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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, December 19, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Absolutely Right (And Wrong) On U.S. Corporate Tax Policy"  Forbes 3:09 PM
  • "Tim Cook won't pay for Apple's offshore billions until tax laws catch up with the 'digital age'" The Next Web 5:39 PM
  • "Changes At Apple Hint At An Even Greater Level Of Vertical Integration"  Forbes 8:23 AM
  • "'Apple not avoiding US taxes'" The News 7:51 PM
  • "Does Apple's COO Choice Hint at a 'Healthy' Future?"  Bloomberg Video 12/18
  • "Apple assigns App Store oversight to Phil Schiller in apparent nod to developer issues"  AppleInsider 12/18
  • "Apple Is Excited by the Potential of iPad Pro for Enterprises"  Market Realist 12/18
  • "Apple CEO calls overseas tax rap 'political crap'" ["Cook was agitated when reminded by Rose that many in Congress believe Apple is engaged in a scheme to pay little or no taxes on $74 billion in overseas revenue. 'That is total political crap. There is no truth behind it. Apple pays every tax dollar we owe,' he says. 'We pay more taxes in this country than anyone,' he tells Rose."]  CBS News 12/18
  • "Apple scheming to avoid taxes? 'Total political crap,' says Tim Cook" CNNMoney 12/18
  • "Tim Cook Calls Perception That Apple Skirts US Taxes 'Total Political Crap'" HotHardware 12/18
  • "Tim Cook Calls Apple Tax Evasion Claims 'Total Political Crap'" Re/code 12/18
  • "Tim Cook: Notion of Apple avoiding US taxes 'political crap'" USA Today 12/18
  • "Apple CEO defends privacy, encryption amidst terrorist concerns: Smartphone users should have both privacy and security, Tim Cook says in interview" Computerworld 12/18
  • "Apple Watch In Focus: On Track To Take Commanding Smartwatch Lead In 2015, Says IDC" Forbes 12/18
  • "Apple to Lead as Global Wearables Market Passes 214 Million in 2019" 24/7 Wall St. 12/18
OS X
News
  • "OS X 10.11.3 Public Beta 1 heads out to testers" iMore 12/18
  • "Apple issues public betas of OS X 10.11.3, iOS 9.2.1" MacNN 12/18
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Got a Mac that's not behaving itself? Try these troubleshooting tips" ZDNet 12/18
  • "El Capitan discussion has more details and explanations about IMAP vs. POP email, plus a note about upgrading from earlier OS X versions." MacInTouch 12/18
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How does Photos manage media on an iOS device? A reader wonders the impact of the download icon in Photos on local storage in iOS." Macworld 12/18
  • "How to securely remove your personal data before getting rid of your Mac" Business Insider 12/18
Press Releases
  • "Caliminder 1.0 for Mac OS X - A Simple and Effective Task Manager" prMac 7:11 AM
  • "MaBaSoft releases Application Wizard 3.6.1" MaBaSoft 12/18
  • "Musicality 3 for Mac - Love Your Music" prMac 12/18
  • "24U announces 24U Email OSAX 5.0" prMac 12/18
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The Beatles expected to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, others starting Christmas Eve" AppleInsider 5:40 PM
  • "First person to hack an iPhone says he's built a self-driving car in ONE MONTH, but Elon Musk slams the claim as 'inaccurate'" Daily Mail (UK) 3:10 PM
  • "How Apple's super-secret Industrial Design team really works" Cult of Mac 1:01 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook gets testy over tax avoidance talk on '60 Minutes'" Mashable 12:46 PM
  • "Apple, Samsung Bring Mobile Payment Face-Off To China" InformationWeek 10:46 AM
  • "Report: Facebook M Will Rival Siri, Google Now, Cortana As A Major Digital Assistant In 2016" Digital Trends 10:39 AM
  • "The 11 best smartphones you should seriously consider buying this holiday season" Business Insider 8:41 AM
  • "Apple facing second (unrelated) lawsuit over excess data usage, this one for iPhone 5/5s" 9to5Mac 12/18
  • "Lawsuit alleges Apple knowingly concealed an iPhone Wi-Fi defect" BGR 12/18
  • "A camera-shy Apple exec is going to give a TV tour of a new Apple Store" Business Insider 12/18
  • "'60 Minutes' to feature Apple's secret design lab, next-gen Apple Store mockup" AppleInsider 12/18
  • "Apple's iPhone continues to top Flickr's most popular camera list in 2015" 9to5Mac 12/18
  • "Apple lets you take your gift shopping to the wire with free overnight delivery & in-store pickup" 9to5Mac 12/18
  • "Apple is offering free next-day delivery on December 23 in the US" Business Insider 12/18
  • "Would You Head Back Home If You Forgot Your Wallet? Your Keys? Your Apple Watch?" Fortune 12/18
  • "Apple and Samsung ink deals to enter China's mobile payments by early 2016" VentureBeat 12/18
  • "Apple and Samsung are taking on Alipay in China" CNNMoney 12/18
  • "Apple snubs 'marriage' with Alibaba to launch Apple Pay in China" Telegraph 12/18
  • "Apple Pay to launch in China from 2016" BBC 12/18
  • "Apple Pay is coming to China in 2016" The Next Web 12/18
  • "Apple Pay comes to China in early 2016" Engadget 12/18
  • "Exclusive: Target in initial development of own mobile wallet - sources" Reuters 12/18
  • "Target Working on QR Code Mobile Wallet as Apple Pay Holdout Continues" MacRumors 12/18
  • "Best Buy is selling iPhones for $1" CNNMoney 12/18
  • "Nearly one third of all photos uploaded to Flickr in 2015 were taken on an iPhone" AppleInsider 12/18
Non-Apple News
  • "Average Internet Speeds Up, But U.S. Still Has Work to Do" PC Magazine 12/18
  • "Obama: Intelligence Officials 'Constantly' Monitor Social Media Posts" PC Magazine 12/18
Publications/Podcasts
  • "MGG 584: It's Saturday and I'm Still Looking For My Stapler" The Mac Observer 12:44 PM
  • "Podcast: The High end Shift, Apple Organization Changes, Tech in 2016" Tech.pinions 10:36 AM
  • "The 404 Show 1641: Star Wars spoiler-free review, best headphones, protect your hearing (podcast)" CNET 12/18
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-18: Mobile Payment Fragmentation, Phil Schiller's mac App Store" The Mac Observer 12/18
  • "iMore show 489: Year in review, part 2" iMore 12/18
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks Apple's executive shuffle, 3D Touch on iPad & more" AppleInsider 12/18
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple's in-house chip design unit gives it smartphone edge" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12/18
  • "iOS 9 adoption slowing, but still faster than iOS 8" Cult of Mac 12/18
  • "Best Buy is selling iPhones for $1" CNNMoney 12/18
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 12/18
  • "Cut Me Out Pro For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" App Sliced 12/18
  • "Tap Studio 3 PRO -Rhythm Game For All Your Music For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 12/18
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 12/18
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 12/18
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 12/18

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Cassandra: Lightning-SD Card adapter -Initial Difficulties but a Handy Device for DSLR Users" eXtensions 10:33 AM
  • "In Depth: A month with the iPad Pro/Apple's big tablet is the ultimate (literal) laptop, and with the right accessories, a pretty good desktop replacement" Computerworld 12/18
  • "The iPad Pro is a great device and one of Apple's greatest failures" The Next Web 12/18
  • "iPhone 6s vs iPhone 6s Plus: Apple's 2015 Flagships Duke It Out" Know Your Mobile 12/18
  • "Life with HomeKit: Our experiences with Apple's home automation system" iLounge 12/18
  • "Apple TV toys-to-life: Disney Infinity 3.0 vs. Skylanders SuperChargers" Macworld 12/18
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Alternatives to Apple's Podcasts iOS app" Macworld 12/18
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to share Live Photos with non-iPhone users on Instagram and via text" Macworld 12/18
Tips
  • "Eleven 3D Touch shortcuts in Messages for iPhone" iDownload Blog 10:39 AM
  • "9 gifts iPhone users will love you for, (2015 edition)" Computerworld 12/18
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple's slow App Store slowness has a silver lining: Flash" USA Today 9:33 PM
  • "Alphabet, Apple, and Samsung's Next Big Battle Could Be for the Ultimate Mobile Device" The Motley Fool 9:33 PM
  • "Apple Seems To Only Publicly Address Really Important Controversies" Newsy 7:54 PM
  • "Why You Should Take Advantage of iPhone Fears and Buy More Apple" The Motley Fool 5:39 PM
  • "Investors Buy Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Weakness" Ticker Report 12:45 PM
  • "What Chip Will Apple Inc. Use in the iPad Air 3?" The Motley Fool 10:46 AM
  • "Why Apple's Tim Cook Lost His Cool on '60 Minutes'" Fortune 10:35 AM
  • "It looks like The Beatles could be coming to Apple Music" AppAdvice 8:40 AM
  • "As Apple's Tim Cook Points Out, Reform Corporate Taxation: Tax People Not Companies" Forbes 8:25 AM
  • "iOS 9: The Biggest Problems with the Latest iOS Update" TechnoMauri 8:18 AM
  • "Apple's rumored display shift could push even more Android vendors to switch to OLED" BGR 12/18
  • "That Time BlackBerry's CEO Said Nothing While Criticizing Apple" The Mac Observer 12/18
  • "You May Be Buying a New 5th Gen Apple TV Sooner Than You Planned" The Mac Observer 12/18
  • "Why the iPhone 7 could (and should!) be waterproof" Macworld 12/18
  • "When It Comes to UX Design, Simplicity Is Overrated" ["Practically every designer who's used an iPhone relies on it as the hallmark example of simplicity. This is absurd. The iPhone –which handles phone calls, weather reports, to-do lists, maps, text messages, video, photography, audio recording, games, web use, and about a billion other things – is so far from simple, it's unbearable to think of the word being applied to it."]  Wired 12/18
  • "Feature Request: Give Siri access to third-party apps, and (in time) much more" 9to5Mac 12/18
  • "Why Apple Pay is Going to be Absolutely Enormous" Trade Card 12/18
  • "Apple's Android Attack Frustrates Google's Empire"  Forbes 12/18
  • "If Podcasts Are the New Blogs, Enjoy the Golden Age While It Lasts" Wired 12/18
  • "Cassandra: Weekend Review -Apple News and Comments on Management, Sales, Music and Products" eXtensions 12/18
  • "Cassandra: Poor Delivery Experience of Apple Product" eXtensions 12/18
  • "The five best Apple gifts for business professionals: Holiday gifting is easier when you possess solid recommendations. Here are safe bets if you're shopping for an Apple pro this season." TechRepublic 12/18
Non-Apple
  • "Is Dreamweaver a serious web design tool?" Creative Bloq 12/18
  • "Log into most any Linux system by hitting backspace 28 times" Engadget 12/18
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Smart keyboard will teach you how to play piano" Cult of Mac 3:10 PM
  • "TimelyPick Ltd. Introduces Classic Online Solitaire Game with a Twist" prMac 7:11 AM
  • "Goldie Gems, 24 Karat Game Addiction By GameAlloy" prMac 7:11 AM
  • "Geocaching - The World's Largest Treasure Hunt, Now Available on iOS" prMac 7:11 AM
  • "Microsoft Releases Skype Translatfor for Android, iOS" eWeek 12/18
  • "TNW's Apps of the Year: VHS Camcorder helps you intentionally record low quality videos" The Next Web 12/18
  • "Lively Lets You Trim Your iPhone's Live Photos, Pick Your Best Shot From The Video" TechCrunch 12/18
  • "Onshape Announces App Store Offering Simulation, CAM, Rendering & More" Architosh 12/18
  • "Best iPad Pro board games for multi-player holiday fun!" iMore 12/18
  • "Republic Bank Offers Apple Pay to Credit & Debit Card Clients" Business Wire 12/18
  • "GUI Speedometer 1.0 is the Perfect App for Holiday Travel" prMac 12/18
  • "Digital Heaven releases Pro Player 2 for video content creators" prMac 12/18
  • "MolaMola Inc Releases Cartoon Defense 5 : An Unexpected Adventure" prMac 12/18
  • "Kid-Do Timeline, the Groundbreaking Routine Assistant Now Updated" prMac 12/18
  • "Let Go, and Relax this Christmas - Stress App" prMac 12/18
  • "Ho! Ho! Ho! Choo Choo Snow is now available in the App Store" prMac 12/18
  • "Pocket Swipe 1.0 released for iOS - Swipe Up, Down, Left, and Right" prMac 12/18
  • "Push your brain to the limit with FlipiT" prMac 12/18
  • "Pilgrim - Rome Guide 1.0 for iOS - When in Rome, do as the Romans do" prMac 12/18
  • "iClassics - A Special Christmas Gift for all Art and Mystery Lovers" prMac 12/18
  • "The Survivor Play is half a great gaming accessory for the Siri Remote" Apple World Today 12/18
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft Acquires Analytics Insights Startup Metanautix" InformationWeek 8:44 AM
  • "Microsoft Acquires Metanautix To Dive Deeper Into Data Analytics" Tech Times 8:44 AM
  • "Microsoft Setting Up Joint Venture To Sell Windows 10 To China Government" Tech Times 8:44 AM
  • "Microsoft Works With Chinese State-Owned Enterprise To Develop Localized Windows 10" Forbes 12/18
  • "Microsoft joint venture to customize Windows 10 for Chinese government" The Japan Times 12/18
  • "Microsoft tailoring a version of Windows 10 for Chinese government" The Asian Age 12/18
  • "Microsoft just missed an important Windows 10 deadline" Express 12/18
  • "Windows 10 Family Features changes" ghacks 12/18
  • "Rambus And Microsoft To Explore Future Memory Systems" CDR Info 12/18
  • "Microsoft will stop trusting certificates from 20 Certificate Authorities" Help Net Security 12/18
  • "Goldman Sachs thinks Microsoft is making a comeback — here's why" Business Insider 12/18
  • "Microsoft acquires Metanautix, an analytics startup that helps big companies navigate their data" VentureBeat 12/18
  • "Microsoft pursues analytics ambitions with acquisition of Metanautix" IDG News Service 12/18
  • "Microsoft Offers Mea Culpa in OneDrive Unlimited Storage Flap" eWeek 12/18
  • "Afrostream converts to Aspera on IBM Cloud" TVB Europe 12/18
  • "IBM Israel develops wearable tech to avert accidents" Globes 12/18
  • "Dell SecureWorks files for IPO: Want to initially raise $100m for working cap, acquisitions and other stuff" The Register 12/18
  • "Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network Summit comes to Cape Town" Tech Startups 12/18
  • "Dell cyber security subsidiary SecureWorks files for IPO" Nasdaq 12/18
  • "AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su talks about Zen+ processor development" Hexus 12/18
  • "Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 (Win 10) - AMD/ATI-Treiber" WinFuture 12/18
  • "AMD Radeon Crimson Graphics Driver 15.12 Is Up for Grabs - Get It Now" Softpedia 12/18
  • "AMD Releases Crimson 15.12 WHQL Drivers" AnandTech 12/18
  • "Cisco Is Inexpensive - Cramer's Lightning Round (12/17/15)" Seeking Alpha 12/18
  • "Cisco plugs $2.5m into UK-based accelerator Startupbootcamp" Startups 12/18
  • "Cisco needs to get off its backside if it's to remain storage king in 2016" Channel Register 12/18
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Flat on the Year But Set for a Gangbusters 2016" Barron's 12/18
Industry News
  • "Dow industrials skid 367 points, biggest drop since September: Banking stocks sell off on fears of contagion from energy companies" MarketWatch 12/18
  • "Why Santa May Skip the Stock Market This Year" TheStreet 12/18
  • "Dow craters 369 as slowdown reality sets in" USA Today 12/18
  • "Stocks Dive, Dow Sees Fourth-Worst Day of 2015" FOXBusiness 12/18
  • "Stocks End the Week With a Skid: Dow drops nearly 400 points, marking lowest close since October" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/18
  • "Nikkei tumbles after BOJ shocks market with extra easing: though investors' disappointment ultimately sent shares lower, bonds higher and pushed the yen marginally stronger." MarketWatch 12/18
  • "European stocks end sharply lower ahead of Christmas week: European stocks lost their Federal Reserve-fueled sparkle on Friday and closed firmly lower as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of what is expected to be a directionless Christmas week." MarketWatch 12/18

 
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