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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, December 4, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Can Apple continue to shine?" ["Given Apple's current product set and the general trends in the market, the company will likely have another record quarter to end this calendar year. But how they evolve next year isn't nearly as clear."]  USA Today 6:59 AM
  • "Samsung to Pay Apple $548 Million in Patent Dispute" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:10 PM
  • "Samsung to finally pay Apple $548 million in patent dispute" Reuters 11:18 AM
  • "The epic Apple-Samsung patent war is finally nearing its end" TechRadar UK 7:10 AM
  • "Samsung to pay Apple $548m over patent row"  BBC 6:51 AM
  • "Samsung to finally pay Apple $548M as part of endless patent case: But Samsung notes that it might want that money back—if appeals go in its favor." Ars Technica 2:13 PM
  • "Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548M in damages: An appeals court had rejected Samsung's bid to review the damages award" IDG News Service 6:44 AM
  • "Samsung will pay Apple $548m in damages - but then fight to get it back" ZDNet 8:55 AM
  • "Samsung to (Finally) Fork Over Millions to Apple in Patent Battle" PC Magazine 10:33 AM
  • "Five years after patent trial, Samsung & Apple reach $548M settlement – but it's not over yet" 9to5Mac 6:58 AM
  • "This Is Phil Schiller's Grand Unified Theory of Apple" Fortune 3:30 PM
  • "Why Apple Dumbs Down Your Smartphone: As Apple advances the medical promise of its watch and smartphones, it has also made clear that it's foremost aim is to steer clear of Food and Drug Administration regulation. Many assert that this imperative has rendered the health features in its sensor-laden watch underwhelming. Apple didn't want to cross the lines that would class its new watch as a 'medical device' in the eyes of regulators."  Forbes 6:57 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Quietly Increases iTunes Match and iCloud Music Library Limits Above 25,000 Tracks" Kirkville 5:30 PM
  • "After Apple open sources it, IBM puts Swift programming in the cloud/IBM has already put the Linux port of Apple's Swift programming language to good use, releasing the IBM Swift Sandbox: A way to code in the cloud." ZDNet 10:32 AM
  • "Apple open sources Swift programming language for iOS, Mac OS X, Linux" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Users complain VIP mailboxes still not working properly in OS X El Capitan" AppleInsider 11:22 AM
  • "OS X Wi-Fi: Disentangling Yourself from the 'Xfinitywifi' Network" The Mac Observer 8:17 AM
  • "El Capitan discussion continues on the Time Machine bug with battery backup connections (via USB); plus Keychain issues affecting remote access; Safari freezes and other crashes; font issues; classic Mac OS support (via Sheepshaver et al); Adobe compatibility; Office options (including LibreOffice) and more." MacInTouch 4:04 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to uninstall MacKeeper from your Mac: Some people regret installing MacKeeper but can't figure out how to remove it. We're here for you." Macworld 1:04 PM
  • "How to restore your Mac to an older version of OS X: Don't want to install El Capitan on a Mac you're restoring? Here's how you can install an older OS." Macworld 6:56 AM
  • "Incorporating Swirly Design Elements in Photoshop" Layers Magazine 11:54 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro X Speed Segments Tips and Tricks" FCPXtv 7:39 AM
  • "Use Your Mac To Track Your Flights" TeraTalks 6:47 AM
Op/Ed
  • "padOS X for the iPad Pro? Why not simply go with Mac OS X?" Apple World Today 7:44 AM
Press Releases
  • "IBM Swift Sandbox Allows Users to Write Swift Code in a Web Browser" MacTrast 8:58 AM
  • "Write Swift code in a web browser with the IBM Swift Sandbox" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
  • "Total Disc Golf released on Mac App Store" prMac 12:14 PM
  • "SCSC Releases ClearTime for the Mac OS X Operating System" prMac 6:53 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Makes A Beeline For Carrier Billing In Emerging Markets, Starting With Russia" TechCrunch 8:44 AM
  • "Apple Watch In Focus: Holiday Sales, A User Survey, And Market Share" Forbes 6:39 AM
  • "The wearables market has now come down to three players/Research firm IDC has unofficially crowned the Big Three in wearables: Fitbit, Apple, and Xiaomi." Quartz 7:11 AM
  • "Apple Watch sales enjoying modest growth, says IDC, as Samsung gets knocked out of the top five" 9to5Mac 7:06 AM
  • "Fitbit, Apple And Xiaomi Are The World's Top Wearables Vendors, Says IDC" TechCrunch 6:56 AM
  • "Apple Watch Pushes Wearable Sales To New High" TechWeekEurope 7:12 AM
  • "Apple's US Smartphone Subscriber Share Trimmed" 24/7 Wall St. 7:10 AM
  • "Worldwide Smartphone Market Will See the First Single-Digit Growth Year on Record – IDC" MacPrices 1:08 PM
  • "Apple Campus 2 Underground Auditorium Shown Off in New Aerial Video" MacRumors 2:14 PM
  • "Beats Music subscribers have until Jan. 19 to make the switch to Apple Music" Macworld 11:22 AM
  • "Wozilla? Tokyo Prepares for Apple Founder's Comic Con." Re/code 2:14 PM
  • "Apple Watch comes through in an emergency" AppAdvice 4:06 PM
  • "iPhone may have saved San Bernardino shooting victim's life" New York Post 11:17 AM
  • "Hackers Target Hello Barbie's iPhone... But It's Good News" Forbes 6:39 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Marissa Mayer's Next Headache May Be a Nasty Proxy Fight" Bloomberg 9:23 PM
  • "Samsung execs are being investigated for possible insider trading" BGR 8:36 PM
  • "VTech's Android tablet for kids 'hopelessly insecure'" The Register 2:30 PM
  • "US might roll back its anti-ISIS propaganda after questions from the tech industry" The Verge 12:14 PM
  • "Judges Challenges Both Sides in Net Neutrality Case: Three-judge panel could uphold part of regulation and overturn part of it, experts say" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:21 PM
  • "Net neutrality on trial: judges hear lawsuits against FCC" BetaNews 10:32 AM
  • "You can take a bath with Android's first soap-proof smartphone" BGR 8:21 AM
  • "One country wants to spy on all its encrypted Internet traffic" BGR 7:04 AM
  • "Mozilla Is Flailing When the Internet Needs It the Most" Wired 6:50 AM
  • "Coming December 5: Gene Steinberg meets Josh Centers of TidBITS, and The Mac Observer's John Martellaro, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 4:45 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-04: Samsung's Patent Judgement, YouTube's TV Series Plans" The Mac Observer 12:56 PM
  • "How Apple out-innovates the competition, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 9:12 AM
  • "Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt and Nilay talk in code" The Verge 8:11 AM
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks 2016 iPhone & MacBook rumors, Apple Watch gripes, open source Swift, more" AppleInsider 7:46 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple will be announced iPhone 7c, but not iPhone 6c." M.I.C. Gadget 7:04 AM
  • "New survey on screen size preference fuels smaller iPhone 6C rumors"  Digital Trends 4:06 PM
  • "Production of 5th-generation Apple TV to begin in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 6:58 AM
  • "Production of Faster Apple TV 5 Rumored to Begin in Early 2016" MacRumors 6:58 AM
  • "Supply chain report suggests new 'dramatically faster' Apple TV 5 will go into production in early 2016" 9to5Mac 8:06 AM
  • "Rumor: Apple TV 5 with 'dramatically improved' CPU and 'new functions' due in early-2016" iDownload Blog 9:03 AM
  • "Apple is already making the next Apple TV in small numbers" Cult of Mac 7:03 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 11:01 AM
  • "Emergency HD For iPad And Emergency Mobile For iPhone Are Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $3.99/$1.99)" App Sliced 11:01 AM
  • "San Juan For iPhone/iPad Is $0.99 Right Now (Previously $4.99)" App Sliced 11:01 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:34 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:34 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:34 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPad Pro: An Entrepreneur's Verdict" MinuteHack 7:11 AM
  • "Tag Heuer's Carrera Connected is a damning critique of smartwatches: Are smartwatches just lesser watches?" The Verge 12:21 PM
  • "Review: MOCACARE MOCAheart Heart Health Monitor" iLounge 3:24 PM
  • "Lander Powell Travel Case and Neve Lightning Cable: Rugged and unique iPhone accessories" Apple World Today 1:14 PM
  • "Lola headphones review: Futuristic design, custom fit, and great sound" TechHive 6:56 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Putting Apple Pencil to work with Evernote, OneNote and Notability" CIO 12:17 PM
  • "'Cthulhu Virtual Pet' Review – More Like Cute'thulhu" Touch Arcade 11:55 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Use Split View Multitasking on iPad" OS X Daily 2:14 PM
  • "Hackers Are Reportedly Selling Stolen Netflix Accounts Online, Check If Yours Is Affected" Redmond Pie 10:29 AM
Tips
  • "12 highly useful iPhone apps people need" Computerworld 8:09 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple Watch comes through in an emergency" AppAdvice 6:00 PM
  • "Is Google about to steal Apple's best new iPhone 6s feature?" BGR 3:24 PM
  • "Is the Force With Analog Devices?" Barron's 2:14 PM
  • "Why iOS and Android will soon become obsolete: The market is eventually going to move to one product that scales from a smartphone to a PC. Columnist Rob Enderle says it doesn't appear that either Apple or Google will dominate this coming shift." CIO 12:17 PM
  • "Is Amazon Prime Video App Coming to Apple TV?" Market Realist 8:57 AM
  • "First the Apple Watch: Now the Apple Smart Strap?" ZDNet 7:12 AM
  • "An iPad Pro wish list: Apple's giant tablet has been out a few weeks, so where are the app updates and accessories?" Macworld 7:10 AM
  • "Apple's Smaller iPhone 6c/7c Fills an Oddly Empty Niche" PC Magazine 11:55 AM
  • "Apple Has A New 4-inch iPhone Coming Early Next Year, But Why?" Forbes 7:00 AM
  • "Apple And The Orderly Succession" NoodleMac 6:47 AM
  • "Apple And Yahoo, Sitting In A Tree" Mac 360 6:46 AM
  • "Apple To Copy Amazon, Test Delivery of Macs, iPhones, iPads, By Drone" Mac 360 6:34 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Remove Games From Your Steam Library Permanently" PC Magazine 4:02 PM
  • "Social Media's Troubling Terrorist Infestation" TechNewsWorld 9:35 AM
  • "An Appy Customer is a Happy Customer" ZDNet 8:55 AM
  • "Sega Saturn... The Forgotten Console" Low End Mac 7:07 AM
  • "This New PC Could Revolutionize The World (and it's not a Mac)" BohemianBoomer 6:46 AM
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple adds shuffle option for custom Apple Music playlists on Apple TV" AppleInsider 9:02 PM
  • "Apple TV gets an app for over-the-air channels (with the right hardware): The new Channels app works with HDHomeRun tuners for watching free antenna-based broadcasts." TechHive 12:55 PM
  • "Apple camera supplier Sony picks up Toshiba's image sensor business for $155M" AppleInsider 12:04 PM
  • "Take your iPhone photography to new levels with MaxCurve" AppAdvice 11:55 AM
  • "Grab your snowboard and Shred It! with a fun holiday update" AppAdvice 11:54 AM
  • "Apple promotion offers $60 iTunes gift card with Beats headphones purchase" AppleInsider 6:59 AM
  • "Bird Attack! - Rev 4.00 Apple iOS Universal Game" prMac 8:04 AM
  • "StarDroid - a 2D pixel art sci-fi action adventure for iOS" prMac 6:53 AM
Computer Industry
  • "FBI, Microsoft help take down massive global botnet: The Dorkbot botnet used over 100,000 computers in over 190 countries." Engadget 3:21 PM
  • "Microsoft teams with law enforcement to disrupt Dorkbot botnet" InfoWorld 9:27 AM
  • "End of Windows XP support puts UK's ATMs at risk" ITProPortal 9:28 AM
  • "Microsoft updates Windows 10 IoT Core and releases it for commercial development" V3 9:26 AM
  • "Trend Micro Brings 'Deep Security' Management to Azure Workloads" eWeek 6:00 PM
  • "IDC Predicts Sluggish Windows Phone Sales Growth" TechCrunch 3:30 PM
  • "IBM injects new Watson smarts into Commerce Insights platform" ZDNet 12:16 PM
  • "IBM Reportedly Targets $1B in Revenues from SoftLayer" Zacks 3:34 PM
  • "The Big Misconception About IBM's Watson" Forbes 9:06 AM
  • "Verizon Opens Secure Cloud Interconnect to IBM Cloud" Converge 9:05 AM
  • "HP Will Stop Focusing On Low-End Tablets" UberGizmo 9:02 AM
  • "Can The New HP Enterprise Dominate The Internet Of Things ?" Forbes 9:02 AM
  • "HP Enterprise, Intel and Aruba team up" Channel Eye 8:54 AM
  • "Michael Dell: We're still serious about PCs and want to grow our retail business" PcR Online 8:58 AM
  • "Dell, Toshiba, and Lenovo PCs at risk of bloatware security flaws" ZDNet 9:22 PM
  • "Intel Skylake CPUs bent and broken by some third-party coolers" ars technia 8:55 AM
  • "Various CPU Coolers are Likely Damaging Intel Skylake CPUs" Overclockers Club 8:52 AM
  • "SteamOS Brewmaster 2.55 Moves to Linux Kernel 4.1.13 to Fix an Intel Video Driver Bug" Softpedia 8:52 AM
  • "Scythe warns of Skylake CPU damage risk" bit-tech 8:52 AM
  • "Intel Skylake CPUs are bending due to cooler mount pressure" Hexus 8:51 AM
  • "AMD: Tonga-GPU mit 384-Bit-Speicherinterface" Tweak PC 8:49 AM
  • "Armenia's government to earmark more than AMD 43 billion this year for VAT return to exporters" ARKA News Agency 8:49 AM
  • "AMD unveils beastly FirePro W4300 graphics card" ITProPortal 8:47 AM
  • "Armenian government earmarks AMD 97 million to support hail-stricken communities in Armavir province" ARKA News Agency 8:46 AM
  • "Cisco seeks to simplify SDN with ACI release" telecoms 8:44 AM
  • "Cisco updates ACI platform, adds Docker support" First Post 8:44 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Up 2.6% This Morning, What Gives?" Forbes 10:32 AM
  • "If Apple Leaves, Will We Get the Message? Since 2005, corporate earnings retained overseas have increased from $0.5 trillion to $2.1 trillion (about 300%!)." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:22 AM
  • "7 days in tech quiz: Amazon, Apple and AMD" The Inquirer 9:14 AM
  • "Apple, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner" Capital Cube 8:57 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks score biggest gains in 3 months: Financials, telecoms lead gains; energy stocks sell off as oil plunges" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
  • "Market Adjusts to Rate Hike but Worries About Next Year" TheStreet 4:07 PM
  • "Dow ends up nearly 370 on strong jobs report" USA Today 4:07 PM
  • "Wall Street Stages Jobs-Fueled Rebound Rally" FOXBusiness 4:07 PM
  • "Dow Surges 370 Points, Capping Rocky Week: Solid jobs report helps cement case for interest rate increase later this month" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:07 PM
  • "Japanese stocks slide the most in two months after ECB disappointment: Japanese stocks suffered their biggest one-day drop in more than two months, adding momentum to a global selloff after the European Central Bank announced a smaller-than-expected burst of monetary stimulus." MarketWatch 7:59 AM
  • "European stocks mark worst week in more than 3 months: European stocks fell Friday, with the market logging its worst week in more than three months, as a dive in oil prices dragged down energy shares." MarketWatch 11:45 AM

 
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