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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, October 6, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "iPhone 6 hype growing faster than a beanstalk"  MarketWatch 7:44 AM
  • "Apple Watch is a Radical Shift in Apple's Strategy"  The Motley Fool 8:48 AM
  • "Not everything Apple touches is gold: Slap the word 'Apple' on a piece of technology, and it seems like a guaranteed success. But investors learned the hard way Monday that Apple's Midas touch only goes so far." CNNMoney 3:32 PM
  • "iPad Is Now The #1 Brand Among Kids 6-12: Digital Entertainment Is Replacing Traditional TV" PRNewswire 11:26 AM
OS X
News
  • "iWorm Malware Goes After Mac OS X Users" eWeek 8:05 PM
  • "Apple Updates Malware Definitions to Protect Against Botnet Threat Coordinated Via Reddit" MacRumors 7:52 AM
  • "Apple And Reddit Have Shut Down The iWorm Virus That Took Control Of People's Macs" Business Insider 8:25 AM
  • "Apple Updates 'XProtect' Anti-Malware Definitions to Block iWorm Threat" iClarified 8:13 AM
  • "Apple Adds iWorm to Xprotect Malware Definition List for OS X" The Mac Observer 10:46 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Adobe Releases New Creative Cloud Upgrades" Larry's Blog 9:13 PM
  • "Correcting a photo with Perfectly Clear" IT.Enquirer 7:48 AM
  • "The handy MenuMate for OS X displays app menu bar items anywhere on screen" Apple Daily Report 7:42 AM
  • "How to Remove the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin from Safari in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 8:05 AM
  • "How to use your iPhone as a removable hard drive" Macworld 8:14 AM
  • "Firefox CCK2 lockdown Casper Extension Attributes" Amsys 11:49 AM
  • "What Every Mac User With Too Much Email Needs: Badges. Lots And Lots Of Badges" BohemianBoomer 7:43 AM
  • "What Device Is Connected To Your Network? These Mac Apps Know" Mac 360 7:43 AM
  • "6 Ways To Love The Mac Power User's Folder Navigation Utility App" Mac 360 7:43 AM
  • "Paranoid Much? Another Way To Encrypt And Password Protect Mac Files" NoodleMac 7:47 AM
  • "So, You Want To Be A Graphic Designer? Add This To A Mac" TeraTalks 7:41 AM
  • "Calibre: Your Personal Library of Congress" YMP Now 6:38 PM
Press Releases
  • "Autodesk to introduce Autodesk 'Fusion 360 Ultimate' for Product Design" Architosh 12:18 PM
  • "GraphicConverter 9.4 Delivers Yosemite Related Updates" FairerPlatform 10:46 AM
  • "Mac 3D News: Spatial Corporation ships ACIS R25 geometry modeling kernel" Architosh 7:57 AM
  • "What's New In the October 2014 Update to Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC & Muse CC" Terry White's Tech Blog 9:23 AM
  • "Adobe's latest Creative Cloud updates bridge desktop and mobile" Macworld 8:15 AM
  • "Adobe Updates Line of iOS Apps With New Features, Enhanced Creative Cloud Syncing" MacRumors 8:15 AM
  • "Adobe launches cloud-connected Capture & new Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, and Premiere iOS apps" 9to5Mac 7:56 AM
  • "Disk Tuner for Mac OS X - Clean, Optimize and Run your Mac Faster" prMac 7:52 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "NFL Bans Beats Headphones On Camera (Updated)" Re/code 7:50 AM
  • "iOS 8 adoption lagging significantly behind iOS 7, but iPhone 6 uptake is about double its predecessors" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
  • "iOS 8 adoption nears 45 percent, report says" CNET 10:02 AM
  • "The CNBC Next List: 2 Angela Ahrendts" CNBC 7:45 AM
  • "Bill Gates applauds Apple Pay, hints at Windows NFC payments service" The Inquirer 8:03 AM
  • "Apple's Campus 2 takes shape in new drone video" Cult of Mac 8:25 AM
  • "Apple Officially Confirms October 17 Availability of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in India" NDTV Gadgets 7:56 AM
  • "Apple set to launch iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in India on Oct. 17" AppAdvice 7:55 AM
  • "Rare iPhone 6 Prototype Listed For Sale, Costs $59,000 [Photos] Redmond Pie 8:25 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Sprint's begins layoffs, workforce reduction to cost company $160M" Electronista 2:15 PM
  • "Facebook completes acquisition of WhatsApp, purchase valued at $22B" Electronista 10:57 AM
  • "Facebook closes $21.8-billion deal for WhatsApp" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:57 AM
  • "How This Man Is Using Google To Make The Philippines Safer When Typhoons Hit" Business Insider 10:56 AM
  • "The Inventors of the Wristwatch Drone Share Their Vision of the Future" Wired 8:44 AM
  • "Samsung Earnings Slump as Galaxy Smartphones Struggle" Bloomberg 9:35 PM
  • "Samsung Poised for 'Ugly' Quarter as IPhones Get Bigger" Bloomberg 8:35 AM
  • "Samsung to Build $15 Billion Chip Plant as Phones Stall" Bloomberg 8:35 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Kirschen Seah Profiles the Upcoming Ada Lovelace Day Promoting Women in Tech" MacVoices 7:47 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch" MacRumors 9:43 PM
  • "iOS 8 usage figures showing signs of stress, fragmentation after initial uptick/Summary: Apple's latest operating system has stalled, reaching just 1 percentage point in growth since its release in late September. A sign of fragmentation to come?" ZDNet 9:13 PM
  • "iOS 8's Adoption Rate Seems To Have Stagnated" UberGizmo 9:43 PM
  • "Apple says iOS 8 on 47% of devices as adoption rate slows, tied with iOS 7 distribution" AppleInsider 9:45 PM
  • "iPhone 6 chip orders to remain high in 1Q15, say sources" DigiTimes 8:13 AM
  • "iPhone 6 Plus To Account For 60 Percent Of Total iPhone 6 Shipments – Digitimes Sources" MacPrices 7:48 AM
  • "Apple iPad Air 2 price, release date and rumours" The Inquirer 8:47 AM
  • "Apple Sapphire Partner GT Advanced Files for Bankruptcy Protection: Company Has Experienced Delays in Building a Sapphire-Production Factory to Serve Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
  • "Apple sapphire crystal supplier GT Advanced files for bankruptcy" 9to5Mac 9:24 AM
  • "Apple sapphire partner GT Advanced Technologies files for bankruptcy" AppleInsider 10:02 AM
  • "Apple Sapphire Supplier GT Advanced Technologies Files For Bankruptcy" TechCrunch 10:02 AM
  • "Apple's sapphire manufacturing partner files for bankruptcy: GT Advanced Technologies didn't get to make sapphire iPhone 6 screens after all." Ars Technica 7:40 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Scram For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" Apple Sliced 10:14 AM
  • "jtpck For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:14 AM
  • "Evil In Trouble For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:14 AM
  • "Mac Pro Prices & Deals" MacPrices 7:47 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:47 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone 6 Plus Review - Apple Proves That Big is Beautiful" IB Times 8:07 AM
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 4 delivers poor graphics performance vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus" AppleInsider 7:57 AM
  • "iPhone LTE Speed Test: iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 5s [Video] iClarified 3:31 PM
  • "Review: Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus 2" iLounge 10:03 AM
  • "OtterBox Symmetry Case for iPhone 6: Slim, Great Looking, Solid Protection" The Mac Observer 4:09 PM
  • "9 cool iPhone 6 accessories you'll use" Computerworld 8:48 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Make the most out of HealthKit with these 5 apps" Macworld 7:52 AM
  • "Get to know iOS 8: HealthKit and Apple's new Health app" Macworld 7:52 AM
  • "Keymoji Custom Keyboard Lets You Add Emoji by Typing Their Name" MacStories 9:23 AM
  • "Tourist Buddy TH: Strike 2 -Attention to Detail Falling Short" eXtensions 10:28 AM
  • "Review: Angry Birds Epic" Mac|Life 2:16 PM
  • "FunBITS: Goat Simulator Keeps Gaming Weird" TidBITS 10:56 AM
  • "Appidemic: Astronest for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 8:25 AM
  • "Acorns Review: Acorns aims to take the high fees and confusion out of investing." 148Apps 9:23 AM
  • "Cosmophony Review: If old-fashioned route memorization is your idea of a challenge, Cosmophony should be a treat." 148Apps 10:22 AM
  • "Welcome to the Dungeon Review: Orca's Welcome to the Dungeon has gorgeous visuals and a fun concept, but also a dry and unending grind." 148Apps 8:25 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to close Safari tabs on a separate iCloud device: This painless tip has the potential to save you from a pile of hurt." CNET 4:19 PM
  • "How to quickly delete images in the iOS 8 Messages app" iMore 3:35 PM
  • "How to use quick reply messaging in iOS 8" iMore 10:56 AM
  • "Using Third-Party Keyboards In iOS 8" MacMost 9:04 AM
  • "How to Hide an App Store Purchase in iOS 8 [Video] iClarified 8:13 AM
  • "How to Instantly Hide the QuickType Suggestion Bar on iOS Keyboard" OS X Daily 8:06 AM
  • "How To: Record Your iOS 8 Device's Screen on Your Mac Running OS X Yosemite" MacTrast 8:05 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "How do you compete with the Apple Watch? Don't." Six Colors 6:39 PM
  • "Does iPhone 6 Plus kill iPad mini, iPad Air sales?" MacDailyNews 3:57 PM
  • "Editorial: Why I Switched To T-Mobile (And You Might, Too)" iLounge 3:33 PM
  • "Here's What Steve Jobs' Biographer Thinks About The Apple Watch" Business Insider 3:33 PM
  • "History of iPad (original): Apple makes the tablet magical and revolutionary" iMore 10:22 AM
  • "What's wrong with Apple's iOS 8?" AppAdvice 9:23 AM
  • "You have 835 more reasons to not bend the iPhone 6 Plus" BGR 8:48 AM
  • "Who would pay more than $60,000 for an iPhone 6 prototype?" BetaNews 8:12 AM
  • "If the Apple Watch fails, will Tim Cook get fired? (uh, no)" Apple Daily Report 8:03 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone 6 can reverse baldness (and cause it, too)" The Register 8:01 AM
  • "Why Buy An iPhone 6 Plus When You Can Buy These Phablets Instead?" Mac 360 7:41 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Adobe Illustrator on the Surface Pro 3 redefines content creation, video shows highlights" Neowin 7:31 PM
  • "Apple Watch not cool enough? How about a Samsung Gear Live running Windows 95?" BetaNews 8:13 AM
  • "Everything You Need To Know About The Windows 10 Start Menu [Review] AddictiveTips 7:56 AM
  • "Why Some Technology Executives Are Put Out To Pasture" Mac 360 7:41 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 7:52 AM
  • "Take note! You never know who's listening." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:43 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Cycloramic figures out how to keep the rounded iPhone 6 spinning for hands-free video" 9to5Mac 3:33 PM
  • "Gmail for iOS now takes full advantage of your iPhone 6" Engadget 3:59 PM
  • "Gmail for iOS now fully supports iPhone 6, 6 Plus displays" BGR 2:15 PM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of October 6: Christopher Breen, The Digital Traveler and The Internet of Things" The MUG Center 8:32 AM
  • "Ascend brings a gorgeous look to your iOS 7 Lock screen" iDownload Blog 8:14 AM
  • "Urban Massage Lands On iOS As Same-Hour Massage Booking Becomes A Thing — Apparently" TechCrunch 7:57 AM
  • "Bandai Namco Games America has launched a Ms. Pac-Man Pink Ribbon campaign to raise money for the NBCF" Morningstar 7:56 AM
  • "Massive iOS 8 updates to all Readdle apps are live" prMac 10:23 AM
  • "Twocanoes Releases Geohopper Beacons with iBeacon Technology" prMac 8:15 AM
  • "NuMac Solutions announces BluDrive Plus for Apple's New Mac Pro" prMac 7:52 AM
  • "iPhone 6 Security Kit (4.7): With Acrylic Stand!" newPCgadgets 7:40 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Printing a New Deal for H-P: Hewlett-Packard is hoping inevitability is the mother of success." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:17 PM
  • "HP Going It Alone in PCs Faces Tough Challenges" Bloomberg 3:31 PM
  • "HP signals dealmaking is on cards" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:16 PM
  • "HP confirms plans to split in two: Being nimble is the only path to winning/Summary: Updated: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise will target business customers, HP Inc will sell printers and PCs, but another 5,000 jobs go." ZDNet 11:17 AM
  • "HP Feeling The Sting Of Change" TechCrunch 11:02 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard Set to Break Up 75-Year-Old Company: H-P Would Separate PC, Printer Business from Corporate Hardware, Services; Sees More Layoffs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:38 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard's big move" CNBC Video 10:35 AM
  • "Whitman's reason for HP split" CNBC Video 10:33 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard's split up won't save Hewlett Packard" Yahoo Finance 10:32 AM
  • "Video - HP's outlook for 2015 & beyond" CNBC Videos 10:29 AM
  • "Video - HP CEO on speed of marketplace" CNBC Videos 10:28 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard Announces Breakup Plan as Technology Landscape Shifts" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:20 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard to split into two public companies, lay off 5,000" Reuters 10:19 AM
  • "It doesn't matter whether HP splits into two companies" InfoWorld 8:26 AM
  • "Five questions for Meg Whitman about the potential HP split" VentureBeat 7:56 AM
  • "HP confirms plan to split company" VentureBeat 7:55 AM
  • "HP To Become Two Companies As Consumer PC And Printer Business Splits From Corporate Services" TechCrunch 7:47 AM
  • "H-P split paves way for M&A deals" MarketWatch 7:41 AM
  • "Video - HP split a great move: Expert" CNBC Videos 7:40 AM
  • "Hewlett-Packard splits into two companies" USA Today 7:35 AM
  • "The HP split: Does half a dinosaur move twice as fast? Op-Ed: HP's split may look good on paper, but it's years behind schedule." Ars Technica 7:18 PM
  • "Wall Street, at least, likes the idea of two HPs" Gigaom 8:22 PM
  • "Microsoft Workforce Grows More Diverse: Microsoft employs more women and minorities than ever, but other large tech companies still have more women in senior positions." InformationWeek 4:19 PM
  • "Why Microsoft Doesn't Care About Windows 10...And Neither Should You" Forbes 10:26 AM
  • "Windows 10 Technical Preview Has Shocking New Spy Privileges" Forbes 8:48 AM
  • "Top 10 tips for Windows 10: You need to know these behind-the-scenes tricks to get the most out of the current Windows Technical Preview" InfoWorld 8:48 AM
  • "Everything You Need to Know About Windows 10 in One Place" lifehacker 8:49 AM
  • "Windows 10, OS X, Lies, Damn Lies & Version Numbers" InformationWeek 8:47 AM
  • "Windows 10 adoption will be slow but deliberate" TechRadar UK 8:45 AM
  • "A first look at the Windows Server 10 Technical Preview" Computerworld 8:29 AM
  • "Windows 10: You're welcome, Microsoft!" InfoWorld 8:26 AM
  • "Windows 10 is coming, but do we still need Microsoft's operating system?" BetaNews 8:22 AM
  • "Windows 10 may be the last piece of Microsoft's cloud puzzle" ZDNet 8:07 AM
  • "Dow Jones Today: International Business Machines Leads The Day Higher, McDonald's Lags" TheStreet 10:34 AM
  • "Israel storage company Reduxio raises funds from Seagate, Intel" Reuters 7:38 AM
  • "AMD Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for Corporate Responsibility Commitment" Marketwired 7:37 AM
  • "AMD's professional graphics attain a milestone with Apple deal" Market Realist 3:31 PM
  • "Why Oracle Stock Is Up Today" TheStreet 10:39 AM
  • "Oracle upgraded to buy amid cloud push" MarketWatch 10:39 AM
  • "Cisco Intercloud: Potential game changer in cloud computing" ZDNet 11:16 AM
  • "Cisco Unveils Enhanced WebEx Collaboration Solution" eWeek 5:05 PM
  • "VCE launches new converged all-flash system/Summary: VCE has rolled out new Vblock converged infrastructure systems that include the latest technologies from investors Cisco and EMC." ZDNet 8:05 AM
  • "Good Technology rolls out cloud-based productivity suite" ZDNet 11:17 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Industry News
  • "Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Leads Losses as Chipmakers Short Circuit" TheStreet 3:33 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks End Volatile Session Lower" MarketWatch 3:34 PM
  • "Stocks Slide as Consumer Discretionary Weighs" Reuters 3:33 PM
  • "Stocks Waver in Afternoon Trade: After Friday's Strong Jobs Report, Investors Weigh World Markets" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:33 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks rise most in a month as protests ease/Hong Kong stocks on Monday logged their biggest daily gain in more than a month, as tensions eased in the territory as some pro-democracy demonstrators withdrawing from the protest zones." MarketWatch 7:08 AM
  • "Europe Markets: Stoxx 600 climbs after two-week slide/European stock markets rebounded on Monday after a two-week slide, building on Friday's rally when strong U.S. jobs data sent stocks sparked a runup in stock prices in the U.S. and European markets." MarketWatch 12:20 PM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:40 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:21 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:40 PM

 
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