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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, August 4, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple may collaborate with Visa on mobile payments: Apple could use stockpile of iTunes accounts, credit cards on file to expand payments business."  MarketWatch 2:58 PM
  • "Apple, Visa to Accelerate e-Payments Where Google Failed, Says Pac Crest" Barron's 10:49 AM
  • "Why Did Apple Develop Its Own CDN? Frost and Sullivan Principal Analyst Dan Rayburn discusses how a content delivery network will help boost Apple's business." Bloomberg TV 3:11 PM
  • "Editorial: Why Apple, Inc. isn't worried about iPad's IDC tablet 'market share'"  AppleInsider 8:58 AM
  • "Here's The Real Reason Apple's iPad Sales Are So Awful"  Business Insider 10:48 AM
  • "Why Apple should pay more attention to indie developers in the App Store"  Macworld 9:00 AM
  • "10 ways Apple, Google and others will change the way you drive" Computerworld 8:57 AM
  • "Apple closes $3bn Beats Electronics deal: But what will it do next?" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
  • "Apple hires Angela Ahrendts' confidant & former Nike exec to lead social media efforts" 9to5Mac 2:30 PM
OS X
News
  • "Apple releases OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5 with Safari improvements, UI changes" 9to5Mac 2:38 PM
  • "Apple changing Gatekeeper app signing rules in OS X 10.9.5 & Yosemite, could break some apps" 9to5Mac 2:31 PM
  • "Adobe developing Aperture to Lightroom migration tool, releases step-by-step transition guide" 9to5Mac 2:38 PM
  • "Are your favorite apps compatible with iOS 8 & OS X Yosemite?" iSource 8:10 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Changes in the Swift Standard Library in Beta 5: Hey, happy Monday, none of your Swift code will compile!" Airspeed Velocity 7:43 PM
  • "Yosemite discussion examines beta experiences and issues: Sheepshaver, iCloud, Feedback Assistant, migration, installation, Apple Mail, performance, Standard File dialogs, etc." MacInTouch 11:59 AM
  • "Mavericks discussion includes a rebuilding/recovery tip, a question about migration from Snow Leopard, more about focus theft, and other notes." MacInTouch 11:59 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "5 changes Apple made in OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 5" Cult of Mac 7:45 PM
  • "Telestream's Switch Video Player/Inspector lives up to its promise" IT.Enquirer 8:50 AM
  • "MacCaption 6: creating captions and subtitles with ease" IT.Enquirer 10:01 AM
  • "Contexts review: Make your OS X windows more manageable" Macworld 9:00 AM
  • "Mementum's voice recorder for Mac OS X gets even better with version 1.1" Apple Daily Report 8:56 AM
  • "Improve your presentation skills: how to make smoother slide transitions in Keynote" Macworld 8:59 AM
  • "How to Make Folders in the iCloud File Browser from OS X Mavericks" OS X Daily 8:32 PM
  • "Make OS X Yosemite's dark mode turn on automatically with this neat utility" 9to5Mac 9:07 AM
  • "How to show hidden files and folders in Finder on Mac" iDownload Blog 7:42 PM
  • "Adding Subtitle Tracks To Videos" MacMost 10:22 AM
  • "iTunes Tip: Quickly Add Songs and Other Items to Playlists" Kirkville 9:14 AM
  • "Easy Mac Hacks: Stop Power Button from Activating Sleep" Mac|Life 2:56 PM
  • "Shazam Comes To The Mac" TeraTalks 8:51 AM
  • "What's The Price Of Pretty Mac System Statistics?" NoodleMac 8:51 AM
  • "Cheap: How To Backup Gmail On A Mac" Mac 360 8:51 AM
  • "Make Custom Graph Paper On Your Mac" Mac 360 8:50 AM
  • "The Mac Way To Record And Edit Audio" Mac 360 8:51 AM
  • "Mac Geeks: '1996 Called And They Want Their RAM Disk Back" BohemianBoomer 8:51 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The Most Enduring (and Endearing) Features of OS X Throughout the Years. Part I" The Mac Observer 2:43 PM
  • "The Apple Beat: Continuity features can transcend Mac and iOS functionality" Canadian Reviewer 2:40 PM
  • "Are Apple's Continuity Technologies Enough to Get iOS Developers to Write Mac Apps?"  Lou Miranda 11:20 AM
  • "Apple's Yosemite Shows Why Microsoft's OS Strategy is Failing" The Tech Night Owl 8:57 AM
Press Releases
  • "Take Control of OS X Server, Chapter 9: Mobile Device Management" TidBITS 8:27 PM
  • "VOX for OS X now features SoundCloud integration" TechnologyTell 2:40 PM
  • "'Mac taming OS X 10.9 Mavericks Edition' book available on iBooks Store." Jason's Bit(s) 2:25 PM
  • "DEVONtechnologies releases DEVONthink and DEVONnote 2.7.7" DEVONtechnologies 8:55 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Q2 North American Mobile Update: Apple Users Drive Majority of Usage, Samsung Shows Greatest Growth" Chitika 4:16 PM
  • "Apple's Arizona Sapphire Facility 'Commencing the Transition to Volume Production'" MacRumors 4:14 PM
  • "Apple sapphire supplier GT Advanced nears completion of Arizona plant, volume production imminent" AppleInsider 7:38 PM
  • "Apple tops Samsung in North American mobile Web traffic: The iPhone accounts for a little more than half of all smartphone traffic seen in July by online ad network Chitika, with Samsung in second place." CNET 2:31 PM
  • "iOS global usage falls behind Android for the first time" 9to5Mac 9:07 AM
  • "For the first time, Apple iOS usage slips below Google Android" AppAdvice 2:40 PM
  • "Apple's first price cuts on 2014 MacBook Pros hit, yield $100-$350 savings for Price Guide users" AppleInsider 2:38 PM
  • "Apple's latest iPhone 5s ad is all about dreams... and how the iPhone can help" BGR 9:05 AM
  • "Apple Dreams Ad Showcases iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps, Add-ons" FairerPlatform 8:50 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Can a plane be hacked via in-flight Wi-Fi? Researcher says it's so" CNET 7:38 PM
  • "Comcast Confessions: why the cable guy is always late/More than 100 Comcast employees spoke to The Verge about life inside the nation's largest cable and broadband company" The Verge 11:17 AM
  • "For $400 Million, Microsoft's Surface Will Be The Go-To Tablet For NFL Sidelines" Business Insider 8:30 PM
  • "NFL coaches, players have a new sideline consultant: tablets/Back in May 2013, Microsoft and the National Football League inked a $400 million multi-year deal to bring Microsoft devices to the sidelines. Well, Surface tablets debuted on an NFL sideline for the first time during last night's Hall of Fame game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants in Canton, Ohio." VentureBeat 11:16 AM
  • "US May Ban In-flight Calls, But not Over Safety Concerns" The Mac Observer 10:00 AM
  • "Mozilla leaks 76,000 developers' email addresses" Telegraph 9:17 AM
  • "Xiaomi: China's New #1 Smartphone Vendor" 24/7 Wall St. 9:07 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "We get our groove on this week with Beats now being welcomed to the Apple family and we found some cool music discovery apps." The MT Show 8:55 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Leaked shell gives us our first good look at the iPad Air 2" Cult of Mac 9:05 AM
  • "Next iPad Air subtly redesigned if new images are to be believed" iMore 9:24 AM
  • "Purported iPad Air 2 Rear Shell Leaks [Photos] iClarified 9:24 AM
  • "Analyst: Apple could equip 5.5" 'iPhone 6' with more powerful processor than 4.7" model" AppleInsider 8:58 AM
  • "Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone might make the 4.7-inch version feel outdated" BGR 9:06 AM
  • "5.5-Inch iPhone 6's A8 Processor May Be More Powerful Than in 4.7-Inch Model" MacRumors 10:43 AM
  • "Apple releases iOS 8 beta 5 to developers with Health enhancements, UI tweaks" 9to5Mac 2:38 PM
  • "iOS 8 beta 5 now available to download" BGR 2:40 PM
  • "The tiny changes Apple made to iOS 8 beta 5" Cult of Mac 2:41 PM
  • "Apple seeds fifth beta versions of iOS 8, OS X Yosemite to developers" AppleInsider 2:31 PM
  • "Apple Releases New Betas Of iOS 8 And OS X Yosemite" AppleBitch 2:23 PM
  • "Apple's iOS 8 beta 5 contains a number of notable changes" AppAdvice 2:39 PM
  • "iOS 8 Beta 5 SMS Relay, New iCloud Icons, Health App Updates, and More" MacRumors 2:57 PM
  • "Apple Adds Spirometry Data Type to HealthKit in iOS 8 Beta 5" The Mac Observer 2:27 PM
  • "New Apple TV beta brings refreshed look with iOS-like icons and thinner text [Gallery] 9to5Mac 2:38 PM
  • "Apple TV gets new beta with revamped iOS-like icons" iMore 2:42 PM
  • "Apple Seeds New Apple TV 7 Beta 4 Firmware to Developers" iClarified 2:42 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Quell+ For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:30 AM
  • "Starborn Anarkist For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:30 AM
  • "Gravitations For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 10:30 AM
  • "Mac Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 8:55 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:55 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) review: Update offers slightly better CPU performance" Macworld 2:31 PM
  • "Roundup: USB 3.0 Bus-Powered Single Drive Storage Devices" Bare Feats 7:34 PM
  • "A Preview of the SpeakerSlide, A Kickstarter Project" MacStories 9:14 AM
  • "Transcend SSD340 (256GB) Review" AnandTech 9:06 AM
  • "Precision Touch 'Dart' 2mm Stylus Hands-on Review" PadGadget 10:23 AM
  • "Slingbox M1 Hardware Review: The Slingbox M1 is an odd piece of hardware that fills a very specific niche, but it fills that niche quite effectively." 148Apps 11:17 AM
  • "Review: Ztylus Zip-5s Case and RV-2 Lens Combo for the iPhone 5/5s" Run Around Tech 9:24 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Hands on: See iOS 8 beta 5's new features in action" Cult of Mac 7:45 PM
  • "Asana review: a full-featured task manager for iOS devices" Macworld 4:16 PM
  • "GoodReader 4 review: An excellent universal app for PDF management" Macworld 8:59 AM
  • "Keep it Reel: Record, mix, and release a professional recording on your iPad" Macworld 8:59 AM
  • "Phoster: A Re-examination of a Favourite iOS App for Creating Posters" eXtensions 8:57 AM
  • "SocialCafe Audio Photo iPhone App Review" Tapscape 9:24 AM
  • "Hands-On: BiOShock For iOS [Video] RazorianFly 10:36 AM
  • "Hands-On with 'BiOShock' for iOS - The World of Rapture in the Palm of Your Hands" Touch Arcade 9:17 AM
  • "'Revolution 60' Review - This Revolution Should Have Been Televised" Touch Arcade 4:11 PM
  • "'Soccer Physics' Review - Dumb, Dumb, Dumb Fun" Touch Arcade 11:16 AM
  • "'Super Heavy Sword' Review - Ideas And Problems, In Equal Measure" Touch Arcade 8:32 PM
  • "Appidemic: 80 Days for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 9:06 AM
  • "Yarnee Review: Convenient and quick to use, Yarnee enables you to create stories from your social networking entries." 148Apps 2:39 PM
  • "Crazy Taxi City Rush - Refueling An Arcade Classic?" Apple'n'Apps 7:43 PM
  • "Crazy Taxi: City Rush Review/Crazy Taxi: City Rush is well-adapted for mobile, but the deluge of ads may make players feel like they're circling Times Square." 148Apps 9:06 AM
  • "Super Heavy Sword Review: Super Heavy Sword is adorable. However, its frustrating controls and level layout is bound to inspire not-so-adorable tantrums." 148Apps 9:35 AM
  • "Iron Knights Review: Messy but offering some entertaining dungeon crawling, Iron Knights is inconsistent." 148Apps 2:39 PM
Tips
  • "PadGadget's iPad Tips: How to See What Percentage of Your Battery is Used" PadGadget 9:35 AM
  • "Tip: Quick Emoji Popup on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air" iSource 9:14 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple: Why It's What I Don't Know That Excites Me" Seeking Alpha 4:15 PM
  • "Are iOS users more active online than Android users?" TG Daily 2:55 PM
  • "Is AppleCare worth it for your MacBook?" iMore 2:38 PM
  • "A Bag of Hurt Heading for Samsung" GWMac 2:26 PM
  • "Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year" Barron's 10:49 AM
  • "Op-Ed: 3 ways to jumpstart Apple iPad sales" AppAdvice 9:35 AM
  • "End your MacBook shame: Convert it into a Microsoft Surface/What does Jony Ive know about designing computers, anyway?" The Register 9:15 AM
  • "Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison: Who Was More Influential?" Forbes 9:09 AM
  • "Why you should consider a gaming mouse, even if you're not a gamer" TechnologyTell 9:06 AM
  • "How Apple Is Doomed, Reasons 127-129" Mac 360 8:52 AM
  • "PCs, Smartphones And Tablets: What Do You Recommend To Others?" Mac 360 8:51 AM
Non-Apple
  • "When data becomes dangerous: Why Elon Musk is right and wrong about AI" Gigaom 7:44 PM
  • "New leaked pics show the Moto 360 will look as gorgeous as you hoped" BGR 4:15 PM
  • "Microsoft's plan to takeover NFL sidelines fumbles on opening night" Cult of Mac 2:41 PM
  • "Android's Winning Online Usage Share [Meh] Tapscape 10:59 AM
  • "When It Comes to Technology, Humans Are Idiots" TechNewsWorld 9:14 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Manything turns any iOS device into a home video monitoring system" TUAW 8:27 PM
  • "Synology NAS Products Hit with Synolock Ransomware" The Mac Observer 7:35 PM
  • "Best iPhone apps for contractors: Win more bids and manage job sites better!" iMore 4:15 PM
  • "FitDesk FDX 2.0 – Lets you Work, and Workout" Coolest Gadgets 2:56 PM
  • "State of Decay developers Undead Labs announce iPhone and iPad RPG Moonrise" iMore 11:16 AM
  • "'LEGO Friends' Arrives Just in Time for Kids to Enjoy Before School Starts Back Up" PadGadget 11:16 AM
  • "Powa Technologies and e-Nabler Partner to Provide Advanced Tablet POS Solution" Business Wire 10:26 AM
  • "Epson Adds Ultra-Compact Mobile Printer to Lineup" Business Wire 10:26 AM
  • "Epson Printers Now Available with Aldelo Touch for iPad POS" Business Wire 10:26 AM
  • "Appthority Analyzes Top 400 iOS And Android Apps For Enterprise Security And Privacy Risks" Appthority 10:00 AM
  • "NFL Now Channel Coming to Apple TV" MacTrast 9:15 AM
  • "NFL Now app coming to Apple TV this month" 9to5Mac 9:07 AM
  • "The Rapture is coming again with BiOShock for iOS" TechnologyTell 9:06 AM
  • "BioShock Heads To iOS With Controller Support In August 2014" Digital Trends 9:05 AM
  • "Grovemade Black Walnut Apple Wireless Keyboard Tray And Desk Collections" MacPrices 8:56 AM
  • "Automatically Create Action Shot Videos with Clipstro 1.0 for iOS" prMac 8:55 AM
  • "MIT Student Ben Reynolds Unveils his Award-Winning iOS game, Got Light?" prMac 8:54 AM
  • "Animal Face And Tail: The biggest Animal Photo app on the App Store" prMac 8:54 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B: The tablet business has lost money each quarter, and each fiscal year" Computerworld 8:07 PM
  • "Microsoft Suing Samsung Over Android Royalties" WirelessWeek 8:57 AM
  • "Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents: Samsung is requires it to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the Android phones it sells" InfoWorld 8:33 AM
  • "Microsoft vs. Samsung, Explained: Microsoft claims Samsung is trying to renege on its obligation to pay patent licensing fees. Could the billions Microsoft earns from Android-related patents be at stake?" InformationWeek 4:19 PM
  • "Satya Nadella at six months: Grading Microsoft's new CEO" InfoWorld 8:24 AM
  • "China reads Microsoft the riot act: Don't mess with antitrust inquiry/Steps up campaign against the U.S. company with public warning" Computerworld 8:07 PM
  • "China Warns Microsoft Against Interfering In Or Obstructing The Antitrust Probe" Microsoft News 8:54 AM
  • "Chinese Microsoft staff protest 'hostile' takeover of Nokia unit, 'violent' job cuts" ZDNet 8:06 AM
  • "China Warns Microsoft Against Obstructing Probe: Regulator Says It Questioned Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Mary Snapp" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 AM
  • "China regulator says Microsoft should not obstruct anti-trust probe" Reuters 7:04 AM
  • "Microsoft continues global CRM expansion in battle against Salesforce.com: The company is targeting growth markets, according to one analyst" IDG News Service 2:56 PM
  • "Why Microsoft is becoming a cloud computing competitor" Market Realist 8:31 PM
  • "Microsoft and IBM, the two fastest movers in emerging cloud business" The Economic Times 9:21 AM
  • "IBM wants Watson to orchestrate your next board room takeover" The Verge 8:31 PM
  • "Cloud revenue jumps, led by Microsoft and IBM Add to ..." The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:56 AM
  • "IBM steps up HR push, adds consulting, new Kenexa services" ZDNet 9:56 AM
  • "HP to sue former Autonomy CFO over bungled acquisition settlement" ZDNet 12:16 PM
  • "Hewlett-Packard to sue former Autonomy CFO" Reuters 11:54 AM
  • "HP Says Ex-Autonomy CFO Can't Challenge Settlement" Bloomberg 11:54 AM
  • "HP, Autonomy trade barbs as lawsuit against ex-CFO looms" Reuters 11:54 AM
  • "Dell develops mood-reading tech for the office and play" BBC 8:09 PM
  • "Cisco patches traffic snooping flaw in its networking gear: The vulnerability affects the OSPF routing protocol implementation on Cisco networking equipment" InfoWorld 8:30 AM
  • "Chip Sales Tracking Toward Another Record in 2014: Semiconductor Trade Group Says Sales Rose 11% in First Half of Year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 PM
  • "Storage maker builds fast SSD to prepare for life after NAND flash" PCWorld 8:09 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Could Blossom Into $130 a Share" TheStreet 9:29 AM
  • "Report: Apple has the most balanced acquisition, investment strategy" AppleDailyReport 10:25 AM
Industry News
  • "Tech Stocks: Groupon is big tech gainer ahead of earnings/Online deal company shares surge a day ahead of results" MarketWatch 4:12 PM
  • "Rebound! Stocks bounce back Monday" CNNMoney 4:12 PM
  • "Stock Market Today: Risky Complacency Brings Stocks Higher" TheStreet 4:12 PM
  • "US stocks bounce back, recovering some ground after worst week since 2012; Berkshire gains" Associated Press 4:13 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rebound as financials rally/Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Monday, bucking a weaker regional trend, as financial stocks rallied on the upcoming test of a scheme to allow cross-trading of Shanghai and Hong Kong shares." MarketWatch 6:51 AM
  • "Europe Markets: HSBC, AXA among European market movers/The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 XX:SXXP -0.23% fell 0.2% Monday, turning lower as investors appeared to back away from bargain hunting in the wake of the market's nearly 3% slide last week." MarketWatch 11:39 AM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:36 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:36 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:43 PM

 
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