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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, November 20, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Is Apple preparing to take $8 billion from Google? Can you see Apple's big picture?"  Computerworld 8:37 AM
  • "It's Official: The Apple Watch Is Dominating the Competition/After just six months on the market, Apple's smartwatch has far more units shipped than any other device maker."  The Motley Fool 8:10 AM
  • "Apple Global Smartphone Sales to Close in on Samsung" 24/7 Wall St. 8:10 AM
  • "Apple wins patent trial against Pendrell subsidiary" ["The jury also found that Apple did not prove that the patents were invalid. No damages were awarded to Pendrell subsidiary ContentGuard Holdings. An Apple attorney declined to comment. Samuel Baxter, an attorney for ContentGuard, said they are disappointed by the outcome and evaluating options."] Reuters 4:04 PM
  • "Apple wins DRM patent lawsuit leveled by ContentGuard" AppleInsider 6:21 PM
  • "Federal Circuit denies Samsung petition for rehearing in Apple case: next stop Supreme Court?" Foss Patents 9:49 AM
  • "Federal Appeals Court Shoots Down Samsung in Apple Patent Fight" The Mac Observer 9:49 AM
  • "Apple's Jimmy Iovine apologizes for comments on women" ["'I feel so badly about this because we called Jimmy Iovine to unveil the commercial here and we were all sitting at the table and it's just hurtful I think that something he said is so taken out of context, because when you see the whole interview, that's not at all the case ... I get the point that he was making,' said King."] CBS News 10:36 AM
  • "Apple's Jimmy Iovine Apologizes for Saying Women Can't Find Music" ["Co-anchor Gayle King tweeted that Iovine's comments had been taken out of context."]  Re/code 7:51 AM
  • "Jimmy Iovine apologizes for sexist comments about Apple Music" Cult of Mac 7:47 AM
  • "Apple Music head Jimmy Iovine apologizes after saying women need help finding music" Business Insider 8:37 AM
OS X
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "10 essential Mac utilities: Whenever Kirk McElhearn sets up a new Mac, these are the apps he installs first." Macworld 7:47 AM
  • "iTunes Match vs Apple Music: why you'll want to use both services" Apple World Today 7:39 AM
  • "How to Add Vignette to Pictures in Photos for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 2:12 PM
  • "How to find group membership in OS X" MacIssues 8:55 AM
  • "How to wipe your Mac, Watch, iPhone or iPad ready for selling" Mac Kung Fu 8:11 AM
  • "Add Super Powers To The App Switcher" Mac 360 7:38 AM
  • "2 Mac Utilities You Don't Need But Are Fun And Useful To Use" NoodleMac 7:38 AM
Press Releases
  • "MacX Video Converter Pro V5.9.0 Delivers World's Fastest Speed by Pioneering Hardware Acceleration Tech Support" Business Wire 8:09 AM
  • "Dupin v2.10 -iTunes duplicates manager. Dupin assists with locating, sorting, filtering, and deleting duplicate tracks in iTunes." Doug's AppleScripts 7:35 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Laurene Powell Jobs backs Amplify education company bought from News Corp" Reuters 8:05 PM
  • "Man arrested in Fifth Ave Apple Store trying to slash prices with real samurai sword (Video)" 9to5Mac 6:42 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program Is Already Hurting AT&T and Verizon" The Motley Fool 8:38 AM
  • "Almost Two-Thirds of Over 100 Million iPhones IN The US Users Now Have iPhone 6 or Higher" MacPrices 8:41 AM
  • "Samsung wows investors with futuristic tech that Apple's iPhone is already delivering" AppleInsider 7:43 AM
  • "Apple's spaceship campus is big enough to hold Disneyland" Cult of Mac 7:47 AM
  • "Apple Expands Personal Pickup to United Kingdom" MacRumors 7:43 AM
  • "Developers say Apple's App Store policies make it unlikely we'll see many pro apps for the iPad Pro" 9to5Mac 7:42 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Infamous researcher hacks academic journals, Rickrolls readers" The Daily Dot 5:13 PM
  • "FCC Chairman: T-Mobile 'Binge On' Does Not Violate Net Neutrality" PC Magazine 4:05 PM
  • "Square Quietly Jacked Up the Price of Its Newest Payment Product ... Twice" Re/code 11:56 AM
  • "Teens can't tell the difference between Google ads and search results" The Verge 10:09 AM
  • "Yahoo Mail begins blocking users with ad block enabled: AdBlock Plus users in Chrome and Firefox report seeing error messages instead of their inboxes." PCWorld 9:52 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-11-20: Converging iOS and OS X, Apple Pencil Review" The Mac Observer 12:50 PM
  • "AppleInsider podcast goes deep on iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, gaming controllers, 4" iPhones, more" AppleInsider 8:08 AM
  • "Interview: Dr. Biplab Sarkar talks to Architosh about Vectorworks 2016" Architosh 7:36 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "'Dead' after recharge: Apple investigates iPad Pro freezing issue/You're not alone if your brand-new iPad Pro is freezing after a recharge. Apple says it's investigating the issue but has little to offer in the way of a permanent fix." ZDNet 7:47 AM
  • "iPad Pro problems: Apple acknowledges mysterious shutdowns, but no fix yet" Macworld 1:11 PM
  • "Apple acknowledges issue with some iPad Pros failing to wake or respond after charging" 9to5Mac 7:42 AM
  • "Apple has admitted that there's a problem with the giant new iPad Pro" Business Insider 7:47 AM
  • "Apple Acknowledges Problem With iPad Pro" Re/code 11:56 AM
  • "What you can and cannot do with an Apple Pencil on iPad Pro" AppleInsider 10:09 AM
  • "Still severely constrained at Apple's own stores, Apple Pencil expands to Best Buy" AppleInsider 3:15 PM
  • "iPhone 7 Main Features: 3GB of RAM and Waterproof (TrendForce)" G for Games 7:55 AM
  • "Report says iPhone 7 will be waterproof and pack even more RAM" BGR 7:47 AM
  • "Rumor: 5.5" iPhone 7 has 3GB of RAM and waterproof chassis" iDownload Blog 9:53 AM
  • "Apple Watch supplier LG Display plans to spend $4.2B on new OLED plant" AppleInsider 11:09 AM
  • "Leaked screenshots show glimpse of Apple troubleshooting app for iOS" AppleInsider 1:08 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:36 AM
  • "The Martian: Bring Him Home For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Temporarily Available For $0.99 (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 10:36 AM
  • "Sound Board -Annoying Sounds And Funny Button Effects! For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 10:36 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:36 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:36 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:36 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Apple iPad Pro review: Apple's belated but impressive hybrid debut" ZDNet 8:59 AM
  • "iPad Pro Week-One Review: Bigger Is (Much) Better, But Smart Keyboard MIA" Forbes 8:10 AM
  • "A Closer Look: Apple's iPad Pro Smart Keyboard" MacNN 7:55 AM
  • "The iPhone 6S is not waterproof: Despite rumors to the contrary, the iPhone 6S is not waterproof. CNNMoney put the new iPhone's water resistance to the test, dunking it in a vase of water for five minutes." CNNMoney 3:15 PM
  • "TLDR Highlight - IPhone 6s Plus Review" Chris Pirillo 12:56 PM
  • "iPhone 6s Plus vs. Moto X Pure – How does Motorola's premium phablet compare to the best? [Video] 9to5Mac 12:06 PM
  • "Review: Ecobee3 Smart Thermostat with Apple HomeKit support" AppAdvice 6:59 PM
  • "Review: Native Union's DOCK for Apple Watch" AppAdvice 2:07 PM
  • "Review: Ecoxgear EcoPebble Powerbank + Speaker" iLounge 3:15 PM
  • "Review: Sonos Play:5 speaker is a rumbling, room shaking rabble-rouser" Cult of Mac 3:12 PM
  • "Review: Two USB Type C thumb drives -- one from Lexar, one from SanDisk -- go head to head" Computerworld 8:03 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Sidefari Lets You Browse Two Webpages at Once with iOS 9 Split View and Safari View Controller" MacStories 4:11 PM
  • "'Baseball Apocalypse' Review – Not a Foul, But Also Not Quite a Home Run" Touch Arcade 2:06 PM
  • "'Skylanders SuperChargers' Review - A Pretty Fun and Relatively Economical Ride" Touch Arcade 11:46 AM
  • "'Dark Fear' Review - Old School Horror" Touch Arcade 9:52 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How-To: Use iPad keyboard shortcuts in iOS 9 and work more efficiently (Cheat Sheet)" 9to5Mac 1:33 PM
  • "How To View All Photos Sent Over An iMessages Conversation Thread" AddictiveTips 12:57 PM
Tips
  • "13 Google Chrome Tips That Will Make Your Life Better" Time 4:13 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "The craziest and most interesting questions Apple asks during job interviews" BGR 2:06 PM
  • "Viewpoint: Steve Jobs told us to 'Think different'—does Apple still agree?"  Architosh 12:51 PM
  • "Why aren't there more professional apps for the iPad Pro?" AppAdvice 10:52 AM
  • "Jimmy Iovine. Stop putting him out there." The Loop 9:52 AM
  • "Why Adele Isn't Streaming Her New Album on Spotify or Apple" Bloomberg 8:11 AM
  • "I'd love unified, ubiquitous News in iOS 10" iMore 7:53 AM
  • "Apple: It's All About World Domination" Mac 360 9:53 AM
  • "Apple Watch Is Apple's New iPhone" Mac 360 7:37 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Backwards Compatibility... Which Consoles Offer It?" Low End Mac 9:05 PM
  • "Ad Blocking Isn't The End Of The World: There's opportunity—if you ditch old-fashioned advertising approaches." ReadWrite 3:11 PM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 9:49 AM
  • "Five reasons why Apple Pencil is in short supply!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:37 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple shares new Guided Tour video highlighting Apple Pay on iPhone 6/6s" 9to5Mac 5:13 PM
  • "Apple announces annual winter iTunes Connect downtime slated for Dec. 22-29" AppleInsider 5:02 PM
  • "Coming November 21: Gene Steinberg meets commentator Peter Cohen, and columnist/blogger Kirk McElhearn, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3:32 PM
  • "Sonnet Announces Availability of Long-Delayed Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock" MacRumors 2:07 PM
  • "Jimmy Fallon's new iPhone case doubles as a pocket square" Mashable 12:57 PM
  • "Architecture of Radio: iOS App for Mapping Signals that Surround us -WiFi, Cell Towers and Satellites" eXtensions 9:50 AM
  • "Apple Pencil ships with extra tip and Lightning-to-Lightning adapter for USB charging" iDownload Blog 8:58 AM
  • "New Logitech cases released for iPad mini 4 and Galaxy Tab S2" ZDNet 8:58 AM
  • "My Virtual Gay Boyfriend - Out Now for Mobile" prMac 7:41 AM
  • "Forklift simulation game just released for iPhone and iPad" prMac 7:41 AM
  • "Woodpost 2.0: 3 new product lines, free Express Shipping for orders >$65" prMac 7:41 AM
  • "Moo! Choo Choo Farm is now available in the App Store" prMac 7:41 AM
  • "What Should We Watch? New Apple TV App Helps You Decide" prMac 7:41 AM
  • "Profit Predictor released - Predicting profit has never been easier" prMac 7:41 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Happy 30th birthday Windows! What's your earliest memory of Microsoft's revolutionary operating system?" BetaNews 8:45 AM
  • "Microsoft Windows turns 30: A brief retrospective" ExtremeTech 11:07 AM
  • "CNET UK podcast 458: Windows turns 30, Sky's Q box and Black Friday blues" CNET 11:06 AM
  • "Windows 1.0: looking back at the OS that started it all" TechRadar UK 11:06 AM
  • "Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview Supports 'Drama-Free' Hybrid Clouds" The WHIR 11:02 AM
  • "Windows Server 2016's latest beta brings first look at Microsoft's new containers" Tech Central 10:46 AM
  • "Windows Server 2016 gets a new Preview with improved containerisation" The Inquirer 11:15 AM
  • "Microsoft Is Developing Driverless Car Technology With Volvo: It will also incorporate HoloLens into the car-buying experience" Time 11:14 AM
  • "Microsoft HoloLens, Volvo to Pioneer Augmented Car Showroom Experience" TechNewsWorld 3:12 PM
  • "Microsoft, Volvo team up to sell cars using Hololens: Partnership calls for car maker to create virtual showroom experiences for Microsoft's HoloLens" IDG News Service 3:10 PM
  • "Volvo Cars, Microsoft To Jointly Develop Driverless Cars" Nasdaq 11:12 AM
  • "Microsoft, Volvo Strike Deal to Make Driverless Cars" NBC News 11:11 AM
  • "Microsoft driverless cars? Volvo and Redmond start new pact with HoloLens project" ZDNet 10:44 AM
  • "Coming Soon to Volvo Dealerships: Microsoft HoloLens" PC Magazine 11:03 AM
  • "Microsoft, Volvo Car to bring augmented reality into showrooms" Times of Oman 11:08 AM
  • "Microsoft working on holograms for test driving and buying cars" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:49 AM
  • "Volvo Wants To Take Car Buying Virtual With Microsoft's Hololens" Digital Trends 11:00 AM
  • "IBM launches Identity Mixer, a cryptographic tool for developers to help curb online identity theft" VentureBeat 9:41 AM
  • "'It's Making A List . . . ' IBM's Watson Will Predict This Holiday's Top Gifts" Fast Company 9:41 AM
  • "IBM's Watson predicts top Christmas gifts" netimperative 9:40 AM
  • "HP Enterprise hands Windows 10 a vote of confidence" Computerworld 1:02 PM
  • "Dell, EMC prepare for channel merger" Channel Eye 9:32 AM
  • "Dell-EMC – how many other similar-sized mergers have worked, asks Nimble's Ajay Singh" Computing 9:31 AM
  • "Dell PCs to be never knowingly undersold by John Lewis this Chrimbo" Channel Register 9:31 AM
  • "Exertis and Dell announce exclusive incentive programme, offering resellers trips abroad" PC Online 9:30 AM
  • "Intel Selects Qualcomm Executive for New Senior Job: Chip maker targets Internet of Things with recruitment of Venkata 'Murthy' Renduchintala" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:46 PM
  • "Intel selects Qualcomm executive for new senior job" MarketWatch 4:11 PM
  • "Intel just hired a Qualcomm bigwig to help expand beyond the ailing PC market" Business Insider 4:11 PM
  • "Intel taps Qualcomm veteran to lead new Internet of Things group" ZDNet 4:46 PM
  • "Intel taps former Qualcomm exec to run PC, IOT and software businesses: Intel appoints Venkata Renduchintala as president of Client and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses and Systems Architecture Group" IDG News Service 5:05 PM
  • "Intel's blazingly fast Optane SSDs are heading for gaming PCs soon" TechRadar UK 9:29 AM
  • "Intel's crazy fast Optane memory, storage arrive next year" InfoWorld 9:29 AM
  • "Channel begs Intel for more Skylake stock as shortages continue" PCR Online 9:28 AM
  • "Workday improves ground game vs. SAP, Oracle, but long war ahead" ZDNet 9:15 AM
  • "Cisco buys conferencing software maker Acano for $700 million" ZDNet 9:06 AM
  • "Cisco to buy London-based Acano for $700 million" MarketWatch 9:06 AM
  • "Cisco To Acquire UK-based Acano For $700 Mln In Cash, Assumed Equity Awards" Nasdaq 9:06 AM
  • "What Cisco Gets for Buying Acano for $700 Million" 24/7 Wall St. 1:42 PM
  • "Cisco Champions New Skills Framework To Address The Talent Requirements Of Today's Digital Economy" Business Solutions 9:05 AM
  • "Ericsson-Cisco Strategic Partnerships-Implications for CSPs in the SDN/NFV area" Gartner 9:05 AM
  • "Technicolor Closes Acquisition Of Cisco Connected Devices Division" Nasdaq 9:03 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Will Apple Investors See Strong Returns in 2016?" TheStreet 9:52 AM
  • "The time to short Apple is not here ... yet" MarketWatch 8:10 AM
  • "If Apple does this, the shares are in big trouble: Trader" CNBC 8:10 AM
  • "Sell Apple, buy Microsoft: O'Leary" CNBC Videos 12:56 PM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 posts largest weekly gain in nearly a year: Fed minutes, strong earnings supported stocks this week" MarketWatch 4:14 PM
  • "Stocks Back in Rally Mode in Best Week of 2015" TheStreet 4:14 PM
  • "After Paris, U.S. stock benchmarks up 3% for the week: Stocks jumped higher Friday and posted strong weekly gains as financial markets have largely shrugged off fears sparked by the terrorist attacks in Paris." USA Today 4:14 PM
  • "Health of U.S. Economy Tops Thanksgiving Week" FOXBusiness 4:14 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Climb, Capping Strong Week: Dow industrials, Stoxx 600 rise more than 3.3% for the week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:13 PM
  • "Australian stocks log their best week in a month: Shares in Australia logged their best week in over a month Friday, while investors elsewhere in the region gradually adjusted to the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates." MarketWatch 7:06 AM
  • "European stocks wave, but set for best weekly gain in a month: European stocks drifted between small losses and gains Friday, but headed for a weekly advance after a bumpy series of sessions in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks." MarketWatch 11:18 AM

 
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