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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Lawsuit seeks more than $5M from Apple for slowing older iPhones with iOS 9 upgrade"  AppleInsider 7:20 PM
  • "Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iOS 9's performance on older iPhones" 9to5Mac 9:16 PM
  • "Pha-La-La: A Real Phabulous Holiday" ["We next examined which manufacturers were winning the holiday shopping battle. Apple again took the top spot, with 49.1% of all new devices down 2.2 percentage points from 51.3% last year. Samsung clocked in at 19.8%, up 2.1% from  to 17.7% in 2014, driven by the new Galaxy Grand Prime, Core Prime, and S6."]  Flurry 8:04 AM
  • "Here's How Apple Devices Dominated Christmas Week" Fortune 8:05 AM
  • "Apple, Phablets Drive Holiday Device Sales: Apple products and phablets were among the most popular electronic gifts to give this holiday season, according to a new report from Flurry Insights." InformationWeek 8:57 PM
  • "Apple dominates holiday shopping season; iOS accounted for 49% of new device activations" BGR 8:05 AM
  • "Apple Wins Christmas But Android Fights Back With Phablet Love" Forbes 8:05 AM
  • "Apple Dominates New Mobile Device Activations" 24/7 Wall St. 8:05 AM
  • "Apple And IBM To Start The New Year Together" Benzinga 8:05 AM
  • "What's next for Apple in 2016: a focus on HomeKit, Apple Pay & Maps ecosystems"  AppleInsider 8:11 AM
OS X
News
  • "Adobe Rolls Out Another Critical Flash Security Update" The Mac Observer 11:21 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "El Capitan discussion continues on the confusing topic of SSD and Trim, along with Apple Mail issues and Cubase compatibility." MacInTouch 8:59 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Why is iCloud storage occupying space on my hard drive? A reader is confused as to why they're seeing cloud storage subtracting from local drive space." Macworld 7:55 AM
  • "Check out Snapdrop, a web-based clone of Apple's AirDrop" iDownload Blog 10:53 AM
  • "Hands On: WordPress 1.2.1 (OS X)" MacNN 10:59 AM
  • "Making One Layer Fit Into Another in Photoshop" Layers Magazine 8:12 AM
  • "How To View Your Saved Chrome Passwords" Gizmodo 8:57 PM
Op/Ed
  • "Breaking Up With Apple Music" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:54 AM
Press Releases
  • "Appocto Introduces PDF Shrinker for Mac OS X" prMac 7:59 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine/Bold. Brutal. Brilliant. CNN unravels the larger-than-life myth behind Steve Jobs. Sun. Jan. 3, at 9p ET." CNN 10:37 AM
  • "The 'iPhone 7' and refreshed MacBook Pro should highlight Apple's 2016" AppAdvice 10:59 AM
  • "There's A 50-Percent Chance You Unwrapped An Apple Product At Christmas" Digital Trends 8:06 AM
  • "The IP-Box Cracks Your iPhone's Passcode In Under 17 Hours" Digital Trends 9:15 PM
  • "Twitter hires Apple's director of inclusion and diversity" Reuters 8:56 PM
  • "Twitter hires away Apple's Director of Worldwide Inclusion & Diversity" Cult of Mac 8:10 AM
  • "Apple's year: Apple Watch launches, Apple Pay in UK and security concerns" V3 8:16 AM
  • "Just how many users does Apple's Game Center actually have?" 9to5Mac 10:54 AM
  • "Apple's 'Start Something New' campaign will help you get your creativity on" Cult of Mac 1:34 PM
  • "Reminder: iTunes Connect Returns From Its Holiday Shutdown Today" RazorianFly 8:10 AM
  • "Man says iPhone 6+ caught fire while charging" WSB TV Atlanta 8:57 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "The Talk Show: Ep. 140, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie" Daring Fireball 9:16 PM
  • "Musician David Lowery sues Spotify for 'unlawfully' distributing music" Ars Technica 9:15 PM
  • "Spotify sued for $150 million over allegations of cheating artists" Mashable 9:15 PM
  • "FBI Seeks to Reframe Encryption Debate: Comey pressures tech CEOs to change their business models so private communications can be reviewed during terror probes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 PM
  • "Key tech breakthrough may pave the way for magnesium-based smartphones" BGR 7:18 PM
  • "Google probes AVG Chrome widget after 9m users exposed by bugs" The Register 7:16 PM
  • "Samsung Pay Will Launch Online Payments In the U.S." TechCrunch 8:10 AM
  • "Adobe Issues Emergency Patch For New Exploit" Digital Trends 8:06 AM
  • "Nothing says Christmas like another Flash exploit" The Verge 8:06 AM
  • "The next wave of cybercrime will come through your smart TV" IDG News Service 7:54 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-29: John's Apple Wish List for 2016" The Mac Observer 1:28 PM
  • "Asymcar #27" asymco 10:53 AM
  • "Let's Talk iOS 115: The Chatsnaps, the Facebook, and the Tweeters" iDownload Blog 8:06 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "LG Display, Samsung Display to supply OLED screens for iPhones - report"  Reuters 9:17 PM
  • "Apple to source iPhone OLEDs from Samsung and LG, report says" AppleInsider 9:16 PM
  • "Apple reportedly tapping LG and Samsung for OLED iPhone displays" iMore 9:17 PM
  • "Apple is 'Close' to OLED Screen Deal With LG and Samsung for Future iPhones" MacRumors 9:18 PM
  • "Apple's 'iPhone 7' lineup said to be waterproof, sport new antenna-concealing tech" AppleInsider 10:50 AM
  • "Will the 'iPhone 7' be truly waterproof like the rumors say?" AppAdvice 10:49 AM
  • "Catcher to see strong 2016, says paper" DigiTimes 10:49 AM
  • "'iPhone 7' Waterproof Rumors Persist Amid Claims of Hidden Antenna Bands" MacRumors 12:13 PM
  • "iPhone shipments from production lines in 4Q15 to be 5-10% short of original expectations, say Taiwan makers" DigiTimes 8:15 AM
  • "Apple iPhone 7 Design to Be Waterproof With Hidden Antennas?" iClarified 10:53 AM
  • "iPhone shipments could be much lower than expected this quarter, according to a new report" Business Insider 8:16 AM
  • "Apple's A-series chip mastermind gets a happy Christmas bonus" Cult of Mac 8:10 AM
  • "Apple's New Hardware Chief Johny Srouji Awarded Nearly $10 Million in Stock" MacRumors 8:16 AM
  • "iOS 9.2 jailbreak status: what we know so far" iDownload Blog 7:19 PM
  • "Apple closes out 2015 with 47 newly Granted Patents Covering a Special iPhone Antenna, a new Telephoto Lens & More" Patently Apple 8:10 AM
  • "Apple predicted to aggressively pursue virtual & augmented reality tech in 2016" AppleInsider 10:56 AM
  • "Apple patent hints at major interface changes for OS X, iOS, tvOS" Apple World Today 8:11 AM
  • "Mac peripherals could someday change their appearance based on what task they're performing" Apple World Today 8:11 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "Simpler Contacts Pro For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $4.99)" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "Backstory (Entertainment Magazine) For iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)" App Sliced 10:37 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:09 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:09 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "How the iPad Pro stacks up as a photographer's tool" Macworld 7:55 AM
  • "USB-C charging: Universal or bust! We plug in every device we have to chase the dream/Four devices and five chargers tell us just how close we are." PCWorld 7:54 AM
  • "Living With: Apple iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case" MacNN 10:54 AM
  • "Love Is In The Air... I Review My 11" MacBook Air" Low End Mac 11:38 AM
  • "Why I love the OtterBox Defender case for the iPhone 6s Plus" JimLynch 2:57 PM
  • "Review: Stacked Wireless Charging iPhone 6/6s Stack Pack" iLounge 11:32 AM
  • "Review: These Glasses for Colorblindness Really Work" Yahoo Tech 11:00 AM
  • "Sugr Cube review: the portable Wi-Fi speaker with gesture controls and good looks" iDownload Blog 8:07 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Microsoft Cortana (for iPhone)" PC Magazine 9:16 PM
  • "Hands On: Neko Atsume 1.5.0 (iOS)" MacNN 1:49 PM
  • "'Grayout' Review - How Do I Word?" Touch Arcade 12:13 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To: Create a Custom Photo Watch Face on Your Apple Watch" MacTrast 7:17 PM
  • "How to take a screenshot on your iPhone or iPad: It's easy to do—we'll show you how." Macworld 11:31 AM
  • "How to Set up Your New iPhone: 13 Settings You Should Change Right Now" Yahoo Tech 8:12 AM
Tips
  • "Top Apple Watch tips & tricks to unlock features + enhance the experience" 9to5Mac 1:35 PM
  • "Siri Remote Commands to Use While Watching Video on Your New Apple TV" MacTrast 11:42 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple's Watch Could Surprise To The Upside" Forbes 9:15 PM
  • "Nimble Devices and The Shape of Things to Come (Bangkok Post, Life)" eXtensions 7:09 PM
  • "It's Time for Apple to Convert Dollars to Leadership" The Mac Observer 4:41 PM
  • "Year in Review: pick of MacNN 2015 part 1 - Malcolm Owen" MacNN 12:32 PM
  • "In praise of the glorious, wildly over-engineered iSight webcam" Macworld 10:56 AM
  • "Poll: 8 months in, are you still wearing your Apple Watch everyday?" 9to5Mac 10:44 AM
  • "Kevin Lynch: Steve Jobs Tried to Hire Me After Flash Fight" The Mac Observer 10:44 AM
  • "My Apple-related predictions for 2016: iOS, watchOS, tvOS" Apple World Today 8:59 AM
  • "Open says me: A magic solution to Apple's share price" Macworld 7:54 AM
  • "Cassandra: Ideas on the MacBook and iPad Pro in Relation to Comments from Brooke Crothers" eXtensions 7:48 AM
Non-Apple
  • "My 8 favorite tech products from 2015" [Slideshow] ZDNet 1:49 PM
  • "I spent Christmas Eve playing 'Minecraft' with kids — and I learned something important" Business Insider 10:45 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Comic: The Apple Year in Review" iMore 10:59 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Expand your vocabulary with Elevate Showdown on Apple TV" AppAdvice 10:53 AM
  • "House of Marley's Chant Sport is a speaker that fits in your cup holder" iDownload Blog 8:06 AM
  • "Pilcrow released On Air for Apple TV, supporting 10.000 Radio Stations" prMac 7:59 AM
  • "Flight Unlimited 2K16 hits the App Store" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "Just Primes - brand new kind of 3-in-a-row logical game" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "Marquee Mash word game released for iPhone and iPad" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "The Best iPhone and iPad Weather App is Now on Apple Watch" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "Launching Impaled, a beautiful action platform game for iOS" prMac 7:58 AM
  • "Open BIM Proponent Solibri Gets Acquired by Nemetschek Group" Architosh 7:10 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft: We need a phone as good as the Surface line/'We need more breakthrough hardware work, we need more breakthrough experiences.'" Engadget 7:39 AM
  • "Microsoft outlines its cloud and server integration roadmap for 2016" ZDNet 10:37 AM
  • "Microsoft Likely Has Your Windows 10 Recovery Key, and That's Bad: Report" NDTV Gadgets 8:29 AM
  • "Microsoft keen to work with Indian startups to solve last-mile issues: Nadella" ZDNet 6:44 AM
  • "What's ahead for Windows 10: Needed upgrades, forced updates, and developer love/Changes to Microsoft Edge and the way that consumers are upgraded are coming soon" PCWorld 8:31 AM
  • "Microsoft's Xiaoice AI becomes the first live TV weather host: The chat-bot already interacts with 250,000+ fans on messaging service Line." Engadget 10:37 AM
  • "Microsoft Acknowledges Skype Bug Placing Messages Out Of Order" Thurrott 6:50 AM
  • "Microsoft confirms Skype bug that makes new messages show up above old ones" VentureBeat 7:03 AM
  • "Rakhi Voria's cool job in Microsoft Financing" Seattle Times 8:30 AM
  • "Intel Successfully Acquires Chip Maker Altera" UberGizmo 8:09 AM
  • "Intel swallows one of its rivals for $16.7 billion: Its acquisition of Altera is now complete." Engadget 7:39 AM
  • "Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera" ITProPortal 8:29 AM
  • "Intel releases a collection of new Skylake and Broadwell CPUs" TechSpot 8:09 AM
  • "As Hardware Becomes Software, Intel Goes Shopping" Seeking Alpha 9:43 AM
  • "Intel's Storage Solutions Are Great, But Costs Need To Come Down Even Further" Seeking Alpha 11:19 AM
  • "ASRock latest to release Intel Xeon C232 chipset motherboards" Hexus 8:10 AM
  • "HP Falcon smartphone is real, said to debut at MWC 2016" Neowin 6:50 AM
  • "HP May Soon Unveil a New Smartphone that Runs on Windows 10 Mobile" Bidness Etc 8:08 AM
  • "Is HP Inc (HPQ) About To Reenter The Smartphone Space With HP Falcon Windows 10 Device?" Independent Reporter 8:08 AM
  • "Cisco wins patent dispute over Wi-Fi technology" Seeking Alpha 8:09 AM
  • "Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Rises After Winning U.S. Patent Dispute" TheStreet 8:25 AM
  • "Microsoft, IBM eye big business in forecasting China's smog" Reuters 8:28 AM
  • "Degrading Air Quality Boosts Opportunities for IBM, Microsoft" PerfScience 8:28 AM
  • "Air pollution in China could be big business" Seeking Alpha 6:26 AM
  • "Consumers Turn to Mobile Tech for Holiday Help" eWeek 7:39 AM
  • "IT Pros Overworked During Holiday Season" eWeek 8:54 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Definitely Compelling Buy With Stock's Slump And Potential IOT Boost" Forbes 9:15 PM
  • "Apple Retains Market Cap Crown, As Amazon and GE Close In on Exxon" WSJ Blogs 10:56 AM
  • "Apple has tough road ahead: Analyst" CNBC 10:55 AM
  • "Apple Inc. and Pep Boys Rise as Stock Market Indexes Jump" The Motley Fool 9:16 PM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks rally as oil surges; Google, Amazon hit all-time highs" MarketWatch 4:44 PM
  • "Apple, Microsoft, Qualcomm Turn S&P Positive for 2015" TheStreet 4:43 PM
  • "Dow ends up 193 as S&P 500 turns positive for 2015" USA Today 4:43 PM
  • "Technology, Health Care Lead Wall Street's Rally" FOXBusiness 4:42 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Rise as Investors Eye Beaten-Down Shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:41 PM
  • "Asian stocks close higher, led by Australia/Shares in Australia rose to fresh one-month high and led most Asian markets higher Tuesday." MarketWatch 8:17 AM
  • "European stocks trim steep December slide/European stock markets rose for the first time in three sessions in light holiday trade on Tuesday, trimming sharp losses for the month." MarketWatch 8:16 AM

 
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