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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "The Grand Unified Theory of Apple Products"  Above Avalon 12:05 PM
  • "In laptop reliability survey, one brand trumps all" ["Apple, as in year's past, has the most reliable notebooks by far - a 10 percent breakdown rate in the first 3 years - with Samsung and Gateway distant seconds at 16 percent, and the rest of industy - including Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba, HP, Dell and Asus, at 18-19 percent."]  ZDNet 7:58 AM
  • "iPad Pro and its rivals are changing the tablet market/IDC: Market to double for detachable tablets from likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google"  MarketWatch 8:03 AM
  • "Worldwide Tablet Market Forecast to Decline More Than 8% in 2015 While Switch to Detachable Tablets Continues to Accelerate, According to IDC" ["'Though early reviews for the iPad Pro have been mixed, we believe the Pro to be the only reason for Apple to gain tablet market share in the coming years as they target select enterprise and prosumer audiences."] IDC 7:45 AM
  • "The iPad Pro could turn around the long-running decline in iPad sales, says IDC" 9to5Mac 7:46 AM
  • "Apple May Be Better Off Returning Cash to Investors" TheStreet 8:53 AM
  • "Apple accused of data transfer patent infringement by Papst Licensing" MacNN 7:47 AM
  • "Yahoo Weighs Sale Of Internet Biz, Should Apple Make A Move To Buy It All?"  Forbes 10:39 AM
  • "Apple's App Store has a copyright infringement problem, business owner claims" 9to5Mac 12:23 PM
OS X
News
  • "OS X El Capitan upgrade tempo slows: 1 in 7 Macs now run an unsupported version of Apple's personal computer OS" Computerworld 12:06 PM
  • "Apple Announces 2015 'Hour of Code' Workshops for Students" MacRumors 7:44 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan discussion has helpful tips today about running classic Mac apps via emulation (Sheepshaver), a Time Machine issue with UPS connections, font troubleshooting and problems with Safari freezes, in addition to other notes about Keychain problems and more." MacInTouch 1:55 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Can you print via an Apple guest network? A reader wants to use his guest network to print. However, that's one of the things it can't do." Macworld 7:03 AM
  • "Setting Time Limits On Your Mac" MacMost 7:46 AM
  • "Can't Log Into Messages on OS X With an AIM Account? Here's What to Do" Kirkville 8:55 AM
  • "How to maximize screen real estate in OS X" MacIssues 8:53 AM
  • "Change the Mail Swipe Left Gesture in OS X to Archive or Delete" OS X Daily 12:40 PM
  • "Chrome for Mac nixes notification menu bar" iDownload Blog 8:56 AM
  • "How To Show Distances On Mac Maps" Mac 360 8:11 AM
  • "How To Find Out Who Is Using, Or, Which Devices Are Using Your Internet Connection" NoodleMac 6:42 AM
Op/Ed
  • "What's to become of the Mac App Store?" The Loop 9:29 AM
  • "Bohemian Coding Pulls Hit App Sketch From Mac App Store" ["Deeply troubling indictment of the Mac App Store."] Daring Fireball 7:48 AM
  • "On Dirty Words And Flash" Mac 360 6:41 AM
Press Releases
  • "Patina Fills Need for Simple Drawing App for Mac" prMac 6:59 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Samsung holds steady, Huawei gains on Apple in latest smartphone sales figures" Memeburn 7:30 AM
  • "Yahoo's most searched tech in 2015: iPhone 6 and Windows 10" VentureBeat 7:49 AM
  • "Apple's iOS devices benefit most from 2015 Black Friday sales, study says" AppleInsider 8:57 AM
  • "Cyber Monday: iPhone, iPad shoppers generated 79 percent of mobile revenue" Apple World Today 8:50 AM
  • "United Airlines to 'Mobilize' Airport Customer Service Representatives with Apple's iPhone 6 Plus: United will give more than 6,000 customer service representatives an iPhone 6 Plus" United 1:39 PM
  • "United Airlines Giving Customer Service Reps iPhone 6 Plus" PC Magazine 1:46 PM
  • "Apple pays two seconds of quarterly profit for wiping pensioner's pics" The Register 1:53 PM
  • "Apple recognized for its amount of solar capacity and number of solar installations" Apple World Today 7:55 AM
  • "Three is first carrier to sell Apple Watch in the United Kingdom" MacNN 9:39 AM
  • "Apple's Latest iPhone Ad Forgets Silicon Valley To Chase Cool Factor" Forbes 6:53 AM
  • "Penelope Cruz, Jon Favreau the latest to star in iPhone ads" CNET 7:34 AM
  • "Apple debuts two new TV ads for iPhone 6s and Siri featuring Penélope Cruz and Jon Favreau" MacDailyNews 8:00 AM
  • "Verizon creates a working iPhone in 'Minecraft'" Cult of Mac 7:51 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Big Data Still Requires Humans To Make Meaningful Connections" TechCrunch 2:43 PM
  • "Google is now redirecting some 'Inbox by Gmail' users from Gmail by default" 9to5Google 10:39 AM
  • "Jay Z's Tidal Music Service Gets New CEO—Again: Former SoundCloud Chief Business Officer Jeff Toig becomes Tidal's third chief executive in eight months" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:37 AM
  • "Plummeting SSD prices are quickly closing in on traditional hard drives: Come next year, a 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD will cost about the same, research firm projects." PCWorld 9:30 AM
  • "SSD Prices Are Plummeting, Say Good-Bye to Hard Drives" Gizmodo 7:33 AM
  • "EFF wants Google to stop tracking schoolchildren's internet searches" Digital Trends 4:08 PM
  • "Google accused of tracking school kids after it promised not to: The EFF says Google collects data from students and uses it to target ads and improve its products" IDG News Service 7:32 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 335: Apple's Mac App Store and Some Holiday Gift Ideas" The Mac Observer 5:38 PM
  • "Clockwise #115: I Don't Believe in Unlimited" Six Colors 1:39 PM
  • "Happy Hour Podcast 043 | Fresh iPhone 7 Rumors" 9to5Mac 12:41 PM
  • "Let's Talk Jailbreak 136: A bad case of tweak poisoning" iDownload Blog 7:51 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Consumer Reports survey finds Apple most reliable laptop brand" AppleInsider 6:51 PM
  • "Latest iPhone 6c rumor repeats metal casing claims, claims launching in Jan, on sale in Feb" 9to5Mac 7:04 AM
  • "iPhone 7: Apple 'testing five rival prototype' new iPhones" The Week UK 7:35 AM
  • "How Much Does the Apple Inc. A9X Chip Cost to Make? This Fool tries to determine how much the iDevice maker's most advanced processor costs the company to build." The Motley Fool 3:18 PM
  • "HSBC: TSMC Will Be The Only Apple A10 Manufacturer" G for Games 7:48 AM
  • "iOS 9 distribution hits 70% in November as adoption rate slows" AppleInsider 7:04 AM
AppleCare/Helps
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:35 AM
  • "Monument Valley For iPhone/iPad Is Free For The First Time (Normally $3.99)" App Sliced 10:35 AM
  • "Stubies For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $1.99)" App Sliced 10:35 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:27 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Embracing the iPad Pro in all its ginormous glory" iMore 8:56 AM
  • "iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface: A tablet showdown for writers and artists" iMore 1:39 PM
  • "Review: Ballistic Tough Jacket for iPad Pro" iLounge 3:08 PM
  • "Review: Sonos Play:5 packs premium sound in a sleek wireless speaker" 9to5Mac 1:39 PM
  • "Satechi Bluetooth Wireless Smart Keypad review: A worthwhile companion to Apple's keyboard" Macworld 8:56 AM
  • "Hands On: SP-06 iPhone Case" MacNN 7:47 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "'Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee' Review - Munch Joins Abe In This Odd Adventure" Touch Arcade 4:09 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to access iOS 9's Picture in Picture mode for YouTube videos" iDownload Blog 7:50 AM
  • "How to use any remote control with your Apple TV: This works just as well with the third-generation Apple TV as the new model." Macworld 7:02 AM
Tips
  • "11 Apple Watch talents you've probably never used" Computerworld 6:41 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "'Steve Jobs' Flops at Box Office, and Silicon Valley Cheers" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:21 PM
  • "Will Apple's iPad Pro Doom Microsoft?" RealMoney 3:08 PM
  • "Opinion: These 5 things made me a happy iPad Pro convert" 9to5Mac 1:39 PM
  • "Opinion: Will future iPhones lose the 3.5mm headphone socket? What will Apple do instead?" 9to5Mac 10:39 AM
  • "Talking back to your TV's more fun when it listens: Call me crazy, but this voice control thing might be the way of the future." Six Colors 10:38 AM
  • "Former Apple Inc. Exec: Why Apple May Sell an Apple Car/Could Apple successfully bring to market an electric vehicle? One former Apple executive hopes so." The Motley Fool 8:53 AM
  • "Mossberg: An Encryption 'Backdoor' Is a Bad Idea" Re/code 8:09 AM
  • "Smartphone Addiction Is a Plague: From the Crackberry to iPhone, hand-held devices have taken over our minds and destroyed all etiquette. Why?" PC Magazine 7:54 AM
  • "Apple Pay was a massive flop on Black Friday" Cult of Mac 7:51 AM
  • "The Most Interesting Gadget Fight this Holiday Season" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:47 AM
  • "Can the Macbook Pro Replace Your iPad?" Tech.pinions 7:47 AM
  • "How Apple does big phones better than Android: A month with the Nexus 6P showed that perhaps its gorgeous screen is a little too big for its operating system." Macworld 7:03 AM
  • "In the shadow of two App Stores" iMore 6:46 AM
  • "iPad giveaway prank proves you shouldn't ignore Terms and Conditions" Cult of Mac 6:45 AM
  • "A Few Words On Passwords" TeraTalks 6:42 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Painted Bunting, a Rare Brooklyn Visitor, Gives Birders Cause to Stare" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:00 PM
  • "IDC offers a rosy forecast for Microsoft Surface, reminiscent of its 2012 Windows Phone outlook"  AppleInsider 6:23 PM
  • "No, your Instagram account wasn't hacked" VentureBeat 3:27 PM
  • "Why I ditched Spotify for Google Music" MCT 1:53 PM
  • "eSports: On Par With the NFL and NBA?" Re/code 12:40 PM
  • "How to find out if your Netflix account was hacked – and how to fix it" BGR 8:50 AM
  • "Three Ways Tech Is Cutting Into Your Productivity--And How To Fix It" Forbes 8:08 AM
  • "Is the Internet making us addicted to distractions?" CBS News 8:00 AM
  • "The Huawei Mate S Review" AnandTech 7:51 AM
  • "The cynical math behind Comcast's data caps" BGR 7:43 AM
  • "'Dear Daddy...' Max Zuckerberg's Letter back to her Father: What do you mean, I can't get off Facebook?" The Register 7:31 AM
  • "Who's going to fly those Amazon delivery drones?" ZDNet 7:28 AM
  • "Maybe BYOD isn't such a bad idea after all" Computerworld 6:57 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Home just in time for the holidays: A new Wunderlist for iPhone and iPad" Wunderlist 7:05 PM
  • "Three Cool Mac and iPad Holiday Toys for Your Inner Geek" The Mac Observer 4:07 PM
  • "COPD Foundation Introduces StopCOPD App Powered by Apple's ResearchKit" MacPrices 1:41 PM
  • "This Laptop Cooling Bar loves Macbooks, but will treat all laptops equally" Coolest Gadgets 1:40 PM
  • "Twitter is trying to solve the Apple TV login problem: Digits now works on tvOS" The Verge 6:22 PM
  • "Twitter wants to solve one of Apple TV's most frustrating problems: tedious logins" VentureBeat 12:22 PM
  • "Starbucks, LinkedIn and Wunderlist iOS apps add 3D Touch features, more" 9to5Mac 12:05 PM
  • "LifeProof takes iPhone 6S Plus On bigger adventures than ever before: - waterproof FRE cases now available to pre-order for iPhone 6S Plus" LifeProof 11:53 AM
  • "2015: 'Must-have' iPhone accessories" ZDNet 9:39 AM
  • "40 more banks join Apple Pay in latest US expansion" 9to5Mac 9:32 AM
  • "The world's first portable Spotify speaker with Touch & Motion control -Sugr Cube" Sugr 8:46 AM
  • "Western Digital Expands HGST Helium Drive Lineup with 10TB Ultrastar He10" AnandTech 7:51 AM
  • "Gorgeous puzzle game Monument Valley is now free on iOS" The Verge 7:38 AM
  • "Planet Lettra 2.0 - A quirky educational app for iPad and iPhone" prMac 12:05 PM
  • "Announcing the New LinkedIn Mobile App" prMac 6:59 AM
  • "Torah Bundle Integrates Jewish Studies and Hebrew Word Processing" prMac 6:59 AM
  • "Earbud headphones that won't fall out of your ears (seriously)" CNNMoney 6:59 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft showcases real-world IoT uses in oil and gas, healthcare and smart cities" V3 7:52 AM
  • "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits it: 'Xbox is just another Windows computer'" Business Insider 12:40 PM
  • "Steve Ballmer says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's big initiative won't work" Business Insider 3:35 PM
  • "Ballmer Chides Microsoft Over Cloud Revenue Disclosures" Bloomberg 2:48 PM
  • "Steve Ballmer to Microsoft: Please tell investors your actual cloud revenue numbers" Business Insider 2:48 PM
  • "Steve Ballmer thinks Windows phones should run Android apps" The Verge 8:45 PM
  • "Windows 10 market share growth rate flattens again" The Register 6:50 AM
  • "Windows 10 lags 7, 8 ... and even Vista in the channel race" Channel Register 6:50 AM
  • "Windows 10 Approaches 10 Percent Market Share" Digital Trends 9:30 AM
  • "Microsoft issues patch to address issues on Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book" SuperSite for Windows 7:07 PM
  • "Microsoft plans to add containers to Windows client, too" ZDNet 10:39 AM
  • "Microsoft Integrates IncrediBuild Into Visual Studio 2015 Update 1" eWeek 4:57 PM
  • "Microsoft Releases Dynamics CRM 2016 With New Analytics Features" eWeek 6:42 PM
  • "Microsoft's Cortana Assists in Unearthing Power BI Insights" eWeek 7:24 PM
  • "Led by HP, server shipments and revenue grew worldwide in Q3" ZDNet 1:46 PM
  • "HP Enterprise Unveils New Gear for Web-Connected Devices" Bloomberg 7:29 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to make your network smarter to cope with the Internet of Things data overload" ZDNet 7:29 AM
  • "HPE has stabbed VMware in the front with converged Azure boxen" The Register 6:50 AM
  • "HPE leads server market ahead of Dell, Lenovo and IBM" V3 10:42 AM
  • "EMC/Dell Merger FUD Kryptonite" TG Daily 10:41 AM
  • "In India, IBM's Watson Will Aid Cancer Care Where Doctors Are Scarce" Forbes 10:43 AM
  • "'Watson' enters India to provide individualised cancer care across the country" Business Insider India 10:43 AM
  • "IBM deploys first cognitive computing technology platform 'Watson' in India" BGR 10:43 AM
  • "AMD FirePro W4300 graphics card promises 'the best CAD performance'" The Inquirer 8:53 AM
  • "Cisco patches permission hijacking issue in WebEx Meetings app for Android" IDG News Service 12:22 PM
  • "Server revenues and shipment numbers up" TechEye 10:43 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Will Apple Stock Be Affected by Weak Outlook for Tablet Shipments?" TheStreet 9:32 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks close lower; Dow turns negative for the year: Yellen indicates Federal Reserve remains on track for rate hike" MarketWatch 4:05 PM
  • "California Shooting Rattles Already Gloomy Markets" TheStreet 4:05 PM
  • "Dow off 159, negative for 2015 as U.S. oil slides below $40" USA Today 4:04 PM
  • "Stocks Deteriorate After Yellen Remarks, Drop in Energy" FOXBusiness 4:04 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Decline, Along With Oil Prices: Energy sector logs biggest losses in S&P 500 as crude prices fall below $40 a barrel" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
  • "China shares post best day in a month on stimulus hopes" MarketWatch 8:51 AM
  • "European stocks turn lower as doubt creeps in over ECB hopes: Euro drops below $1.06" MarketWatch 8:51 AM

 
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