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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Why We Can't Stop Talking About Apple: It's the object of fascination for everyone from product fanatics to Wall Street investors. Why that's justified."  Fortune 2:51 PM
  • "Apple reinvents the pencil: in conversation with Sir Jony Ive"  Wallpaper* 6:20 PM
  • "Apple's iTunes Is Alienating Its Most Music-Obsessed Users"  Wired 6:52 AM
  • "German anti-trust authorities look into Apple and Amazon"  CNBC Videos 8:34 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Apple won't weaken encryption, but is willing to cooperate with UK government" BetaNews 11:39 AM
  • "Apple will run all its operations in Singapore—including its first store there—on solar power" Quartz 8:33 AM
  • "Apple May Rethink Web TV Service, Says Pacific Crest" ["'We continue to believe an Apple-branded service with a heavy focus on on-demand is likely. But odds may be increasing that Apple has decided the opportunity is not worth the effort,' wrote Hargreaves."]  Investor's Business Daily 12:14 PM
  • "Apple TV's Picture Becoming Less Clear: Apple may have decided the opportunity in a branded streaming service may not be worth the effort."  Barron's [Paid Membership Required] 3:27 PM
  • "Making the Case Against an Apple Television Set"  Above Avalon 11:53 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple apologizes to developers for recent 'damaged' Mac App Store apps bug, says OS X update coming with fix" 9to5Mac 7:19 PM
  • "Apple Responds to Developers Regarding Expired Mac App Store Security Certificates" MacRumors 7:21 PM
  • "OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 beta 4 hits the Mac App Store" 9to5Mac 12:13 PM
  • "Apple seeds OS X 10.11.2 beta 4 to developers and public testers" iDownload Blog 12:32 PM
  • "OS X 10.11.2 Beta 4 Released for Testing" OS X Daily 12:55 PM
  • "Apple Brings Same-Day Delivery To New York Through Expanded Postmates Partnership" TechCrunch 11:38 AM
  • "Apple Teaming With Postmates to Get You iStuff Faster – Tech Roundup" TheStreet 4:20 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Mini-review: iWork '15 brings a lot of little changes but no headliners" Ars Technica 11:39 AM
  • "PDF Expert for Mac: A Better Preview for PDFs" MacStories 12:12 PM
  • "Data Rescue One review: Harvest data from a failing hard drive" Macworld 8:27 AM
  • "How to Use Pinned Tabs in Safari for OS X El Capitan" OS X Daily 3:28 PM
  • "Pro Tip: Bring your Mac to life with a custom video screen saver" Cult of Mac 1:57 PM
  • "Creating the Tone-Mapped HDR Look in Photoshop" Layers Magazine 8:33 AM
  • "Mac Startup Modifiers: What They Do and How You Use Them!" The Mac Observer 8:16 AM
  • "Cassandra: Using Reflections in Photographs to Identify Suspects, Acquaintances and Locations" eXtensions 6:34 AM
  • "Tip: Screensharing in Messages" Six Colors 8:33 AM
  • "How To Create And Edit MP4 Video Files" McSolo 6:36 AM
  • "Turn A Photo Into Text Art On A Mac" Mac 360 6:36 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The Mac App Store is Taking a Lot of Flak" Kirkville 11:45 AM
Press Releases
  • "Evernote for Mac picks up Split View support and more in latest update" iMore 6:34 PM
  • "Luxion releases KeyShot 6" Architosh 1:30 PM
  • "SuperTab for Mac gains El Capitan Support – Offers 75%-off Sale" MacPrices 12:30 PM
  • "Adobe placates Lightroom users by restoring the import dialog in a new update" Macworld 11:14 AM
  • "Tension Software announces Precise Screenshot 1.4.1" Tension Software 11:10 AM
  • "CoreMelt gives FCP X users powerful tracked masking tools for Free" prMac 6:51 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "AAPL now taking 94% of entire smartphone industry profits, up from 92% last quarter – Canaccord" 9to5Mac 6:51 AM
  • "Look at how Apple has sucked up all the profits in smartphones" Business Insider 12:31 PM
  • "Apple Takes Home 94 Percent of Smartphone Market Profit" Digital Trends 4:21 PM
  • "Apple Pay is now available in Canada with American Express, UK Apple Pay adds Tesco Bank and TSB" 9to5Mac 6:51 AM
  • "Apple Pay expands as it vies for broader acceptance" Associated Press 6:52 AM
  • "Apple Pay Support Coming to Dominos By Year's End, Cinnabon Next Year" MacRumors 5:00 PM
  • "Apple Pay now supports TSB and Tesco Bank in the UK" Engadget 7:45 AM
  • "US Apple Pay gains support for 95 new issuers, including H&R Block" AppleInsider 11:40 AM
  • "Apple Pay lands in Canada with a tiny step" CNET 11:14 AM
  • "Apple's annual iPhone release cycle supercharges switchers' leaps from Android, Windows Phone"  AppleInsider 1:31 PM
  • "Apple markets iPad in arts & science education with new profiles" AppleInsider 4:52 PM
  • "5 New Apple TV Commercials Focus on Games & Video Services" OS X Daily 6:25 PM
  • "Apple Shares New Apple TV Ads Highlighting Apps and Games" MacRumors 1:30 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Microsoft publishes sci-fi anthology inspired by quantum computing and Skype" The Verge 9:15 PM
  • "FCC Says It Won't Lock Down Your Routers" iFixit 3:26 PM
  • "Pandora to Buy Failed Rdio to Take on Spotify, Apple Music" The Mac Observer 11:11 AM
  • "Hackers vs. terrorists: ISIS says Anonymous are 'idiots' for declaring war" BGR 8:33 AM
  • "What happens to your Facebook profile after you die" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Activist hackers battle Islamic State in cyberspace" Reuters 9:01 PM
  • "Anonymous goes to war with ISIS over Paris attacks" Engadget 3:27 PM
  • "Anonymous 'declares war' on Islamic State" BBC 6:53 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Old Man Uncle Grandpa Merlin" The Loop 3:37 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-17: Pandora Buys Rdio, a Week with iPad Pro" The Mac Observer 12:54 PM
  • "Indie Dev Spotlight: Michael Szumielewski, Stepz developer" AppAdvice 8:34 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "KGI expects Apple to sell 2.5M iPad Pros in Q4 as TSMC found to be sole provider of A9x chip" 9to5Mac 8:46 PM
  • "New Apple Pencil stock begins arriving at Apple Stores in the U.S." iMore 3:37 PM
  • "Rumor: Apple's upgraded 4-inch iPhone will be powered by A8 CPU, not A9" AppleInsider 8:27 AM
  • "Apple's rumored 4-inch iPhone 6c apparently won't run A9 chip after all" iDownload Blog 11:39 AM
  • "Official Apple Watch Charging Dock Packaging Shown in Leaked Photo" MacRumors 11:40 AM
  • "This could be Apple's official Apple Watch charging dock" The Verge 1:13 PM
  • "DisplayMate report: iPad Pro's 'top tier professional display' edged out by Surface Pro 4 in color accuracy" Macworld 11:14 AM
  • "Which iPad Model Has the Best Display?" Wired 11:15 AM
  • "Apple iPhone 7 Specs: Don't Expect Bigger Battery, Rumor Says" Tech Times 11:40 AM
  • "Apple SIM for iPad now available in Japan, making 13 countries in all" 9to5Mac 8:27 AM
  • "Apple removes HomeKit-incompatible devices from online store" AppleInsider 8:13 PM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple invention lets users control time-sensitive notifications with their eyes" AppleInsider 6:51 AM
  • "Future iOS, OS X devices would allow you to control interface elements with your eyes" Apple World Today 7:50 AM
  • "Apple Granted 53 Patents Today Covering their iPhone 5s, iPad Annotation, Gaze and Voice Controls & More" Patently Apple 11:45 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "iPad Pro early adopters complain of freezing glitch" The Inquirer 8:27 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Watch /TV /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:11 AM
  • "OSnap! Pro -Time-Lapse & Stop Motion Camera For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" App Sliced 11:11 AM
  • "Salt & Pepper: A Physics Game For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 11:11 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:50 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:50 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:50 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPad Pro: New tricks for old dogs" Six Colors 4:21 PM
  • "The iPad Pro: The Start of Something New" Re/code 8:26 AM
  • "iPhone 6s camera review Switzerland: Behind the scenes" Austin Mann 11:39 AM
  • "Logitech Create Backlit Keyboard Case Review: a great keyboard solution for iPad Pro owners" iDownload Blog 8:54 PM
  • "These iPad Pro keyboard shortcuts help overcome a lack of mouse/trackpad support" ZDNet 3:31 PM
  • "iPad 2015 Display Technology Shoot-Out: iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro" DisplayMate 11:14 AM
  • "Review: Logitech Create iPad Pro Keyboard Case" iLounge 3:31 PM
  • "Review: First Harmonic IEB6+mic In Ear Headphones" Run Around Tech 8:33 AM
  • "ZAGG Messenger Universal Mobile Keyboard and Stand: An inexpensive iPad Pro keyboard solution" Apple World Today 1:13 PM
  • "Mad Catz C.T.R.L. Wireless GamePad can improve your gaming experience" Apple World Today 6:44 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "7 iPad Pro apps to illustrate its productive potential" Computerworld 9:05 AM
  • "'SRPG Legna Tactica' Review - Tactica Generica" Touch Arcade 11:39 AM
  • "Hands On: Progress to 100 1.1 (iOS)" MacNN 2:56 PM
  • "Let's Twist - Putting An Action Puzzler In Order" Apple'n'Apps 7:36 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to take screenshots of the Apple TV" Macworld 8:27 AM
Tips
  • "Three Ways to Carry Apple Pencil with Your iPad Pro" The Mac Observer 7:44 PM
  • "One option if you're having an app crashing problem with your iPad Pro" Apple World Today 8:27 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "New ads for Apple TV show how compelling it isn't/Technically Incorrect: Apple releases five new ads for the latest version of Apple TV. Sadly, they're not must-see." CNET 8:59 PM
  • "Jony Ive: Apple Pencil Will Not 'Replace the Finger as a Point of Interface'" MacRumors 6:26 PM
  • "Jony Ive: Apple Pencil is made for marking, not a 'stylus' finger replacement" AppleInsider 6:26 PM
  • "Literalists: The iPad Pro is Not a Laptop Replacement—And That's a Good Thing" Lou Miranda 6:11 PM
  • "After Paris, Reexamining Apple's Privacy Policy"  Apple Gazette 5:17 PM
  • "iPad Underperformance Could Be Good For Apple's Margins" Forbes 1:13 PM
  • "iPhone 7: THESE Are The Things We Want Inside 2016's iPhone..." Know Your Mobile 11:40 AM
  • "Opinion: Apple is right to stand firm on encryption however much terrorist attacks ramp up the pressure"  9to5Mac 11:13 AM
  • "iPad and Mac Convergence isn't the Answer, it's about Seamless Workflow" The Mac Observer 11:10 AM
  • "Name that Apple TV aerial view" Six Colors 8:33 AM
  • "5 things to know about Apple's new iPad Pro" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:27 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Reasons to never rely on fingerprints over passwords" BGR 8:46 PM
  • "Wait, Google+ Still Exists?!" Gizmodo 4:27 PM
  • "Why Rdio died: The service had a year's head start on Spotify in America, but it didn't matter" The Verge 4:27 PM
  • "Amazon: An Evil Empire dawns on the Internet of Things/By refusing to carry products that don't operate on its content ecosystem: like Apple TV and Google's Chromecast: the online retailer sets a dangerous precedent." ZDNet 12:13 PM
  • "The Amazing Facebook: A Once in a Generation Company" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:33 AM
  • "Nexus 6P Review: Google Outshines Galaxy S6 And iPhone 6S" Forbes 8:26 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Best iPad Pro stands" iMore 7:21 PM
  • "Apple Stops Selling iPhone-Connected Smart Locks from August and Kevo" MacRumors 6:50 PM
  • "iPad Pro and Accessories Released for Users in Thailand (Bangkok Post, Life)" eXtensions 6:47 PM
  • "Tumblr iOS App Gets GIF-Making Tool" PC Magazine 6:29 PM
  • "Smart email app Spark coming to iPad and Mac" Cult of Mac 6:25 PM
  • "Goodblock, the ad-blocker for good samaritans, enters beta" Gigaom 4:41 PM
  • "Apple's WWDC app updated for iOS 9 with iPad Picture in Picture feature" 9to5Mac 3:37 PM
  • "Take your Live Photos to a new level with Alive!" AppAdvice 2:52 PM
  • "Plants vs. Zombies 2 update mixes dinosaur with prehistoric undead" iMore 1:57 PM
  • "Global Payments Announces Support for Apple Pay in Canada" Business Wire 11:43 AM
  • "Let's Play Star Wars™! Star Wars™ Battlefront™ Begins Launching across the Galaxy Today" ["Fans looking to enhance their Star Wars Battlefront experience can do so with the Star Wars Battlefront Companion. Available on web and in the App Store℠ and Google Play™ store, the Star Wars Battlefront Companion features the tactical, card-based game Base Command which allows players to earn in-game credits that can be used in Star Wars Battlefront."] Business Wire 11:42 AM
  • "iLounge Best of the Year Awards 2015 Article" iLounge 9:07 AM
  • "The Figment iPhone case is also a VR viewer: For the on-the-go immersive content connoisseur" The Verge 8:34 AM
  • "12 travel-friendly tech gifts you'll want to take with you" Macworld 6:52 AM
  • "The best task managers for iOS" Macworld 6:52 AM
  • "6 must-have gifts for Apple's biggest fans" Macworld 6:52 AM
  • "AppsMoment Application Builder Launches Its 2.0 Version" prMac 6:51 AM
  • "New LEGO-compatible Thanksgiving Designs app released" prMac 6:51 AM
  • "Yukti 1.0 released for iOS - Journey through Outer Space" prMac 6:51 AM
  • "Stream Map USA Expands to 9 Southeast States" prMac 6:51 AM
  • "Takeoff360 1.0 - Book a Private Charter Jet from any iOS Device" prMac 6:51 AM
  • "Mozart 2 Pro for iOS Released" prMac 6:50 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Has Microsoft Really Rebuilt its Security Cred?" Fortune 4:52 PM
  • "Microsoft, Once Infested With Security Flaws, Does an About-Face" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:16 AM
  • "Microsoft announces new Cyber Defense Operations Center to bolster enterprise security credentials" VentureBeat 12:16 PM
  • "Microsoft Announces Cyber Defense Operations Center" NBC News 1:31 PM
  • "Microsoft Revamps Security Plan as Part of $1 Billion Investment" Bloomberg 1:04 PM
  • "Microsoft spending on security R&D rivals Symantec" ZDNet 1:04 PM
  • "Hootsuite deepens ties to Microsoft with Yammer, SharePoint, and Dynamics integrations" VentureBeat 12:58 PM
  • "Microsoft launches fund to improve access to affordable internet" New Vision 9:16 AM
  • "Microsoft forces users to switch to Windows 10" The Lowell Sun 9:17 AM
  • "Intel Plans to Put Its Insane 8-Teraflop Supercomputer Chips Into a Desktop" Gizmodo 6:59 AM
  • "Intel Latest Xeon Phi Chips Coming to Supercomputers in 2016" eWeek 7:00 AM
  • "Intel provides more info about 72-core Knights Landing Xeon Phi" Hexus 8:01 AM
  • "Intel launches 72-core Knights Landing Xeon Phi" bit-tech 7:39 AM
  • "What To Expect From Intel's Knights Landing" Seeking Alpha 6:45 AM
  • "Intel's Broadwell-E specs revealed" bit-tech 7:39 AM
  • "HPE, Intel developing standards for Internet of Things" SiliconBeat 2:53 PM
  • "Follow-up: Identity and Campaign for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise by Siegel + Gale and BBDO" Brand New 6:49 AM
  • "HP, Movado Launch Bold Motion Analogue Smartwatch" NDTV Gadgets 7:38 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Embraces Docker" eWeek 9:09 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise smooths the path to an all-flash future: Expanding 3PAR StoreServ line makes it easier to ditch the spinning disk" The Inquirer 10:07 AM
  • "New Dell partnership throws doubt on traditional antivirus programs: A Dell executive says most AV products aren't effectively stopping attacks" IDG News Service 10:54 AM
  • "Why Dell is picking thermal fingerprint scanning for next year's notebooks, tablets" ZDNet 7:21 AM
  • "Michael Dell warns UK about snooper-happy backdoor shenanigans" The Inquirer 6:59 AM
  • "Dell and EMC complement each other, CEO says" ITProPortal 7:36 AM
  • "Dells says there will be no EMC sell-off" Fudzilla 7:36 AM
  • "Michael Dell confirms there will be no EMC sell-off" ComputerWeekly 7:37 AM
  • "Dell Charts HPC Course to the Enterprise" HPC Wire 7:37 AM
  • "Survey: HPC Storage Sector is Booming" HPC Wire 7:37 AM
  • "IBM Brings Faster Nvidia Tesla K80 GPU" Clapway 7:45 AM
  • "International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) Sizzling With 1,100 New Design Inductees" Wallstreet Scope 7:45 AM
  • "Stanford and IBM test the limits of toughness in nanocomposites" Science Blog 7:46 AM
  • "IBM teams with Xilinx to take on Intel with Power chips" Computerworld 7:46 AM
  • "IBM and Xilinx to develop open acceleration infrastructures" TV Newsroom 7:47 AM
  • "IBM, Xilinx sign strategic deal to Accelerate Data Center Applications" Recorder Press 7:46 AM
  • "An SMB's story: 'IBM? We've been a customer for 15 years and they couldn't be bothered to talk to us'" Computing 7:46 AM
  • "Chief executive of IBM Leicester praises quality of workforce" Leicester Mercury 7:47 AM
  • "Cisco adds programmability to Internet routers" Network World 7:38 AM
  • "IT Workers in Major Cities Want More Affordable Housing" eWeek 7:12 AM
  • "Paris Attacks Reignite Debate Over Encryption Practices by Apple, Google, Facebook — Basically, All Tech Companies" Re/code 7:12 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Here's Why Apple Stock Is Advancing Today" TheStreet 12:14 PM
  • "UBS's Apple iPhone Survey Showing Demand In-line With Analyst Estimates But Lowers Price Target" Forbes 12:14 PM
  • "Hedge fund manager David Einhorn ups stake in Apple stock to 11.7M shares" AppleInsider 11:14 AM
  • "These 5 Companies Own $108 Billion Worth of Apple's Stock" The Motley Fool 12:14 PM
Industry News
  • "Stocks erase gains as oil prices slump: Dollar briefly hits seven-month high" MarketWatch 3:34 PM
  • "Stocks Lose Gains From Lower Oil Prices, Terror Scare" TheStreet 3:34 PM
  • "Stocks end mixed in a tight range, French market up 2%" USA Today 3:34 PM
  • "Wall Street Ends Flat, Gives Up Big Gains" FOXBusiness 3:33 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Wobble: Wal-Mart, Home Depot advance; utility, energy shares decline" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:33 PM
  • "European stocks leap toward best session in six weeks/European stocks leapt Tuesday, with a climb in energy and defense shares among those leading the region's benchmark toward its biggest rise in six weeks." MarketWatch 7:24 AM
  • "Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices boost energy stocks/Most Asian markets rose Tuesday, as a weakening yen lifted Japanese shares and higher oil prices boosted the energy sector." MarketWatch 7:24 AM

 
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