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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple eyes new San Jose campus possibly sprawling over 4.15M square feet" AppleInsider 4:36 PM
  • "Fixed that for you: Apple TV/Sure it's not just a games console – but it could still be a better games console." ["Apple is no stranger to streaming services, so we can't help but wonder what sort of console experiences its server farms could create for the Apple TV – or what might happen if Sony or Nvidia tried to get their apps released on the tvOS store."]  Red Bull UK 10:29 AM
  • "Nintendo didn't create the next Wii — Apple did: It might not be for you, and that might not matter at all" Polygon 5:43 PM
  • "Apple's Core: Dissecting The Company's New Corporate Headquarters" Forbes 6:51 AM
  • "Apple iPhone 6s may be minor update but it's starting to make its mark in US: New research points to early signs that the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will sell well in coming quarters." ZDNet 7:22 AM
  • "Steve Jobs Considered Building an Apple Car in 2008: The Apple co-founder kicked around ideas with longtime confidant and iPod co-creator Tony Fadell." Bloomberg 7:37 AM
  • "Steve Jobs considered Apple car eight years ago" iDownload Blog 8:38 AM
  • "Steve Jobs talked about building an Apple car seven years ago" BGR 9:11 PM
  • "Apple and sapphire supplier will finally bury their $439 million hatchet" Ars Technica 9:12 AM
  • "GTAT to Clear $439M Apple Debt with Equipment Auction" The Mac Observer 10:21 AM
  • "Report: Apple Reaches Deal With Troubled Sapphire Maker" PC Magazine 3:01 PM
  • "Apple cuts a deal with failed sapphire screen supplier" Engadget 7:09 AM
  • "Canalys: Apple has shipped nearly 7 million Watches so far" 9to5Mac 3:32 PM
  • "Samsung says Apple is jumping the gun, Apple says Samsung is stalling: what's an invalid patent worth?" Foss Patents 7:32 AM
  • "Apple's Eddy Cue touts iOS for enterprise, demos iPad Pro at Dropbox Open" AppleInsider 6:37 PM
  • "Eddy Cue continues Apple's enterprise tour, shows off iPad Pro at Dropbox Conference" 9to5Mac 6:37 PM
OS X
News
  • "Interview: Adobe's Andrew Shorten Discusses Project Comet" ["We're focused on delivering a great product on Mac OS right now. We absolutely intend to bring Project Comet to Windows 10 and have begun some of the work to make that happen, but aren't committing to a date for release at this point."] Webdesigner Depot 7:45 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "The mysterious case of Mail's vanishing Rules actions" The Robservatory 7:32 AM
  • "El Capitan notes discuss Apple Photos issues, Time Machine failures, EyeTV and other television products, troubleshooting problems that ramp up fans; invisible Recovery partitions, 'server-side' Calendar bugs, Brother printer support, and more." MacInTouch 8:47 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to Verify & Repair Permissions in OS X El Capitan" OS X Daily 2:58 PM
  • "How to modify the creation date for pictures in Apple Photos for OS X" Macworld 7:33 AM
  • "OS X El Capitan: Turning Off Contact Info from Mail" The Mac Observer 8:20 AM
  • "Mute Tabs In Safari" MacMost 8:20 AM
  • "Clip connections for sound effects, motion blur in FCPX and exporting audio for Logic Pro X" fcp.co 7:33 AM
  • "Pro Level Portrait Airbrushing On A Mac" Mac 360 6:41 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Editorial: Apple's new Disk Utility nearly slain by the feature thief" MacNN 7:29 AM
  • "Why Doesn't OS X Have An App Uninstaller?" TeraTalks 6:41 AM
Press Releases
  • "The Mac surpasses 2,500 games on Steam" Mac Gamer HQ 2:20 PM
  • "Cocktail 9.1 (El Capitan Edition) has been released." Maintain 10:06 AM
  • "Graphic Node Revamps Its Template Collection for iWork" prMac 8:40 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Wikipedia's founder thinks Apple should stop selling iPhones in the U.K." Cult of Mac 6:44 AM
  • "Wikipedia founder says Apple should stop selling iPhones in the UK if govt bans end-to-end encryption" 9to5Mac 7:18 AM
  • "The government has quietly told some of Britain's tech leaders that it isn't going to ban full encryption" Business Insider 6:59 AM
  • "User data plundering by Android and iOS apps is as rampant as you suspected: Most commonly shared data for Android is e-mail addresses; for iOS, it's GPS data." Ars Technica 10:58 AM
  • "Many US enterprises still run XcodeGhost-infected Apple apps: A new version of XcodeGhost has also appeared that tries to defeat defenses built into iOS 9, security firm FireEye says" IDG News Service 6:52 AM
  • "XcodeGhost iOS malware leaves China, strikes US enterprises" ZDNet 8:39 AM
  • "Google and PC makers are teaming up to take on Microsoft and Apple" Business Insider 7:00 AM
  • "Music Mess as iTunes Discounts Adele, Carrie Underwood, Versus Bieber, One Direction" Showbiz 411 2:34 PM
  • "Apple isn't eating into sales: Pebble CEO" CNBC Videos 7:13 AM
  • "Lloyds Bank's Apple Pay ad is a heartwarming holiday treat" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
  • "What Joanna Hoffman told Kate Winslet while shooting the 'Steve Jobs' movie: Former colleagues of Steve Jobs talk about how the Apple founder treated women in the workplace." Macworld 2:35 PM
  • "Steve Jobs director lashes out at 'hindsight experts'" Cult of Mac 7:29 AM
  • "Sorry Kate Winslet, some screen time can be good for kids" Telegraph 12:18 PM
  • "Kate Winslet urges parents to take control of the iPad" Essential Kids 7:05 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Disheveled? Lazy? Too many video games? New study cites biggest dealbreakers when it comes to relationships" GeekWire 11:38 AM
  • "Facebook Touts Artificial Intelligence 'Milestones'" PC Magazine 10:58 AM
  • "Mobile malware evolves: Adware now breaks and roots your phone/Adware is moving from nuisance to nasty with the discovery of over 20,000 Android apps which can root your phone, making it almost impossible to remove." ZDNet 8:38 AM
  • "Samsung retains top spot in India's increasingly important smartphone market" CNET 7:05 AM
  • "Investigatory Powers Bill: Government wants web browsing data stored for a year/The UK government has revealed the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (IPB), which includes a restructuring of domestic surveillance and an overhaul of the powers available to police and government agencies." V3 12:05 PM
  • "UK unveils new spying powers, raising privacy fears" Reuters 9:12 AM
  • "Surveillance bill includes internet records storage" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Licence to snoop: Ipso facto, crypto embargo? Draft Investigatory Powers bill lands" The Register 6:49 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 331: The New Apple TV, Facebook's Android Dog Food, Gest, and 100 Year Old Computers" The Mac Observer 5:59 PM
  • "Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud for the Fourth and Best Time" MacVoices 2:58 PM
  • "Podcast 481: Binge-watching the new Apple TV" Macworld 2:35 PM
  • "Clockwise #111: If You Wish upon a Heart" Six Colors 1:19 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-04: Star Trek, CBS All Access, and Amazon's Bookstore" The Mac Observer 1:14 PM
  • "Happy Hour Podcast 039 | Getting to know the new Apple TV" 9to5Mac 12:18 PM
  • "The Committed Podcast Tears Down the Apple TV" Kirkville 7:32 AM
  • "Let's Talk Jailbreak 132: I wanna see the receipts!" iDownload Blog 7:29 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple's 'iPhone 7 Plus' expected to pack 3GB of RAM into 'A10' CPU in late 2016" AppleInsider 6:55 AM
  • "Apple Predicted to Launch A9-Based 4-Inch iPhone in Early 2016, iPhone 7 Plus to Carry 3 GB of RAM" MacRumors 6:45 AM
  • "iPhone 7 may launch as soon as next summer, report claims" BGR 9:10 PM
  • "Apple to launch a smaller iPhone that 'resembles an upgraded 5S,' says analyst" Business Insider 6:59 AM
  • "It's not too late to hope for an 'iPhone 6c,' analyst claims" AppAdvice 8:52 AM
  • "Canalys: almost seven million Apple Watches shipped in two quarters of availability" Apple World Today 5:40 PM
  • "iOS 9 adoption continues to outpace iOS 8, as it hits 66%" 9to5Mac 7:04 AM
  • "Latest iOS 9.2 beta turns all your Apple devices into phones with AT&T NumberSync" ZDNet 8:43 AM
  • "Apple Releases Second iOS 9.2 Beta for Public Beta Testers" MacRumors 12:05 PM
  • "Finding iOS 9 vulnerabilities can be extremely profitable" BetaNews 7:29 AM
  • "Apple TV App Developers: We're Optimistic" Fortune 7:12 AM
  • "Apple still interested in sapphire tech even as it settles with GTAT" Apple World Today 8:20 AM
  • "The Future Of MacBooks: Thin, Light, (And Detachable?) – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 12:16 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "Sir Benfro's Brilliant Balloon For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "oSnap -The Perfect Camera For Selfie & Candid Photos For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:26 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "New Apple TV wants to be more than just a streaming box (but it isn't yet)/Review: Game console? Mini PC? Media player? There's a lot of potential here." Ars Technica 1:20 PM
  • "New Apple TV has promise, but doesn't reach it yet" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 7:11 AM
  • "Apple CarPlay review: A useful companion, even in its early stages" Engadget 2:11 PM
  • "BrydgeMini for iPad mini hands on: Great portable writing system" ZDNet 8:44 AM
  • "Review: iHome Kineta K1 and K2 Bluetooth speakers" iLounge 10:28 AM
  • "Review: Booq Shadow" MacNN 8:53 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "QuickKey review: Custom text snippet keyboard lacks actual typing skills" Macworld 8:39 AM
  • "Review: Cold Open for iOS makes it easy to track your favorite TV shows" 9to5Mac 8:38 AM
  • "Hands On: Wrestle Jump 2.1 (iOS)" MacNN 2:01 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to program a universal infrared remote to control your Apple TV" iDownload Blog 1:19 PM
  • "How to watch Twitch and Hitbox streams on your new Apple TV" VentureBeat 7:07 AM
  • "How to share your Android or iOS contact card via MMS" PCWorld 7:04 AM
Tips
  • "Where's iCloud Keychain on the Apple TV?" Six Colors 3:46 PM
  • "Tips and tricks for the new Apple TV's Siri Remote: Apple kept the Siri Remote nice and simple, but it's got some extra powers you should know about." Macworld 7:07 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Should you get the iPad Pro?" iMore 9:12 PM
  • "Before They Created Apple, Jobs And Wozniak Hacked The Phone System" FiveThirtyEight 7:05 PM
  • "Will There Be An iCar, And Will Anyone Care?" Forbes 3:31 PM
  • "Crazy Mix: a New Star Trek Series, CBS, Apple TV and the Cord Cutter" The Mac Observer 3:17 PM
  • "My biggest problem with the new Apple TV remote" Tech Insider 3:58 PM
  • "4 Apple TV problems that need to be fixed" BGR 3:46 PM
  • "Feature Request: Airbnb's Apple TV app is perfect for a concierge-style experience for guests" 9to5Mac 1:20 PM
  • "Is Apple's New 4-Inch iPhone Coming In 2016? An analyst predicts a smaller, less-expensive iPhone will debut early next year due to strong demand for compact iPhones." InformationWeek 3:01 PM
  • "New 4-inch iPhone rumor excites Apple's customers on Reddit" CIO 12:16 PM
  • "Apple iOS 9.1 Angers Users Two Weeks Later" Forbes 11:38 AM
  • "The best smartwatch for the iPhone" The Verge 10:59 AM
  • "Cheap Cloud Storage — which one saves you the most?" iMore 10:28 AM
  • "Why is Siri limited to 8 countries on Apple TV? Apple teaches movie & TV show pronunciations for each country" 9to5Mac 10:28 AM
  • "Apple TV's recommendations are decidedly impersonal" Six Colors 10:58 AM
  • "Wishlist: Apple TV system-wide watchlist" Six Colors 10:28 AM
  • "Was Apple's $1 Apple TV Dev Kit a Success?" Lou Miranda 9:13 AM
  • "Apple TV's Hidden Opportunity: Apple TV's big opportunity could be content delivery. Apple's long-rumored subscription TV service may not be the best way to make money to monetize content, though."  The Motley Fool 8:39 AM
  • "Two mysteriously magical things from the Apple TV install" The Loop 8:25 AM
  • "BADLAND proves the Apple TV makes a decent game console" Apple World Today 7:35 AM
  • "Why Apple can't decrypt your iPhone" BGR 7:29 AM
  • "First Click: The Apple TV changed my mind about gaming" The Verge 7:24 AM
  • "iPhone 7: Here Are 6 Of The Biggest Rumored Features" Forbes 6:47 AM
  • "Why Everyone Wants To Spy On You" Mac 360 6:41 AM
  • "Samsung To Quit Smartphone Business" Mac 360 6:40 AM
Non-Apple
  • "The federal government doesn't know how to regulate Tesla's autopilot software" The Verge 3:09 PM
  • "The Logic Behind the Sky-High Candy Crush Deal" The Atlantic 2:00 PM
  • "The best smartwatch for Android" The Verge 10:58 AM
  • "Google's Nexus 6P bends too easily, and there's no excuse for that" BetaNews 8:39 AM
  • "Mossberg: It's time for Google to make its own hardware/Nexus should be pure Google" The Verge 8:25 AM
  • "Cellular and Wi-Fi Need to get Along Better" Tech.pinions 7:33 AM
  • "Why I don't 'like' Twitter's new 'heart' button" The Next Web 7:18 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Watch Jeremy Clarkson's Hilarious Amazon Fire TV Stick Ad (and Shot at the BBC)" The Mac Observer 5:40 PM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Evernote adds sketching and split-screen features on iOS" Engadget 7:35 PM
  • "Apple TV's tvOS found to support app folders" AppleInsider 9:12 PM
  • "Apple TV Updated With A New Categories Section" TechCrunch 4:05 PM
  • "Facebook reportedly launching News-like app called Notify with media partners next week" 9to5Mac 2:58 PM
  • "Google Drive for iOS gets improved sharing experience w/ notifications & more" 9to5Mac 2:10 PM
  • "NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku" TechCrunch 1:19 PM
  • "Classic Andy Warhol 'Macintosh' Painting Could Fetch $600,000 at Auction" MacRumors 12:04 PM
  • "Disney's new family device stops kids from watching porn, but has a really unfortunate name" The Next Web 11:37 AM
  • "[Game Announce] 'King Tongue' Primed to Give the Bananarmy a Real Licking on iOS November 19th (Android/Win Phone coming soon)" Ankama 9:07 AM
  • "Want to see how Microsoft's Cortana compares to Siri? Apply for access to the iOS beta" 9to5Mac 8:24 AM
  • "Microsoft is now seeking beta testers for Cortana on iOS" iMore 8:22 AM
  • "Microsoft opens up its Cortana for iPhone beta" The Verge 7:48 AM
  • "Plaaying offers a new way to control and share iTunes, Spotify and Rdio" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "EZ One-Hand Keyboard 1.0 - Easy One-Handed Text Entry for the iPad" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "Jumble Zoo app launch at Apps World, London: Hybrid Animal Guessing Game" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "QuickerTek Inc. announces Wi-Fi and BT upgrades for Unibody Macbook Pro" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "Luxury Alligator Apple Watch Bands Launched By Bianca Mosca" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "Google 'smart reply' will suggest answers for your emails" BBC 6:53 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft and Red Hat Reach Linux Deal: Red Hat's version of the Linux operating system to be available to users of Microsoft Azure cloud service" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:21 AM
  • "Microsoft and Red Hat Team Up to Offer Linux on Azure Cloud" Re/code 7:19 AM
  • "Microsoft to make Red Hat Linux available on Azure" ZDNet 8:40 AM
  • "Microsoft Links Open-Source Arms with Linux Frenemy Red Hat" Wired 1:20 PM
  • "Microsoft's OneDrive Bait-and-Switch: Will the OneDrive disaster lead to the inevitable legal challenges that kill off the EULA forever?" PC Magazine 7:32 AM
  • "Microsoft needs to fit Windows 10 with a data collection 'off switch'" ZDNet 7:23 AM
  • "Microsoft, Esri Integrate Location, Spatial Analytics Functions With Cloud" GovConWire 11:24 AM
  • "Microsoft readying Windows 10 Store for Business" ZDNet 6:31 PM
  • "IBM acquires software broker Gravitant to bolster hybrid cloud play" ComputerWeekly 8:54 AM
  • "IBM Seeks to Expand Hybrid Cloud Services Through Gravitant Acquisition" GovCon Wire 8:55 AM
  • "IBM buys cloud brokerage software developer Gravitant" Newzy 8:55 AM
  • "Michael Dell: What our $67bn merger means for Dell and EMC" ZDNet 8:40 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise CFO On How Divisional And Group Finance Chiefs Partner For Success" Forbes 8:52 AM
  • "HP Inc in indirect push for biggest UK and Ireland accounts" The Register 8:57 AM
  • "HP Inc Finds Resistance In Third Day Of Trading" Benzinga 11:22 AM
  • "Intel Is Inside... a San Francisco 'Tiny House'" TheStreet 11:18 AM
  • "Intel Hopes to Make Its Mark on the Tiny House Movement" Nasdaq 11:19 AM
  • "Intel puts cash behind Wi-Fi-first smartmobes" The Register 6:48 AM
  • "AMD reportedly finishes testing Zen CPU, claims they met expectations" TechSpot 11:20 AM
  • "AMD Zen silicon might be in good shape" Fudzilla 11:20 AM
  • "Rumor Says AMD Zen Processors Meet Internal Expectations" Digital Trends 2:10 PM
  • "AMD names Darren Grasby EMEA president" Channel Pro 11:20 AM
  • "Speaking in Tech: Larry Ellison pipes up on EMC/Dell – it's all yours Michael" The Register 11:22 AM
  • "Oracle launches Exadata database in the cloud" SiliconANGLE 11:22 AM
  • "Oracle Maps Out Cloud-First Plan for the Channel" Channel Insider 11:22 AM
  • "Cisco takes Security Everywhere™ to throw blanket over shadow IT" The Register 6:49 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Opinion: Tech veterans discuss top tech stocks Apple, Amazon and Google" MarketWatch 9:12 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks end lower as Yellen hints at December rate hike: Tesla, Lumber Liquidators jump; Groupon, Avon, Etsy sink" MarketWatch 4:03 PM
  • "Stocks Suffer Deja Vu as Yellen Talks About Rate Hike" TheStreet 4:03 PM
  • "Stocks end lower after Yellen's rate comments" USA Today 4:03 PM
  • "Yellen Says December Rate Hike Still Alive, Stocks Fall" FOXBusiness 2:58 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Slip on Yellen's Testimony: Fed chairwoman says a December rate increase is a possibility" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:03 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Chinese stocks jump on hopes for new trading link/Toyko stocks soar after Japan Post IPO — biggest since Alibaba" MarketWatch 8:48 AM
  • "Europe Markets: European stock markets rally as Draghi remains dovish/Volkswagen slides 8.3% as emission scandal widens to gas-powered cars" MarketWatch 8:48 AM

 
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