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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, January 31, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Tesla hires creator of iPhone's processor to work on self-driving car tech: At Apple, Jim Keller created the A4 and A5 processors that powered most of Apple's mobile devices from 2010 to 2012." ZDNet 8:02 PM
  • "The man in charge of Windows design explains why it doesn't matter that he uses an iPhone" Business Insider 7:50 AM
  • "iPhone prices from around the world: Cheapest to most expensive" BGR 1/30
  • "Inside the Start-Up That Brings Your Instagram Pics to Life" PC Magazine 1/30
  • "Apple's 'Shot on iPhone' billboards return with iPhone 6s photos" AppleInsider 8:47 PM
  • "Global smartphone shipments up 5.7% on year in 4Q15, says IDC" ["Apple shipped 74.8 million iPhone devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 1% from the 74.5 million shipped a year earlier. For all of 2015, Apple shipped 231.5 million units, representing a 20.2% growth on year."] DigiTimes 1/29
  • "10 tech giants leading the parental leave policies pack" [Apple #9] Computerworld 1/29
  • "Apple Ceases Free iTunes Radio Streaming Worldwide" MacRumors 1/29
  • "As expected, iTunes Radio stations no longer available without an Apple Music subscription" 9to5Mac 1/29
  • "Apple Planning to Open Third Retail Store in Turkey in 2016" MacRumors 1/29
  • "Apple Watch Dethrones Rolex in Luxury Brands Ranking" Details 1/29
  • "Tesla hires exec who played key role in building chips that power Apple's iPhones" BGR 1/29
  • "Heatherwick and Boris promoted Garden Bridge before 'rigged' TfL design contest" ["The mayor came under further fire after sources close to Apple appeared to contradict his repeated assertion that he could not provide the names of those who took part in the San Francisco pitch because this would compromise ongoing discussions with the firm over potential sponsorship, a claim he also made to the London Assembly's oversight committee last month. A source close to Apple told the AJ: 'Apple has no involvement in this bridge project and is not considering getting involved'."] The Architects' Journal 1/29
  • "Boris Johnson reportedly tried to get Apple to sponsor London's new Garden Bridge" Business Insider 1/29
  • "He Shot an Indian Wedding on His iPhone. The Results? Spectacular" NDTV 1/29
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung sends out invites to 'Unpacked' event to debut Galaxy S7" Mashable 8:30 PM
  • "FCC Allows Further Testing of LTE Service in Unlicensed Spectrum Used by Wi-Fi" Re/code 8:23 PM
  • "Facebook Unveils Periscope-Like Live Streaming Capability" HotHardware 4:35 PM
  • "Techiest Super Bowl ever: Silicon Valley's stadium girds for the big game" CNET 8:02 AM
  • "Turning One Man's Electronic Waste Into Another Man's Cellphone In India" Forbes 7:46 AM
  • "Apple Drafts More Everyday People for New Shot on iPhone Campaign" Time 1:51 PM
  • "Apple shows what iPhone cameras can do in stunning new campaign" Mashable 1:50 PM
  • "Acer preps TravelMate B117 Windows 10 education laptop to challenge Chromebooks" ZDNet 1/30
  • "Official Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Renders Leak Ahead Of Global Debut" HotHardware 1/30
  • "Twitter experiments with trending tweets in the timeline" VentureBeat 1/30
  • "Google Testing New Google Fiber Phone Service" PC Magazine 1/30
  • "Google Project Skybender Will Broadcast 5G Internet Via Solar Drones" HotHardware 1/30
  • "Report: Google Secretly Testing '5G' Internet Using Flying Drones" PC Magazine 1/30
  • "Report: Amazon wants to take on Spotify with a new music streaming service" PCWorld 1/30
  • "Nokia-Samsung patent verdict expected within days" Reuters 1/30
  • "Browsing at the speed of light: Super-fast internet of the future is coming and it will be open source" International Business Times 1/30
  • "Most Of Your Facebook Friends Are Not Your Real Friends, Says Study" Forbes 1/30
Publications/Podcasts
  • "MGG 590: This is Why You Listen All The Way Through to The End" The Mac Observer 11:51 AM
  • "Incomparable #285: The Answer is One Elephant" Six Colors 1/30
  • "Podcast: Kantar Smartphones; Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon Earnings; FCC Set Top Box Rules" Tech.pinions 1/30
  • "Apple's working on long-range wireless charging for the iPhone (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Ep. 24): The iPhone 7 could bring a new dual-lens camera, we're expecting the iPad Air 3 and iPhone 5SE in March, and Apple is exploring virtual reality." CNET 1/29
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-01-28: Goodbye CableCards, Apple Pay at ATMs" The Mac Observer 1/29
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks earnings, beta releases, Apple Music, car & more" AppleInsider 1/29
  • "Final Cut Pro Radio Show #4 featuring Chuck Braverman." FCPRadio 1/29