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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, February 4, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Tim Cook holds company-wide Town Hall, talks iPhone dependence, benefits, pipeline & India" ["Cook also noted his excitement over future products coming out of the software, services, and hardware divisions, while teasing some 'far-off' hardware announcements coming beyond this year. Cook said that Apple is using Apple Music on Android as a way of testing the waters for growing its services division through other platforms, opening up the door for more porting in the future."]  9to5Mac 2:09 PM
  • "Apple's CEO just gave the company a bunch of hints about the future" Tech Insider 3:18 PM
  • "Tim Cook says Apple is considering bringing its software services to Android"  Business Insider 3:30 PM
  • "Tim Cook hints more Apple apps could come to Android: iCloud and Apple Pay on your Nexus 5X? Maybe." Engadget 4:09 PM
  • "Foxconn Puts $5.5 Billion Sharp Takeover Bid on Fast Track: Taiwanese company wants to wrap up deal within days after battling Japan's INCJ for control of Sharp since last year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:13 AM
  • "Apple Pay now accepted at 2M locations, rolling out to Chick-Fil-A, Zappos, & more soon" 9to5Mac 8:19 AM
  • "Apple Pay Coming Soon to Crate & Barrel, Chick-fil-A and Au Bon Pain" MacRumors 8:14 AM
  • "comScore: Apple ends 2015 with 42.9% of U.S. smartphone share, Samsung at 28.4%; BlackBerry OS falls under 1%" VentureBeat 10:43 AM
  • "Mall owner lays blame at Apple's door for dragging down sales" The Register 9:32 AM
  • "Apple Finally Decides Its Music App Needs To Use MicroSD" ["Right now, the microS-using update to Apple Music for Android simply highlights one of the biggest unique selling points of the Android platform compared to iOS device. There's going to be a lot of iPhone fans looking at Apple's utilisation of microSD on Android and wondering why Apple won't consider the storage expansion for its own smartphones."]  Forbes 8:30 AM
  • "Summon your Tesla Model S using only your Apple Watch [Video] 9to5Mac 12:26 PM
  • "Evolution of the iPhone: A tour of how the iPhone has changed over the years, starting with the first-generation iPhone released back in 2007." ZDNet 10:42 AM
  • "Here's which smartphone apps have the most usage on iOS & Android" 9to5Mac 2:08 PM
  • "The expansion of Apple's Irish empire could be affected by Cork's housing crisis" Business Insider 8:31 AM
  • "Apple boosts Maps with new Flyover cities, Traffic and Nearby data" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "Apple Maps adds 5 new U.S. Flyover locations, 15 more international ones" 9to5Mac 8:19 AM
  • "Apple Music quietly launches for users in Turkey" 9to5Mac 3:17 PM
  • "Apple said to be in negotiations with the NFL for 'Thursday Night Football' streaming rights" 9to5Mac 8:53 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Warner, Sony Say They'll Share Potential Spotify Windfall With Artists" Bloomberg 9:32 PM
  • "Sony further extends PS4's console sales lead over the 2015 holidays" Ars Technica 7:16 PM
  • "Google Search Master Amit Singhal Retires After 15 Years, AI Exec John Giannandrea Fills His Shoes" HotHardware 5:01 PM
  • "USB-C cables are playing Russian Roulette with your laptop: Laptops are getting destroyed because of faulty wiring on cheap cords" The Verge 10:49 AM
  • "Google now blocking websites that show fake download buttons" Ars Technica 8:58 AM
  • "Google will slap big red warning on legit sites hosting bad ads: Stepping up its drive to stamp out the distribution of bad ads through its own ad business, Google will now use Safe Browsing tech to block shady ads across the entire web." ZDNet 8:25 AM
  • "ESPN Says Skinny Bundles Are Big. Comcast Says They're Not. The Future of TV Is Confused." Re/code 8:00 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-02-04: Apple's Hacker Hires, Foxconn Buys Sharp" The Mac Observer 2:02 PM
  • "The Vergecast will be live today at 4:30pm ET!" The Verge 10:42 AM