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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple: 'Government misunderstands the technology' involved in demanding they decrypt an iPhone"  TechCrunch 7:34 AM
  • "Apple: 'US Founders would be appalled'/Apple has called the US government's request to help it unlock an iPhone a 'stretch' of the law and said America's founding fathers would be 'appalled'."  BBC 7:10 AM
  • "Apple Legal Filing: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'/Apple filed another legal brief March 15 in its fight with the FBI and DOJ. The iPhone maker is fighting efforts to give up its source code, and several tech and security experts agree, calling the government's request 'potentially cataclysmic.'" InformationWeek 11:12 AM
  • "Apple gets final word in encryption fight: The government just doesn't get it/Apple lashed out against the government on Tuesday in its battle over the iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, accusing federal lawyers of not understanding technology and mischaracterizing the company's arguments." CNNMoney 8:20 AM
  • "Apple Says America's Founders 'Would Be Appalled' At Government Overreach On Encryption" HotHardware 4:32 PM
  • "Apple reasserts its claim that forcing it to help the FBI unlock an iPhone would be illegal"  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:03 AM
  • "Apple flings its final filing at the FBI in the iPhone unlocking case" The Inquirer 7:04 AM
  • "Apple has defended its decision to use Chinese data centres" Business Insider 7:21 AM
  • "In the Apple encryption fight, the FBI is now on China's side" The Verge 9:25 AM
  • "Apple is 'arrogant' and encryption is 'oversold', ex-NSA lawyer tells SXSW: Stewart Baker claims the tech company has cooperated with the Chinese government – and compares Tim Cook to Doris Day in the Apple v FBI debate"  The Guardian 7:12 AM
  • "In Beefing Up iCloud Security, Apple Weighs Privacy Against Convenience: Apple executives are wrestling with how to strengthen iCloud encryption without inconveniencing users" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:06 AM
  • "Supreme Court petition 15-777 (Samsung v. Apple) closely watched by IP lawyers, relisted for this Friday" Foss Patents 7:40 AM
  • "EU regulators want more info on Apple's Irish tax deal" Reuters 4:36 PM
  • "Cloud Makes For Strange Bedfellows: Apple Signs On With Google, Cuts Spending With AWS" CRN 6:10 PM
  • "Apple Loses Patent Infringement Case Involving OpenTV" Patently Apple 7:44 PM
OS X
News
  • "PSA: Apple Print Products Store Dropping Support for iPhoto and Aperture on March 31" MacRumors 9:23 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Pro Player 2 review: Roll out the red carpet for this pro QuickTime player" Macworld 8:24 AM
  • "Day One 2 for Mac review: Superb journal app trades simplicity for sophistication" Macworld 7:06 AM
  • "Adding Footnotes To Pages Documents" MacMost 10:45 AM
  • "How To Switch User Profiles In Chrome Via Keyboard Shortcuts" AddictiveTips 3:48 PM
  • "Try An Email App For Mac Power Users Who Really Hate Email" Mac360 8:17 AM
  • "A New Way To Instagram On A Mac" TeraTalks 8:17 AM
  • "The Best Value In Mac Notes Apps" NoodleMac 7:29 AM
Op/Ed
Press Releases
  • "solidThinking Inc., announces solidThinking Inspire 2016" Architosh 1:47 PM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Group Plans Protest Outside San Bernardino Courthouse When Apple, FBI Meet" Re/code 8:59 AM
  • "Protest group seeks 'thousands' of pro-encryption comments to display outside Apple/FBI court hearing" 9to5Mac 10:00 AM
  • "Apple opens its iOS News app to all publishers" TechCrunch 7:03 AM
  • "Apple squares up to Facebook Instant Articles, Google AMP: Apple News Format now open to all/Even bloggers can now sign up to publish content to Apple's clipboard-like Apple News app." ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "Apple News opens to more publishers in push for more readers" Digital Trends 7:09 AM
  • "Vic Gundotra, Former Google+ Boss, Is Building a Heart Monitor for the Apple Watch" Re/code 8:21 AM
  • "Your next Apple Watch band could warn you of a stroke: AliveCor's Kardia band takes the company's mobile ECG tech and puts it on your wrist." Engadget 7:33 AM
  • "Study seeks to detect strokes with Apple Watch, Cardiogram HealthKit-enabled app" AppleInsider 8:29 PM
  • "Apple Watch gets serious heart monitoring with the new Kardia wrist strap" CNET 8:19 AM
  • "This New Apple Accessory Can Predict a Stroke" Time 9:37 AM
  • "'Celebgate' iCloud hacker pleads guilty to explicit photo theft: The cyberattacker who accessed iCloud and Gmail accounts belonging to celebrities has admitted to the crime." ZDNet 7:26 AM
  • "Stealing Nude Pics From iCloud Requires Zero Hacking Skills -- Just Some YouTube Guides" Forbes 7:37 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak discusses his inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con" TechCrunch 3:50 PM
  • "Steve Wozniak explains his problem with the Apple Watch" VentureBeat 5:02 PM
  • "Google's search engine crawler to stop identifying as an iPhone come April" AppleInsider 6:11 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "50,000 users want Instagram to turn back time" Cult of Mac 6:00 PM
  • "Cyber criminals snap up expired domains to serve malicious ads" Reuters 4:36 PM
  • "FCC expected to approve Charter-Time Warner merger, with conditions" ZDNet 3:53 PM
  • "Ads are eating your mobile data allowance" BetaNews 11:14 AM
  • "No longer fun and games: Steam account hijacking becomes booming business/The Steam Stealer malware has turned Steam gaming account hijacks into a lucrative business for cybercriminals and script kiddies alike." ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "How this antique technology could turn out to be the future of broadband: G.fast may 'sound like an indigestion medicine' but it could soon give your old copper-based connection a fibre-like makeover." ZDNet 7:25 AM
  • "HTC teases 'world class, world first' cameras on HTC 10" Mashable 7:18 AM
  • "Google will start ranking 'mobile-friendly' sites even higher in May" VentureBeat 11:04 AM
  • "The revolutionary chipmaker behind Google's project Tango is now powering DJI's autonomous drone" The Verge 8:54 AM
  • "Google is teasing Android users over the name of its newest OS" The Next Web 7:17 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "ACM 351: Apple Media Event Anticipation, Apple's Court Filing, and Dueling Intelligence Pros" The Mac Observer 9:39 PM
  • "Podcast 499: iPhone SE predictions" Macworld 3:42 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-16: The Government Authority Debate, Two-factor Authentication" The Mac Observer 1:47 PM
  • "How a former lobbyist became the broadband industry's worst nightmare: Tom Wheeler tells Ars why he turned on the cable and wireless industries." Ars Technica 8:22 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "iOS malware AceDeceiver can infect non-jailbroken Apple devices: This new strain of malware designed for the iPhone and iPad poses a major risk to hundreds of millions of devices, because it can infect non-jailbroken devices without the user's knowledge." ZDNet 3:49 PM
  • "Attackers exploit Apple DRM weakness to infect non-jailbroken iOS devices" IDG News Service 3:49 PM
  • "iOS malware uses copy protection to infect 'pure' devices" Engadget 3:50 PM
  • "Apple Watch 2 release date, design and feature rumours: Apple launch event announced for 21 March - invites go out | How to watch 21 March event" Macworld UK 6:16 PM
  • "SanDisk's 256GB Flash Storage is Possible Option for iPhone 7 Plus" MacRumors 3:55 PM
  • "Next-Gen iPhone Plus To Offer 256GB Flash Storage Option?" RazorianFly 3:55 PM
  • "'iPhone SE' predicted to be a hit with Apple upgraders, selling up to 15M per year"  AppleInsider 8:55 AM
  • "The 256GB iPhone 7 might be more than just a wild dream" BGR 3:55 PM
  • "New iPhone 7 leak shows us how Apple is fixing its ugly antennas" BGR 9:22 AM
  • "HERE Maps is ditching Windows to focus on Android and iOS" The Next Web 7:17 AM
  • "Five popular apps that kill iPhone battery life: There are some apps that simply seem to suck away the iPhone's battery life. Real-world testing of a raft of popular apps uncovers which have the biggest impact on battery life." ZDNet 8:43 AM
  • "Pangu Jailbreak For iOS 9.1 Updated, Here Are The Details" Redmond Pie 8:29 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Cannot connect to iTunes Store? Try these troubleshooting steps" iDownload Blog 7:11 AM
  • "What to do if your iPhone won't turn back on" iDownload Blog 7:11 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:00 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:00 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:00 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Forget the Apple TV — this dirt-cheap Google gadget revolutionised my living room" Business Insider 8:53 AM
  • "Galaxy S7 vs. iPhone 6s: Real-world speed test leaves one phone shamed" BGR 8:45 AM
  • "Judy Pirillo's iPhone 6s Review" [Audio Review] Chris Pirillo 3:53 PM
  • "Does Your Mac Pro Tower Really Need 12-Cores?" Bare Feats 8:43 AM
  • "Satechi Aluminum Wireless Headphones and Headset Stand: A good-looking team" Apple World Today 4:39 PM
  • "iRig PRO audio interface as an external audio recorder for your Video" IT.Enquirer 1:46 PM
  • "Review: Power Support Silicone Jacket for iPhone 6 and 6s" Run Around Tech 8:29 AM
  • "Train Conductor World: Railway Game for All" eXtensions 8:24 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Letterboxd's native iOS app is one to watch" Six Colors 10:00 AM
  • "Hands On: OmniPlan 3.1 (iOS)" MacNN 10:07 AM
  • "Hands On: Stealin 1.1.48 (iOS)" MacNN 7:34 AM
  • "First Look: Chariot For Apple TV Offers Co-Op Platforming Fun" Apple TV Blog 10:48 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to secure your iPhone or iPad with a strong alphanumeric password" iMore 8:23 AM
  • "Now anyone can publish to Apple News, what you need to know"  Computerworld 7:00 AM
Tips
  • "Enable Low Power Mode on iPhone for Maximum Battery Life Performance" OS X Daily 3:55 PM
  • "iOS 9: Turn Off Those Pesky 'Frequently Visited' Sites" The Mac Observer 8:18 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "iPad sketches delivered live from the courtroom" Seattle Times 9:25 PM
  • "Opinion: This is what the 4-inch iPhone SE needs (and doesn't need) for me to downsize" 9to5Mac 3:44 PM
  • "The iPhone 7 might come with the most important missing feature from the iPhone 6s" BGR 11:14 AM
  • "Apple Needs A Real Detachable Laptop/Tablet Device With A Real Pro-Grade OS – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 10:44 AM
  • "No, your next MacBook's storage won't be 1,000x faster: Not even close. Why? NVM totally upsets existing storage stacks - and the Mac OS stack is creakier than most. Here's why." ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "My tiny hands can't wait for the iPhone SE" iMore 8:23 AM
  • "Why apps like Siri and Cortana need to understand suicide: Study reveals that smartphones respond to emergencies with confusion, bad info." Ars Technica 8:22 AM
  • "Why Apple Needs An Upgrade Program" Mac360 8:17 AM
  • "Online Ads: From 'In Your Face' To Hiding In Plain Sight" BohemianBoomer 8:17 AM
  • "At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to Innovation" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:04 AM
  • "6 Powerful Quotes from Apple's Newest Court Filing" The Mac Observer 6:08 PM
  • "How Apple Helped Me Crack iPhones Like Clockwork" Bloomberg 8:28 AM
  • "Memo To Robert Reich: Apple Is Exactly How International Trade Is Supposed To Work" Forbes 8:28 AM
  • "The Perfect Storm Of Encryption Apps" Mac360 8:20 AM
  • "Apple destroys government claim that it's using encryption debate as a marketing tool" BGR 7:39 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Start-Up Jargon That Must Die: Unicorn" PC Magazine 8:58 PM
  • "A few insider thoughts on the future of virtual reality" Engadget 3:49 PM
  • "John Maeda's 2016 Design in Tech Report" Subtraction 9:59 AM
  • "Hands On With the Retail Oculus Rift: Countdown to Launch" AnandTech 9:23 AM
  • "Four Months With The Microsoft Surface Pro 4" Forbes 8:32 AM
  • "Mossberg: The False Debate Between Open and Closed in Tech" Re/code 8:21 AM
  • "How the Tech Revolution is Setting Up Another Civil War" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 7:31 AM
  • "Sizing Up Google Pixel C [Review] BetaNews 7:24 AM
  • "Passwords Are Dead. Long Live Multifactor Authentication." Re/code 7:08 AM
  • "Where Computers Defeat Humans, and Where They Can't" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:04 AM
  • "Virtual Reality Is Suffering From A Value Crisis" Forbes 7:01 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Remember when G-Men went after the bad guys?" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:00 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple debuts new iPhone 6s ad featuring hands-free Siri with the Cookie Monster" 9to5Mac 7:26 PM
  • "Siri Helps Cookie Monster Wait for Baking Cooking (Video)" The Mac Observer 8:53 PM
  • "LastPass Authenticator for iOS launches to improve the two-factor authentication process" 9to5Mac 3:56 PM
  • "Slack for iPhone and iPad adds 3D Touch support and more" iMore 3:49 PM
  • "Waze iOS app adds 'Planned Drives' w/ traffic updates & reminders for upcoming appointments" 9to5Mac 9:27 AM
  • "Waze Now Tells You the Best Time to Drive, Days Ahead of Time" Gizmodo 9:23 AM
  • "Blockhead Is the MacBook Charger Plug That We Didn't Know We've Always Wanted" Apple Gazette 9:23 AM
  • "Ring slims down and specs up its iPhone-linked doorbell with 1080p video, 5GHz Wi-Fi, more zones" 9to5Mac 8:33 AM
  • "SanDisk's 256GB Flash Storage is Possible Option for iPhone 7 Plus" MacRumors 8:30 AM
  • "Renowned Visual Arts University Relies on Sonnet to Support New Mac Pro®-Based Virtual Environment" Sonnet Technologies 8:17 AM
  • "Deezer's music streaming service arrives on the Apple Watch" Engadget 7:33 AM
  • "ARM, TSMC announce 7nm FinFET collaboration agreement" DigiTimes 7:30 AM
  • "Apple chip maker TSMC and designer ARM partner on 7nm process, likely destined for iPhone 8" 9to5Mac 7:06 AM
  • "Futuriana: Pentix-like puzzle with unique, intuitive way of playing" prMac 8:24 AM
  • "Adam Elements launches new iKlips DUO Campaign on Indiegogo" prMac 7:02 AM
  • "Make Your Own Comic Strip with Comixon App for iPhoneTapscape" Tapscape 6:58 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Why Microsoft Is Moving Away from Its Windows-Centric Strategy" Market Realist 3:52 PM
  • "Microsoft is mashing Windows and the Xbox together to win over its most critical market" Business Insider 3:53 PM
  • "Windows 10 apps are coming to the Xbox One this summer" The Verge 5:37 PM
  • "Why Cloud Scale Is Worth the Price for Amazon, Google, and Microsoft: Capital spending by cloud providers slowed last year, but growing demand will spark more investments" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:58 AM
  • "Google And Telcos Join Facebook, Microsoft And Rackspace To Standardize Data Center Equipment" Forbes 8:58 AM
  • "Sony responds to Microsoft's invite to let Xbox gamers play PS4 players" The Verge 7:01 AM
  • "The one thing Microsoft must do - but won't - to gain open-source trust" ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "Microsoft Refreshes Office 365 Admin Center Reporting Dashboard" eWeek 4:58 PM
  • "Labor calls on Commonwealth to disclose AU$484m IBM contract details: The Federal Opposition has called on the government to disclose the details of the AU$484 million, five-year contract the Department of Human Services signed with IBM last week." ZDNet 7:25 AM
  • "Is IBM Setting Up for a Selloff?" TheStreet 7:07 AM
  • "IBM Launches Global Public Health Effort" eWeek 6:00 PM
  • "MasterCard to leverage IBM Watson to give SMBs big data access" ZDNet 8:57 PM
  • "Leaked Intel Roadmap Shows 14nm Kaby Lake In Q3 2016, With 10nm Cannonlake Arriving In Q3 2017" HotHardware 4:58 PM
  • "Intel's high-end quad-core NUC ships in May for $650: 'Skull Canyon' includes a 45W Core i7, Iris Pro GPU, and Thunderbolt 3." Ars Technica 8:43 PM
  • "Intel Unveils Impressive Skull Canyon Gaming NUC With Core i7, Iris Pro Graphics, Thunderbolt 3" HotHardware 9:28 PM
  • "Intel's new Core M Compute Stick leaves their others in the dust" Geek 10:50 AM
  • "Can Intel Corp. Turn PC Sales Around With More Innovation?" The Motley Fool 10:49 AM
  • "Stressed Out: What's Bad for Intel Could Be Killer for AMD; Analysts Weigh in" TheStreet 3:49 PM
  • "What's Propelling AMD Industries Ltd. to Decline So Much?" Riverside Gazette 9:53 AM
  • "AMD's 16 teraflop Radeon Pro Duo is the world's fastest graphics card" PCR 9:52 AM
  • "AMD Unveils Radeon Pro Duo Graphics Card for VR" eWeek 4:57 PM
  • "Oracle Showcases Cloud Revenue Growth In Q3: Oracle highlighted its big cloud growth for both PaaS and SaaS offerings during the company's third quarter of its fiscal year. Oracle executives used the company's quarterly earnings release and call with analysts to position its cloud business against rivals Salesforce and Workday." InformationWeek 8:43 AM
  • "Oracle cloud revenues soar in mixed third-quarter report" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 7:07 AM
  • "Oracle Profit Beats on Cloud Transition Success" Bloomberg 9:27 AM
  • "Oracle's Cloud Revenue Soars, Boosts Buyback" Investopedia 7:07 AM
  • "Oracle profit slides despite rapid growth in cloud" IDG News Service 7:37 AM
  • "Oracle Rising: Past the Trough in Cloud Transition, Say Bulls" Barron's 8:21 AM
  • "Jim Cramer -- Oracle Refuses to Play Dead, Reports Great Quarter" TheStreet 9:59 AM
  • "Can Third Party Support Really Hurt Oracle?" Forbes 7:07 AM
  • "Can Oracle Customers Play Hardball And Win?" Forbes 7:07 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Why Apple stock might not trade 'like a steel mill going out of business' anymore" Business Insider 11:14 AM
  • "Apple shares look ready to run, says this chart breakout: Critical intelligence ahead of the U.S. market's open" MarketWatch 7:07 AM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500, Dow end at 2016 highs as Fed pauses on rates: Higher oil prices lift energy, materials shares" MarketWatch 4:38 PM
  • "Doves Rejoice as Fed Triggers Stock Surge" TheStreet 4:37 PM
  • "Stocks rally, end higher as Fed stands pat on rates" USA Today 4:37 PM
  • "Wall St. Gains as Fed Signals Fewer Rate Hikes For Year" Reuters 4:37 PM
  • "Stocks Climb, Treasury Yields Slip After Fed Pares Outlook for Rate Increases: Dow industrials notch their highest close of the year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:37 PM
  • "Asian stocks; Nikkei slips, Shanghai higher after Premier Li speech/Li Keqiang: 'Impossible' for China not to hit its economic targets" MarketWatch 8:44 AM
  • "European stocks waver as caution sets in ahead of Fed decision: Losses are limited by gains for mining and energy shares" MarketWatch 8:44 AM

 
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