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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, December 21, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple calls on UK government to scale back snooper's charter: Tech company makes rare foray into British politics in a submission to the committee on the investigatory powers bill"  The Guardian 5:39 PM
  • "Apple raises concerns over UK's draft surveillance bill" BBC 5:39 PM
  • "Apple Criticizes Proposed U.K. Expanded-Surveillance Law: U.K. proposal would require companies to be able to remove encryption" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:39 PM
  • "Ericsson, Apple Settle Patent Dispute: Legal tangle highlights the complexity of corporate relationships in the telecom sector"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:47 AM
  • "Apple to pay Ericsson patent royalties on iPhones and iPads: The companies have agreed to end patent infringement disputes worldwide"  IDG News Service 7:40 AM
  • "Ericsson and Apple sign patent deal, settle litigation" Reuters 7:48 AM
  • "Apple and Ericsson end legal battle over wireless patents: Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson says its legal battle with Apple is over after striking a global licensing agreement covering wireless patents used in the iPhone." ZDNet 8:31 AM
  • "Apple and Ericsson sign deal to end patent licence dispute" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:41 AM
  • "Apple and Ericsson agree deal to end patent battle" V3 8:36 AM
  • "Ericsson, Apple in global patent pact, settle litigation" Associated Press 7:48 AM
  • "Can Apple still change the world? 60 Minutes Overtime explores the cult of secrecy around Apple's new products, and what the future holds without legendary founder Steve Jobs" [Video Report]  CBS News 11:46 AM
  • "Inside Apple: Charlie Rose interviews Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Angela Ahrendts, Phil Schiller, and more" iDownload Blog 8:24 AM
  • "Tim Cook says there isn't a trade-off between security and privacy: The Apple CEO said that the company could not provide encrypted information" IDG News Service 7:48 AM
  • "Apple believes bill creates 'key under doormat for bad guys'" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:37 PM
  • "Apple says surveillance push risks paralysing global tech sector" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:37 PM
  • "Apple's Tim Cook on tax debate" CNBC Videos 7:59 AM
  • "Skilled workers, not cost, lured Apple to China says Tim Cook: Foxconnn, Schmoxconn - it's tool and die makers that get Apple excited" The Register 8:31 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Steve Jobs' DNA Still In Apple" Benzinga 3:26 PM
  • "Iger: Apple TV Provides Best User Experience Ever/Robert Iger, chairman and chief executive officer at Walt Disney Company, discusses the company's relationship with Apple and his thoughts on Apple TV."  Bloomberg TV 9:33 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple App Stores: Now Phil Schiller's Augean Stables/Tim Cook just handed the keys to the Apple App Store to Senior VP Phill Schiller. Will Schiller bring order and intelligibility to Apple's app jungle?"  Monday Note 8:49 AM
  • "2015 Top Security Threats: Data Breaches, Smartphones and Privacy" Intego 4:03 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan discussion offers more tips and experiences with IMAP vs. POP email, conversions and email security issues, along with notes about Apple update problems and more." MacInTouch 5:35 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "No Recovery drive? Three alternatives are available to you." MacIssues 8:49 AM
  • "How to authenticate a shell script with the OS X GUI" MacIssues 8:50 AM
  • "How to delete items instantly or selectively from Trash" Macworld 7:55 AM
  • "Hands On: NanoTunes 1.0 (OS X)" MacNN 12:18 PM
  • "How to Solve Tabs vs. Spaces Forever" inessential 3:51 PM
  • "El Capitan Contacts: How to Copy and Paste Addresses in a Single Step" The Mac Observer 5:15 PM
  • "How to Copy Pictures from iPhone, Camera, or Memory Card to Photos App on Mac" OS X Daily 3:51 PM
  • "Leaving iTunes Music Store Open Can Kill Your Battery" Digital Trends 6:18 PM
  • "How To Format A USB Or External HDD So It Works On Both Windows & OS X" AddictiveTips 12:54 PM
  • "Using CC and BCC When Composing Email" MacMost 10:24 AM
  • "The New Age Of Passwords On A Mac" Mac 360 7:39 AM
Op/Ed
  • "I hate iPhoto/Photos – and iMovie too" Low End Mac 9:28 AM
Press Releases
  • "New Titles From McComiskey, Waltke & Thiselton!" Accordance 10:18 AM
  • "Appocto Introduces PDF Shrinker for Mac OS X" prMac 8:08 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour Film Is Apple Music's Secret Weapon" TechCrunch 7:57 AM
  • "The Year We Started Buying Phones Like We Buy Cars" Wired 7:57 AM
  • "Apple Music racked up more than 54.5M monthly users in 2015, study says" AppleInsider 8:59 PM
  • "High-resolution audio once more rumored to be coming to iTunes, maybe to Apple Music" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
  • "New Reports Claim Apple to Deliver High-Resolution Audio Streaming in 2016" MacTrast 8:42 AM
  • "Apple may be positioning Lightning as the high-res audio port of the future: High-resolution Apple Music streaming rumored for 2016" The Verge 10:46 AM
  • "Report Claims Apple has Plans for Hi-Res Audio Music Streaming" The Mac Observer 10:45 AM
  • "Apple has 800 people working on improving the iPhone's camera" BGR 8:40 AM
  • "These Are the Tech Giants That Won 2015" ["Apple's Biggest Prize? China"] Wired 8:29 AM
  • "Here's how to get a job at Apple, according to CEO Tim Cook" Business Insider 8:48 AM
  • "Apple and Others Accused of Infringing Upon RF Technology Patents Held by ParkerVision" Modmyi 8:39 AM
  • "Report: Apple retail stores to start selling accessibility accessories early next year" 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
  • "New 'Apple Museum' in Prague Shows Off Largest Private Collection of Apple Products" MacRumors 12:17 PM
  • "iPhone 6s captures stunning Robot Koch music video with underwater scenes" 9to5Mac 8:45 AM
  • "Apple cuts prices of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in India" IndiaTimes 7:57 AM
  • "Apple continues price adjustments in India, drops iPhone 6s series by up to 16%" AppleInsider 8:49 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google is partnering with Ford to build self-driving cars" Business Insider 7:40 PM
  • "Investors snub first US-listed Chinese P2P platform" ZDNet 6:29 PM
  • "Cybercriminals don't take a break" ZDNet 6:29 PM
  • "Toshiba cuts 7,800 jobs following accounting scandal" The Verge 11:45 AM
  • "Hack Brief: Hello Kitty Sites Spill Details of 3.3M Users" Wired 11:19 AM
  • "Facebook turns away from Flash for video" BBC 7:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Upgrade #68: The Cryogenic Chamber of Topics" Six Colors 3:27 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview With App Camp for Girls Founder Jean MacDonald" The Mac Observer 1:03 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-21: Apple's Hi-Res Music Plans, Apple TV Upgrade Cycle" The Mac Observer 12:15 PM
  • "This week its our annual Apple gift guide." The MT Show 7:39 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Only 49,300 iPad Pros were snapped up in China in the first month, report claims"  Mashable 7:58 AM
  • "Report: Only 49,000 of Apple's newest iPad were activated in China during the first month" Business Insider 8:30 AM
  • "Is Apple switching from LCD to OLED screens for iPhone?" Irish Independent 8:31 AM
  • "You May Own Apple's Phone, but You're Using Google's Apps"  Re/code 8:27 AM
  • "An iOS 9.2 jailbreak is in the works, according to TaiG partner" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:31 AM
  • "Day One (Journal /Notes /Diary) For iPhone/iPad/Watch Is Temporarily Available For $0.99 (Normally $4.99)" App Sliced 10:31 AM
  • "Instaweather Pro For iPhone/iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $2.99)" App Sliced 10:31 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:39 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:39 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:39 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Phablet speed test: it's the iPhone 6S Plus vs the rest" TechRadar UK 10:17 AM
  • "Smart Home Combo Review: HomeKit Elgato Eve temperature / air quality sensor and Avea Flare mood light" 9to5Mac 10:28 AM
  • "Review: Dog & Bone's Locksmart Padlock uses Touch ID, Bluetooth + multi-user accounts for keyless security" 9to5Mac 1:16 PM
  • "Review: OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock Reins In Your Peripherals With Simplicity" MacTrast 12:19 PM
  • "Pebble Classic/Steel 'Timeline' Review" Low End Mac 6:40 PM
  • "Review: Mi In-Ear Headphones" Wired 6:07 PM
  • "Linksys EA9200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router Review" HotHardware 12:16 PM
  • "Emtec Power Connect review: Great external battery, so-so storage performance" Macworld 8:37 AM
  • "Sugr Cube: A sweet Wi-Fi connected speaker with unique touch-based control" Apple World Today 4:36 PM
  • "The iPhone Orbit Case is handsome, well designed, and spacious" Apple World Today 8:34 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Apple's Siri vs. Microsoft's Cortana on an iPhone" Time 7:41 AM
  • "Hands On: Pixelmator 2.2.1 for iPad Pro" MacNN 8:43 AM
  • "Pigment is an iOS coloring book for grown ups" The Next Web 10:20 AM
  • "Goodbye Zite, I Totally Knew You. Now for Some Alternatives" Macdrifter 10:29 AM
  • "It's all in the cards with Relevant – the missing home screen" AppAdvice 11:47 AM
  • "Wild Weather: when a weather app meets beautiful illustrations" iDownload Blog 8:24 AM
  • "7 iPhone apps that make your Instagram photos better" Macworld 7:56 AM
  • "Turbo Downloader - iOS App ReviewTapscape" Tapscape 9:34 AM
  • "Blossom Blast Saga applies the powerful Candy Crush formula to exploding flowers" Macworld 7:56 AM
  • "'Pendragon Rising' Review - Speculating On Arthurial Intent" Touch Arcade 6:34 PM
  • "'Rust Bucket' Review - The Bucket Not Yet Runneth Over" Touch Arcade 12:18 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Email Huge Files From Your iPhone With iOS 9.2" Gizmodo 9:49 AM
Tips
  • "Pro Tip: How to get iTunes to ignore iPhone while charging" Cult of Mac 7:13 PM
  • "Pointers: Exploit external keyboards on iPad Pro" MacNN 8:58 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "This iPhone 7 Concept Does Away with the Headphone Jack" Digital Trends 6:18 PM
  • "Is Apple really going to introduce high-res audio for Apple Music?" Mashable 3:50 PM
  • "3 Ways Apple Can Turn It Around in 2016" Zacks 3:50 PM
  • "Will The Apple TV Get More Apps?" AppleBlend 3:20 PM
  • "Apple Battery Case=Camel Hump?" AppleBlend 1:20 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook dodges softballs on CBS' 60 Minutes" Digital Trends 1:35 PM
  • "Senator Accuses Tim Cook of Omitting Facts About Encryption by Omitting Facts About Encryption"  Gizmodo 12:54 PM
  • "No, a new MacBook didn't leak on 60 Minutes" iMore 3:27 PM
  • "Did Apple leak a new MacBook on 60 Minutes? Probably not" 9to5Mac 11:21 AM
  • "What'd be wrong with slightly thicker iPhone with more battery life and a flush camera assembly?" MacDailyNews 11:19 AM
  • "9 Things Android Can Do That iOS Can't" Yahoo 10:20 AM
  • "Cannibalism is good, and other things I learned from 60 Minutes' Apple report: Charlie Rose talked to Tim Cook on 60 Minutes, and the interview was enlightening." Macworld 12:17 PM
  • "Video: Apple's secret design studio revealed in '60 Minutes' segment" BGR 11:45 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Encryption Is Not 'Privacy vs. National Security'" PC Magazine 11:19 AM
  • "Cassandra: Monday Review -Charlie Rose and Political Crap; Error 451" eXtensions 10:17 AM
  • "Tim Cook says Apple is more secretive than the CIA" The Inquirer 9:46 AM
  • "Apple Blah Blah Blah High-Resolution Audio Blah Blah Blah" Kirkville 9:41 AM
  • "What a Former iPhone Engineer Learned From Working at Apple" Time 9:34 AM
  • "Apple and Ericsson bury the hatchet with a 7-year patent deal" The Next Web 9:33 AM
  • "10 things we learned from Apple's 60 Minutes episode" Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
  • "Is Your Messaging App Encrypted?" Re/code 8:28 AM
  • "The Weakest Link In Mobile Tech" Mac 360 7:38 AM
Non-Apple
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Cassandra: Live Photos on FaceBook (coming soon)" eXtensions 7:38 PM
  • "Apple Live Photos Now Work on Facebook, Which Gives Facebook More Videos" Re/code 1:34 PM
  • "Facebook for iOS Gaining Support for iPhone 6s Live Photos Starting Today" MacRumors 12:54 PM
  • "Poweritup 2-IN-1 USB Car Adapter Features Extended 2 Year Standby for When You Need It Most" MacPrices 12:40 PM
  • "'Steve Jobs: The Man In the Machine' documentary to be shown on CNN on Jan. 3" iMore 11:47 AM
  • "Astropad turns your iPad Pro into an amazing wireless drawing tablet" Cult of Mac 11:45 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of December 21: El Capitan, iTunes 12 and Merry Christmas!" The MUG Center 9:44 AM
  • "XPod, New 'Visual Shuffle' Innovation, released for iPhone" Appothecary 8:32 AM
  • "Snake Attack! Native American Hunter - Rev 4.00 Apple iOS Universal Game" prMac 8:37 AM
  • "Launching Impaled, a beautiful action platform game for iOS" prMac 8:36 AM
  • "Marquee Mash word game released for iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:09 AM
  • "Just Primes - brand new kind of 3-in-a-row logical game" prMac 8:09 AM
  • "Flight Unlimited 2K16 hits the App Store" prMac 8:08 AM
  • "Pair a Defense Edge with a ClearCal to protect your Apple Watch's edges and display" Apple World Today 8:07 AM
  • "This Week's Tech Night Owl Radio Update"  8:00 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Satya Nadella Is Making Microsoft Cool. No, Seriously" Time [Subscription Required for Full Article] 3:51 PM
  • "Everybody suddenly loves Microsoft — but the turnaround isn't over yet" Business Insider 7:54 PM
  • "Microsoft has a bright future, says Goldman Sachs" BetaNews 6:03 AM
  • "Why Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 hard" ghacks 5:56 AM
  • "Windows 10 to be tuned for Chinese government as Microsoft plans joint venture in Beijing" South China Morning Post 5:55 AM
  • "Microsoft buys Ray Ozzie's Talko mobile-messaging startup" ZDNet 1:34 PM
  • "Microsoft buys communication startup Talko, will shutter service in 2016" IDG News Service 3:50 PM
  • "Microsoft to ban man-in-the-middle adware from March 31: As part of its move to give consumers control, Microsoft has made the decision to remove MiTM adware as it opens up users to security risks." ZDNet 8:51 PM
  • "Windows 7 Users Finally Making the Move to Windows 10, New Stats Show" Softpedia 5:53 AM
  • "Exit Interview: Gabi Zedlmayer, HP Enterprise" Green Biz 5:45 AM
  • "More Fodder For Dell-EMC Deal As Pivotal Buys UK-Based CloudCredo" TechCrunch 10:20 AM
  • "Dell Issues Patch For Content Adaptive Brightness Control On The XPS 13" AnandTech 7:44 AM
  • "Dell updates Latitude 5000 Series laptops with Intel 6th-gen Core vPro chips" The Inquirer 7:45 AM
  • "What is blockchain, and can IBM, Intel, and big banks use it to remake the internet?" ExtremeTech 12:28 PM
  • "Challenge Up IoT start-up programme open for entries: Challenge Up, the start-up programme run by Intel, Cisco and Deutsche Telekom, is open for pre-registration." SiliconRepublic 5:38 AM
  • "Tech.eu Podcast #23: Predictions for 2016, Cisco's activity, celebrity investors & our person of the year" Tech Eu 5:35 AM
  • "Accelerating with Cisco" Brand E 5:33 AM
  • "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Upgraded to 'Buy' at Zacks Investment Research" Zacks 12:26 PM
  • "Nearly a billion PCs run this notoriously insecure software. Now Oracle has to clean it up." Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:25 PM
  • "Oracle settles FTC charges that it left its customers open to hacking" Reuters 1:16 PM
  • "Oracle settles with FTC for abandoning old Java software on user PCs" VentureBeat 1:16 PM
  • "Oracle settles with the FTC over 'deceptive' Java security promises" IDG News Service 3:27 PM
  • "Oracle settles with the FTC over deceitful security updates" The Verge 6:07 PM
  • "Oracle settles Java security flaw charge" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:03 PM
  • "Oracle settles with FTC over Java's 'deceptive' security patching" Ars Technica 6:18 PM
  • "Oracle settles charges that it misled you on Java security" Engadget 8:59 PM
  • "Oracle ordered to admit on its website that it lost the plot on Java security" The Register 9:11 PM
  • "Oracle Jumps on the Docker Train" PC Magazine 12:25 PM
  • "Cisco reviews code after Juniper breach; more scrutiny expected" Reuters 4:37 PM
  • "Upgrade your IT career with Cisco Complete Network Certification Training" The Next Web 12:24 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple will right the ship in 2016: Traders"  CNBC Videos 12:17 PM
  • "Ives: The Apple worry for investors"  CNBC Videos 7:58 AM
  • "China Mobile's November 4G Growth Positive For Apple" Forbes 1:16 PM
  • "Apple: How Market-Makers See Prospects Now Compared To Past 2-5 Years" Seeking Alpha 10:20 AM
  • "Apple shares could drop another 10%: Technician" CNBC 7:58 AM
  • "Chronicling My Apple Analysis Over 2015: How The Bull Became A Bear" Seeking Alpha 11:47 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stock-market gains held in check by weak energy sector: Analysts debate whether Santa rally will show up this year" MarketWatch 3:29 PM
  • "Stocks Post Modest Gains, Helped by Tech Rally" TheStreet 3:29 PM
  • "Stocks end higher at start of holiday-shortened week" USA Today 3:29 PM
  • "Wall St Ends Higher; Apple, Microsoft Boost" FOXBusiness 3:28 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Rise After Selloff: Trading volume is light ahead of Christmas holiday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:28 PM
  • "China stocks close higher, boosted by surge in property shares: Shares in China finished at their highest levels in nearly a month on Monday, amid expectations Beijing would introduce measures to help boost the country's flagging property sector." MarketWatch 8:16 AM
  • "European stocks erase gains as oil firms continue slump: European stock markets slumped into the close on Monday, with energy companies dragging markets lower as oil prices continued to slide." MarketWatch 12:07 PM

 
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