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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Inc. Offers Proxy Access: Company bylaws amended Monday to ease shareholder nominations to the board"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:43 PM
  • "Apple hits out at British plans to extend online surveillance: Apple has warned that a British plan to give intelligence agencies extra online surveillance powers could weaken the security of personal data for millions of people and paralyze the tech sector."  Reuters 7:51 AM
  • "Apple looks to take down British encryption plan: Apple has said that a proposed encryption bill in the U.K. Parliament would send the tech sector into chaos."  CNNMoney 8:44 AM
  • "Apple Makes a Strong Case for Strong Crypto: The politicians calling for a 'backdoor key' don't know what they're talking about." Fortune 8:46 AM
  • "Apple Opposes UK Surveillance Bill Over Encryption Concerns"  TechCrunch 7:37 AM
  • "Apple slams encryption proposals in UK Investigatory Powers Bill"  V3 7:42 AM
  • "Apple believes bill creates 'key under doormat for bad guys'" Financial Times 7:55 AM
  • "Apple Takes Bite Out Of Snoopers' Charter" Sky News 7:54 AM
  • "Apple wants the UK government to rein in snooper's charter" BetaNews 7:49 AM
  • "Apple Says UK Surveillance Bill Would Use Backdoors To 'Hurt Law-Abiding Citizens'" HotHardware 4:20 PM
  • "Apple iPhone faces rough times: UBS analyst" ["Google search traffic for the iPhone is declining in the United States, and growth in searches has fallen sharply in China — from 80 percent growth to 15 percent, Milunovich said. He attributed the drop to tough comparisons with the first year on the market for iPhone 6."]  CNBC 8:11 AM
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan discussion continues on email issues, including POP vs. IMAP, security issues and Apple Mail problems, plus notes about performance problems (and SSD vs. hard drives), a system profiler bug, installation and update failures, JGR compatibility, boot vs. FileVault and more." MacInTouch 4:21 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "OS X El Capitan: The smart person's guide/This comprehensive guide includes everything you need to know about Apple's OS X El Capitan, including features, requirements, upgrade options, software updates, and more." TechRepublic 8:41 PM
  • "Use the Messages app to share your Mac's screen in OS X" CIO 8:07 AM
  • "Daylite 6 review: Excellent for creating, managing, and keeping business opportunities" Macworld 8:09 AM
  • "Locating Missing Mac Mail" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:02 AM
  • "11 cool OS X El Capitan tips to use today" Computerworld 9:34 AM
  • "How to disable unconfirmed contact email suggestions" Macworld 7:35 AM
  • "How To Use A Mac Keyboard As A Bluetooth Keyboard For iPhone, iPad, Apple TV" McSolo 7:32 AM
  • "Patina for Mac OS X offers a simple, effective drawing app" Apple World Today 7:29 AM
Op/Ed
Press Releases
  • "SIGGRAPH 2016—It's Time to Show Off, Submission Time" Architosh 1:52 PM
  • "DxO OpticsPro for OS X Photos extensions add powerful one-click corrections to Apple's OS X El Capitan" PRNewswire 8:07 AM
  • "EverdowPSI for Mac Offers Real-Time Inventory Information to Businesses" prMac 7:34 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Official White House photographer uses iPhone to capture intimate presidential moments" AppleInsider 8:59 PM
  • "Apple Watch Has Made Rapid Strides in the Wearables Market: Apple now commands 19% share in wearables market in short span of time" Market Realist 7:49 AM
  • "Third floor opens at IFC Mall Apple Store in Hong Kong" AppleInsider 9:25 AM
  • "Alibaba hired the man who helped Apple to clamp down on fake iPhones" Business Insider 7:44 AM
  • "San Francisco politician's iPhone snatched away, but he negotiates for it back" Ars Technica 7:44 AM
  • "Steve Jobs And Apple Honored In Historic Apple Museum Exhibit" Digital Trends 12:43 PM
  • "Kim Kardashian's new Kimoji app is a 'buggy, money grabbing, waste of time'" Express UK 8:12 AM
  • "No, Kim Kardashian didn't break 'entire App Store'" CNBC 12:55 PM
  • "Apple denies Kim Kardashian emoji app 'broke' iOS App Store" AppleInsider 5:11 PM
  • "Kim Kardashian's Buttmoji Owns The App Store" TechCrunch 1:14 PM
  • "Kim's butt strikes again, this time breaking Apple's App Store" New York Post 2:25 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google will reportedly challenge Facebook with an intelligent messaging app" The Verge 4:15 PM
  • "This Is Google's New Strategy to Kill Passwords" NBC News 4:14 PM
  • "Coleco Chameleon continues quixotic quest for contemporary cartridge console" Ars Technica 1:27 PM
  • "Americans are slowly abandoning broadband just like they did with landlines" Business Insider 12:34 PM
  • "Amazon's Xmas shipping cutoff for Prime is today, score last-minute deals & Apple gifts" 9to5Mac 9:41 AM
  • "Europe vs. the U.S. in 2015: A year of transatlantic tussles" VentureBeat 8:44 AM
  • "Who hid a backdoor in a popular corporate VPN program?" The Verge 7:45 AM
  • "Researchers Solve Juniper Backdoor Mystery; Signs Point to NSA" Wired 7:44 AM
  • "Brace Yourself for 2016 CES" Re/code 7:37 AM
  • "The Daunting Task That Google Hires Thousands Of Engineers To Handle" Forbes 2:39 PM
  • "Alphabet Still Relies on Google to Keep it from Sinking" Digital Trends 7:36 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 338: Taylor Swift, BlackBerry on Encryption, Apple's Executive Evolution" The Mac Observer 2:50 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-22: Apple Defends Encryption, Save Your Battery from Facebook" The Mac Observer 12:32 PM
  • "The MacNN Podcast, episode 45: The Force Quit Awakens" MacNN 7:42 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Alleged iPhone 7 Prototype Gets Caught on Camera - Real of Fake?" G for Games 7:37 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Leaked Videos spread on the Web. It's 100% Fake. Confirmed." M.I.C. Gadget 7:41 AM
  • "Apple Confirms 12-Inch MacBook Shown on '60 Minutes' as Fake 'iPhone 7' Video Surfaces" MacRumors 8:49 AM
  • "IPhone 7 2016 Design without 3.5 mm audio connector." M.I.C. Gadget 9:41 AM
  • "iPhone 6c leak claims Apple's new 4-inch phone is coming in April" BGR 8:50 PM
  • "China Mobile Feeds Rumored April 'iPhone 6c' Release" The Mac Observer 8:50 PM
  • "Apple iPhone 6C to be released in April 2016 according to China Mobile" Gadgetz Arena 12:34 PM
  • "iPhone 6c 2016 (iPhone 7c) will be coming to Chinese Market. Updated." ["Some our sources from China Mobile leaked information that 'leaked iPhone 6c' it's 'Samsung Galaxy S7 Mini', which Samsung will be released in first decade of 2016."] M.I.C. Gadget 1:42 PM
  • "China Mobile Roadmap Claims New 4-Inch iPhone Coming in April 2016" MacRumors 12:34 PM
  • "China Mobile roadmap reportedly claims 4-inch 'Apple iPhone 7c' coming in April 2016" 9to5Mac 12:43 PM
  • "Apple's 4-inch 'iPhone 6c' set for April 2016 launch, China Mobile claims" AppleInsider 12:43 PM
  • "China market: iPad Pro sales reach only 49,000 units in the first month" DigiTimes 7:48 AM
  • "iPad Pro sales may be off to a disappointing start" Cult of Mac 7:37 AM
  • "iPad Pro Reportedly Off To A Slow Start In China" UberGizmo 8:12 AM
  • "Is Apple Entering The 3D Printing Space?" Benzinga 8:46 AM
  • "iOS 9.1 Firmware Is No Longer Being Signed By Apple" Redmond Pie 8:27 AM
  • "Apple adds 2008-2009 Macs & more to list of 'vintage and obsolete' products" AppleInsider 12:36 PM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple patent details smart ceiling lighting used in next-gen Apple Stores" AppleInsider 7:33 AM
  • "Apple patent is for a ceiling lighting system for its retail stores" Apple World Today 7:49 AM
  • "Apple works on a 3D interface for Macs that can recognizes gestures" Apple World Today 7:53 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 12:32 PM
  • "1Password -Password Manager And Secure Wallet For Mac Is $31.99 Right Now (Previously $49.99)" App Sliced 12:32 PM
  • "InstaKey Custom Keyboard Creator For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 12:32 PM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:32 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Which Mac should you buy? Apple's computers compared" TrustedReviews 8:07 AM
  • "Tested: Apple's Magnetic Charging Dock, and 4 other Nightstand-mode-ready Apple Watch stands" Macworld 7:35 AM
  • "Review: JBL Everest Elite 700 Bluetooth Headphones" iLounge 12:34 PM
  • "Review: OWC's Mercury On-The-Go Pro Combines Triple Data Ports with SSD + SATA HD Enclosure" MacTrast 9:25 AM
  • "The best Apple TV gamepads available today—and the rest, too" Macworld 7:35 AM
  • "Review: SafeSleeve anti-radiation cases for iPhone and MacBook" AppAdvice 4:15 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Practice+ makes perfect" AppAdvice 8:54 AM
  • "Hands On: Copied 1.1.1 (iOS)" MacNN 12:43 PM
  • "Hands On: XPod Device 1.0 (iOS)" MacNN 9:25 AM
  • "Hands On: Textkraft Pocket 3.0 (iPhone)" MacNN 7:54 AM
  • "'Scribblenauts Unlimited' Review - Scribblenauts Reloaded" Touch Arcade 12:34 PM
  • "'Into the Dim' Review - A Light in a Darkened World" Touch Arcade 9:24 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Find Text on Web Page in Safari for iOS 9 on iPhone & iPad" OS X Daily 2:26 PM
Tips
  • "Alternatives to Apple's Wi-Fi Base Stations" TidBITS 4:15 PM
  • "Tip of the Day: How to Customize What You Can Access from Your iPhone's Lock Screen" iPhone Life Magazine 9:02 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "All-in on iPad Pro: I've been wanting to do this for five years now and it's finally happened."  Fraser Speirs 9:06 PM
  • "A Good Case for Xmas and New Year Presents (Bangkok Post, Life)" eXtensions 8:24 PM
  • "Why Apple should be scared of Facebook and Google's messaging apps" Business Insider 8:23 PM
  • "Apple Makes It Easier for Shareholders to Nominate Board Members" The Mac Observer 6:43 PM
  • "I bought an iPhone because I'm not as sad as I used to be" The Verge 2:25 PM
  • "The supposed problem of choice" 512 Pixels 1:43 PM
  • "Where does Apple Watch rank in your list of tech upgrade priorities? Plus where Apple is likely to go next" MacDailyNews 2:09 PM
  • "Does the iPad's Stumble Offer Lessons for Apple Watch?" The Motley Fool 1:09 PM
  • "Apple Abandoning Headphone Jack Suddenly Makes Perfect Sense" Forbes 12:34 PM
  • "Is Apple's Big Secret The Need To Buy Time?" Forbes 9:41 AM
  • "Shaken, not stirred: Apple's stock performance is average" Macworld 9:25 AM
  • "Tim Cook Is Right About Our Tax Code" Scott Fearon 8:45 AM
  • "Are Apple and Samsung A Real Threat To Alipay?" Forbes 8:08 AM
  • "Apple's Cook Goes to the Barricades on Encryption" TechNewsWorld 12:35 PM
  • "What Apple got right and wrong in 2015" TechRepublic 7:54 AM
  • "Apple opposes U.K. plan to expand online surveillance" VentureBeat 11:24 AM
  • "Tim Cook to U.K.: Your Privacy Snooping Bill is Bad News" The Mac Observer 10:01 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Apple will not budge on encryption" BetaNews 9:41 AM
  • "Apple condemns UK's proposed 'investigatory powers' bill" AppAdvice 9:24 AM
  • "Apple: UK surveillance bill 'threatens to hurt law-abiding citizens'" Mashable 8:02 AM
  • "Apple on the attack against British snooping bill. Silicon Valley expected to follow" The Register 8:02 AM
  • "Apple tears apart proposed British anti-encryption law in written memo to parliament" BGR 7:53 AM
  • "What We Mean When We Say, 'The Future of TV is Apps'" Tech.pinions 7:40 AM
  • "Dear Santa, these are the vintage Macs I'd like this year" Macworld 7:35 AM
  • "Toughest Competition For Apple Music" Mac 360 7:32 AM
  • "Apple Music, Beats Headphones, Lightning, Lossless Audio: We Should Have Seen This Coming" Mac 360 7:30 AM
  • "Apple's Mac And iOS App Stores: A New Hope? Or, Same Old, Same Old?" PixoBebo 7:30 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Facebook will stop at nothing short of world domination" CNET 9:02 AM
  • "After WhatsApp's Blackout In Brazil, Who Should Hold The Data Keys?" Forbes 8:44 AM
  • "Tech Giants That Fell From Grace" Wired 8:14 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Comic: Geek Holiday Traditions" iMore 8:48 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple Music, Spotify, others to stream the Beatles catalog on Dec. 24" AppleInsider 9:27 PM
  • "NewerTech Power2U USB/AC Outlet Receives 2015 IoT Evolution Connected Home & Building Award" Thomas PR 12:32 PM
  • "Apple adds iPhones to Lightning to USB Camera Adapter compatibility list, photo import works under iOS 9.2" 9to5Mac 8:44 AM
  • "Education PC and Tablet Market in the US 2016-2020 - Key Vendors are Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft & Samsung" PRNewswire 8:07 AM
  • "SafeBeyond Launches Video Capture App on iOS in Time for Winter Holidays to Ensure Preservation of Priceless Digital Memories and Legacies" PRNewswire 8:07 AM
  • "New Photoshop Elements 14 Book from Scott Kelby & KelbyOne!" Layers Magazine 7:42 AM
  • "T-Rex Attack! - Rev 4.00 Apple iOS Universal Game" prMac 7:34 AM
  • "4Force Online released for iOS/Android - New Mobile Action Game" prMac 7:34 AM
  • "Grabble Words! for iOS: Inspired by a Word Game from the 19th Century" prMac 7:34 AM
  • "Xmas Cam Turns Photos into Colorful Christmas Greeting Cards" prMac 7:34 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Will 2016 Be Microsoft Corporation's Best Year Yet? Microsoft has a lot to look forward to in the coming year, but don't expect it to be a banner year for the company." The Motley Fool 6:30 AM
  • "Microsoft announces advertising policy to protect users from man-in-the-middle attacks" Neowin 8:38 AM
  • "Microsoft's huge Surface Hub displays delayed again: They now cost more, too" The Verge 9:02 PM
  • "Surface Hub Delayed Again as Microsoft Raises Prices" Thurrott 2:29 PM
  • "Microsoft to hike Surface Hub pricing ahead of early 2016 release" ZDNet 12:55 PM
  • "Microsoft now taking on Man in the Middle ad injection and browser hijacking" SuperSite for Windows 2:18 PM
  • "Microsoft mandates browser-extension defence to malvertising: Ads writers must shape up by March 2016" The Register 6:31 AM
  • "Microsoft disables 'Hey Cortana' feature in Android app due to bug" Neowin 6:23 AM
  • "Microsoft reveals Azure Stack hardware specs: If this preview configuration holds, Redmond's hybrids will be rather slim" The Register 6:26 AM
  • "Microsoft updates Windows App Studio with templates, support for WordPress and ads" VentureBeat 3:00 PM
  • "Windows 10 app momentum: A flash in the pan or something sustainable?" ZDNet 4:00 PM
  • "Microsoft Snaps Up Ray Ozzie's Talko App" eWeek 4:10 PM
  • "Microsoft Buys Metanautix to Bolster Data Analytics Capabilities" eWeek 4:11 PM
  • "Samsung will reportedly start making chips for AMD in 2016: Firm will produce a CPU and GPU using 14nm technology, reports suggest" The Inquirer 5:57 AM
  • "Revisiting AMD's Updated Frame Rate Target Control" SemiAccurate 6:23 AM
  • "Samsung, GlobalFoundries to fab next-gen AMD GPUs, APUs" ExtremeTech 5:52 PM
  • "Software giant Oracle to build major Austin campus, add employees" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 3:58 PM
  • "Oracle StackEngine Acquisition Part Of Expanding Cloud Strategy" TechCrunch 9:03 PM
  • "Oracle acquires StackEngine, plots new cloud campus in Austin" ZDNet 4:14 PM
  • "Oracle settles charges that it misled you on Java security: Oracle has to not only notify you about its security risks, but help you uninstall vulnerable Java copies." Engadget 5:51 AM
  • "Oracle ordered to blitz users with Java security warnings" ZDNet 6:24 AM
  • "Oracle Reaches Deal With FTC Over Customer Hacking" PYMNTS 6:32 AM
  • "Java plug-in malware alert to be issued by Oracle" BBC 6:17 AM
  • "Oracle Settles Java Security Deception Charges With FTC" TechWeekEurope 6:31 AM
  • "Oracle Settles With FTC Over Java Security Updates" eWeek 4:37 PM
  • "Oracle beefs up container credentials with Five Guys buyout: Hoovers up StackEngine" The Register 6:31 AM
  • "Intel Purchase Of Altera Key To Doubling Data Center Group And IoT Group Revenues" Seeking Alpha 12:29 PM
  • "Future ready servers will deliver better ROIs: Dell Malaysia" MIS Asia 6:26 AM
  • "Cisco Reviews Code After Juniper Backdoor Revelation" TechWeekEurope 6:28 AM
  • "Cisco Starts Company-Wide Code Audit to Search for Hidden Backdoors" Softpedia 6:28 AM
  • "Toshiba will cut 6,500 jobs in a major £3bn restructure: Updated More bad news for the Japanese firm that reported a £209m annual loss this year" The Inquirer 5:57 AM
  • "Toshiba To Cut 7,800 Jobs, Forecasts Record $4.5 Billion Loss" TechCrunch 5:59 AM
  • "The 2015 Silicon Valley Nice List: In Fast Company's Inaugural Silicon Valley Nice List, We Applaud The Well-Behaved Companies Of 2015 That Deserve Some Recognition." Fast Company 6:30 AM
  • "Businesses Gain a Better Grasp of IT Security Issues" eWeek 9:11 AM
  • "Highlights From Silicon Valley's Extravagant Holiday Parties" Bloomberg 12:52 PM
  • "Micron revenue misses on weak PC demand, lower prices" Reuters 4:14 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Is betting against Apple in 2016 a foolish thing?" Yahoo! Finance 1:09 PM
  • "How Apple, Tesla could blow away a boring stock market with 20% gains" MarketWatch 7:52 AM
  • "Apple Is Trading below Its Moving Averages in December 2015" Market Realist 8:46 AM
  • "Apple: Cowen Sees Street Too Bearish, But Not Ready to Buy the Stock" Barron's 8:53 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks Reach Session Highs as Crude Rebounds" TheStreet 12:49 PM
  • "Futures Little Changed, Global Stocks Edge Lower" FOXBusiness 6:39 AM
  • "Mid-Day ETF Update: ETFs, Stocks Back in Positive Territory as Energy Rebounds Despite Mixed Economic Data" Nasdaq 12:51 PM
  • "Wall Street looks to extend gains to 2 days as stocks rise" USA Today 12:51 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Climb as Oil Stabilizes: Stock-trading volume is light ahead of Christmas holiday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:50 PM
  • "Chinese shares stage comeback to close higher/Shares in China rose Tuesday, as year-end buying by domestic insurers outweighed investors' skepticism toward Beijing's latest efforts to boost its economy." MarketWatch 6:40 AM
  • "European stocks lose grip on gains/European stocks titled lower Tuesday, moving toward a third day of losses, with only the energy sector responding to slight recovery in depressed oil prices." MarketWatch 6:41 AM

 
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