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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Don't buy it: Why smartwatches are overhyped" ["But that's all about to change with the Apple Watch. I've had the opportunity to spend time with the hardware, and let me tell you, it's going to change the market."]  The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:29 AM
  • "It's Time For Apple To Open Up"  TechCrunch 11:53 AM
  • "Apple to Pay $23.6M for Infringing on Pager Patents" PC Magazine 12:06 PM
  • "Apple slapped with $23.6m bill for infringing SkyTel pager technology" The Inquirer 8:31 AM
  • "GT Advanced Tech creditors chafe at settlement deal with Apple" Reuters 12:06 PM
  • "Corporate Equality Index 2015" [Apple 100% score, chart page 11] Human Rights Campaign [108 page PDF] 11:45 AM
  • "Major U.S. Companies Advance Critical Policies for Transgender Employees" ["A record 366 businesses earned the Corporate Equality Index's top score of 100 percent this year. Those earning a perfect score include newcomers like Facebook and Yelp, as well as stalwarts such as Apple, Xerox, and other companies that have been leaders in LGBT equality in the workplace since the survey began in 2002."] Human Rights Campaign 11:47 AM
  • "Apple earns 100% score on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for 13th year in a row" AppleInsider 11:58 AM
  • "Tim Cook & Apple celebrate another 100% score on HRC's Corporate Equality Index for 13th year running" 9to5Mac 11:58 AM
  • "Apple's remaining co-founders, Woz and Wayne, reminisce about early company relics" Computerworld 7:59 AM
  • "GT Advanced creditors investigating Apple settlement, call for approval extension" AppleInsider 6:28 PM
  • "Details of GT Advanced implosion emerge in Apple letter to creditors" AppleInsider 7:38 PM
  • "More details of Apple's GT Advanced sapphire deal make it crystal clear how things fell apart" 9to5Mac 7:40 PM
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Mac won't boot? Yosemite disabled TRIM for third-party SSDs" Macworld 7:54 AM
  • "Yosemite discussion includes tips about migrating Time Machine backups; user accounts and UIDs; printer compatibility; plus notes about WiFi problems; lack of RTF support in Pages; SSD TRIM support; Dropbox; Apple Mail audio issues; Java error messages; other 10.10.1 update experiences; Excel glitches; and more." MacInTouch 12:09 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "3 easy ways to fix a subpar photo" Macworld 7:55 AM
  • "How to use the Apple Watch font as the system font on OS X Yosemite" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
  • "PageMeUp – Review" MyMac 9:29 AM
  • "Selecting 'tracks' and faking parallax in FCPX & whiteboard animations in Motion" fcp.co 8:17 AM
  • "Deleting the iTunes Album Artwork Cache Folder May Resolve Problems with Album Art Displaying" Kirkville 8:22 AM
  • "Adding Mathematical Equations To Your Documents" MacMost 9:26 AM
  • "How To Hide Files On A Mac's Desktop" Mac 360 7:32 AM
  • "Yoink: It's A New Word For Mac Users To 'Drag And Drop' But Without The Drag" BohemianBoomer 7:32 AM
  • "Here's A Temporary, Affordable Solution For Macs That Are Running Out Of Storage Space" NoodleMac 7:32 AM
  • "The Second Best Way To Manage Or Kill Email Spam On Your Mac" Mac 360 7:32 AM
  • "A Mac App So Good It Screams The Need For An iOS Version" TeraTalks 7:32 AM
Op/Ed
  • "iBank 5: Dr. Mac Can Finally Say Goodbye to Quicken" The Mac Observer 2:47 PM
  • "Be Dumb, Be Very Dumb! It almost boggles the mind to realize that an article with a headline praising the OS X 10.10.1 update is essentially not much more than yet another an ill-informed attack against Apple. It almost seems as if the stock words were 'borrowed' from other critical rants, and somehow strung together incoherently to express a point that is about as far from reality as you can get." The Tech Night Owl 7:54 AM
Press Releases
  • "Particulars Comes into Focus on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux" Particulars 6:29 PM
  • "'WALTR' for Mac Lets Users Upload Any Media File to an iOS Device for Native Playback" MacRumors 3:00 PM
  • "Google Chrome for Mac Finally Boasts 64-Bit Support" MacTrast 9:40 AM
  • "Chrome Browser Updated with 64-bit Mac OS X Support" Digital Trends 9:08 AM
  • "Google Chrome 39 goes 64-bit on Mac, promises performance, stability improvements" BetaNews 8:14 AM
  • "Adobe Launches Lightroom 5.7 with Built-In Migration Tool for Aperture and iPhoto" MacRumors 8:22 AM
  • "Adobe streamlines transition from Aperture to Lightroom with built-in migration tool" 9to5Mac 7:58 AM
  • "Free 50-minute video tutorial video shows you how to make an Apple Watch app" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
  • "15 New Fonts Added to Free Fonts - Christmas Collection on Mac App Store" prMac 7:36 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff: U.S. Says New Technology Will Hinder Police Investigations" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
  • "Department of Justice: iPhone encryption will lead to the death of a child" 9to5Mac 3:59 PM
  • "Apple getting serious about iAd as it offers automated purchasing of mobile ads" 9to5Mac 7:56 AM
  • "Apple to offer automated iAds, catching up with rival mobile advertisers" AppleInsider 11:52 AM
  • "Apple partners with Rubicon Project to help sell, automate its iAd inventory" iDownload Blog 3:00 PM
  • "Apple plans to push Beats to every iPhone" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:12 PM
  • "Beats Music to Be Bundled Into iOS Early Next Year, Will Remain Paid Subscription Service" MacRumors 12:47 PM
  • "Apple Reportedly Making Beats Music a Pre-Installed iPhone App" Time 2:59 PM
  • "Apple to offer Beats music service in iPhone, iPad: FT" Reuters 2:59 PM
  • "Apple's Beats Music will reportedly be bundled with a future version of iOS" The Next Web 12:47 PM
  • "Apple's $2B/year IT provider Infosys sacks CFO, CEO 'retires' for overbilling Apple" 9to5Mac 11:50 AM
  • "Infosys fires business process outsourcing unit CFO for code of conduct breach" The Economic Times 11:49 AM
  • "Apple pushes holiday gift ideas to shoppers ahead of Black Friday" AppleInsider 7:54 AM
  • "Apple will save jobs in Arizona by repurposing sapphire factory" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
  • "What a Mesa: Apple vows to re-use titsup GT sapphire glass plant" The Register 8:34 AM
  • "Apple Plans to Repurpose GTAT Sapphire Glass Factory" The Mac Observer 9:26 AM
  • "Wozniak 'Excited' Over New Role With Primary Data" Bloomberg TV 2:58 PM
  • "Steve Wozniak: Change Comes Quickly in Tech Industry" Bloomberg TV 2:58 PM
  • "Jaguar Land Rover Adds Voice Control for In-Car Apps: The justDrive service is available now for iOS 8 users, and will reach the Android platform early next year." PC Magazine 12:06 PM
  • "Lenovo Continues Share Gain in Worldwide Branded Tablet Shipments During 3Q 2014 as Apple Expected to Reverse Nine-Month Slide, According to ABI Research" Business Wire 8:48 AM
  • "5 of the most expensive Macs of all time" Cult of Mac 8:15 AM
  • "Walmart to start Black Friday sales a week early with special offers on Apple's iPad Air 2, iPhone 6" AppleInsider 3:00 PM
  • "Sex Pistols frontman blew $15,600 on iPad games" Cult of Mac 8:15 AM
  • "Ex-Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten does not feel punk'd by his in-app addiction" The Inquirer 9:41 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google acquires iOS app prototyping startup RelativeWave" The Next Web 2:58 PM
  • "Mozilla, EFF and others join forces to encrypt the web with free security certificates" BetaNews 12:46 PM
  • "The $35 Tablet That Is Changing The Education Landscape In India" Forbes 8:31 AM
  • "Taylor Swift denies claims of Google music deal" BBC 8:23 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 281: Microsoft's Clouded Vision, Apple Watch SDK, and Protecting Our Privacy" The Mac Observer 8:09 PM
  • "Chrome Show: When I'm 64 (bit, that is)" Gigaom 3:59 PM
  • "Vector 67: Will snap for cash" iMore 12:46 PM
  • "Here in my car: Ewww-ber and Alpine's CarPlay plans" Macworld Podcast 9:41 AM
  • "Let's Talk Jailbreak 82: Dreaming of an Apple Watch jailbreak" iDownload Blog 8:21 AM
  • "Firm Profile: Levi + Wong Design Associates—Virtualizing Healthcare Architecture" Architosh 8:13 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus lens profiles now in Adobe Lightroom" iMore 3:58 PM
  • "Apple releases WatchKit SDK so developers can create Apple Watch apps" The Inquirer 8:30 AM
  • "Jailbreak iOS 8.1.1 Video Demo Shown Off" Redmond Pie 11:54 AM
  • "iH8sn0w shows off untethered iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak" iDownload Blog 2:59 PM
  • "Apple is now labeling 'Free' apps in the App Store with a new 'Get' button" AppAdvice 12:45 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "The Wolf Among Us For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" Apple Sliced 9:45 AM
  • "PhotoCut -Superimpose Images And Background Eraser For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:45 AM
  • "Avoid It For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 9:45 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: The Drobo Mini is all about ease of use" Macworld 7:54 AM
  • "Review: Pelican Protector for iPhone 6 and Voyager for iPhone 6 Plus" iLounge 4:00 PM
  • "Review: STM Flip for iPhone 6" iLounge 2:59 PM
  • "Review: Marblue JagFolio Case for the iPhone 6" Run Around Tech 8:46 AM
  • "MagicWand magically weds the Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad" Apple Daily Report 7:33 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Hands-on with Facebook Groups, a spin-off app you'll actually want to use" Macworld 12:46 PM
  • "Why I Left iCloud Reminders for Todoist" MacStories 8:28 AM
  • "Hands On: Home Design 3D Gold (iOS)" MacNN 8:22 AM
  • "If you've played Monument Valley, you have to play Forgotten Shores" Macworld 7:56 AM
  • "Space Forest Dilemma Review: It might look rough, but Space Forest Dilemma is a satisfyingly tricky logic puzzle game." 148Apps 9:41 AM
  • "iM Detective Review: Figure out whodunnit in this mystery board game that's been heavily influenced by Clue." 148Apps 12:14 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to manually trigger an iCloud backup on iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:28 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "VIDEO: Apple's Grip on Developers Still Tight With WatchKit" PC Magazine 4:51 PM
  • "Are You On Your Last PC? – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 12:44 PM
  • "Why the iPhone 6 Plus Was a Missed Opportunity: If the large iPhones included meaningfully faster processors than their smaller counterparts, this would be yet another selling point used to help drive a richer product mix for Apple." The Motley Fool 12:14 PM
  • "Here's why beacon networks are the way to go for retailers & app developers supporting iBeacon" 9to5Mac 11:49 AM
  • "Apple Watch Developer Kit Reveals Tantalizing New Details" Digital Trends 9:07 AM
  • "iPhone 6: The 5 Best Reasons To Buy One" Forbes 9:07 AM
  • "Keeping the Steve Jobs Script a Secret" TG Daily 8:50 AM
  • "iPhone 6 Already A Fuzzy Memory? Putting A Possible Huge Camera Upgrade For Apple's Next Smartphone Into Focus" Forbes 8:31 AM
  • "11 things we just learned about how the Apple Watch works" The Verge 7:58 AM
  • "10 Android Lollipop features Apple should 'borrow' for iOS 9" Macworld 7:56 AM
  • "Apple's HomeKit will be the talk of CES 2015" Computerworld 7:32 AM
  • "How The Cloud Is Killing iTunes" Mac 360 7:31 AM
  • "iOS 8: Apple's Buggiest OS Ever" Mac 360 7:31 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Back To The 1930s--President Obama's Proposal Compromises The Internet's Future" Forbes 2:58 PM
  • "Uber's Moral Compass Needs Recalibration" TechCrunch 7:38 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple continues to enhance Maps app with new business listings providers" AppleInsider 9:21 PM
  • "Microsoft OneNote for iPhone and iPad will finally sync in the background" iMore 8:24 PM
  • "New Logitech Case Holds Your iPad At (Almost) Any Angle" PC Magazine 4:51 PM
  • "Logitech AnyAngle hinged cases let users prop up their iPads" SlashGear 9:21 PM
  • "Pocket for iOS gets 1Password support, Dynamic Type and improved sharing" The Next Web 3:59 PM
  • "Flic is a 'smart button' that tells your iPhone to STFU" TUAW 3:00 PM
  • "New iPhone Games Coming Tonight: 'Ancient Battle: Successors', 'Earn to Die 2', 'Kingdom Rush Origins', 'Swing Tale' and More" Touch Arcade 9:41 AM
  • "Newertech Wireless Numeric Aluminum Keypad Wins Technologyx Gold Seal Of Approval Award" Thomas PR 9:35 AM
  • "The new Sync Solver app for iOS moves Fitbit data to Apple's Health app" AppAdvice 9:42 AM
  • "Fitbit users can finally view their data in the Health app thanks to 99 cent sync tool" 9to5Mac 9:08 AM
  • "Petcube Begins Shipping, Just in Time for the Holidays" 148Apps 9:07 AM
  • "New iPhone and iPad stands from the high rise to the rail yard" TechnologyTell 9:07 AM
  • "Upp™ Now Available at Apple Stores Across the UK" Business Wire 8:49 AM
  • "The Honk app takes the pain out of finding a tow truck" The Next Web 8:46 AM
  • "WeatherBoard brings amazing weather effects to the Home screen and Lock screen" iDownload Blog 8:20 AM
  • "Messy Mia Helps Kids Appreciate Life Before Cell Phones and Tablets" prMac 7:36 AM
  • "Asian Photography India is Now available on Magzter" prMac 7:36 AM
  • "WaterField Smart Case Offers Sleek Protection - Now for iPhone 6/6 Plus" prMac 7:36 AM
  • "PDF Printer 4.0 Brings Web Extension, Unlocks Integrated Scanner" prMac 7:36 AM
  • "MeezyCube - The Best Cord Fray Protector for the Macbook Charger" prMac 7:36 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Proxy Adviser ISS Recommends Rejection of Microsoft CEO Pay Package: ISS Criticized What It Called 'Mega' Stock Grant to Nadella, Which It Valued at $65 Million" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:40 AM
  • "Microsoft Azure faults knock websites offline" BBC 8:23 AM
  • "As Microsoft battles feds on email access, Ireland asks EU to join the fight" PCWorld 9:41 AM
  • "Call the Commish! Ireland dragged into Microsoft dispute over alleged drug traffic data" The Register 8:34 AM
  • "Stop Complaining About Windows 10: Microsoft doesn't care about making a perfect desktop OS anymore. And it doesn't really matter. Here's why." PC Magazine 8:30 AM
  • "Microsoft Identity Manager to Support Hybrid Cloud User Access" eWeek 8:08 PM
  • "IBM Launching Web-Based Email Service: Company to Offer IBM Verse Free to Individuals and Hopes to Sell Commercial Version to Businesses" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:41 AM
  • "People-first email from WeMail and IBM Verse" Gigaom 8:28 AM
  • "HP unveils Intel Core M-powered Envy x2 to rival Surface Pro 3" The Inquirer 8:30 AM
  • "Intel Mobile-PC Consolidation: Bears Smell Whiff of Failure, But Cost Savings Appeal" Barron's 8:40 AM
  • "Intel's Mobile Change Of Plans: As Intel merges its mobile, PC divisions, the promise of a big smartphone division fades." InformationWeek 12:06 PM
  • "Intel Shares Overvalued By 15% Due To Disappointing Dividend And Earnings Growth Outlook" Seeking Alpha 8:50 PM
  • "Cisco Courts a Mobile Workforce With Messaging App" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:41 AM
  • "Cisco creates Collaboration Cloud platform with end-to-end encryption" V3 8:37 AM
  • "Cisco, EFF and Akamai throw weight behind Let's Encrypt SSL/TLS security certificate" V3 8:37 AM
  • "Cisco broadens mid-market collaboration portfolio with BE6000S offering" V3 8:37 AM
  • "Cisco expects to pay $188M to Rockstar, the Apple-owned patent licensor" Ars Technica 3:59 PM
  • "Stratasys names HP exec new CMO" ZDNet 7:29 PM
  • "Google supporters increasingly recognize flaws of overturned ruling in Oracle's Java copyright case" Foss Patents 3:01 PM
  • "SAP CEO rules out big acquisitions in next few years" Reuters 8:39 AM
  • "SAP CEO McDermott to Unveil Six-Year Plan in January" Bloomberg 8:39 AM
  • "The Web Isn't Dying, But Control Is: In a renewed debate about the health of the web and the dominance of native apps, let's not gloss over the issue of user control." InformationWeek 8:39 AM
  • "In Silicon Valley, Journalists Balance Booster and Critic" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:20 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Why Apple is Poised to Become the $1 Trillion Company" Apple Gazette 9:41 AM
Industry News
  • "The high-flying, record-breaking U.S. stock market!" USA Today 12:11 PM
  • "Why Stocks Fell Back After Briefly Rallying on Fed Minutes" TheStreet 4:53 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: S&P 500 Snaps 4-day Run" MarketWatch 4:53 PM
  • "US indexes drift lower as traders comb Fed minutes, earnings; Dow, S&P 500 fall below records" Associated Press 4:53 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Slip After Fed Minutes: Minutes Indicate Little Consensus on When to Raise Rates" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:53 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks log third straight loss/Asian markets are broadly lower; dollar extends gain vs. yen" MarketWatch 8:42 AM
  • "Europe Markets: European mining shares struggle on drop in iron-ore prices/Mining stocks suffered in European trading Wednesday, limiting gains on the pan-European index after a two-session run of advances." MarketWatch 8:42 AM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4:53 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading" Associated Press 5:18 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m." Associated Press 4:52 PM

 
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