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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, December 14, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Samsung appeals Apple patent 'windfall' ruling to U.S. Supreme Court: Samsung took to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a last-ditch effort to pare back the more than $548 million in damages it must pay Apple for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone."  Reuters 1:59 PM
  • "Samsung Asks Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Patent Feud With Apple: Supreme Court has not taken a case on design patents in over a century" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:43 PM
  • "Apple v. Samsung: petition for Supreme Court to take first look at design patent case in 122 years" Foss Patents 3:09 PM
  • "Samsung makes last-chance appeal to Supreme Court on Apple verdict: The court is being asked to take a fresh look at 120-year-old case law" IDG News Service 3:01 PM
  • "Samsung asks Supreme Court to hear smartphone design patent case" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:05 PM
  • "Apple's Irish tax deal faces further scrutiny by Brussels: Brussels has extended its probe into Ireland's alleged sweetheart tax deal with Apple, the US technology company, reducing the risk that a tough verdict in the case could have an impact on Irish elections early next year." ["The commission's investigation is being watched closely in Dublin, where ministers insist that Ireland has no case to answer and that they will take Brussels to court over any negative decision. Apple also denies any wrongdoing."]  Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:14 AM
  • "The European Union is expanding its investigation into Apple" Business Insider 7:32 AM
  • "Steve Jobs and Apple's iTunes gutted the music industry, Pandora CFO Mike Herring claims"  Sydney Morning Herald 7:12 AM
  • "Apple Manages to Capture First-Time Buyers in China" Market Realist 10:48 AM
  • "iPhone sales will tumble in 2016, claims Morgan Stanley analyst" ZDNet 8:15 AM
  • "Apple saved $4.1 billion hedging against a rising dollar, says Stifel: Tim Cook's Apple adopted an 'extremely well-timed' currency hedging program in the 2nd half of 2014" MarketWatch 2:43 PM
  • "Apple buys former semiconductor plant in North San Jose forĀ $18.2M" 9to5Mac 8:00 PM
  • "Apple buys former Maxim chip fab in North San Jose, neighboring Samsung Semiconductor" AppleInsider 8:04 PM
OS X
News
  • "Watch how Apple's Swift evolved into an open source powerhouse" The Next Web 3:04 PM
  • "Security researcher claims to have downloaded sensitive data from 13M accounts of scamware app MacKeeper"  9to5Mac 7:13 AM
  • "Security Research Says he Downloaded Sensitive Data About 13M MacKeeper Users" MacTrast 7:50 AM
  • "MacKeeper Leaks 13 Million Mac Owners' Data, Leaves Passwords Open To Easy Cracking" Forbes 1:58 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Cassandra: Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 6.18" eXtensions 6:55 PM
  • "El Capitan discussions include Apple Mail problems; Spotlight problems; an OS X update issue; Core Storage compatibility issues and startup tricks; walled gardens and document- vs. application-centric models and more." MacInTouch 7:54 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "SpamSieve 2.9 review: A must-have spam filter for your Mac email client" Macworld 7:16 AM
  • "How to remove app purchases from iTunes: You can pick what you want to see in your iTunes purchase history." Macworld 7:16 AM
  • "Create complete infographics inside Final Cut Pro X the easy way with mInfographics" IT.Enquirer 6:57 AM
  • "How to script QR and data matrix code generation in OS X" MacIssues 7:26 AM
  • "Creating Recurring Calendar Events" MacMost 10:47 AM
  • "Speed Up Photos App in OS X with Reduce Motion" OS X Daily 3:11 PM
  • "Hands On: Cardsmith 1.0.1 (OS X)" MacNN 12:24 PM
  • "How to Make a Persuasive PowerPoint Presentation (With Templates)" Tuts+ 7:25 AM
  • "The Mac Database Lives (and it's free)!" Mac 360 7:03 AM
Op/Ed
  • "2015: The year Windows, OS X and iOS became naggy and annoying" ZDNet 7:27 AM
Press Releases
  • "PFiddlesoft Frameworks: Cocoa Frameworks for Writing Assistive Applications" PFiddlesoft 2:35 PM
  • "Event Taps Testbench: A free developer utility for exploring Quartz Event Taps" PFiddlesoft 2:34 PM
  • "Try PhotoWall+ for the Apple TV to liven up social, corporate events" Apple World Today 7:24 AM
  • "EverdowPSI for Mac Offers Real-Time Inventory Information to Businesses" prMac 7:11 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Gifts Retail Employees With Apple Music Subscription" MacRumors 5:20 PM
  • "Apple gives retail employees 9 month free Apple Music subscriptions" AppleInsider 7:59 PM
  • "Smartphone of the Year: Apple iPhone 6s" Yahoo Tech 8:14 AM
  • "Apple amps up efforts in India by drastically cutting iPhone 5S price" CNET 7:12 AM
  • "Samsung Adding Pressure-Sensitive Display, High-Speed Charging Port to Galaxy S7" ["The pressure-sensitive display, for instance, will be similar to that offered by rival Apple Inc. on the iPhone 6s earlier this year."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:31 AM
  • "Samsung could add one of the iPhone's best features to its new smartphone" Business Insider 7:31 AM
  • "Taylor Swift's '1989' world tour film coming to Apple Music" CNNMoney 7:08 AM
  • "Apple Music wins exclusive video deal with Taylor Swift" Reuters 4:20 PM
  • "Apple Won an Exclusive Taylor Swift Concert Streaming Deal" Gizmodo 7:30 AM
  • "Gilt Adds Apple Pay To Court New Shoppers: The luxury flash sales site is integrating Apple's mobile payments service to make it easier for new shoppers to buy." Fortune 7:28 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Shareholder names former Yahoo executives among potential Mayer replacements" Reuters 4:20 PM
  • "Japanese university bans all watches from exams" The Verge 3:44 PM
  • "What the government should've learned about backdoors from the Clipper Chip: The Obama administration's calls for backdoors echo the Clinton-era key escrow fiasco." Ars Technica 3:16 PM
  • "New York Launches Probe into Broadband Internet Speeds" The Mac Observer 2:59 PM
  • "NFL's Johnny Manziel endorses Microsoft's Surface like no one else" CNET 10:34 AM
  • "The little box that controls half your home's energy use: How Nest's smart thermostat tries to save energy and help the electric grid." Ars Technica 8:13 AM
  • "The computer virus that blackmails you" BBC 7:55 AM
  • "Microsoft beats Apple's tablet sales, apologises for Surface 4 flaws" The Register 7:25 AM
  • "Books vs. e-books: The science behind the best way to read" CBS News 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Weekly Podcast Episode 163: Hello Operator, Do You Wanna Build A Snowman On iOS?" Apple'n'Apps 3:09 PM
  • "Upgrade #67: Part Spite, Part Strategy" Six Colors 3:09 PM
  • "An Apple Report Card and Changing Perspectives with Ted Landau" MacVoices 1:57 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-14: iPad mini 4 Upgrade Time, Large File Sharing" The Mac Observer 2:37 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With The Mac Observer's Kelly Guimont" The Mac Observer 1:57 PM
  • "More updates this week to Apple TV, iOS and Mac. Apple surprised us with some cool new features." The MT Show 7:03 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Opens Secret Laboratory in Taiwan To Develop New Screens" Bloomberg 9:32 PM
  • "Report: Apple developing thinner & brighter screens in secret Taiwanese lab" 9to5Mac 9:37 PM
  • "iPhone 7: All the rumors about the specs, design and features of Apple's 2016 iPhone" CNET 7:15 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Did your HomeKit home disappear? Here's how to reset HomeKit sync" iMore 9:44 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:48 AM
  • "PhotoViva For iPhone/iPad (Paint/Draw On Photos) Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)" App Sliced 10:48 AM
  • "IMAGEmini Lite For Mac (Lossless Image Compression) Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" App Sliced 10:48 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:04 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:04 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:04 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: The iPad Pro is a line in the sand" 512 Pixels 10:41 AM
  • "Pixel C vs iPad Pro: Which tablet is worth your money?" TrustedReviews 8:15 AM
  • "Hands-on guide to keyboards for iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini" ZDNet 7:27 AM
  • "Review: iHome Split iBT11 Bluetooth Speakers" MacNN 3:09 PM
  • "nuyu Wireless Scale great for weighing, but fails at measuring BMI" ["The Health o meter nuyu Wireless Scale looks great, plays well with iOS devices"] Apple World Today 9:43 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Track your mileage and drive more efficiently with Jerrycan" AppAdvice 3:44 PM
  • "TextFaces review: add Unicode faces to your keyboard" iDownload Blog 7:20 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How-To: Find and create Christmas stations + playlists with Apple Music" 9to5Mac 12:23 PM
  • "Sidefari Adds iPhone Support with Updated Safari View Controller Extension" MacStories 10:39 AM
  • "How to use iOS or Apple Watch as remote controls with Apple TV" Computerworld 9:42 AM
  • "Hands-on guide to keyboards for iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini" ZDNet 8:16 AM
  • "The best Live Photos alternatives for the iPhone: Jealous of all those magical, moving pictures on the iPhone 6s? Get (mostly) the same effect with these apps." Macworld 7:16 AM
Tips
  • "Check Your Email Settings with Apple's Mail Settings Lookup" The Mac Observer 5:42 PM
  • "Every iPad Pro Keyboard Shortcut You'll Ever Need" LAPTOP Magazine 3:15 PM
  • "Pointers: Control Keynote from Apple Watch" MacNN 7:26 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "CarPlay helping to drive interest in GM vehicles" iMore 8:46 PM
  • "Should Apple Receive All of Samsung's Phone Profits Because of a Patent?" Fortune 2:43 PM
  • "Cassandra: Monday Review -Updates and Some Catching Up" eXtensions 10:32 AM
  • "Why Apple's Smart Battery Case Gets the Job Done" Fortune 4:17 PM
  • "Stop whining about Apple's 'ugly' iPhone battery case" BGR 10:34 AM
  • "Apple's newest accessory looks odd because that's what Apple wants" Business Insider 9:44 AM
  • "R.I.P iPhone? First-ever sales decline in 2016, predicts top analyst" TrustedReviews 8:15 AM
  • "Apple Music Gets Taylor Swift 1989 World Tour Video Exclusive" MacStories 7:51 AM
  • "Switch to iPhone... and away from Google!" iMore 7:36 AM
  • "Enterprise and Choose Your Own Device" Tech.pinions 7:24 AM
  • "Cassandra: An Idea or Two for Smartphone Photos Under the Stars" eXtensions 7:03 AM
  • "Why PC Sales Fall And Macs Do Not" Mac 360 7:00 AM
  • "Who Will Win The Mobile Payments Wars? Not Apple, Google, Samsung, Or Walmart" BohemianBoomer 7:00 AM
  • "It's Time To 'Subscribe' To Apple" Mac 360 7:00 AM
Non-Apple
  • "CoCo: A Brief History of the TRS-80 Color Computer" Low End Mac 9:38 PM
  • "Diagnosing Yahoo's Ills: Ugly Math in Mayer's Reign" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:37 PM
  • "Breaking Down GoPro's Business" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:24 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "How to prepare yourself for the new Star Wars!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 6:58 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Facebook is replacing Photo Sync with its Moments app" Engadget 2:44 PM
  • "Hulu iPhone app overhauled with iPad-like design, new features for parents" 9to5Mac 1:59 PM
  • "Giving Gifts That Last: 35% Discount On Accordance Collections For New Users" Accordance 12:22 PM
  • "Shop top designers now using Apple Pay with Gilt" AppAdvice 10:48 AM
  • "Best wall mounts for going hands-free with iPad" iMore 10:38 AM
  • "'Vuvuzela' messaging system hides your metadata in a blare of noise" The Verge 10:38 AM
  • "'Anki Overdrive' 1.1 Adds Team Battles For Families" Forbes 10:34 AM
  • "Bloomberg Delivers First Financial Enterprise App For iPad Pro" MacPrices 9:42 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of December 14: Apple TV, Backups, Viruses and Parties, Parties, Parties" The MUG Center 9:00 AM
  • "Pandora gives you a station made from 10 years of thumbs-ups" The Verge 8:09 AM
  • "Say goodbye to food poisoning: the $250 iPhone-based 'chemistry lab in your pocket' is on the way" 9to5Mac 7:24 AM
  • "Google Maps for iOS gains up-to-date gas prices, popular business hours" 9to5Mac 8:04 AM
  • "Google Maps for iOS updated with business hours and gas prices" iDownload Blog 7:21 AM
  • "Snugg's iPhone 6s leather pouch looks good while protecting" iDownload Blog 7:20 AM
  • "BBC iPlayer comes to Apple TV in the UK" The Next Web 7:21 AM
  • "BBC iPlayer finally lands on the Apple TV" The Verge 7:12 AM
  • "The 6 best iPhone apps for travelers of all time" Mashable 7:11 AM
  • "Xmas Cam Turns Photos into Colorful Christmas Greeting Cards" prMac 10:32 AM
  • "Magical Reindeer Adventure - New Christmas App" prMac 10:32 AM
  • "Grabble Words! for iOS: Inspired by a Word Game from the 19th Century" prMac 7:50 AM
  • "4Force Online released for iOS/Android - New Mobile Action Game" prMac 7:11 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Dell's Finances Show Revenue Decline, Similar to Rivals: Disclosure hints at how computer maker would pay off massive debt it would take on to buy EMC" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 PM
  • "Dell-EMC merger moves a crucial step closer to completion" SiliconANGLE 3:14 PM
  • "Dell Still EMC's Only Suitor as 'Go Shop' Period Expires: Sixty days after Dell's $67 billion bid for EMC was announced, no other 'superior proposal' was proposed to the storage giant." eWeek 3:14 PM
  • "Here's How Dell Wants to Pay Down Its EMC Debt" Fortune 3:13 PM
  • "Plot Thickens In Dell-EMC Deal As VMware Announces It's Walking Away From Virtustream Deal With EMC" TechCrunch 2:38 PM
  • "VMware Ends Plans for Cloud Venture With EMC: Venture was announced in October, shortly Dell's deal to buy EMC" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:17 PM
  • "Dell to offload Perot Systems for $5bn: report/Every little helps in reducing gigantic EMC deal mountain" The Register 3:14 PM
  • "Never Mind: VMware, EMC undo joint venture amid Dell deal" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 3:13 PM
  • "Amid Dell-EMC Mess, $1.2B Md.-based Startup Virtustream Finds Home" DCInno 3:13 PM
  • "Microsoft's biggest hits, misses and WTF moments of 2015" PCWorld 8:13 AM
  • "Microsoft's most epic wins and fails of 2015" IDG TV 9:16 AM
  • "Microsoft Filters Social Media for Location-Specific Security" WSJ Blogs 9:47 AM
  • "Microsoft extends Internet Explorer 8 desktop lifeline to upgrade laggards" The Register 9:23 AM
  • "Illustrated guide to Windows 10 networking" Network World 9:22 AM
  • "The North Face Uses IBM's Watson to Make Online Shopping Smarter" TheStreet 9:08 AM
  • "IBM Quantum Computing project: reaching a super position on superposition" ComputerWeekly 9:07 AM
  • "Hackers Pocket Ibm Secrets In China, File Maine Health Records Elsewhere, And Defraud Elephant Bar Diners" Nextgov 9:07 AM
  • "Clearleap buy ushers IBM's entry into video: Big Blue may have made a canny acquisition" The Register 9:07 AM
  • "HP EliteBook 1020 G1 review: A superbly engineered laptop but the touchscreen is an unnecessary expense" PC Advisor 9:05 AM
  • "HP Pavilion x360 #ExpressReview: Spectre like hinge but at a cheaper price" The Indian Express 9:04 AM
  • "Third-party coolers are bending Intel's Skylake processors" Geek 8:53 AM
  • "Even Intel's cheap Skylake CPUs can be ramped up with serious overclocking" TechRadar UK 8:53 AM
  • "Need a Mini PC? Get the Intel NUC NUC5i5RYK with i5 CPU for Under $290 Shipped - Today Only" TechEBlog 8:53 AM
  • "Intel And Micron Should Consider A New Memory Business Model" Seeking Alpha 6:20 PM
  • "Nokia, ARM, twisting Intel bid to reinvent the TCP/IP stack for a 5G era" The Register 8:50 AM
  • "AMD board partners begin selling 4GB Radeon R9 390s in China" The Tech Report 8:48 AM
  • "Oracle Stock Climbs Ahead of Earnings Release" TheStreet 3:01 PM
  • "Will Oracle, Red Hat Follow Adobe With EPS Beats?" Investors 3:02 PM
  • "We compete against market transitions not competitors: John Chambers, Cisco" The Economic Times 7:37 AM
  • "NY Attorney General wants public to report broadband speeds" Engadget 2:44 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple fails yet again: $133.5B vanishes"  USA Today 12:23 PM
  • "Morgan Stanley Lowers Its Apple Price Target by 12%" Fortune 8:10 AM
  • "Apple Stock Stumbles, Barclays Cuts Price Target" TheStreet 8:02 AM
  • "Apple, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner" Capital Cube 8:01 AM
  • "Jim Cramer -- Apple Stock May Not Have Momentum but It's Cheap" TheStreet 10:48 AM
  • "Trade-Ideas: Apple Is Today's Pre-Market Laggard Stock" TheStreet 8:19 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks end higher as oil rebounds; Fed decision in focus: Telecoms, consumer-staples stocks rally" MarketWatch 4:18 PM
  • "Market Shows Nerves Ahead of Fed Meeting Kickoff" TheStreet 4:18 PM
  • "Stocks seesaw higher as oil rebounds" USA Today 4:18 PM
  • "Wall Street Jolted into Close of Trade Ahead of Fed Decision" FOXBusiness 4:18 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Rout Eases: Crude remains near seven-year lows, while fears continue about high-yield bond market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:18 PM
  • "Asian stocks suffer mostly bumpy session on junk bond, oil worries: Most Asian markets slid Monday amid sharpening worries about the stability of the global junk-bond market and tumbling oil prices." MarketWatch 7:19 AM
  • "European stocks end lower for fifth session in a row: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:22 PM

 
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