MacSurfer's Headline News
 
Home | Apple Stock | Tracked Sites | TechNN | | E-Mail | Sherlock Plugin
Login | Subscribe to MacSurfer's Headline News
Poll | Most Popular | Talking Heads | A Year Ago Today |

MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, March 17, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Inside Apple CEO Tim Cook's Fight With the FBI: In an exclusive interview with TIME, Cook discusses your privacy, America's security, and what's at stake in the battle over encryption"  Time 8:27 AM
  • "The Apple-FBI Fight May Be The First Salvo In A Bigger War" Associated Press 11:31 AM
  • "The Apple Fight Is About All of Us: A Joint Statement from Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation"  Electronic Frontier Foundation 3:25 PM
  • "Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:34 PM
  • "German court rules against Apple in video streaming patent case"  Reuters 7:51 AM
  • "Apple judged to be infringing OpenTV's video streaming patents in Germany" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
  • "Apple signs up to Google Cloud services"  Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
  • "Apple said to move part of cloud business from AWS to Google: The move appears designed to diversify Apple's suppliers"  IDG News Service 7:47 AM
  • "Google Gets Apple to Jump Aboard Its Cloud Business (Though It May Not Last)" Re/code 8:15 AM
  • "Apple Using Google's Cloud, Moving Some Data From Amazon: Major victory for the Alphabet Inc. unit in its battle against Amazon and Microsoft" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:28 PM
  • "Apple will power part of iCloud with Google Cloud Platform: The rivals reportedly inked a multi-million dollar deal." Engadget 8:02 AM
  • "Apple's hybrid cloud plan: Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure like most companies" ZDNet 11:10 AM
  • "Apple reportedly dumps AWS and moves to Google's Cloud Platform" The Inquirer 8:05 AM
OS X
News
  • "Researchers Uncover Multiple OS X and Safari Exploits at Pwn2Own 2016" MacRumors 2:28 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How-To: Remap Windows keyboards to match the Mac keyboard layout" 9to5Mac 5:35 PM
  • "Speedster review: Fast, pretty, and native way to test your Internet speeds" Macworld 8:11 AM
  • "Who's the fastest and best encoding app in the land? EditReady, Compressor 4.2.2, Episode 7 Pro or Squeeze Desktop 10 Pro?" IT.Enquirer 8:06 AM
  • "How to Delete All Emails from Mail in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 3:17 PM
  • "How to save only your most treasured iMessages in OS X" Cult of Mac 11:18 AM
  • "This Email App Works Like Magic" PixoBebo 8:07 AM
  • "Mac Data Recovery Guru can help bring deleted files back to life" Apple World Today 7:39 AM
  • "Another Way To Launch Mac Apps" Mac360 8:06 AM
  • "Can A Mac Dock Replacement Be Inspired By Windows?" McSolo 8:06 AM
  • "How To Get More Multi-Touch On A Mac" Mac360 7:36 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Six Months Later, and Game Centre is Still Broken" Pixel Envy 7:17 PM
  • "JavaScript Most Popular Language: Stack Overflow Report" eWeek 5:42 PM
  • "I want iOS 9's Picture in Picture feature in the next version of OS X" Apple World Today 7:37 AM
Press Releases
  • "Email Tracking: Available Now on MailButler" prMac 8:08 AM
  • "FlexiHub - share USB ports on El Capitan (OS X 10.11)" prMac 8:08 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "IDC Forecasts Worldwide Shipments of Wearables to Surpass 200 Million in 2019, Driven by Strong Smartwatch Growth and the Emergence of Smarter Watches" Business Wire 1:42 PM
  • "Apple Watch Predicted to Capture 50% Market Share in 2016 on 14 Million Sales" MacRumors 11:24 AM
  • "Join us Monday for Apple's iPhone SE event (live blog)" CNET 7:52 AM
  • "Apple appoints Cookie Monster as its spokesman/Technically incorrect: To make you still pay attention to the iPhone 6S, Apple releases an ad featuring some people's favorite muppet performing his muppetry." CNET 8:03 AM
  • "In a roadblock for Apple Pay, only 1 in 5 US retailers are using their chip card readers" AppleInsider 2:30 PM
  • "New Study Seeks to Use Deep Learning to Detect Heart Disease: The developers of Cardiogram, a consumer heart rate-tracking app, have launched a study aiming to use deep learning to detect atrial fibrillation." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:08 PM
  • "Steve Jobs attempted to make email 'a walled garden' in the 1980s" The Inquirer 7:43 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak summed up the central weakness of the Apple Watch: '20 watches from $500 to $1100. The band's the only difference?'"  Business Insider 8:27 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak slams Apple Watch for taking Apple into 'jewelry market'" Mashable 8:04 AM
  • "Woz: World-changers to Apple Watches, why pay for an overpriced band? Apple co-founder questions vanity price tags, says he won't snoop in your undie drawer." The Register 7:43 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak Believes That Amazon.com Inc. Owns the Next Big Platform: The legendary Steve Wozniak just gave Amazon's Echo a huge endorsement." The Motley Fool 8:15 AM
  • "Steve Wozniak reddit AMA Touches On iPhone Encryption, How He 'Worries A Little Bit' About Apple" HotHardware 4:20 PM
  • "5 things we learned about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak from his Reddit AMA: Three emerging technologies Wozniak loves, and what he thinks of Tim Cook" MarketWatch 11:25 AM
  • "TeslaCrypt ransomware now impossible to crack, researchers say: Victims can either either restore files from a backup or if that's not possible, pay up" IDG News Service 7:47 AM
  • "Orange CEO fuels hope that Apple may grant 3rd-party apps & services access to iPhone NFC chip" AppleInsider 1:25 PM
  • "Nintendo's first smartphone app is a social surprise" CNNMoney 7:53 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "A Government Error Just Revealed Snowden Was The Target In The Lavabit Case" Wired 9:19 PM
  • "Adobe sees 'record' $1.38B revenue in Q1, adds 798K paying Creative Cloud subscribers" VentureBeat 7:42 PM
  • "HBO plans to add 600 hours of original programming, taking direct aim at Netflix" GeekWire 5:36 PM
  • "Samsung's locked Galaxy S7 bootloader has buyers raging" ExtremeTech 5:36 PM
  • "Young people prefer an Internet connection to daylight/Technically Incorrect: A UK survey suggests that daylight isn't all that: at least in young people's enlightened minds. Neither is hot water. But they do love the idea of more followers on social media." CNET 3:34 PM
  • "Spotify to pay $21 million in unpaid royalties" The Next Web 3:34 PM
  • "Casio's rugged Android Wear Smart Outdoor Watch to be available March 25 for $500" 9to5Google 1:26 PM
  • "The spectacular life of Google founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page" Business Insider 11:09 AM
  • "YouTube and Google Play agree to join T-Mobile's Binge On Program, following criticism of video throttling" TechCrunch 10:49 AM
  • "Fitbit taps Amazon Echo to let users check their fitness progress via voice" TechCrunch 8:11 AM
  • "Most Top Websites Still Don't Use a Basic Security Feature" Wired 8:05 AM
  • "How Google's AI Auto-Magically Answers Your Emails" Wired 8:05 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-03-17: Listener Comments on Siri, 2-factor Authentication" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM
  • "Rebound 77: Usually Schmusally" Six Colors 11:25 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Leaked image of 4-inch iPhone packaging seems to confirm 'SE' branding and 16 GB storage size option" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
  • "Potential 'iPhone SE' Packaging Confirms 16GB Base Storage and NFC for Apple Pay" MacRumors 8:11 AM
  • "Meizu VP debunks recent 'iPhone 7' leak as firm's upcoming Pro 6, posts photos to prove it" AppleInsider 8:12 AM
  • "Hands-on Video of iPhone SE and iPhone 7 Cases Reveal Differences Compared to Current Devices" MacRumors 10:48 AM
  • "Alleged cases for 'iPhone 7' & 'iPhone SE' may support rumored features" AppleInsider 4:28 PM
  • "Leaked iPhone 7 case gives us more clues about the phone's design" BGR 8:27 AM
  • "The iPhone might be getting an AMOLED screen as soon as next year" BGR 8:28 AM
  • "AceDeceiver Malware Can Infect Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices" Intego 8:28 AM
  • "Security firm discovers first iOS malware that can infect non-jailbroken iPhones w/o enterprise certificate" 9to5Mac 8:09 AM
  • "Your iPhone almost certainly isn't infected with the AceDeceiver malware: And if you don't connect your iOS device to a Windows PC, you're totally safe." ZDNet 11:11 AM
  • "Apple supplier's weak outlook may be bad news for the iPhone" MarketWatch 1:42 PM
  • "Slowing iPhone growth spurs deeper cuts at UK's Imagination" Reuters 1:41 PM
  • "Apple GPU Supplier Imagination Technologies Announces Cuts Amid Slowing iPhone Sales" MacRumors 8:12 AM
  • "Apple gets new encryption patent - even as it fights the FBI" CNNMoney 2:24 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "iPhone stuck in headphone mode? Here's a fix" iDownload Blog 8:28 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:33 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:33 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:33 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Flagship Showdown: Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5 vs. iPhone 6s/Should you buy a Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, or Apple iPhone 6s? We break the question down seven ways." PC Magazine 2:21 PM
  • "OWC USB-C Dock review: Opens up a MacBook's possibilities" Macworld 8:12 AM
  • "Review: IK Multimedia iRig BlueTurn" iLounge 4:29 PM
  • "Paww SoundBox 10 Bluetooth speaker review" The Gadgeteer 7:33 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Scanner Pro 7 Adds OCR and Workflows" MacStories 8:26 AM
  • "Hands-on: Sonic the Hedgehog for Apple TV [Video] 9to5Mac 2:24 PM
  • "Hands-on: Miitomo, Nintendo's first iOS game" 9to5Mac 8:09 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use the Remote app with Apple TV" iMore 11:18 AM
  • "8 easy ways to speed up older iPads (and iPhones)" Computerworld 8:33 AM
Tips
  • "Here's how to get your iPhone or iPad ready for iOS 9.3" ZDNet 11:47 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple TV shaping up to be big focus on March 21, but Mac Pro update, where art thou?" Architosh 5:44 PM
  • "Game Center is still broken after six months — and that's not good enough, Apple" Revert to Saved 11:24 AM
  • "Predictions For Apple's 'Let Us Loop You In' Event" MacMost 11:24 AM
  • "Apple spring 2016 event: What to expect" Mashable 11:18 AM
  • "Apple's March 21 iPhone and iPad event: The market background/The smartphone market is maturing and the tablet market is declining: how will Apple's rumoured 4-inch iPhone and 9.7-inch iPad updates fare?" ZDNet 11:11 AM
  • "Lesson unlearned: Apple behind yet again" Macworld 10:50 AM
  • "Opinion: Should Apple be more aggressive in its defensive PR to correct misleading allegations?"  9to5Mac 9:10 AM
  • "Google and Facebook's Battle for Virtual Reality and Apple's Entrance" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:28 AM
  • "Here's why iPhone focuses on true-to-life photography" iMore 8:27 AM
  • "Guess Who Does Not Understand Common 21st Century Technology?" Mac 360 8:31 AM
  • "Mingis On Tech: Apple events, iPads and smartphones, oh my!" Computerworld 7:47 AM
Apple vs. FBI
  • "What Happens If Key Apple Engineers Refuse to Write GovtOS?" The Mac Observer 9:53 PM
  • "Put Simply: The Apple vs FBI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" The Mac Observer 7:09 PM
  • "No One, Tim Cook Declares, 'Should Have A Key That Turns A Billion Locks.'" Digital Trends 3:42 PM
  • "Tim Cook: Actually, there's plenty of data the FBI can use to spy on people" Tech Insider 1:25 PM
  • "Tim Cook tells Time: FBI fight is like a 'bad dream'" CNNMoney 1:20 PM
  • "Tim Cook to Time: 'I feel like I'm in this bad dream'" Macworld 11:46 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Encryption fight puts Apple in a 'bizarre position'" CNET 11:46 AM
  • "Apple's Tim Cook in Time Magazine Interview Talks FBI, Encryption" Re/code 11:24 AM
  • "Apple CEO responds to Donald Trump's call to boycott its products" Mashable 11:19 AM
  • "11 juicy quotes from Tim Cook's interview on encryption" Cult of Mac 11:18 AM
  • "Even CEO Tim Cook is suggesting Apple could be forced to build a 'surveillance OS'" Business Insider 11:10 AM
  • "Tim Cook says he's 'offended' by government smears in latest Time cover story" AppleInsider 10:50 AM
  • "Ex-NSA Hackers Explain -- Why You Do And Don't Want The NSA To Help FBI Crack iPhones" Forbes 8:15 AM
  • "Harvard Law professor & former Obama special assistant dismisses FBI's claims – 'the law is clear'" 9to5Mac 8:10 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Spring cleaning: How I scrapped my servers for a hybrid cloud/I have the power of local processing but the flexibility of bursting and storing data on cloud, while minimizing my infrastructure footprint." ZDNet 3:34 PM
  • "Should you upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile from Windows Phone 8.1? This is what you'll lose if you do" BetaNews 3:26 PM
  • "The Emerging Virtual Reality Product Parade" Tech.pinions 8:28 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Notability gets improved Apple Pencil support, new themes, copy & paste for pages, more" 9to5Mac 1:25 PM
  • "Sonic comes to the Apple TV: The first instalment is available today, but you'll have to wait a short time for Sonic 2 and Sonic CD." Engadget 11:18 AM
  • "These are the latest Apple Pay banks and credit unions in the U.S. and China" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
  • "Official 'Apple Events' app launches on tvOS App Store ahead of 'Let us loop you in' event" AppleInsider 8:11 AM
  • "MCE Ships PCIe-Based Flash Storage Upgrades for MacBook Pro with Retina" MacPrices 12:50 PM
  • "MCE Ships PCIe-based Flash Storage Upgrades for MacBook Pro with Retina" prMac 10:48 AM
  • "Shoot and Share Animated GIFs with Gifstory - GIF Camera and Editor" prMac 8:08 AM
  • "Join The Revolution with the launch of Emojitones - Emojis that Speak" prMac 8:08 AM
  • "Facebook's Messenger Bot Store could be the most important launch since the App Store" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
  • "Encrypted email service ProtonMail comes out of beta, unveils iOS and Android apps" ZDNet 11:10 AM
  • "ProtonMail brings end-to-end encrypted email to iOS" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
  • "ProtonMail's encrypted email service exits beta, adds iOS, Android apps" TechCrunch 7:52 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 to Windows Phone 8.1 users" ZDNet 2:12 PM
  • "Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 Mobile to Windows Phone 8.1 devices" VentureBeat 2:17 PM
  • "Microsoft (Finally) Ships Windows 10 Mobile Upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1" Thurrott 2:17 PM
  • "'You are all gonna FREAK OUT': Microsoft program managers tease new Windows 10 features" Neowin 6:45 AM
  • "Windows 10 to get ground-breaking features that will 'change everything'" TechRadar UK 7:35 AM
  • "Windows 10 apps will come to the Xbox One this summer: It's all part of Microsoft's plan to keep you playing for longer." Engadget 7:17 AM
  • "Sloppy Windows 10 upgrade process leads to unwanted updates" CIO 7:34 AM
  • "Windows 10 Apps and Store Coming to Xbox One 'This Summer'" Thurrott 2:17 PM
  • "Microsoft: Cortana For Xbox One Development Is Coming Along Great" UberGizmo 7:34 AM
  • "Microsoft bets big on HDR for the future of DirectX 12; coming to Insiders this year" Neowin 7:46 AM
  • "Intel reveals Skull Canyon price and availability of its high-end quad-core NUC" Neowin 6:45 AM
  • "Intel's first 'Skull Canyon' NUC has Core i7 power: Iris Pro graphics limit gaming appeal for the 8.5-inch PC, though." Engadget 7:16 AM
  • "Powerful Intel Skull Canyon Mini PC Launches In May From $650" Geeky Gadgets 7:33 AM
  • "Intel announces Skull Canyon gaming NUC" bit-tech 8:44 AM
  • "'Skull Canyon' Mini-PC Takes Intel NUC to Gamers" Thurrott 12:18 PM
  • "Intel Targets Gamers With New NUC Mini-PC" eWeek 3:05 PM
  • "Intel Could Be Bringing Always-On Voice Assistants to Laptops" Gizmodo 6:46 AM
  • "Intel supports Vulkan 1.0 AP" Fudzilla 7:45 AM
  • "Privacy Shield pact would permit Apple, Google and Intel to move EU users' data to U.S." VentureBeat 6:54 AM
  • "Report claims Intel, AMD discussing GPU patent licensing" ExtremeTech 9:51 PM
  • "Can AMD Make Real Money in Virtual Reality? (AMD)" Investopedia 7:22 AM
  • "AMD Working on Another VR Headset with 4K per Eye Display" TechFrag 7:29 AM
  • "Growth in services business helps Dell's India revenues cross $2 billion" IndiaTimes 7:26 AM
  • "Mphasis up 7%, US firm set to buy Hewlett-Packard's stake in company" Money Control 7:28 AM
  • "Blackstone nears deal to buy HP's stake in India's MphasiS: sources" Reuters 12:21 PM
  • "First look at IBM's VR Sword Art Online project" VG 24/7 7:32 AM
  • "IBM teases alpha test of Sword Art Online: The Beginning" Rappler 7:32 AM
  • "People Testing IBM's Real-World Sword Art Online" Kotaku 7:15 AM
  • "Easy money! Larry Ellison makes $1billion OVERNIGHT and overtakes Mark Zuckerberg on the rich list: Pushed Facebook CEO, worth $48.3billion, down to seventh place" Daily Mail (UK) 7:34 AM
  • "These Self-Assembling  Nanowires Could Grow Into the Computer Chips of the Future" Gizmodo 7:15 AM
  • "IT Systems Failing to Scale with Business Growth" eWeek 7:50 AM
  • "Silicon Valley May Want MBAs More Than Wall Street Does" Bloomberg 9:27 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Returns to Bond Market in One Month for Share Buybacks" Bloomberg 11:25 AM
Industry News
  • "Dow Jones Is Up for the Year -- Finally" TheStreet 4:33 PM
  • "Dow Closes Positive For Year as Commodities Rally, Dollar Dives" FOXBusiness 4:34 PM
  • "Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 4,774.99 up 11.02 points" Nasdaq 4:35 PM
  • "Dow up 156, positive for '16; S&P 500 is close" USA Today 4:36 PM
  • "Dow Industrials Turn Positive for 2016: U.S. crude settles above $40 a barrel for the first time since December as other commodities also rally" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:35 PM
  • "Asian markets close higher as Fed slows pace of rate hikes: But Nikkei falls, down 0.2%" MarketWatch 7:25 AM
  • "European stocks slide as jump in euro hits exporters: Euro setting its sights on $1.14" MarketWatch 7:26 AM

 
Tracked Sites >>>
 

Apple | Apple Service & Support | Apple Newsroom | Apple Downloads | Apple Stock | AppAdvice | AppleInsider | Apple Must | App Sliced | AppleToolbox | Apple World Today | Architosh | Ars Technica | As the Apple Turns | ATPM | Automation Orchard | Bare Feats | Betalogue | BGR | Creative Mac | Cult of Mac | Daring Fireball | Digital Arts | dpmac | Engadget | Envato Tuts+ | fcp.co | gameDB | Gigaom | Gizmodo | iDevGames | iDownload Blog | iDrop News | iFixit | iLounge | iMore | Insanely Great Mac | Inside Mac Games | iPhone Hacks | The Joy of Tech | Ken Stone's Final Cut Pro | LACPUG | Layers Magazine | The Loop | Mac360 | MacDailyNews | MacDirectory | MacGameFiles | Mac Gamer HQ | Mac Kung Fu | Macintosh Resource Page | MacMost | The Mac Observer | Mac OS X Hints | MacPrices | MacReviewZone | MacRumors | MacScripter | Macs in Chemistry | MacSlash | MacSpeedZone | MacStories | MacSurfer | MacTech | Mactrast | Macuarium | MacUpdate | Macworld | Macworld UK | Mashable | Microsoft Office:mac | ModMy | The Mothership | The MUG Center | MyAppleMenu | MyMac | Patently Apple | The PC Weenies | prMac | ramseeker | Recode | Slashdot | Six Colors | TechCrunch | Tech Night Owl | TechRadar | The Apple Post | The Next Web | The Verge | TidBITS | Touch Arcade | Two Guys and a Podcast | VentureBeat | VR on Mac | Yahoo! Tech | 148Apps | 9to5Mac

MacSurfer's Headline News Information

Macworld Web Award 2000 MacSurfer Headline News Staff
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: P. Pearson
Managing & Weekday Editor: D. Mahaffy
Evening Editors: S. Siegling and D. Mahaffy
Weekend Editors: S. Siegling , A. Spaulding and D. Mahaffy

CEO: T. Jefferson
CFO: K. Midas
Editor Emeritus: W. Shakespeare
Writers Emeritus: W. Lewis, R. Chandler, W. Morris, G. Simenon, C. Vallejo, F. Garcia Lorca,
P. White, R. Adams, P. Valery, C. Aiken, R. Bradbury, F. Pessoa, S. Bellow, F. O'Connor
Art Directors: V. Van Gogh, C. Monet
Advertising Managers: C. Chaplin, H. Marx
Public Relations Firm: Bits & Bytes
Bomb Squad: Type 11 Errors
Chief Scientists: I. Asimov, S. Hawking
Road Crew: R. Petty, J. Cooper
Mechanics: Tom and Ray
Fishing Crew: A. Lindner, D. Stange, K. VanDam
Head Chef: Mom
Head Travel Guru: D. Pearson
Mascots: Cyberdog, Clarus the Dogcow
General Counsel: #%@*$$$$!

235750193