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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, November 27, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple is a hot product for holiday shoppers: Retailers' deals on iPads, Watches and other Apple products indicate this could be a strong holiday start for Apple — even though Apple refrained from offering any of its own discounts."  USA Today 6:47 PM
  • "How Apple's winning Black Friday — at full price: Despite avoiding the Black Friday bustle, Apple is still managing to generate holiday buzz on Main Street and Wall Street alike, an Internet analyst told CNBC."  CNBC 3:36 PM
  • "Consumers lose as banks snub Apple's 'digital wallet' system: The Reserve Bank has been urged to examine potential anti-competitive behaviour in the emerging card-free payments market amid claims the banks have frozen out newcomer Apple Pay." Sydney Morning Herald 7:43 AM
  • "Australians banks accused of freezing out Apple Pay" Cult of Mac 7:44 AM
  • "Australian banks accused of anti-competitive behaviour by refusing to allow customers to use Apple Pay" 9to5Mac 7:44 AM
  • "Apple Can Leverage China's Booming Mobile Payments Market" Market Realist 9:12 AM
  • "Can Apple Find Success with Apple Pay in China?" Market Realist 9:12 AM
  • "Face it: You can't beat Apple. So, you might as well join them"  The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11/26
  • "Apple Could Make $15 Billion From Winning The NFL's Thursday Night Football Rights"  Forbes 11/26
  • "Why the Internet Could — But Probably Won't — Land a Mega-Deal With the NFL" ["CEO Tim Cook was willing to spend $3 billion to buy a headphone company with a music app. What would he pay for can't-watch-anywhere-else TV?"]  Re/code 11/26
  • "Apple Inc. Wins Gold With New iPhones: Critics say Apple doesn't innovate anymore. Let's explore why this is wrong (kind of) and why this Fool is bullish on the company."  The Motley Fool 11/26
  • "All-in-one PC shipments to drop over 10% in 2015" ["As for the second-largest, Apple, its iMac shipments are expected to grow 5% on year in 2016. iMac's main manufacturer ... In the third quarter, Apple sold about 5.7 million iMacs and MacBooks, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago. For 2015, the sources also expect Apple's iMac shipments to grow about 5% on year."] DigiTimes 11/26
  • "For Apple and Venmo, China Shows What Lies Ahead: As Apple Pay enters China, the country's lead in mobile payments provides a road map of sorts" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11/26
  • "Is Apple Stepping Up its VR/AR Efforts with Faceshift Buy?" Zacks 11/26
  • "Apple buys Star Wars tech firm Faceshift to up its VR game" Melbourne Age 11/26
OS X
News
  • "[Rumors] OS X Eagle Peak – New Mac's OS Name spread on the web."  M.I.C. Gadget 6:40 PM
  • "Sony plans to enable you to play PS4 games on your Mac (but you'll still need the PS4)" 9to5Mac 7:43 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Artist artwork, song scrubbing, and re-ripping CDs" Macworld 7:43 AM
  • "How to Remove Devices From Your iTunes Account" Yahoo 9:53 AM
  • "Pointers: Record audio from iPad and iPhone" MacNN 9:12 AM
  • "Image Viewer does one job, but does it reasonably well" Apple World Today 7:50 AM
  • "How Personal Money Management Is Made Easy On A Mac" Mac 360 7:16 AM
  • "Upthere hands-on: Promising sync-free cloud storage for Mac, iPhone" Macworld 11/26
  • "24 essential OS X El Capitan utilities you need" Computerworld 11/26
  • "How to Enable Dark Mode on Mac OS X" OS X Daily 11/26
  • "A primer in Profile Manager: The setup" Macworld 11/26
Op/Ed
  • "How Apple could fix the Mac App Store: A few simple changes—and one major change—could improve the Mac App Store experience for both developers and customers."  Macworld 7:42 AM
  • "My coworkers made me use Mac OS 9 for their (and your) amusement" Ars Technica 11/26
Press Releases
  • "Orb is a slick drag and drop radial contextual menu for OS X" prMac 7:37 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Will This Be an Apple Watch Christmas? IBM says yes. Google says no." Fortune 9:42 AM
  • "Guess Apple Watch's killer app: Well, usage studies show it isn't email" ZDNet 7:49 AM
  • "Apple's iOS clenches 78.3% of U.S. mobile online shopping over Thanksgiving, 360% more than Android" AppleInsider 8:33 PM
  • "Turkey & Mouse clicks: Thanksgiving 2015 e-commerce recap + LIVE Black Friday Update" Custora 8:32 PM
  • "Even Apple seems to be skipping Black Friday this year" The Verge 3:36 PM
  • "Backing up Your Music and Videos is Illegal Again, a Year After it Was Made Legal" Gizmodo UK 7:44 AM
  • "Backing up your own music now illegal for Brits, and Apple Music terms may need to change" 9to5Mac 7:44 AM
  • "It's illegal (again) to copy music to the cloud in the UK" AppAdvice 9:27 AM
  • "Apple's Ego Deletes Products From Christmas: Apple has debuted its Christmas advert on YouTube. Featuring Stevie Wonder singing his classic 'Someday at Christmas' from 1967, he is joined by Andra Day, lots of candles, home-made Christmas tree decorations, elf slippers, holly wreaths, and a distinct absence of Apple products." Forbes 7:48 AM
  • "Chromecast leads global digital media streamer market for fifth straight quarter, says Strategy Analytics: Google's video streaming dongle captures 35% market share of rapidly expanding connected TV device category" [Apple TV with 20% share] PRNewswire 8:42 AM
  • "Target's Top Ten Best Selling Black Friday Items Include iPads, Apple Watch And Beats Headphones" Forbes 7:32 AM
  • "Ex-Apple employee wrecked luxury flat causing £10k damage with his own waste" Mirror Online UK 7:49 AM
  • "Two studies show the most & least common things people do with their Apple Watch – and what Apple needs to fix" 9to5Mac 11/26
  • "This iPhone video goes behind the scenes of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" Mashable 11/26
Non-Apple News
  • "Digital toy maker VTech says customer data stolen in breach" Reuters 9:01 PM
  • "Judge: There's no proof Yelp manipulates reviews" Ars Technica 4:57 PM
  • "NSA to shut down bulk phone surveillance program by Sunday" Reuters 3:49 PM
  • "Blue tarantulas may help humans make better wide-angle computer displays" The Verge 3:38 PM
  • "Judge Rules Against Cox Communications in Copyright Case: Federal judge says Internet provider isn't shielded from liability for illegal music downloading by subscribers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Incomparable #274: Rudolph's Hideous Mutation" Six Colors 8:33 PM
  • "The TouchArcade Show Rewind - 233 - Flashback to When Ravensword Was New" Touch Arcade 8:32 PM
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks Apple Pencil, official Apple Watch dock and safe payments practices" AppleInsider 11/26
  • "Is the iPad Pro a half-baked product by Apple? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast Ep. 17): The Best Black Friday deals for Apple goods this year, a look inside the Apple Pencil and where are the true pro apps on the iPad Pro?" CNET 11/26
Hardware/Software
  • "Report: Apple plans to nix 3.5mm port on iPhone 7, require Lightning for wired headphones" 9to5Mac 3:39 PM
  • "Rumor: iPhone 7 to lose 3.5mm headphone port" iDownload Blog 3:43 PM
  • "Apple rumored to ditch headphone jack on 'iPhone 7' for Lightning connector audio" AppleInsider 4:50 PM
  • "Apple tells supply chains it will use OLED in upcoming iPhones, says report" DigiTimes 7:54 AM
  • "Apple reportedly switching over to OLED for iPhone panels in 2018: Report claims Apple likely to move to OLED for mobile devices in coming years" MacNN 7:46 AM
  • "iPhone 7s may be the first iPhone to boast an OLED display" Cult of Mac 7:51 AM
  • "Inside the Apple Inc. A9X Chip: Thanks to the folks at Chipworks, this Fool discusses the details of the A9X chip inside of Apple's iPad Pro." The Motley Fool 7:45 AM
  • "iPhone water damage? Apple locks down ports with new shutter patent" ZDNet 7:48 AM
  • "Clever Apple invention paves the way for a truly waterproof iPhone" BGR 11:49 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Black Friday App Sales: Hundreds Of iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "MacID (Unlock Your Mac With Your Fingerprint/Wrist) For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99)" App Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "Multi Measures HD -Measuring Toolkit For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 8:49 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "Black Friday: Macs on sale for up to $500 off MSRP at Apple resellers" MacPrices 8:57 AM
  • "Special Black Friday to Cyber monday 2015: Over 50% (50% to 66%) discount on many of our titles on the App Store only" Tension Software 7:58 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Apple's iPad Pro is a giant expensive tablet w/ a couple of pricey accessories [Video] 9to5Mac 3:39 PM
  • "Apple iPad Pro Claims Its First Victim As It Destroys Google's Flagship" Forbes 5:30 PM
  • "Hands on: A month with Apple's 4K 21.5-in. iMac" Computerworld 9:52 AM
  • "Here's how Apple Pencil beats other iPad styluses, and your best alternate picks" 9to5Mac 11:49 AM
  • "The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s" TechCrunch 9:02 AM
  • "Apple Charging: iPhone 6s and Apple Watch Docks" eXtensions 8:13 AM
  • "Review: Titan iPhone Cable and Titan Loop for iPhone" MacTrast 3:43 PM
  • "Audioengine's D3 Premium 24-bit DAC will beef up your Mac's audio" Apple World Today 7:51 AM
  • "Mini Review: Mu Classic collapsible plug, a neat portable plug for Brits" 9to5Mac 9:28 AM
  • "Apple iPad Pro is Nice for Work and for Art; 'Paper' by 53 Shines" Barron's 11/26
  • "Apple TV's Ugly Problem Solved By Great New Accessory" Forbes 11/26
  • "V-MODA Crossfade Wireless headphones – unboxing and review [Video] 9to5Mac 11/26
  • "Drop Kitchen Scale Review" ["The Drop Kitchen Scale dose the work for you, and with its accompanying iOS app, it will guide you through a recipe — effectively negating the need for (mis)measuring cups. As long as you don't want to get too exploratory in the kitchen, it works really well."] Digital Trends 11/26
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "WhatsApp... Cross Platform Mobile Messaging" Low End Mac 3:47 PM
  • "Review: iPass Wi-Fi service for connectivity on the go" TechRepublic 7:54 AM
  • "Sega scores another goal with Football Manager Touch 2016 for iPad" AppAdvice 8:07 AM
  • "Carcassonne developer does interactive fiction with One Button Travel for iOS" AppAdvice 3:41 PM
  • "Best Gin Rummy - iOS Review" Tapscape 7:54 AM
  • "Why I switched to only reading comic books on my phone after a lifetime of buying in stores" Business Insider 11/26
  • "Share the Meal: UN World Food Program -The iOS App" eXtensions 11/26
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Change Your Nickname In iOS Game Center" AddictiveTips 3:42 PM
Tips
  • "How to improve family's Wi-Fi and other tech support tips" USA Today 6:51 PM
  • "Why Are Websites Suddenly Asking Me To Save Cookies?" AddictiveTips 3:42 PM
  • "Battery life problems with iPad Pro? Here's the fix!" iMore 7:42 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple Loop: Frustration At iPad Pro, New iPhone 7 Leaks, Tim Cook's Report Card" Forbes 7:09 PM
  • "Has Apple given us much to be thankful for this year?" Cult of Mac 3:41 PM
  • "Dell reminds you why Black Friday is a great time to switch to Mac" iMore 9:53 AM
  • "Opinion: Should Apple release a desktop computer that runs iOS?" MacNN 8:42 AM
  • "Second Thoughts On Facial Recognition" Mac 360 7:14 AM
  • "Apple's best invention is one that nobody talks about" The Next Web 11/26
  • "Gauging how we use the Apple Watch" Pocketnow 11/26
  • "How often do you glance at your Apple Watch?" AppAdvice 11/26
  • "Jobs would've despised this BlackBerry-inspired iPhone concept" Cult of Mac 11/26
  • "iPad Pro no: Apple's latest is already proclaimed a failure" Macworld 11/26
  • "It's Thanksgiving, put down your phone" CBS News 11/26
Non-Apple
  • "5 storage technologies I'm thankful for" ZDNet 3:18 PM
  • "Machine Intelligence In The Real World" TechCrunch 11/26
  • "Don't Buy a Bad Tablet on Black Friday" iFixit 11/26
  • "Life in the fast lane: What gigabit Internet makes better" Macworld 11/26
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Kenwood offers choice in aftermarket CarPlay car receivers" Canadian Reviewer 7:29 PM
  • "Cortana for iPhone is rolling out now to beta testers" The Verge 3:36 PM
  • "Coming November 28: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy, and Jeff Carlson, from TidBITS, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3:31 PM
  • "Apple's Beats has splurged out for a sponsored Snapchat Lens this Black Friday" Business Insider 9:43 AM
  • "IBM's Watson Predicts the Top Products and Trends for Black Friday" ["Available for free download in the Apple App Store, IBM Watson Trend features the hottest 100 consumer electronics, toys and health and fitness products at any given time."] PRNewswire 8:05 AM
  • "Calvertr2 for iOS: Fastest Units Converter with Calculator from R3app" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Less Than 8 - Quick Thinking Number Puzzle on Apple App Store" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Test Your Reflexes in this Awesome Endless Puzzler" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Happy Bombs transports the player to a bright and colorful puzzle world" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Mindfulness, meditation and relaxation for kids: announcing Zen Studio" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Castle Croc Released - A new game for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Keep Close Pictures for iPad and iPhone Released" prMac 7:37 AM
  • "Step Back In Time With This New Retro Platformer" prMac 7:36 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Windows 10 popularity steadily growing amongst users" ITProPortal 8:31 AM
  • "Microsoft zaps dodgy Dell digital certs" Tech Central 7:43 AM
  • "Microsoft security tools remove risky Dell certificates" ComputerWeekly 7:41 AM
  • "Microsoft Summons Windows Defender To Abolish Dell's Root Certificates" TechWeekEurope 7:40 AM
  • "HPE's Cloud Alliance With Microsoft Azure Speaks Volumes About Future Direction" TechWeekEurope 8:32 AM
  • "Microsoft Silverlight gets Firefox reprieve for 64-bit users" The Inquirer 8:27 AM
  • "IBM Predicts Online Sales Growth Of More Than 14.5% Over 2014" Nasdaq 7:49 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to partner with Microsoft Azure for public cloud services" V3 8:26 AM
  • "HP Enterprise wins RBS cheque imaging contract" Banking Tech 7:46 AM
  • "More money is going to pour into Indian startups as Dell's $300 million venture fund eyes India" Business Insider 7:40 AM
  • "Dell announces Datacenter Scalable Solutions server line" BetaNews 7:11 AM
  • "Intel unveils 2016 tablet processor road map, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 7:31 AM
  • "Qualcomm Inc. vs. Intel Corporation: Which Will Win in the Internet of Things?" The Motley Fool 4:51 PM
  • "AMD will launch Radeon R9 Fury X2 at December event says report" Hexus 7:30 AM
  • "Oracle's bright new Sonoma SPARCs hint at own-tech cloud" The Register 7:29 AM
  • "Blueprints revealed: Oracle crams Sparc M7 and InfiniBand into cheaper 'Sonoma' chips" The Register 7:28 AM
  • "Flaw in Cisco Products Exposes Users to MitM Attacks" SecurityWeek 7:26 AM
  • "Investors Buy Cisco Systems on Weakness (CSCO)" Ticker Report 7:25 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks pushed by energy shares, pulled by defensive plays: KaloBios jumps as short sellers face squeeze" MarketWatch 6:42 PM
  • "Stocks End Short Session Mixed Ahead of Jobs Week: The turkey has been trussed, roasted and eaten and now investors are turning their attention to the labor market in the coming week." TheStreet 12:30 PM
  • "Stocks end mixed as retailers tally Black Friday, Thanksgiving numbers: Black Friday, the so-called Super Bowl of the retail selling season, is underway, but the stock market was little changed in the holiday-shortened session as investors waited, and waited, for sales results from the kickoff to the holiday shopping season." USA Today 12:28 PM
  • "Wall Street Ends Flat in Holiday-Thinned Trade as Disney Drops: U.S. equity markets were relatively flat as shoppers hit the streets in search of the best day-after-Thanksgiving deals and traders headed home early after the shortened trading session." FOXBusiness 12:27 PM
  • "Dow Ends Slightly Lower in Shortened Session: The Dow industrials ended lower in an abbreviated, post-Thanksgiving session Friday, as Disney and energy-company shares weighed on the index." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:27 PM
  • "Chinese shares plunge 5.5% as authorities probe brokers over violations: Chinese authorities' investigations into two major Chinese brokerages over suspected violations drove shares in Shanghai sharply lower Friday." MarketWatch 6:41 AM
  • "European stocks ease off 3-month high but log weekly gain: European stocks slipped Friday, pulling back from three-months highs, as commodity shares bore the brunt of the fallout from a slide in Chinese equities and strengthening in the U.S. dollar." MarketWatch 12:26 PM

 
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