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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple 2015: The Force Awakened, But The Rebellion Faces Yet Another Death Star" ["Led by the humble Cook, Apple exists in a world where even its enemies share common interests. Google creates powerful tools for iPhone, even while competing with it. New powers in the galaxy, like Facebook, appear to be rivals only on the far distant horizon. Mobility has won and iPhone is its most powerful embodiment."]  Forbes 7:17 AM
  • "Apple to Pay $347 Million Over Italian Tax Dispute: Italian authorities reach agreement with U.S. company over taxes between 2008 and 2013"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:28 AM
  • "Apple Settles Tax Dispute With Italian Authorities" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:38 AM
  • "Apple 'to pay €318m' to settle Italy tax fraud case" ["The settlement comes amid a European Commission investigation into the tax arrangements of numerous multinational companies accused of using cross-border structures to reduce their tax bills, sometimes with the help of secret and potentially illegal 'sweetheart' deals."] BBC 7:18 AM
  • "Apple agrees to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute" The Guardian 8:12 AM
  • "Apple to pay Italy 318 million euros, sign tax deal: source" Reuters 7:21 AM
  • "Apple to pay Italy 318 mn euros to settle tax fraud probe" AFP 7:28 AM
  • "Apple agrees to pay $350 million in Italian tax case" Associated Press 7:38 AM
  • "Apple close to having a rotten year on Wall Street" New York Post 7:29 AM
  • "With Taps on the Wrist, Apple Watch Points to the Future"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:24 PM
OS X
News
  • "AVG's Web TuneUp put millions of Chrome users at risk" BBC 7:20 AM
  • "Beyond iTunes: XML boffins target sheet music/How the tech and music industries come together in 2015" The Register 7:22 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "A first look at the new Twitter for Mac" Six Colors 4:18 PM
  • "Twitter's long-neglected Mac app gets a big refresh" Macworld 4:08 PM
  • "Official Twitter for Mac app upgrades to catch up with mobile features" AppleInsider 5:26 PM
  • "Twitter's updated Mac app wasn't made by Twitter" The Verge 6:18 PM
  • "Twitter 4.0 for Mac Adds Inline Videos, GIFs, Dark Theme, Group DMs" The Mac Observer 7:11 PM
  • "From Bootcamp to Parallels Virtual Machine on a New Mac" Tuts+ 8:07 PM
  • "Quiver 3: A Notebook That Adapts to How You Work" MacStories 12:20 PM
  • "How to deal with two identical Gmail mailboxes" Macworld 7:33 AM
  • "Hands On: Wunderlist 3.4.0 (OS X, iOS)" MacNN 11:33 AM
  • "It's Time To Put A Little Mathematical Magic In Your Mac's Menubar" Mac 360 8:52 AM
  • "The Mac Browser I Thought Was Dead, Still Lives, And It's Good" Mac 360 8:51 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The 20 Mac games you can't miss from 2015" [Slideshow] Macworld 7:33 AM
Press Releases
  • "Twitter for Mac revamped, gains dark theme, inline video and GIF support, group DMs and more" iDownload Blog 1:21 PM
  • "Twitter's overhauled Mac app with dark mode, GIF support, & more is now available" 9to5Mac 12:37 PM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Here's how Apple synchronized all your Apple Watches"  Mashable 11:27 AM
  • "Kevin Lynch details how Apple Watch keeps time, says 4x more accurate than iPhone" 9to5Mac 11:29 AM
  • "Android's design guru says iPhone interface is 'heavy and burdensome'"  Cult of Android 7:44 AM
  • "Here's what Apple's planning for 2016/Coming in the new year: Apple Watch 2, new iPhones (of course), and expanded Apple Pay" Computerworld 7:36 AM
  • "Apple has art tips for a budding Ansel Adams or Pablo Picasso" CNET 7:23 AM
  • "Apple campaign enlists artists to make stunning images with iPhones" Mashable 7:27 AM
  • "Apple to Penetrate the Overseas Market for Online Payment" Market Realist 1:04 PM
  • "Apple Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over iOS 9 Performance On Older iPhone Models" Redmond Pie 8:33 AM
  • "Lawsuit Claims Apple Used iOS 9 to Ruin iPhone 4s Performance" The Mac Observer 11:16 AM
  • "CNN to debut perhaps the only accurate Steve Jobs movie" The Next Web 7:38 AM
  • "'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' is airing this Sunday on CNN" AppAdvice 7:54 AM
  • "Man claims iPhone 6 Plus caught fire while he was charging it" Cult of Mac 7:45 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Spotify faces $150 million lawsuit for unpaid royalties, copyright infringement" BGR 7:29 PM
  • "Ian Murdock, father of Debian, dead at 42: Former Sun VP and Linux Foundation CTO died under suspicious circumstances." Ars Technica 6:04 PM
  • "AT&T to Drop Two-Year Phone Contracts Beginning January 8" MacTrast 5:14 PM
  • "AT&T to Drop Two Year Contracts on January 8th" iClarified 5:14 PM
  • "Facebook must face shareholder class actions overĀ IPO" VentureBeat 3:53 PM
  • "Valve issues statement regarding Christmas Day caching fiasco: Damage appears limited as Valve blames partner for allowing gamers to see other's private info" PCWorld 4:01 PM
  • "Valve Finally Apologizes For The Christmas Steam Fiasco" Forbes 3:52 PM
  • "World's first human-like AI robot who could one day take YOUR job... and she's terrifying" Express UK 1:15 PM
  • "Samsung takes the wraps off a trio of experimental gadgets" The Verge 7:51 AM
  • "Samsung is securing its smart TVs before they control your house" The Verge 7:40 AM
  • "China Telecom chairman resigns amid corruption probe" Associated Press 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 339: Flying Star Destroyers, Silly Apple Lawsuits, and Apple's Year in Beta" The Mac Observer 4:57 PM
  • "Happy Hour Podcast 047 | 2016 Apple Wishlist" 9to5Mac 1:08 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-12-30: The Case for Coding on iPads" The Mac Observer 12:31 PM
  • "MyApple Magazine Issue No. 3 is available for free download" Apple World Today 8:29 AM
  • "Let's Talk Jailbreak 140: the best tweaks of 2015" iDownload Blog 8:15 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro Radio Episode 1" FCPRadio 7:42 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple more than doubles smartphone shipments in MEA region in 3Q15, says Counterpoint Research" DigiTimes 7:39 AM
  • "iPhone shipments rocket 133% in the Middle East and Africa" Cult of Mac 7:45 AM
  • "The rumors of iPhones with OLED screens gather pace: Apple said to be 'close to agreement' with suppliers" 9to5Mac 7:33 AM
  • "New iPhone 7 Details Reveal 3 Radical Design Changes" Forbes 7:48 AM
  • "We may have just got some new details about Apple's rumoured smaller iPhone" Business Insider 7:40 AM
  • "Rumor: Apple 'iPhone 6c' to see April 2016 launch, feature 1,642 mAH battery" O'Grady's PowerPage 11:27 AM
  • "Foxconn reduces overtime as iPhone holiday sales fall 5% to 10% under expectations?" phoneArena 7:30 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Today's Top iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" App Sliced 10:11 AM
  • "Fuzzy For Dubsmash And Musical.ly -Comedy Videos And Clips For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" App Sliced 10:11 AM
  • "Cut The Buttons For iPhone And Cut The Buttons For iPad Are Free Right Now (Previously $1.99/$2.99)" App Sliced 10:11 AM
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:25 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:25 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:25 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: IK Multimedia Studio Mic is a portable, flexible, essential piece of kit" AppleInsider 11:35 AM
  • "Review: Neve from Lander Is One of the Best Lightning Cables You'll Find" iPhone Life Magazine 10:12 AM
  • "Buffalo TeraStation 5200DN (2TB)" PC Magazine 4:15 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Curiosity: A Contextual Wikipedia Reader" MacStories 11:26 AM
  • "Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a delightful, oddball gem of a game" Macworld 8:13 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to find your iPhone's SIM, phone, and serial numbers" Macworld 4:19 PM
  • "How to Sync iTunes Music To Your Android Device" Gizmodo 11:33 AM
Tips
  • "7 Must-Read Tips From Ace iPhone Photographers" Time 7:30 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Is the iPhone getting a new screen?" CNET 8:20 PM
  • "What's next for Apple in 2016: New features & apps for Apple TV"  AppleInsider 4:08 PM
  • "Why it's unlikely you'll see iPhones with OLED screens before 2018" ZDNet 1:04 PM
  • "Apple's five biggest fumbles of 2015" iMore 12:13 PM
  • "Is It Time for an Apple Watch?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:35 AM
  • "Feature Request: Latest Apple Music 'For You' playlists auto-downloaded, and an official lyrics feature" 9to5Mac 11:35 AM
  • "We're starting to get a clear idea about what Apple has planned for the iPhone 7" Business Insider 1:04 PM
  • "All comes down to iPhone 7: Pro" CNBC Videos 11:34 AM
  • "Fixing the Apple TV Siri Remote" iMore 11:26 AM
  • "Why the iPhone 6c will blow the iPhone 5s out of the water" Cult of Mac 10:12 AM
  • "Cassandra: Mid-week Review -At Year-end Apple's Glass is Half empty. Or Half Full" eXtensions 9:13 AM
  • "One Thing Apple Does Better Than All Technology Competitors" Mac 360 8:51 AM
  • "What If Everybody Owned An iPhone" Mac 360 8:51 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Leak Roundup: Could This Be The Best iPhone Yet?" Forbes 8:48 AM
  • "Step Aside iPhone, Ignore The Galaxy S6 Edge, Here Is My Smartphone Of 2015" Forbes 8:24 AM
  • "Apple Watch: My best tech purchase of 2015, and I'm as surprised as you are" ZDNet 8:15 AM
  • "Reader Brawl: Did Apple blow Apple TV 4 by leaving out 4K Ultra HD?" 9to5Mac 8:12 AM
Non-Apple
  • "T-Mobile's John Legere's 2015 predictions were spot on, 2016 will push T-Mobile forward" ZDNet 4:14 PM
  • "Alienware Steam Machine Review: Dell's SteamOS Console Competitor" HotHardware 12:02 PM
  • "2015 was the year 'censorship' lost all meaning" The Verge 11:26 AM
  • "Artificial intelligence, free money and the end of capitalism" The Next Web 11:26 AM
  • "Samsung's Latest Transformative Gadget Is... a Smart Belt?" Gizmodo 8:52 AM
  • "Commentary: Gaming notebooks, VR devices may not be as promising as expected" DigiTimes 7:39 AM
  • "Why Detroit is moving to Silicon Valley: Software, not hardware, will define cars" Computerworld 7:36 AM
  • "How virtual reality will grow in 2016" Mashable 7:27 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Microsoft Introduces a new Selfie Editing App for iOS Fans" Patently Apple 5:47 PM
  • "Microsoft released a new selfie app for iOS because YOLO: Smooth out your selfies with the touch of a button." Engadget 5:48 PM
  • "Microsoft Builds A Selfie App For iOS" Thurrott 12:01 PM
  • "Microsoft's latest iPhone app makes your selfies better with one just one tap" iMore 12:01 PM
  • "SimpleSteps - A simple way to stick with your New Year's health goals" prMac 8:11 AM
  • "Blu Homes launches its first iPhone app that enables customers to interactively design and experience premium prefab homes" PRNewswire 7:50 AM
  • "The original creators of hit games High Noon and Pee Monkey are back, with their latest newfangled game: Nut Slam!" Happylatte 7:41 AM
  • "Editor's Picks: Our favorite cases for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus" [Slideshow] Macworld 7:33 AM
  • "Apps to help you keep your New Year's resolutions" [Slideshow] CBS News 7:27 AM
Computer Industry
  • "IBM and HP May See 30% Upside in 2016" Investopedia 7:36 AM
  • "Air pollution in China could be big biz for IBM, Microsoft" Reuters 1:11 PM
  • "IBM, Microsoft Take Advantage of Air Quality Forecast Needs" Main News Online 1:11 PM
  • "IBM scores 3 all-star partnerships for sporting Watson" Consultancy.uk 1:11 PM
  • "HP may launch new Windows-10 powered phone in 2016" Hindustan Times 8:44 AM
  • "HP may unveil its first Windows 10 powered smartphone early next year" Waltonian 8:44 AM
  • "Meg Whitman Will Leave HP and 4 Other Predictions For 2016" Fortune 11:34 AM
  • "HP's Alternative To The Surface Pro, The Intel Core m-Powered Spectre X2" Forbes 4:06 PM
  • "Microsoft to Warn E-Mail Users About Government Hacking Attempts" Bloomberg 9:08 PM
  • "EXCLUSIVE-Microsoft to warn email users of suspected hacking by governments" Reuters 9:26 PM
  • "Microsoft's Windows 10 Will See Increased Adoption in 2016" Market Realist 4:06 PM
  • "Microsoft planning release of new Xbox One console to take on Apple TV" Express UK 1:13 PM
  • "Microsoft's 'Best Cloud Days Are Ahead'" Benzinga 1:13 PM
  • "Microsoft delays Surface Hub again, raises prices" The Oregonian 1:13 PM
  • "Microsoft Sends Invites for Surface Pro 4 Launch on January 7" NDTV Gadgets 8:44 AM
  • "Exclusive: Intel Software Executive Quietly Exits" Fortune 4:05 PM
  • "Intel Aquires Altera For $16.7 Billion" Geeky Gadgets 8:44 AM
  • "Intel Up Despite Citigroup Claiming Altera Deal Is Expensive" ValueWalk 8:43 AM
  • "Intel unveils 8 new Broadwell and Skylake processors" BetaNews 8:43 AM
  • "Intel Corp.'s Apollo Lake to Have Minimal Impact on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc." The Motley Fool 8:43 AM
  • "Advanced Micro Devices Shares March Higher, Can It Continue?" Zacks 7:35 AM
  • "Who will buy our darn DRAM? Micron smacked in wallet again" The Register 7:38 AM
  • "Google brews a fresh pot of Oracle's OpenJDK Java for future Android" The Register 7:22 AM
  • "Google will strip Oracle's Java code out of Android" Engadget 7:48 AM
  • "Cisco gets a big patent win despite Supreme Court loss, overturns $64M verdict: Cisco calls the seven-year litigation initiated by a patent troll a 'travesty.'" Ars Technica 5:26 PM
  • "The Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2016: Gadgets, breakthroughs and ideas we think will define the state of the art in the year ahead" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:25 AM
  • "PC Market Sluggishness Hit One of Its Lows in 2015" Market Realist 4:06 PM
  • "U.S. says its Internet speeds triple in three-and-a-half years" Reuters 1:18 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Caution is the name of the game with Apple shares" MarketWatch 11:26 AM
  • "Apple Stock Down, Settles Italian Tax Fraud Case" TheStreet 8:11 AM
  • "Why Does Apple Have Such A Low P/E?" Forbes 7:30 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks end lower as oil slumps: Oil drops 3.4% after U.S. crude stockpiles rise" MarketWatch 4:21 PM
  • "Stocks Slip on 2016 Outlook of Middling Economic Growth" TheStreet 4:21 PM
  • "Dow loses 117, further negative for year" USA Today 4:21 PM
  • "Stocks Deteriorate into Close as Oil, Energy Drag" FOXBusiness 4:21 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Slip Along With Oil Prices: S&P 500 on track to eke out a tiny gain for 2015" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:21 PM
  • "Technology Stocks Year in Review: What to Buy and Avoid in 2016" TheStreet 7:35 AM
  • "Australian stocks rally for ninth session, lead Asia higher: Singapore's Noble Group plunges on junk rating" MarketWatch 8:36 AM
  • "European stocks fall, head for worst December since 2002: Oil prices take toll on sentiment again" MarketWatch 8:36 AM

 
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