08 AM
  • "The Kim Kardashian Mobile Game Broke Last Night And Fans Of The Game Were Frantic" Business Insider 8:57 AM
  • "Trent Reznor Talks Apple's Beats Acquisition, New NIN Tour Production, Gone Girl Score" StereoGum 1:58 PM
  • "6 Steve Jobs stories we learned this month" Computerworld 7/18
  • "Problems with Hannover Apple Store reportedly resolved, opening in September" 9to5Mac 7/18
  • "Photos of Construction Material Hint at Scale of Apple's Spaceship Campus" MacRumors 7/18
  • "Apple's Futuristic Spaceship Campus Is Slowly Coming Together" Gizmodo 7/18
  • "Cool Samsung video shows how the Galaxy S5 can take you places the iPhone can't go"  BGR 7/18
  • "Can't wait until September? The Goophone i6 is out now, and it will fool your friends" 9to5Mac 7/18
  • "The 'iPhone 6' Is in the Wild...in China" [Video Report] Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 7/18
  • "Rendering Sparks Speculation on Future Apple Store" ifoAppleStore 7/18
  • "Apple fraudsters get jail time for £15,000 phishing scam" V3 7/18
Non-Apple News
  • "Amazon unveils its first Fire Phone ad" BetaNews 9:17 PM
  • "Snowden seeks to develop anti-surveillance technologies" Reuters 9:14 PM
  • "Chromebooks Making The Grade, Over 1 Million Shipped To Schools In Second Quarter" HotHardware 7:04 PM
  • "Qplay streaming service to shut down July 25" TechHive 4:30 PM
  • "Qplay, Internet Set-Top Startup Formed by TiVo Founders, Shuts Down" Variety 4:30 PM
  • "Here's What Happens When Cellphone Users Get Their Own Lane On The Sidewalk" Business Insider 4:10 PM
  • "Samsung: Here's proof Galaxy S5 users aren't wall-huggers" CNET 4:10 PM
  • "Samsung Reveals Controlling Future Smart TVs with Hand Motions" Patently Mobile 4:04 PM
  • "Samsung Invents an Interesting Video Headset with Dual Cameras" Patently Mobile 12:28 PM
  • "Netflix now testing 'Privacy Mode' to rid your recommendations of bad films" VentureBeat 10:33 AM
  • "Rise of the Planet of the Lockscreens: The humble lockscreen is about to become the most important interface on your smartphone" Computerworld 8:27 AM
  • "Today's your last chance to tell the FCC how you feel about net neutrality" The Verge 7/18
  • "Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated)" Engadget 7/18
  • "No signal? No problem, with new goTenna device: Hikers, festival-goers and - potentially - drug dealers, could be able to stay in contact with friends, family or customers thanks to a new device which connects two mobile phones over a distance of 50 miles even when there is no reception" Telegraph 7/18
  • "Amazon Moves to Own More of the Ebook Market with Kindle Unlimited" The Mac Observer 7/18
  • "Watch Amazon's inaugural television commercial for upcoming Fire smartphone" iDownload Blog 7/18
  • "It's Now Clear Why Amazon Is Making A Phone — And Why People Will Buy It" Business Insider 7/18
  • "Weak phone sales prompt Samsung's handset bosses to give back some of their bonuses" BGR 7/18
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ICYMI: Why Apple and IBM make not-so-strange bedfellows" [Podcast] Gigaom 10:23 AM
  • "Coming July 19: Gene Steinberg meets Bryan Chaffin from The Mac Observer and Jonny Evans, Computerworld's 'Apple Holic' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7/18
  • "Enemies no more: Apple and IBM unite to make iOS the king of enterprise, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 7/18
  • "The latest iPhone 6 rumours and more in CNET UK podcast 397" CNET 7/18
Hardware/Software
  • "Alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 sapphire display meets sandpaper and Joe Rogan's mean archery skills" 9to5Mac 8:15 AM
  • "Video shows supposed 4.7-inch 'iPhone 6' display scratched by sandpaper, suggests not sapphire" AppleInsider 8:15 AM
  • "Supposed iPhone 6 Display Cover Faces The Sandpaper Test" TechCrunch 10:33 AM
  • "iPhone 6 Screen May Not Be Sapphire, Probably Isn't Bow-And-Arrow-Proof" Gizmodo 1:57 PM
  • "Photos purport to show 'iPhone 6' Lightning port, microphone flex cable" AppleInsider 8:15 AM
  • "Supposed iPhone 6 Lightning Connector And Audio Out Parts Leak [Photos] Redmond Pie 4:10 PM
  • "Apple might delay launch of rumored 12-inch Retina MacBook until early 2015" AppAdvice 8:30 AM
  • "Intel chip delays could push 12-inch Retina MacBook back to 2015" Cult of Mac 8:28 AM
  • "Future iPhones Will Be Able To Sense If It's Being Used By A Thief" Redmond Pie 6:20 PM
  • "Apple's 'Thunderbolt' Trademark Approved but not Registered" Patently Apple 9:14 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Contacts disappearing or not syncing with iCloud under iOS 7.1.2? Here's the fix!" iMore 8:24 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "IQ Mission For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 10:18 AM
  • "Six Things (Productivity) For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:18 AM
  • "Stickman Soccer 2014 For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:18 AM
  • "Breach & Clear For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 7/18
  • "Hairy Tales For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" Apple Sliced 7/18
  • "Copter Rescue For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7/18
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/18
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/18
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/18

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Divoom Voombox Travel wireless speaker" TechnologyTell 10:24 AM
  • "A bigger iPod touch: Engineered for even more funness?" iMore 7/18
  • "Monster Digital OverDrive Thunderbolt review: a 1TB portable SSD for a reasonable price" Macworld 7/18
  • "Logitech Hinge is handy but hella heavy" Cult of Mac 7/18
  • "Buying guide: Find the best iPad keyboard" Macworld 7/18
  • "Review: iOttie Rapid Volt Dual Port USB Car Charger" Run Around Tech 7/18
  • "Mophie Space Pack (for iPhone 5/5s)" PC Magazine 7/18
  • "Review: Divoom Voombox Travel Rugged Portable Wireless Speaker" iLounge 7/18
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Dueling Scanners: 2 Free iOS Scanner Apps You Should Have" The Mac Observer 3:01 PM
  • "Shadowgate preview: Inside the modern rebirth of a point-and-click adventure classic" Macworld 8:13 AM
  • "No Brakes: it's like driving therapy for your mind" iDownload Blog 4:29 PM
  • "Appidemic: SBK14 Official Mobile Game for iOS" TechnologyTell 7/18
  • "You Should Play: Doug Dug" TechHive 7/18
  • "'Beyond Gravity' Review - To Infinity and Beyond" Touch Arcade 7/18
  • "'Orbitum' Review - Spiral Out, Keep Going" Touch Arcade 7/18
  • "'RPG Fanatic Earth' Review - A Buddy Cop RPG In A Sci-Fi Dystopia" Touch Arcade 7/18
  • "Overcast: Podcast Player Review/Overcast compiles an impressive set of features and a super simple transfer process that makes it a very attractive proposition for most podcast enthusiasts." 148Apps 7/18
  • "Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon Review/Smash your way through Space with Marvel's cosmic misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy. Just be prepared for some galactic grinding." 148Apps 7/18
  • "Fallen Lords Review: Fallen Lords is a decent game, but its similarity and inferiority compared to Ghost Stories makes it ultimately forgettable." 148Apps 7/18
  • "Pro Zombie Soccer Apocalypse Pocket Edition: Kick soccer balls at zombies until they explode in this solid arcade game." 148Apps 7/18
  • "Elfcraft Review: I feel like forging elements is really more of a dwarven gig, but Elfcraft is still an enjoyable (if ultimately forgettable) puzzle experience." 148Apps 7/18
  • "Dirty Depths Review: Dirty Depths is a fun and simple action game that will keep you company while you're lounging by the lake or pool this summer." 148Apps 7/18
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use zoom for visual accessibility on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 4:10 PM
  • "How-to: Safely delete or change an iCloud account from your Mac or iOS device" 9to5Mac 2:17 PM
  • "How to make sure you capture unexpected photos of your kids with your iPhone" iMore 11:45 AM
  • "Kids projects: Make a vacation travel trailer with iMovie on your iPhone or iPad!" iMore 7/18
  • "How to fix a blown or distorted earpiece in your iPhone: The ultimate guide" iMore 7/18
  • "How to organize photos and videos into albums on your iPhone or iPad" iMore 7/18
  • "How to Bulk Remove Many Photos on iPhone Quickly with a Date Trick" OS X Daily 7/18
  • "Ask: How to Stop Spam" Mac|Life 7/18
Tips
  • "Quickly Turn Off the iPhone Alarm Clock with a Swipe" OS X Daily 4:30 PM
  • "Get Free Bitcoins with 41 Website Faucets that Really Pay [Update] The Mac Observer 7/18
  • "Prevent Volume Buttons from Changing the Ringer & Alert Levels on iPhone" OS X Daily 7/18
  • "'Dungeon Gems' Guide - Tips For Winning Without Spending Real Money" Touch Arcade 7/18
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Even after denial, Bloomberg says Jay Carney in the running for Apple PR head" Bloomberg 6:48 PM
  • "Apple's new iPhone rumored to launch in late September" MarketWatch 7:00 PM
  • "iPhone 6 Latest Rumors: Rumors about the next generation iPhone have been intensifying in recent weeks and months in response to the fact that the iPhone 6 is expected to be released in September. The most intense speculation has surrounded the screen size of the smartphone, with leaks from the Apple supply chain indicating that the iPhone 6 will be released in two different model sizes." ValueWalk 11:46 AM
  • "Apple Camp Is Fabulous! We've been really busy this week with Apple Camp this week. My kids did the Stories in Motion camp this past week. It's not a huge time committment in store - just getting up early for a few days and driving to the mall - but we spent a huge amount of time at home working on their projects. And it was totally free." Life Outside the Fishbowl 11:43 AM
  • "An Apple TV paired with an iPad could change how we watch TV" Apple Daily Report 10:30 AM
  • "The Surprising Market Where Apple, Inc. Is Missing a Big Opportunity" The Motley Fool 8:51 AM
  • "Business Insider Reporter Sees the Light and Dumps his iPhone for the Amazing Samsung S5" Patently Apple 1:56 PM
  • "I Ditched My iPhone For A Samsung Galaxy S5 And Was Blown Away By What I Was Missing With Apple"  Business Insider 8:40 AM
  • "Amazon Fire Phone Is No Apple iPhone Killer" Seeking Alpha 8:37 AM
  • "100,000 Reasons Why Apple's iPhone 6 Won't Be US Manufactured" Forbes 8:27 AM
  • "Google & Apple: 'If you charge for in-app goodies, you can no longer call your app free'" VentureBeat 7/18
  • "Apple isn't being parental enough, according to EU" TUAW 7/18
  • "Apple TV 2014 preview: What to expect from the new Apple TV" Macworld UK 7/18
  • "Apple Could Destroy This Startup In One Move" Benzinga 7/18
  • "iOS 8's four most surprisingly useful features" BGR 7/18
  • "Will an Apple enterprise segment threaten BlackBerry and Microsoft?" TheStreet 7/18
  • "The one iMac feature cat lovers really want" TUAW 7/18
  • "iPhone or Canon? A veteran photographer debates digital versus analog" Cult of Mac 7/18
  • "Tim Cook Tells WSJ He Does 80 Percent of His Work on iPad" Daring Fireball 7/18
  • "Apple Not So Clear On Where Washington, D.C. Is, Either" Consumerist 7/18
  • "Why has sexy Apple gone to bed with Big Boring IBM? The Blue Apple affair: Inspired by Jobs, driven by Microsoft and Android" The Register 7/18
  • "How To Think About The Apple/IBM Deal And BlackBerry" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "5 Features That Apple Took From Android For iOS 8" Words Can Speak 7/18
  • "Apple And My List Of Winners And Losers" Mac 360 7/18
  • "Renting: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Subscription Services" Mac 360 7/18
Non-Apple
  • "Here's Definitive Proof Nintendo's Wii U Isn't Dead Yet" Time 8:57 AM
  • "Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full credit card numbers: FOIA request turns up 9 years of records, including plaintext credit card numbers." Ars Technica 8:28 AM
  • "Technology's Rainbow Connection: Silicon Valley's Embrace of the Gay and Lesbian Community" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7/18
  • "Here's how the future of travel looks, powered by mobile & beacons" VentureBeat 7/18
  • "Microsoft Reduces Workforce to Focus on Breakthrough Phones" Patently Apple 7/18
  • "Believe it or not, there are 5 companies with worse customer service than Comcast" BGR 7/18
  • "'Verizon made an enemy': FiOS customer mad that Netflix works better on VPN/75Mbps Verizon FiOS service isn't good enough to stream Netflix smoothly." Ars Technica 7/18
  • "Scientists Are Afraid To Talk About The Robot Apocalypse, And That's A Problem" Business Insider 7/18
  • "No good alternative for Aereo cord cutters without antennas: In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why the Supreme Court's Aereo decision was bad for those who've ditched traditional TV service." CNET 7/18
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "The iMac iPhone" TUAW 2:00 PM
  • "Google Search App For iOS Has An Easter Egg Which You Probably Don't Know About [Video] Redmond Pie 1:59 PM
  • "Broken Sword 5 – The Serpent's Curse: Episode Two" TechnologyTell 1:56 PM
  • "Rachio Iro lets you take charge of your sprinkler from your iPhone" iMore 10:34 AM
  • "Doctor Who Legacy for iPhone and iPad warping in some new comic-based content, but you'll still want to exterminate it" iMore 10:22 AM
  • "San Diego Comic-Con updates official iOS app with new design and new features" AppAdvice 8:32 AM
  • "Tank Titans HD for iOS Released - Realistic Battlefield Game" prMac 8:12 AM
  • "Breakout Studios Releases Bouncing Soccer Balls - 100 Balls Game" prMac 8:11 AM
  • "Candy Shuffle Match - New free game for iOS" prMac 8:11 AM
  • "Fighter Fish - A New Action Game Released For iPhone on The App Store" prMac 8:11 AM
  • "Wonderblox Combines Classic Toys with iPad Experience" PadGadget 7/18
  • "iPhone app Numerous previews iOS 8 Notification Center integration" 9to5Mac 7/18
  • "iPhone case defies gravity, sort of" TUAW 7/18
  • "Premium Not Freemium: iPad Game Monument Valley Passes 1M Downloads" TechCrunch 7/18
  • "PadGadget's Flashback Friday: Jenga – Now Universal, Free for a Limited Time" PadGadget 7/18
  • "This Kickstarter promises a magnetic charger for the iPhone" Gigaom 7/18
  • "This Awesome Accessory Brings The MagSafe Connector To iPhone 5s [Video] Redmond Pie 7/18
  • "Blue's Mikey Digital turns iPhone or iPad into a Field Recorder" Digital Trends 7/18
  • "Amazon launches iOS-compatible Kindle Unlimited, a $10/mo. all-you-can-read ebook plan" AppleInsider 7/18
  • "Konnet Care Vision Protective Shield For iPhones, iPads & Other LED Displays Protects Eyes From Harmful UV Light" MacPrices 7/18
  • "Riffstation Play Makes It Easy To Play Along With YouTube Music Videos" TechCrunch 7/18
  • "Henge Docks Introduces Its New Case Inserts" prMac 7/18
  • "A New Puzzle Game - Treasure Puzzle HD Available for iPad" prMac 7/18
  • "Indie Game Space Stack Hits the App Store" prMac 7/18
  • "MCE Ships Portable USB 3.0 2 TB + Blu-ray Recorder + USB Hub + SD Reader" prMac 7/18
  • "Scientific computing app Computable brings IPython and SciPy to the iPad" prMac 7/18
  • "Amazing new app for young children released today" prMac 7/18
  • "Dragon Snack Released - An Original Arcade Game" prMac 7/18
Computer Industry
  • "Is Microsoft adopting a more agile approach?" TG Daily 8:52 AM
  • "Microsoft Layoffs Include an End to Original Video Production" The Motley Fool 8:39 AM
  • "Microsoft Layoffs Hit Nokia Hard and Take Down the X Lineup" Latin Post 9:07 AM
  • "Microsoft Kills Entertainment Unit, May Shelve Flagship Lumia 'McLaren'" DailyTech 9:08 AM
  • "Report: Microsoft's cuts include the EMEA Xbox team" Polygon 9:08 AM
  • "Microsoft betrayed Finland says Finnish Minister of Finance: Microsoft has betrayed Finland, states Mr Anti Rinne, the Minister of Finance for Finland in the wake of Microsoft's recent announcement to dramatically reduce its workforce." iTWire 9:07 AM
  • "Are Historic Layoffs Best for Microsoft?" Top Tech News 9:09 AM
  • "Windows 9: Start Menu To Return, Rumored To Be Free/Microsoft's reboot of its operating system is expected to be released at some point next year" ValueWalk 9:07 AM
  • "The Chromebook gains and Microsoft responds: Chromebooks continue to give Microsoft and Windows trouble. And Microsoft continues to make a case against them." CNET 4:09 PM
  • "This Is How Drastically Your Windows Computer Has Changed Over The Years" Business Insider 2:01 PM
  • "Microsoft imposes new rules on contract workers, requiring 6-month break from access" Seattle Times 2:44 PM
  • "IBM Stock Buybacks Reduce Share Count Below 1 Billion" Bloomberg 2:00 PM
  • "Vatican dispute sheds light on HP case in troubled Autonomy deal" IndiaTimes 9:01 AM
  • "Dell, Newegg start accepting Bitcoin as payment" Digital Trends 1:58 PM
  • "Lenovo spins 180, says it's still in the 8-in. Windows tablet game: Withdrawal from small-sized Windows tablet U.S. market only temporary, company clarifies" Computerworld 4:09 PM
  • "Lenovo says it's still committed to small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S." PCWorld 11:46 AM
  • "Google Has a Huge New Business You Probably Don't Know About" Fortune 8:57 AM
  • "What if every PC game could run on your tablet? Digital Foundry presents an alternative vision for the future of mobile gaming." Eurogamer 9:03 AM
  • "Macro viruses make comeback" Acumin 9:10 AM
  • "Microsoft Will Scream Under Satya Nadella" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Microsoft layoffs: Operating systems group chief Myerson's memo to the troops" ZDNet 7/18
  • "To Help Boost Growth, Should Microsoft Sell Nokia to Lenovo?" Forbes 7/18
  • "Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year" Computerworld 7/18
  • "Surface survives Microsoft cuts, but tablet strategy remains muddled: What part, if any, will Nokia have in tablets, analysts ask" InfoWorld 7/18
  • "5 no-bull takeaways about Microsoft's restructuring: What's the real meaning of Microsoft's job cuts and reorg? Here are the five points you need to know" InfoWorld 7/18
  • "With Nokia, Microsoft is showing it's not afraid to make bold moves. Just not the right ones" ZDNet 7/18
  • "Could Microsoft Steal Mobile OS Market Share From Apple And Google Via Cloud?" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "I Love Microsoft Before, Now, And Into Earnings; It's Better Than Apple Or Amazon" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Microsoft: Should Investors Continue Betting On A Turnaround?" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Microsoft Job Cuts Prompt Finnish Demands as Recession Hurts" Bloomberg 7/18
  • "Microsoft's Tough Call to Come on Phones" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/18
  • "Microsoft to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs: New CEO Nadella Seeks to Remake Company; Layoffs Primarily Among Phone and Tablet Staff, Which Bulged After Nokia Buy" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/18
  • "Microsoft Eliminating 18,000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines" Bloomberg 7/18
  • "Microsoft Cuts Can't Cool Seattle Hunger for Code Writers" Bloomberg 7/18
  • "Inside IBM's billion-dollar bet on Watson" VentureBeat 7/18
  • "Buying Big Blue On A Clean Quarter And Record Q2 EPS" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager enters Gartner's Magic Quadrant/Summary: IBM goes full speed ahead in Gartner's Magic Quadrant report for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances." ZDNet 7/18
  • "Dow Today: International Business Machines Lower" TheStreet 7/18
  • "IBM Slumps: What Wall Street's Saying" TheStreet 7/18
  • "Tech Five: Google shares climbs, IBM sinks" USA Today 7/18
  • "IBM Beats on Earnings, Revenues; Positive Outlook for 2H" Zacks 7/18
  • "Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's revenue flattens: But profits jump compared to a year ago, when the company took a restructuring charge" InfoWorld 7/18
  • "Cost-Cutting Aids IBM's Profit, but Revenue Remains Soft: Computing Giant Continues to Struggle With Shifts in Market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/18
  • "IBM Transformation Continues, Expect The Shares To Trade To $250 By Year-End" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "IBM Shares Grow Scarcer as Buybacks Bring Count Below 1 Billion" Bloomberg 7/18
  • "Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's revenue flattens: But profits jump compared to a year ago, when the company took a restructuring charge" InfoWorld 7/18
  • "Exclusive: Vatican dispute sheds light on HP case in troubled Autonomy deal" Reuters 7/18
  • "Why Meg Whitman's Ascent to Chairman of HP Signals New Beginning" TheStreet 7/18
  • "Bank Of America Downgrades Advanced Micro Devices Amid 'Weak' Guidance, Shares Tumble" Benzinga 7/18
  • "AMD's Earnings Send Shares Tumbling, Analysts' View Mixed" SiliconBeat 7/18
  • "AMD's Future Is In The Hands Of Samsung, Global Foundries And... Apple" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "How Will Advanced Micro Devices Stock React to This Analyst Action Today?" TheStreet 7/18
  • "Advanced Micro Misses Q2 Earnings on Weak Consumer PC Market" Zacks 7/18
  • "PC market rebound doesn't help AMD's earnings: AMD reports a net loss of $36 million for the second quarter, but that's a big improvement from the same quarter a year ago" InfoWorld 7/18
  • "Advanced Micro Devices sinks after earnings miss" MarketWatch 7/18
  • "AMD: Sell-Off Is Warranted As AMD Disappoints So Early In The Recovery Cycle" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "AMD Fell Short Of Expectations, So What Now?" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Intel Taking Down AMD in the Low End: AMD is ceding material share to Intel in the sub-$399 notebook market." Barron's 7/18
  • "Can Intel Corporation's Ambitious 2015 Smartphone Plans Compete With Qualcomm?" The Motley Fool 7/18
  • "Can NVIDIA Outsmart Intel in High-Performance Computing?" The Motley Fool 7/18
  • "Some cloud services are more important than others, and should be treated that way" ZDNet 7/18
  • "Despite Disappointing Mobile Results, Intel Stock Is Still A Long-Term Buy" Seeking Alpha 7/18
  • "Dell hops on the bitcoin bandwagon" CNET 7/18
  • "Dell.com announces support for bitcoin payments" CNBC 7/18
  • "Dell becomes largest retailer to accept bitcoin payments" Gigaom 7/18
  • "Dude, you're getting a Dell – with Bitcoin: IT giant slurps cryptocash" The Register 7/18
  • "Dell Now Accepts Bitcoin For All Online U.S. Purchases" TechCrunch 7/18
  • "Sorry, cloud resisters: Control does not equal security" InfoWorld 7/18
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "What to Expect in Tech Next Week: Microsoft and Apple Earnings" The Motley Fool 1:59 PM
  • "The Surprising Market Where Apple, Inc. Is Missing a Big Opportunity" The Motley Fool 7/18
  • "Little consensus on Apple's iPhone, iPad sales for the third quarter" AppAdvice 7/18
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Google spurs tech gains following earnings/Tech stocks looked to close the week out on a high note Friday, with Google Inc. rising in the wake of the company's upbeat second-quarter results." MarketWatch 7/18
  • "Stock Market Today: Markets Shrug Off Escalating Geopolitical Conflict to Close Higher" TheStreet 7/18
  • "US stock futures creep up after General Electric, Google and other big companies post results" FOXBusiness 7/18
  • "U.S. Stocks Rebound to Post Weekly Gains: S&P 500 Rises 0.5% For Week, Leaving it Up 7% in 2014" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/18
  • "Asia Markets: Japan stocks drop most in three weeks after plane crash/Japanese stocks posted their biggest decline in three weeks on Friday, leading regional losses as part of a global market rout following a deadly Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine." MarketWatch 7/18
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks fall; RBS, Volvo among decliners/European stock markets traded broadly lower on Friday, spurred by geopolitical concerns after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops into Gaza." MarketWatch 7/18
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 7/18
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 7/18

 
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