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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, August 16, 2014
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple working on new Data center on Curacao"  AmongTech 1:15 PM
  • "Apple reportedly expanding global data center presence with new facility in Curacao" AppleInsider 1:15 PM
  • "iPhone 6 users want screens that don't scratch or crack" New York Post 9:32 PM
  • "Smartphone at 20: IBM Simon to iPhone 6/On the 20th anniversary of the first smartphone going on sale, Sophie Curtis takes a look at how smartphones have transformed the way we work, live and play" Telegraph 8:30 AM
  • "Apple hires former Navteq executive to join Maps division" TechnologyTell 11:17 AM
  • "Apple Poached Its Most Controversial Executive From Adobe, But Adobe Threw Him A Party Anyway" Business Insider 1:11 PM
  • "Email Address on Store Receipt Sparks Debate" ifoAppleStore 8:16 AM
  • "Galaxy Alpha Proves Samsung Is Scared Of iPhone 6" Digital Trends 8:19 AM
  • "Google Buys Jetpac, Ends Apple Support/Google Inc. bought city guide app creator Jetpac and immediately announced it would withdraw its product from Apple's store. The battle between the two app stores continues to heat up." 24/7 Wall St. 11:15 AM
  • "Sam Sung charity auction raises $2,653 for Children's Wish Foundation" Cult of Mac 11:17 AM
  • "Sam Sung's Old Apple Uniform Raises More than $2,000 for Charity" ABCNews 11:24 AM
  • "Apple celebrating diversity in Cupertino with several employee events this week" 9to5Mac 8/15
  • "Apple adds key Vice Presidents, more diversity to executive leadership page" 9to5Mac 8/15
  • "Apple profiles the Vice Presidents that report directly to Tim Cook" iMore 8/15
  • "Ever Wonder Why Ron Johnson Left Apple for J.C. Penney?"  FOXBusiness 8/15
  • "Fair Labor Association publishes data from audits of two Apple suppliers, Apple responds" 9to5Mac 8/15
  • "Apple Working to Remedy Labor Violations Found at Quanta Factories" MacRumors 8/15
  • "Job Listings Reveal Future Middle East Store" ifoAppleStore 8/15
  • "Hiring underway for first Apple Store(s) in the oil-rich nations of the Middle East" 9to5Mac 8/15
  • "NPD DisplaySearch: In a Maturing Tablet PC Market, Apple and Samsung Face Growth Declines" PRWeb 8/15
  • "In a maturing tablet market, Apple and Samsung face growth declines, says NPD" DigiTimes 8/15
  • "Android and iOS Devices Account For 96.4% of 300M+ Global Smartphone Market Shipments In Q414 – IDC" MacPrices 8/15
  • "Back to School Guide 2014: Laptops" Engadget 8/15
  • "Bill Gates just topped Tim Cook's ice bucket challenge" Cult of Mac 8/15
  • "Watch Apple's boss Tim Cook getting ice bath to benefit ALS research" iDownload Blog 8/15
  • "Teenager who fell asleep on his iPhone 5 is scarred for life after gadget burns a 2ins hole on his arm" Daily Mail (UK) 8/15
  • "Gay Apple customer outraged after he 'received receipt from store employee with homophobic slur printed on it in place of email address'" Daily Mail (UK) 8/15
Non-Apple News
  • "Check App. Accept Job. Repeat.: In the Sharing Economy, Workers Find Both Freedom and Uncertainty" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:02 PM
  • "'Text Neck' Is The Latest Health Craze That's Going to Injure You" Gizmodo 3:15 PM
  • "New Display Tech Fixes Poor Eyesight; Glasses And Contacts Not Required" Digital Trends 1:12 PM
  • "Even A Simple Cat Video Can Hack Your Computer" Digital Trends 8:19 AM
  • "For Its New Shows, Amazon Adds Art to Its Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/15
  • "Facebook Messenger users gripe and grumble in online reviews" CNET 8/15
  • "The Future of Oculus Rift, According to the Man Who Invented It" Kotaku 8/15
  • "The Cable Guys Have Become the Internet Guys" ["Not by much. The top cable guys now have 49,915,000 Internet subscribers, compared to 49,910,000 TV subscribers. And to be sure, most cable customers are getting both services."] Re/code 8/15
  • "Samsung gets Serious about Home Automation with SmartThings Purchase" The Mac Observer 8/15
  • "Sprint to Unveil New Pricing Plans: Carrier Tested $50-A-Month Unlimited Offer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/15
  • "New Sprint CEO Promises Price Cuts And Better Plans" Digital Trends 8/15
  • "Here's How Google Motivates One Of Its Most Innovative Teams To Move Faster" Business Insider 8/15
  • "Watch Samsung try to get you excited for its doomed Nook tablet | Business | by Harrison Weber" VentureBeat 8/15
  • "Premier League tells fans to stop posting GIFs and Vines of goals" Engadget 8/15
  • "'I'm Sorry,' Says The Man Who Invented Pop-Up Ads" Gizmodo 8/15
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Coming August 16: Gene Steinberg meets Braydon Moreno, of ROBO 3D, Bryan Chaffin from The Mac Observer, and tech columnist Rob Pegoraro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/15
  • "iMore show 415: Overcompensation, Extremes, and conspiracies" iMore 8/15
  • "Podcast: Looftlighter, Sapphire Glass, Robin Williams, Google Customer Service, plus more" Insanely Great Mac 8/15