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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, February 13, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Doesn't Want to Compete -- It Wants to Own the Record Business"  Billboard 2:37 PM
  • "Apple Gears Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Cars: IPhone Maker Has 100s Working on Design of an Minivan Like Vehicle"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:43 PM
  • "Apple car? Cupertino's got the design talent to transform another industry"  Cult of Mac 2:35 PM
  • "Why Tim Cook Would Build an Apple Car"  TechNewsWorld 2:37 PM
  • "5 things Apple could be doing with cars: An Apple-branded automobile is more likely than ever, but it's not the only option" The Verge 2:42 PM
  • "Apple $1 trillion stock market value could be years away"  Reuters 8:13 AM
  • "Apple may not dominate market share, but rules other critical metrics"  Yahoo Finance 8:28 AM
  • "Apple's expanding 'Appleverse' will lure you in: Apple creating mega-ecosystem as target raised to $150 at UBS"  MarketWatch 9:14 AM
  • "Apple: Platform May Take it to $1 Trillion, Says UBS" Barron's 10:50 AM
  • "How Much Is Apple Really Paying For Power In Its $850M Solar Deal?" Forbes 2:36 PM
  • "Apple's Tim Cook warns of 'dire consequences' of sacrificing privacy for security" ZDNet 2:39 PM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Makes iWork Web Beta Available Free For Anyone With An Apple ID" TechCrunch 8:15 AM
  • "iWork for iCloud Beta Apps Now Accessible Without an Apple Device" MacRumors 8:17 AM
  • "iWork for iCloud and Apple IDs now available for Linux and Windows" MacIssues 10:14 AM
  • "Apple offers free iWork for iCloud to all Windows users" Computerworld 10:51 AM
  • "Apple adds crucial security update for iMessage and FaceTime" CNNMoney 8:14 AM
  • "Apple Extends Two-Step Authentication to iMessage, FaceTime: The added layer of security helps to protect against hackers, and now it's available for FaceTime and iMessage." PC Magazine 9:08 AM
  • "Apple brings two-factor authentication to iMessage and FaceTime" The Inquirer 8:18 AM
  • "Apple is about to change the way you log in to iMessage and FaceTime" Business Insider 8:23 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Yosemite discussions touch on unwanted Verizon software installs; virtualization; Apple phoning home; Extensis Portfolio; beta builds, etc." MacInTouch 11:42 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Windows 10 vs OS X 10.10 Yosemite comparison: OS X is an exciting but solid upgrade, Windows 10 an OS for all devices - it's 10 vs 10 10.10" PC Advisor 4:09 PM
  • "How I Control My Mac with Automatic + IFTTT + Dropbox" MacStories 10:14 AM
  • "OS X Yosemite: How to Bring Back Calendar's Separate Window for New Events" The Mac Observer 8:09 AM
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Deleting iTunes Radio, death of the old Info window" Macworld 9:14 AM
  • "Top 10 Troubleshooting Tips For Final Cut Pro X 10.1.4" FCPXtv 8:12 AM
  • "Pointers: Create Ringtones in iTunes on your Mac" MacNN 8:21 AM
  • "Free: How To Convert Any Text On Your Mac To Plain Text" BohemianBoomer 8:07 AM
  • "4 Ways To Encrypt, Privatize, And Secure Important Files On Your Mac" Mac 360 8:07 AM
  • "Free: How To Convert Any Text On Your Mac To Plain Text" BohemianBoomer 8:07 AM
  • "What You Get When You Mashup A Mac Outline App With A Notes App With Tabs" NoodleMac 8:07 AM
  • "Free: Handy Calculator For Mac: You'll Use It When Size Matters" TeraTalks 8:07 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Apple Said They Fixed iOS Device Syncing; But They Didn't" Kirkville 10:14 AM
  • "Photos for Mac: One week later" iMore 8:43 AM
Press Releases
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's Tim Cook says sacrificing privacy 'risks our way of life': CEO believes the personal impact of security breaches can be devastating" IDG News Service 3:48 PM
  • "Apple's Cook: 'Everyone has a right to privacy and security'/CEO Tim Cook, speaking at President Barack Obama's cybersecurity summit, also says consumers will be able to use Apple Pay at government locations, like national parks, in September." CNET 3:48 PM
  • "Apple signs on to Obama's cybersecurity framework as Tim Cook calls privacy 'life and death' issue" AppleInsider 6:16 PM
  • "Apple Pay Coming Soon to Government-Operated Services" Re/code 2:39 PM
  • "Obama's Visit to Silicon Valley Is a Big Win for Apple Pay" Bloomberg 2:42 PM
  • "What The Apple Pay Deal With The Feds Is—And Isn't: It's not really an endorsement, and it doesn't really change payments." ReadWrite 3:02 PM
  • "You Can Soon Use Apple Pay at National Parks" Fortune 2:38 PM
  • "The 'Year of Apple Pay' continues - Newest player? Uncle Sam" Apple World Today 3:53 PM
  • "US National Parks and other federal services will support Apple Pay come September" iMore 2:38 PM
  • "Tim Cook: Apple Pay is coming to some government agencies in September" Business Insider 2:41 PM
  • "Wave goodbye to the last of Apple's mini-stores" Cult of Mac 8:24 AM
  • "Tim Cook only CEO taking part in today's White House cybersecurity summit" 9to5Mac 8:17 AM
  • "Tim Cook to Visit Israel for the Inauguration of New Apple Offices" iClarified 8:31 AM
  • "Apple promotes 'Pay Once and Play' games in App Store" The Verge 8:14 AM
  • "Apple makes iTunes more kid-friendly with 'Pay Once and Play' games" Engadget 8:14 AM
  • "Apple reverses decision barring marijuana apps from the App Store, now requires location-based restrictions" 9to5Mac 8:16 AM
  • "Apple now allowing marijuana-themed App Store downloads in 23 US states where drug is legal" AppleInsider 8:17 AM
  • "Pot Discovery App Returns to App Store: The updated app's mandatory geolocation check allows use only in the 23 states with laws permitting marijuana." PC Magazine 10:13 AM
  • "Apple lets weed grow into the App Store with geofencing policy" The Daily Dot 8:15 PM
  • "Apple Just Made This Huge Change to the App Store" Time 8:43 AM
  • "Apple removing guns in iOS App Store promo screenshots: You can have guns in your game, but just don't show them off, OK?" Ars Technica 8:53 AM
  • "Charging iPhone Allegedly Kills Woman In Bathtub" UberGizmo 9:18 AM
  • "Gullible Apple users targeted by bogus order cancellation scam/ProTip: Don't click links in emails from unknown senders. Ever" The Register 8:13 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Nintendo is making a Mii app for smartphones: But mobile games are still off the table" The Verge 5:03 PM
  • "Happy 10th, YouTube: This Is Your Life—And Ours" ReadWrite 8:52 AM
  • "Watch Google's Android Chorus bring 300 devices together in tinny harmony" Engadget 8:43 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Coming February 14: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers, from TidBITS, and Avram Pitch, from Laptop magazine, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 7:23 PM
  • "Joe Kissell Takes Control of Dropbox, Security for Mac Users and More" MacVoices 2:42 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-02-13: Apple OKs Weed Apps and Fun with Text Messaging" The Mac Observer 12:44 PM
  • "Why an Apple car makes more sense than you think, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:08 AM
  • "AppleInsider podcast discusses Apple's $700B market cap, Tim Cook at Goldman Sachs, MacBook Air refresh & Apple TV" AppleInsider 8:17 AM
  • "Apple's $119 Billion Asset Hidden In Plain Sight" [Interview] Forbes 8:11 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple has 'several hundred' workers designing new electric car, codenamed 'Titan' - report" AppleInsider 6:38 PM
  • "Report: Apple has 'several hundred' staffers building an electric car/Minivan-styled machine's development driven by at least one former Ford designer." Ars Technica 6:39 PM
  • "Hundreds of Apple Employees Working On Apple-Branded Electric Vehicle" MacRumors 8:45 PM
  • "Apple Snags Mercedes-Benz R&D Head for Top Secret Research Lab" The Mac Observer 6:39 PM
  • "Apple hiring automotive experts to work in secret research lab" iDownload Blog [Paid Membership Required] 3:53 PM
  • "Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project: FT" Reuters 4:02 PM
  • "Apple hiring automotive experts for secret project" iDownload Blog 3:52 PM
  • "Get ready for the Apple Car, reports say" USA Today 8:13 PM
  • "Max iOS app size doubled to 4GB, making 8/16GB devices a bad idea"  ZDNet 8:19 AM
  • "16GB iPhones and iPads quake in fear as Apple increases maximum app size to 4GB" BetaNews 8:21 AM
  • "iPhone apps are about to get much more sophisticated" Business Insider 8:23 AM
  • "Is Apple building a driverless car? Mysterious cars laden with cameras and sensors have been traced back to Apple. Does this mean that we will soon see a driverless car launched by the electronics giant, asks Matthew Sparkes"  Telegraph 8:28 AM
  • "Pegatron subsidiary rolls out cases for iPhone 6 devices" DigiTimes 8:18 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 10:12 AM
  • "Digits, The Calculator For Humans, For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" Apple Sliced 10:12 AM
  • "Data Usage For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 10:12 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:05 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:05 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:05 AM
  • "Apple deals: Mac Minis from $419" MacNN 11:44 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Hands On: BrydgeAir Bluetooth keyboard for iPad Air" Electronista 8:21 AM
  • "Review: SanDisk iXpand" iTWire 8:09 AM
  • "iPhone 6 Plus Cases Review List: Check Out the Best Protective Cases on the Planet" The Science Times 8:19 AM
  • "Review: Incipio Clarion and Faraday for iPad Air 2" iLounge 2:41 PM
  • "WD My Passport Wireless Review: Shared Wireless Storage" HotHardware 11:06 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Five dating apps that are just the worst" Macworld 8:17 AM
  • "You Should Play: Gunbrick is a puzzle game disguised as a platformer" Macworld 8:17 AM
  • "Hands On: Workflow 1.1 (iOS)" MacNN 11:44 AM
  • "Hands on: ZONR (iOS)" MacNN 8:21 AM
  • "Hands On: Tower of Fortune 2 1.0.4 (iOS)" MacNN 8:20 AM
  • "Test your skills and master the tracks in Cava Racing, a futuristic racing game" AppAdvice 3:53 PM
  • "Hands-on with 'Sick Bricks' - A Mobile-First Toy Adventure" Touch Arcade 11:08 AM
  • "Atmospug Review: Atmospug is a typical auto-runner/jumper at times, but with a fun twist." 148Apps 8:31 AM
  • "A Numbers Game Review: A Numbers Game is too inoffensive to be good or bad." 148Apps 10:14 AM
  • "Hyper Rift Review: This gamebook has just enough mystery and tricky puzzle solving to make it worth checking out." 148Apps 9:24 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How-To: Now's the right time to swap your old iMac's hard drive for a fast new SSD" 9to5Mac 4:03 PM
  • "How to add someone to a group iMessage thread on iPhone and iPad" iMore 9:41 AM
  • "How To Check FaceTime Audio / Video Call Data Usage On iOS 8" Redmond Pie 8:31 AM
  • "How to share your location with iOS 8 (without creeping yourself out)" Macworld 8:17 AM
Tips
  • "8 Apple TV secrets every iOS user should know" Computerworld 8:09 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Is Apple charging into electric car market?" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:28 PM
  • "Wall Street Journal: Apple's Car Is Codenamed 'Titan'" The Mac Observer 8:44 PM
  • "Looking down the road at Apple's automotive future: No, Apple isn't building a car yet, but recent hires point to the company looking to position itself as a much bigger player in the automotive world. Let's look a little deeper at the implications." CNET 6:16 PM
  • "These 5 Additions Would Make The iPad A Productivity Powerhouse" Macgasm 3:53 PM
  • "Why it matters that the federal government will accept Apple Pay" Gigaom 3:53 PM
  • "There Are no Limits to Apple's Growth. The Competition Should Worry" The Mac Observer 3:47 PM
  • "Why I didn't sell my Apple stock after all: Henry Blodget" Yahoo Finance 11:44 AM
  • "A salute to iOS gamers, or how to stop intimidating your non-gamer friends" iMore 10:14 AM
  • "Benner on Tech: Google and Square Won't Beat Apple" Bloomberg View 8:57 AM
  • "Opinion: Could Apple's Pinterest profile be an early step toward properly-curated apps?" 9to5Mac 8:51 AM
  • "The App Store, Pinterest, and App Curation" MacStories 8:31 AM
  • "David Carr on Apple" Fortune 8:26 AM
  • "Have a book to self-publish? Go with Amazon, not Apple's iBookstore" AppleDailyReport 8:12 AM
  • "Insanity Is Contagious And Apple Is A Cult" Mac 360 8:07 AM
Non-Apple
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Nintendo is making a Mii app for smartphones: But mobile games are still off the table" The Verge 4:23 PM
  • "Top 12 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro accessories" [Slideshow] ZDNet 4:02 PM
  • "Sift offers four-way gesture sorting of your email" iMore 11:44 AM
  • "Nike+ FuelBand iPhone app adds HealthKit integration, no longer requires a band" 9to5Mac 9:36 AM
  • "Google Pulls Its 'Helpouts' Mobile Applications From The App Stores" TechCrunch 9:17 AM
  • "freeKEY Flexible/Roll-up Bluetooth Keyboard For Tablets" MacPrices 9:10 AM
  • "Mattel plans to release its new Google Cardboard based VR toy on iOS by end of the year" 9to5Mac 8:52 AM
  • "Insight Report: The Future of Apple Pay" PRNewswire 8:32 AM
  • "Fleksy Keyboard updated with hotkey shortcuts, case-sensitive layout, animations, valentine hearts and more" 9to5Mac 8:17 AM
  • "Award Winning Digital Pub Crawl App Makes it Easy to Share the Fun" prMac 8:31 AM
  • "Box of Frogs Media Publish Beautiful Baby Elephant Story; Tibbo's Trunk" prMac 8:17 AM
  • "Proloquo4Text 2.0: More accessible and adds Arabic, Greek and Russian" prMac 8:17 AM
  • "Livelynight 1.0 released for iOS - Transform Your Nightlife" prMac 8:17 AM
  • "Word Search Multiplayer Multilingual Game 7.0 released for iOS" prMac 8:17 AM
  • "ShotList App organizes mobile video shoots" prMac 8:16 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft may be on the cusp of a major move to invade Android" Business Insider 11:01 AM
  • "Why Asia's policies cause concern for Microsoft" Market Realist 11:00 AM
  • "Microsoft and Real Madrid show off new partnership" ITProPortal 8:34 AM
  • "Microsoft to look beyond digital age at Employee Benefits Connect" Employee Benefits 8:13 AM
  • "Microsoft said to buy Surface Pro 3 stylus maker N-Trig" SlashGear 8:11 AM
  • "Microsoft's Fundamental Earnings-Growth Problem" Barron's 7:57 AM
  • "Bill Gates meets with China technology minister: ministry" Reuters 7:57 AM
  • "Samsung Galaxy S6 Could Feature Some Pre-Installed Microsoft Apps" Social Barrel 8:02 PM
  • "It's make-or-break time for IBM's cloud" InfoWorld 9:14 AM
  • "IBM cloud chief: 'We're in a marathon'" VentureBeat 11:17 AM
  • "IBM, village residents reach settlement in pollution lawsuit" Associated Press 7:58 AM
  • "Attention creatives and makers: HP Sprout is your dream PC" T3 8:52 AM
  • "HP moves annual meeting online-only as CEO face time fades" Reuters 8:00 AM
  • "HP's new Helion private clouds target enterprise workloads" Tech Central 8:51 AM
  • "Attention creatives and makers: HP Sprout is your dream PC" T3 8:52 AM
  • "HP Sprout: is this the future of desktop computing?" Telegraph 8:51 AM
  • "How Intel and PC makers prevent you from modifying your PC's firmware" PCWorld 9:08 AM
  • "Dell's XPS 13 is a look at the future of laptops" The Verge 11:12 AM
  • "Dell launches new Chromebook 11, Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro tablets for education" TechShout 8:53 AM
  • "Dell Venue 10 Pro to hit retail in March, starts at $329.99" Win Beta 8:54 AM
  • "Dell launches new rugged Chromebook 11 for education" ZDNet 8:54 AM
  • "Dell announces new laptops and tablets for education -- Windows, Chrome OS and Android" BetaNews 8:53 AM
  • "Intel plans Xeon E7-v3 CPUs with up to 18 Cores" Channel Eye 8:40 AM
  • "Intel's diversity plans revealed" Channel Eye 8:39 AM
  • "Intel DN2820FYKH NUC Kit Receives BIOS Version 0048 - Download Now" Softpedia 8:39 AM
  • "AMD might get lots of Chinese cash" Channel  8:45 AM
  • "Tested: Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards for every budget" PCWorld 8:46 AM
  • "Oracle claims to still love Sunsparc and Solaris" Channel Eye 8:43 AM
  • "Cisco's Strong Results Very Positive for 3 Top Stocks" 24/7 Wall St. 11:02 AM
  • "Cisco's Tall Order" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
  • "Nvidia goes beyond PC gaming" ZDNet 4:02 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "BMO raises Apple target to $135, predicts 19M Apple Watch & 207M iPhone sales in 2015" AppleInsider 10:14 AM
  • "Icahn's Initial Apple Price Target Hasn't Looked So Crazy Lately" WSJ Blogs 9:11 AM
Industry News
  • "Tech Leads the Way as Nasdaq Climbs: Sector's Robust Earnings, Upbeat Forecasts Put Index Ahead of Other Benchmarks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:14 PM
  • "Stocks rally as S&P sets record; markets closed Monday for holiday" USA Today 4:07 PM
  • "Stocks Hit New Session Highs Ahead of Eurozone Meeting on Greece" TheStreet 4:07 PM
  • "Market Snapshot: Dow Closes Above 18,000 For First Time This Year" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
  • "S&P 500 index back at a record high as energy stocks recover; Dow average regains 18,000" Associated Press 4:06 PM
  • "US indexes open slightly higher, hold near record highs: Stocks are inching higher in early trading as traders pore over the latest batch of company earnings reports." Associated Press 10:34 AM
  • "Stocks Rise; S&P 500 Closes At Record: Dow Industrials Climb Above 18,000 Again" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:06 PM
  • "Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 7:51 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks advance by the most in three weeks/Hong Kong stocks extended gains Friday, as financial shares continued to advance after recent easing moves by China's central bank." MarketWatch 7:48 AM
  • "Europe Markets: DAX hits 11,000 for first time as European stocks rise on GDP report/European stocks hit a fresh seven-year high Friday, finding support after a better-than-expected reading of economic growth in Germany, considered the powerhouse of the European economy." MarketWatch 11:59 AM
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:46 PM
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading" Associated Press 7:01 PM
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at 1 p.m." Associated Press 12:37 PM

 
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