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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, November 14, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Think Ireland's corporate tax is unfair? Wave goodbye to Apple and thousands of jobs if we change it" TheJournal.ie 6:34 AM
  • "Here's Tim Cook's Response to Racial Profiling in an Australian Apple Store" Fortune 4:53 PM
  • "Apple's Tim Cook's Sends Company-Wide Email After Melbourne Incident" PC Magazine 6:28 PM
  • "Apple's Opportunity: The Payment System's Profits/Apple's plans for a new peer-to-peer payment system could send waves through the payment-processing and card industries."  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/13
  • "Apple Pay: Apple's secret weapon for emerging economies"  Computerworld 11/13
  • "Apple is making a grab for Venmo's turf and might use iMessage to do it"  Quartz 11/13
  • "Apple 'to launch peer-to-peer payment app'"  BBC 11/13
  • "Apple TV and Its Future App Ecosystem"  Tech.pinions 11/13
  • "Apple's Magical Step To iPad Pro Success" Forbes 11/13
  • "Apple hit with second class action lawsuit over Wi-Fi Assist data overages" AppleInsider 11/13
OS X
News
  • "Faulty Security Certificates Are Screwing Up Some Mac App Store Updates" Gizmodo 11/13
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Typeeto review: Magic software keyboard for all of your mobile devices" Macworld 11/13
  • "How to quickly target shared computers by name in OS X" MacIssues 11/13
  • "How to Use Your iPad Pro as a Graphics Tablet with your Mac" The Mac Observer 11/13
  • "How to Use Your iPad Pro as a Second Display with Your Mac" The Mac Observer 11/13
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: iTunes Match metadata, playlist graphics, iTunes losing its place" Macworld 11/13
  • "Free: How To Collect, Organize, Cite, And Share Your Research On A Mac" Mac 360 11/13
Op/Ed
  • "MAS extinction: Apple letting a certificate die isn't a security issue, just an embarrassment" Macworld 11/13
  • "Who's Minding the Apple App Store? How a ticking time bomb triggered a massive outage in a neglected corner of the Apple ecosystem." Fortune 11/13
  • "No One Minding the Mac App Store" MacStories 11/13
  • "No One Minding the Store: I woke up to an inbox full of e-mails from customers reporting that my apps wouldn't launch. This included new customers who had just purchased from the Mac App Store as well as people who had purchased long ago, hadn't made any changes, and expected that things would just keep working." ["The Mac App Store is supposed to make things easier, but it's also a single point of failure. Not only is it neglected, but sometimes even the existing functionality stops working."]  Michael Tsai 11/13
Press Releases
  • "Nemetschek's SCIA nv introduces SCIA Engineer 15.2" Architosh 11/13
  • "Get Apple TV's New Screensavers On Any Windows PC or Mac" Gizmodo 11/13
  • "24U released 24U Toolbox Plug-In 2.0" prMac 11/13
  • "Beamer 3.0 - Stream Video from a Mac to Apple TV and Chromecast Devices" prMac 11/13
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Tour Bus Crashes into Apple Store Construction Site in San Francisco" The Mac Observer 6:43 AM
  • "First Apple Store 'feature bay' accessory collection focuses on iPhone photography" AppleInsider 6:12 AM
  • "Apple Tweaks App Store Search Algorithms" PC Magazine 3:48 PM
  • "Apple updates App Store search algorithms to display more relevant & intelligent results" 9to5Mac 6:12 AM
  • "Here's Tim Cook's Email About The Black Teens Barred Entry From Apple Store"  BuzzFeed 11/13
  • "Tim Cook tells Apple employees there's no room for intolerance after black teens blocked from store: 'Apple is open'" The Verge 11/13
  • "Apple Store in San Diego hit with pricing accuracy violation, must wear sign of shame" 9to5Mac 11/13
  • "Apple's App Store Gets A Smarter Search Engine" TechCrunch 11/13
  • "Publishers are underwhelmed with Apple News app"  Digiday 11/13
  • "Publishers are already growing frustrated with Apple News" Business Insider 11/13
  • "5 Critically Injured In Tour Bus Crash Near Union Square" ["The bus also hit scaffolding at the future site of the new Apple Store at 300 Post St."] Hoodline 11/13
  • "Multiple injuries reported as tour bus crashes into flagship SF Apple Store construction site" AppleInsider 11/13
  • "Beats Music To Shut Down On November 30" TechCrunch 11/13
  • "Apple to open 26th Chinese Apple Store in Chengdu on Nov. 21" AppleInsider 11/13
  • "Apple starts hiring for its upcoming Singapore store" Mashable 11/13
  • "The App That 'Hears' You Sleep" Forbes 11/13
  • "Watch TechRax Do a Burnout on Top of an iPhone" Apple Gazette 11/13
  • "Apple highlights the perfect gifts for everyone this holiday season" iMore 11/13
  • "Apple highlights iPad Pro, new Apple TV alongside popular accessories in holiday gift guide" AppleInsider 11/13
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook Explains Why it Activated Safety Check for Paris Attack" Time 10:19 PM
  • "Major Chrome Exploit Puts All Android Devices At Risk" Redmond Pie 1:01 PM
  • "Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks" The Daily Dot 11:18 AM
  • "Vinyl brings in more money than YouTube for UK music labels" Engadget 6:52 AM
  • "Fossil to acquire wearable startup Misfit for $260 million" ZDNet 11/13
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The TouchArcade Show - 231 - My, That's a Large iPad" Touch Arcade 11/13
  • "Two And A Half Geeks 11/13/2015 - Droid Turbo 2, Skylake-U, High Refresh Rate LCDs, Fallout 4, And More: Join us today for another episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, when Dave, Marco and Pauly will discuss, Intel's Skylake-U processors for notebooks, Rivet Networks Killer gaming network adapters, Motorola's Droid Turbo 2, Logitech's Harmony Elite Remote, maybe a bit of Fallout 4, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q super fast LCDs, Tim Cook's ridiculous comments on the PC industry and more..." HotHardware 11/13
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-13: iPad Pro, Steve Jobs, and Amazon Listener Comments" The Mac Observer 11/13
  • "Can iPad Pro really replace your Mac? We discuss (and argue), on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 11/13
  • "OJ Speaks Edited with Final Cut Pro X FCPX.TV Interview with the Editor" FCPXtv 11/13
Hardware/Software
  • "The iPad Pro's Lightning port supports USB 3.0 transfer speeds" Engadget 6:41 AM
  • "Apple Watch 2 Rumors Begin with Supply Chain Claiming a Q2 2015 Release" The Mac Observer 6:43 AM
  • "Quanta Says It's Working On Next-Gen Apple Watch, End of Q2 Release?" G for Games 11/13
  • "Next-gen Apple Watch is in the works for 2016, says manufacturer" CNET 11/13
  • "Samsung To Increase OLED Output As Apple Deal Is Almost Secured (Rumor)" G for Games 11/13
  • "Why Apple Inc. Won't Add a Third Core to the A10 Chip Next Year" The Motley Fool 11/13
  • "Apple sneaks a USB 3.0-compatible Lightning port into the iPad Pro" Ars Technica 11/13
  • "Apple responds to month-long wait for iPad Pro accessories, expecting 'regular shipments'" 9to5Mac 11/13
  • "You can buy Apple's giant new iPad Pro today — but it's going to take at least a month for the stylus to arrive" Business Insider 11/13
  • "Apple features 'amazing' apps and games for iPad Pro in iOS App Store" AppleInsider 11/13
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11/13
  • "Stacheify -Grow A Mustache For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 11/13
  • "MovingPhotos3D For Mac Is Free Right Now (Previously $5.99)" App Sliced 11/13
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 11/13
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 11/13
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 11/13

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Apple's iPad Pro with A9X CPU and 12.9-inch Retina display"  AppleInsider 6:13 AM
  • "Tablets for shoppers on a budget" CNET 7:50 PM
  • "Hands-on: Apple Pencil unboxing with iPad Pro [Gallery] 9to5Mac 6:12 AM
  • "Review: Logitech's Create keyboard case turns iPad Pro into a bone fide laptop" Cult of Mac 8:45 AM
  • "Review: Satechi's USB-C 3-in-1 Combo for MacBook is the hub you're looking for" The Next Web 7:09 AM
  • "Review: Aukey wireless sport earphones will stay in your ears, won't break the bank" 9to5Mac 9:49 AM
  • "Wolverton: Jumbo-sized iPad Pro lacks purpose" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11/13
  • "iPad Pro: Day 2 and already making my work better, easier, and faster" ZDNet 11/13
  • "iPad Pro diary day 2: The good, the bad & the two issues that concern me most" 9to5Mac 11/13
  • "A designer's take on the iPad Pro" The Verge 11/13
  • "Apple Watch: Long-Term Review/It wasn't a sure thing at all, but Apple has managed to create a device worth owning, says Forbes contributor Ian Morris. It's one that you'll want to wear all in place of a traditional watch." Forbes 11/13
  • "Six months with the Apple Watch: Dan Moren's Apple Watch isn't getting any younger, and it isn't getting any faster either, even with watchOS 2." Macworld 11/13
  • "First Look: Apple iPad Pro" MacNN 11/13
  • "Review: The Apple TV has promise, but doesn't fully deliver" Computerworld 11/13
  • "Review: Logitech's Create for iPad Pro gets the backlit keyboard part right, but not the case" 9to5Mac 11/13
  • "Mini-review: Logitech's Create is the iPad Pro keyboard case you really want" Ars Technica 11/13
  • "Review: Fuz Designs Felt Case for iPhone 6 and 6s" Run Around Tech 11/13
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Autodesk Graphic: Vector Graphics app for iOS (formerly Indeeo iDraw)" eXtensions 6:47 AM
  • "Apple CarPlay: Can it get you to the taqueria?" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11/13
  • "I want my Apple TV app: The Apple TV's limit of one paired Siri Remote is holding it back...and preventing the iPhone from acting as that second Siri Remote." Macworld 11/13
  • "The best ways to send money to friends and family instantly with your iPhone" AppleInsider 11/13
  • "Giving the iOS 9 Keyboard Switcher Another Try" Macdrifter 11/13
  • "The Last Vikings - Charging On To iOS" Apple'n'Apps 11/13
  • "'Neo Monsters' Review - The Third Time Isn't Quite The Charm" Touch Arcade 11/13
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to wirelessly share photos on your iPhone" Tech Insider 11:54 AM
  • "iOS 9 How-To: Use the updated multitasking interface on iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 6:37 AM
  • "Editing podcasts on iOS with Ferrite" Six Colors 11/13
  • "How to permanently delete your WhatsApp account" iDownload Blog 11/13
  • "How to Change 3D Touch Pressure Sensitivity on iPhone 6S" OS X Daily 11/13
  • "How to Disable iPhone's Frequent Locations Tracking Map" Wired 11/13
  • "How to access a Mac drive from a Windows or Linux system" Macworld 11/13
  • "How to stream content from your iTunes library to the Apple TV" Macworld 11/13
Tips
  • "Six Spectacular Ways To Protect Your Precious iPhone 6S" Forbes 6:37 AM
  • "Pointers: Customize shortened links" MacNN 11/13
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Tim Cook insists Apple is 'open' after black teens asked to leave store, report says" CNET 3:39 PM
  • "The iPad Pro's chip is not a big deal"  Engadget 3:17 PM
  • "Why Apple Should be the SECOND Big Company to Make Consumer Robots" The Mac Observer 12:53 PM
  • "Cassandra: Apple's News App and a More Level Playing Field" eXtensions 10:24 AM
  • "How Apple is giving design a bad name" OSNews 9:07 AM
  • "Today's Acrobat Reader DC Update That Integrates Dropbox Is a Bonafide Big Deal" TechnoLawyer Blog 9:02 AM
  • "Cash Will Be a Thing of the Past, Says Apple CEO Tim Cook" Digital Trends 11/13
  • "Former Apple Design Gurus Criticize Apple's Current Designs" TidBITS 11/13
  • "How Apple is giving design a bad name" The Loop 11/13
  • "I tried Apple's new gigantic iPad Pro and was pleasantly surprised — but it's not for everyone" Business Insider 11/13
  • "iPad Pro innards pave the way for USB 3.0 transfer speeds" Macworld 11/13
  • "The Apple Beat: Current products and services range ushers in age of expansion" Canadian Reviewer 11/13
  • "Is the iPhone in Trouble, or About to Take Off Even Higher? What are the chances Apple can sell more than 231 million iPhones this year?" The Motley Fool 11/13
  • "What you can expect from the much-rumored Apple Car" Macworld 11/13
  • "If Apple Cares So Much About Design, Why Does the App Store Ignore Artists?"  Motherboard 11/13
  • "iPad Pro And Apple's Growing New Product Rollout Problems" NoodleMac 11/13
  • "Apple, please fix Music for iOS before rushing to Android" The Inquirer 11/13
  • "Apple Music, Meet Android Music Lovers" Mac 360 11/13
Non-Apple
  • "Can HBO keep up? Netflix will spend $5 billion on content in 2016" BGR 11:18 AM
  • "Opinion: Android OEMs have power, but Google making its own phone might be worth the risk" 9to5Google 11/13
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple HomeKit Gets First Smoke Detector: First Alert rolls out the first smoke/carbon monoxide detector using HomeKit, Apple's smart home platform." InformationWeek 2:53 PM
  • "DNA Studios Announces Antyz's Release Date" prMac 6:53 AM
  • "acops Introduces New Area Measuring App: Best Area Pro" prMac 6:54 AM
  • "24U announces 24U Phidgets Remote for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch" prMac 6:48 AM
  • "Apple Music (Beta): Now Available On Android [Screenshots] RazorianFly 11/13
  • "Coming November 14: Gene Steinberg meets ethical hacker Dr. Timothy Summers and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 11/13
  • "Google Chrome gets new iOS beta program: Google is now letting iPhone and iPad users take a cutting-edge version of its browser for a spin." IDG News Service 11/13
  • "TP-Link's New Dual-Band Wi-Fi range extenders prioritize gaming, 4K" MacNN 11/13
  • "iPad Pro: 14 apps enhanced for the Apple Pencil" CIO 11/13
  • "Agenda Woodpost 2.0 – Print On Wood Surfaces From iOS Devices" MacPrices 11/13
  • "Lux Bands offer elegant, but affordable, Apple Watch options" Apple World Today 11/13
  • "Gumdrop's Drop Tech offers military-grade protection for your iPad" iDownload Blog 11/13
  • "Digital Comics 3.0 - Available Now" prMac 11/13
  • "New Ebook: Getting Things Done on iPads and Macs" prMac 11/13
  • "Great Exchange Rates 1.0 release for iOS - Simple Elegant Exchange Rates" prMac 11/13
  • "Chechesoft releases Booger Boing for iOS/Android - Flick that Booger" prMac 11/13
  • "Insights 4.0: Predictive Models for Web, iOS, and OS X Dev Projects" prMac 11/13
  • "Discover hidden words with Word Trace game" prMac 11/13
  • "TSpeaker is a Complete new iOS Text-to-Speech App Users Will Love to Use" prMac 11/13
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft Delivers Promised Business Features in Windows 10 Update" eWeek 11:04 AM
  • "Windows 3.1 crash brought a French airport to its knees" Neowin 7:08 AM
  • "Microsoft OneNote Gets Hefty Updates With Great Features For iOS, Android And PCs" Tech Times 6:39 AM
  • "Windows 10 disk images let users skip wait for November upgrade" Computerworld 6:39 AM
  • "Maybe Android apps aren't coming to Windows 10 after all?" Liliputing 8:46 AM
  • "IBM's Design-Centered Strategy to Set Free the Squares" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:52 AM
  • "Intel Reportedly Prepping 10-Core Broadwell-E Processors with 25MB L3 Cache" FARS News Agency 6:37 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Coverage Initiated at Morgan Stanley (HPE)" Storm Investor 6:35 AM
  • "Cisco Systems Given 'Overweight' Rating at Pacific Crest (CSCO)" InterCooler 6:36 AM
  • "Cisco banks on big-name partnerships as Q2 growth set to dry up: CEO flags up importance of Apple, Ericsson, and Inspur alliances" Channelnomics 6:34 AM
  • "The direction of computing is only going in one way—to the cloud: After a rocky start, open-source and hybrid cloud initiatives have righted the ship." Ars Technica 8:49 AM
  • "Windows 10 refresh: It's an upgrade, not an update" Computerworld 11/13
  • "Blame sluggish Windows 10 adoption on unenthusiastic Windows 8 and 8.1 users" Computerworld 11/13
  • "The best hidden features in Windows 10's major update" The Verge 11/13
  • "Windows 10: You've got questions, I've got answers" ZDNet 11/13
  • "Yes, Microsoft Will Be Running Digital Black Friday Deals" Pure XBOX 11/13
  • "Decoding Microsoft: Cloud, Azure and dodging the PC death spiral" The Register 11/13
  • "The US-based company will offer cloud services in Europe through two data centres located in Magdeburg and Frankfurt am Main, Germany" New Europe 11/13
  • "Microsoft Simulator Brings Quantum Computing One Step Closer to the Masses" Fortune 11/13
  • "Windows 10 upgrade woes include deleted apps, system hangs" InfoWorld 11/13
  • "IBM Stock: This Could Be Huge for International Business Machines Corp." Profit Confidetial 11/13
  • "Adrian Grenier, Dell Team Up to Recycle NYC Tech Waste" Bloomberg 11/13
  • "Michael Dell on Alienware Steam Machine launch: 'We are reasserting ourselves in the consumer space in Europe'" PCR Online 11/13
  • "Michael Dell: 'The post-PC era has been great for the PC'" Telegraph 11/13
  • "Intel rumored to be working on 10-core Broadwell-E processor" Digital Trends 11/13
  • "Intel Acquires Altera: Will History Repeat Itself?" Market Realist 11/13
  • "Cisco Shares Tumble On Lowered Guidance" Fortune 11/13
  • "Cisco Effect: Good for Security Names, Says FBR, Bad for Contract Mfg, Says RBC" Barron's 11/13
  • "Why Did Cisco Shares Fall 5% despite Upbeat Earnings?" Market Realist 11/13
  • "Cisco shares fall following mixed Q1 financial results" ITProPortal 11/13
  • "Cisco shares fall as results fuel doubts" Yahoo Finance 11/13
  • "Cisco profits leap to $2.4bn with data centre and switching boost" V3 11/13
  • "Strategic pacts will spur Cisco growth, says CEO" CRN UK 11/13
  • "Cisco Makes Data Centre, Collaboration Gains But Switching Revenue Falls" TechWeekEurope 11/13
  • "Emerging markets boost Cisco Q1 profit by 33% to $2.4 billion" Financial Express 11/13
  • "Cisco Q1 net profit rises nearly by 33% to $2.4 billion" DNA 11/13
  • "Cisco Sanguine About Data Center Success" Light Reading 11/13
  • "Cisco Posts Stronger Results, But Outlook Misses Estimates" Nasdaq 11/13
  • "Cisco cuts Q2 guidance on enterprise business weakness" First Post 11/13
  • "Cisco Systems second-quarter forecast misses on order slowdown" Financial Express 11/13
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "iPad Pro: Another Reason To Sell Apple?" Seeking Alpha 9:39 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks post biggest weekly loss in 12 weeks: Weak earnings from retailers J.C. Penney, Nordstrom add to pressure" MarketWatch 11/13
  • "Could December Rate Hike Be Good for Stocks?" TheStreet 11/13
  • "Dow loses 203 as stocks snap 6-week win streak" USA Today 11/13
  • "Wall Street Lower as Retail Stocks Struggle" FOXBusiness 11/13
  • "U.S. Stocks Fall, Log Big Weekly Decline: Dow and S&P fell more than 3% for the week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/13
  • "Asian shares fall sharply as Fed keeps markets on edge: Increasing odds of a December rate increase in the U.S. is pushing Asian shares lower this week, overshadowing global central banks' stimulus cues, which drove a rebound in the region just last month." MarketWatch 11/13
  • "European stocks on track for 2% weekly decline" MarketWatch 11/13

 
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