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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, May 29, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple reportedly planning huge upgrade for Siri" iMore 7:14 AM
  • "Apple Stores suffering from 'cult' atmosphere, advancement barriers, says UK staffer" AppleInsider 7:08 AM
  • "French finance minister rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted" Reuters 7:18 AM
  • "Apple, India & China: iPhone maker's foray into India might be in areas not seen before/In what is turning out to be an interesting strategy of expanding global production and protecting brand value, Apple is trying to weave in China and India into its long-term plans, causing both countries to wonder over who could be a more strategic partner." Financial Express 9:30 PM
  • "Apple At $100: Bull And Bear Cases" Forbes 5/28
  • "Microsoft's Panay makes it Clear: Surface is to Compete Directly with Apple" Patently Apple 5/28
  • "Never Mind The Death Threats: An Apple Store worker tells us what it's really like working for Apple"  Business Insider 5/28
  • "Apple Store Worker Says Staff Routinely Get Death Threats From Customers" MacRumors 5/28
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "MacOS: If Chrome is default email handler system share menus will not show email (Preview.app, other)" Gordon's Tech 5:10 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Learn to code using the C# programming language in Mac OS X: How to use C-sharp on your Mac/C# (or C-sharp) is a modern programming language that you can learn on your Mac. Set up OS X for C# programming and learn to use C-sharp on your Mac" Macworld UK 5/28
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Changes in iTunes 12.4" Macworld 5/27
  • "iTunes 12.4 Applies Song Ratings to Albums and Destroys Smart Playlists" Kirkville 5/27
  • "Customizing the toolbar in your Mac Finder window" iDownload Blog 5/27
  • "Manage Mac Passwords For Free" Mac 360 5/27
  • "The Coolest Timer App Ever For The Mac's Dock Is Just Nice" TeraTalks 5/27
Op/Ed
  • "Making feedparser more tolerant" Dr. Drang 5/28
  • "Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's in store for Apple's Macs and OS X"  AppleInsider 5/27
  • "Wil, Chris, Waffle, Samuel, Soroush" inessential 5/27
  • "Apple discussion talks about update, installation and compatibility issues with OS X, plus a trick for consolidating Apple IDs, a tip about improving Yosemite's system font and notes on Yosemite performance vs. El Capitan performance." MacInTouch 5/27
  • "El Capitan notes talk about storage and startup compatibility issues between Mac OS X and OS X versions, along with Unix command-line programs that cover holes in Apple's Disk Utility app, plus issues with the Messages app, and more." MacInTouch 5/27
  • "10 Siri for Mac features I hope to see in OS X 10.12" iDownload Blog 5/27
Press Releases
  • "GraphicConverter 10" TidBITS 12:17 PM
  • "First ever Mac Frame rate counter released" Mac Gamer HQ 5/27
  • "Rocket League is still coming to the Mac" Mac Gamer HQ 5/27
  • "New Release of iFotosoft's Photo Viewer for Mac OS X" prMac 5/27
  • "Folx 5.0 released for OS X - New Features and a Redesigned Interface" prMac 5/27
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "There Are Big Problems With UK Apple Stores, Says One Worker: The experience of working for Apple Retail in Britain is about as unpleasant as the experience of shopping in British Apple Store, it seems" AppAdvice 3:49 PM
  • "Apple spent more than $1 Million for their new San Francisco Store Staircase alone" Patently Apple 2:21 PM
  • "The next logical step for Apple Pay: a loyalty program"  Quartz 5/27
  • "How Many Hours Does an iPhone Cost?" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5/27
  • "Apple spent $1 million on the stairs in the new San Francisco Apple Store" Tech Insider 5/27
  • "SamsungPay Mini to Be Released in Next Month: Samsung Electronics is releasing 'SamsungPay Mini' in next month at the earliest to increase percentage of online payments. It can be used on Android phones as well as iPhones." Electronic Times: Korea 5/27
  • "Samsung to bring web-based 'SamsungPay Mini' to iPhones - report" AppleInsider 5/27
  • "Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight" Reuters 5/27
  • "Congress won't consider mandatory encryption bill after Apple battle - report" AppleInsider 5/27
  • "Apple Expands iPhone Trade Up Program to France, Italy, and Spain" MacRumors 5/27
  • "'Trade Up with Installments' iPhone program expands to France, Italy and Spain" iDownload Blog 5/27
  • "Apple Removed This Lesbian Couple From International Versions Of Its Ad" BuzzFeed 5/27
  • "Steve Jobs is now selling tea/Technically Incorrect: A Polish drinks brand features the Apple co-founder on the box for its cherry-rum tea." CNET 5/27
Non-Apple News
  • "Google Photos Is 1 Year Old -- Here's What's Next For Photos" Digital Trends 5/27
  • "This backpack computer makes a PC-grade virtual reality experience portable" BGR 5/27
  • "Report: Jawbone has stopped making its fitness trackers, planning a 'clinical-grade' wearable" 9to5Mac 5/27
  • "Ray Kurzweil is building a chatbot for Google: It's based on a novel he wrote, and will be released later this year" The Verge 5/27
  • "Jawbone stops production of fitness trackers" Tech Insider 5/27
  • "How Powerful Is Facebook? It Provides News to 44% Of Americans, Poll Says" Forbes 5/27
  • "Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet" The Verge 5/27
  • "Hold The Cellphone — That Cancer Study Isn't What You Think: It didn't prove cellphones are deadly, but maybe take some precautions." The Huffington Post 5/27
  • "U.S. Cellphone Study Fans Cancer Worries: Researchers found incidences of tumor in rats exposed to low-level radio waves, reigniting debate over safety" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/27
  • "A Scary New Study Links Cell Phones And Cancer. Don't Stress. At All." Forbes 5/27
  • "Cellphone radiation study raises concerns despite low risk" Associated Press 5/27
  • "Here's what to do if you're worried about cellphones causing cancer" Mashable 5/27
  • "A major study just linked cell phones to cancer in rats — here's what you need to know" Business Insider 5/27
  • "'Game-Changing' Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Cancer: It's the moment we've all been dreading."  Mother Jones 5/27
  • "Using your phone could give you cancer, says major new study: 'Where people were saying there's no risk, I think this ends that kind of statement'" The Independent 5/27
  • "Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study: Multiyear, peer-reviewed study found 'low incidences' of two types of tumors in male rats exposed to type of radio frequencies commonly emitted by cellphones"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/27
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iMore show 511: OLED Mikah tell you about MacBooks Pro...!" iMore 5/28
  • "The TouchArcade Show - 259 - Bing.io, the Hottest Bingo Sensation" Touch Arcade 5/27
  • "We really want the Motorola Razr to make a comeback" Mashable 5/27
  • "Does a MacBook Pro with an OLED touch bar excite you? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 39)" CNET 5/27
  • "The MacJury Contemplates Choosing and Using Streaming Music Services" MacVoices 5/27
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-05-27: Apple's Car Charging Plans, Eddy Cue's Time Warner Deal" The Mac Observer 5/27
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks about the latest rumors in MacBook, Siri, 'AppleTV 5' and 'iPhone 7' rumors" AppleInsider 5/27
Hardware/Software
  • "iOS hacker shows off iOS 9.3.2 JailbreakMe-inspired jailbreak, but a release is unlikely" 9to5Mac 7:08 AM
  • "MacBook Pro 2016 May Replace MacBook Air: Rumors suggest the new MacBook Pro 2016 will cause the demise of Apple's MacBook Air lineup."  InformationWeek 5/28
  • "Apple Reportedly to Open Siri Platform to Developers" eWeek 5/28
  • "Leak confirms Apple working on 'all glass' iPhone" Telegraph 5/28
  • "The iPhone Pro could be imminent, analyst says" CNBC 5/27
  • "iPhone 8 will be all glass: Apple supplier confirms rumours of radical redesign for iPhone's 10th anniversary" Mirror Online UK 5/27
  • "AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Out of Stock at U.S. Apple Stores" MacRumors 5/27
  • "AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule pulled from U.S. Apple Stores" AppleInsider 5/27
  • "Apple patent points to Minority Report-style system operation" ZDNet 5/27
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Notifications not forwarding to Apple Watch? Check these likely causes" iDownload Blog 5/27
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/27
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/27
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 5/27

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Don't like the Magic Mouse? Here are the best alternatives for your Mac!" iMore 2:22 PM
  • "HomeKit does indeed make the August Smart Lock more useful: It's the same device introduced two years ago, except now it has Siri." Engadget 5/28
  • "Otterbox Universe iPhone case review: Modularity has its perks" TechnoBuffalo 5/28
  • "Best car mounts for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus" iMore 5/28
  • "The Pros and Cons of Actually Using an iPad Pro for Work" Paste Magazine 5/28
  • "OtterBox Universe Review: Modular Case and Accessories Transform Your iPhone/No need to remove your case to connect gadgets from OlloClip, SanDisk, PolarPro and more" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/27
  • "Razer Core GPU Expander To Razer Blade Stealth laptop via Thunderbolt 3xThe Razer Blade Stealth got our attention for at least two reasons: Thunderbolt 3 and optional external GPU expander called 'Core.' We finally got our hands on the Razer Core and installed an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti desktop GPU to see what would happen. And we compared those results with the same GTX 980 Ti inside a 2010 Mac Pro tower running both OS X and Windows." Bare Feats 5/27
  • "Review: Pad & Quill Contega Linen for iPad Pro" iPad Insight 5/27
  • "A look at Belkin's elegant Valet Charge Dock for Apple Watch and iPhone" Apple World Today 5/27
  • "I used an un-wearable stress tracker for a week — and it gave me some insight into where the industry is headed" Business Insider 5/27
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Google App For iOS Now 'Faster Every Step Of The Way': Now Cards Improvements, AMP For News" Tech Times 7:43 AM
  • "Simple iOS App with Polaroid-like Output -Patrick Hotel" eXtensions 5/28
  • "iOS 9.3: What features are in the new iPhone and iPad update?" TechRadar UK 5/28
  • "MailTime displays your emails as threaded conversations" iDownload Blog 5/27
  • "Use Your iPhone To Solve Handwritten Math Problems" AddictiveTips 5/27
  • "The Roll review: iPhone app takes intelligent charge of your Camera Roll" Macworld 5/27
  • "'Castles of Mad King Ludwig' Review - Some Assembly Required" Touch Arcade 5/27
  • "'Imbroglio' Review - It's Quite The Hoopla" Touch Arcade 5/27
  • "'Mazes Of Karradash 2' Review - Go Big Or Go Home" Touch Arcade 5/27
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to take better Snapchat and Instagram photos with iPhone" iMore 4:40 PM
  • "How to use Find My Friends for iPhone and iPad" iMore 5/28
  • "How To Upgrade Your MacBook's Storage Quickly And Cheaply" Redmond Pie 5/27
  • "How to manage Game Center on iPhone and iPad" iMore 5/27
Tips
  • "Is it safe to buy an iPhone that is iCloud locked?" iMore 5/28
  • "Bummed by iOS's erratic text selection in Safari? Try this simple trick" iDownload Blog 5/27
  • "10 tips for new and prospective MacBook owners [Video] 9to5Mac 5/27
  • "8 ways to handle Web pages iOS users need to know" Computerworld 5/27
  • "The Pros And Cons of Travelling With an Apple TV" About 5/27
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "The inside story of Apple's forgotten project to change how we explore the world from our computers" Business Insider 7:38 PM
  • "Apple's AI sounds like a dormant giant about to be awakened" BGR 12:14 PM
  • "Shock of Renew: why you shouldn't use Apple's new recycling service (yet)/We traded in our old iThing for vouchers, and it was a lot more trouble than it was worth..." Stuff Magazine 8:37 AM
  • "Calm down: Google's use of Material Design on iOS is fine" The Next Web 7:42 AM
  • "Adventures in Apple clickbait" [Paid Registration Required] Apple 3.0 5/28
  • "Android wins again: Future features beat Apple every time" Macworld 5/28
  • "Apple's Own Amazon Echo Product Aims to Go a Few Steps Further: Built-in cameras and facial recognition technology could feature in Apple's own answer to the Amazon Echo" AppAdvice 5/28
  • "Those rumors of an all-glass iPhone just got a lot more realistic" Mashable 5/27
  • "Is it time for Apple to ditch the MacBook Air? [Friday Night Fights] Cult of Mac 5/27
  • "How should Apple & Siri compete with Amazon Echo and Google Home?" 9to5Mac 5/27
  • "Apple's intelligent assistant plans shouldn't just echo the Echo" Macworld 5/27
  • "Siri, are you scanning me? Apple's answer to Echo could include camera" CNET 5/27
  • "Trump Needn't Bother Apple About Manufacturing In America: Foxconn Replaces 60,000 With Robots" Forbes 5/27
  • "WWDC 2016: 40 mostly credible rumors (abridged)" Apple Must 5/27
  • "22 Android-only apps that will make your iPhone friends jealous" Business Insider 5/27
  • "Comment: Google's use of Android's Material Design in iOS apps is dumb as well as rude" 9to5Mac 5/27
  • "Apple TV as a smart home hub? I think not" iMore 5/27
  • "Why a revamped Apple TV can't truly be an Echo killer" BGR 5/27
  • "The similarity of differences. Google held its annual I/O conference recently, and unveiled some extremely interesting developments for the year to come. Focused ever more heavily on data processing and machine learning, its AI initiatives are being inserted into many of their products, and creating some new ones in the process." Greetings from the Grid 5/27
  • "EMV rules ruining Apple Pay: Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are the latest retailers to see the Apple Pay experience bedeviled by EMV rules"  Computerworld 5/27
  • "10 struggles iPhone users will never understand" Greenbot 5/27
  • "Apple Phone Or iPod Phone. Could Either Be A Budget Handset?" Low End Mac 5/27
  • "Inside Apple's Heart" Mac 360 5/27
Non-Apple
  • "Computers may be given 'human' rights, says professor/Technically Incorrect: An Oxford University professor says artificial intelligence may reach the stage where computers have consciousness and therefore should be treated as living beings." CNET 9:15 PM
  • "The untold 'app gap' story Part II: App gap? What app gap?" Windows Central 6:03 PM
  • "The No. 1 Mistake You Don't Want To Make When Disrupting An Industry" Forbes 4:52 PM
  • "Technological innovation is often simply an innovation in how we think about technology" TechCrunch 3:50 PM
  • "I defeated a long-broken fridge and became a household hero through 3D printing: As more local libraries get 3D printers, you too can become a design god for ~$3." Ars Technica 12:13 PM
  • "The rise and fall of Nintendo's Miitomo: Massive downloads don't mean success" VentureBeat 5/28
  • "No one needs a Wi-Fi router this overkill" BGR 5/27
  • "You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer" Wired 5/27
  • "Review: VAIO's Z Flip ultrabook shows little learned" TechCrunch 5/27
  • "Op-ed: Oracle attorney says Google's court victory might kill the GPL" Ars Technica 5/27
  • "Microsoft is Desperate to Force Customers to Upgrade to Windows 10" The Tech Night Owl 5/27
  • "Why Amazon is the king of innovation: Online retail mastery" ZDNet 5/27
  • "Three reasons why AI is taking off right now (and what you need to do about it)" ZDNet 5/27
  • "Time for Google to have Consumer-Facing Customer Service" Tech.pinions 5/27
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Siri is more than a virtual assistant in this comic strip" phoneArena 5/28
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Twitter app finally supports Peek and Pop gestures on iPhone 6s" TechnoBuffalo 6:26 PM
  • "Persian Keypad 2.5 for iOS Offers Customizable Persian Entry" prMac 4:23 PM
  • "Updates to Yes|No and Shakespeare App" eXtensions 10:34 AM
  • "New iPad cases of the week" Macworld 5/28
  • "Oriya Keyboard for iPhone and iPad 1.0" prMac 5/28
  • "Twitter for iOS gets 'Peek and Pop' 3D Touch gesture support, Google adds AMP integration" AppleInsider 5/27
  • "Twitter for iPhone Gets Extended 3D Touch Support with Peek & Pop" MacStories 5/27
  • "Nepal Keyboard for iPhone and iPad 1.0" prMac 5/27
  • "Google brings Accelerated Mobile Pages to its iOS app" The Next Web 5/27
  • "Google's app for iOS gets 10% faster, AMP support, and sports highlights in Now cards" VentureBeat 5/27
  • "Google's iOS app gains Accelerated Mobile Pages, sports highlight videos in Now cards" iDownload Blog 5/27
  • "Best iPhone cases for people with kids" iMore 5/27
  • "ADATA's Charge/Sync 2-in-1 can possibly reduce the number of cables you need" Apple World Today 5/27
  • "Apple TV debuts new apps for NBCU's Bravo, Syfy and E!" Cult of Mac 5/27
Computer Industry
  • "Top 10 Microsoft fails: Updategate, Surface RT, Windows Vista and more: For all the firm's hits there have been plenty of misses" The Inquirer 7:07 AM
  • "Windows 10 Preview Build Streamlines Pro-to-Enterprise Upgrades" eWeek 5:56 PM
  • "Xbox One game streaming could be coming to Windows 10 Mobile" Neowin 8:25 AM
  • "Microsoft Surface Book #ExpressReview: Near perfect, but lacks magnanimity/ls Microsoft Surface Book the best laptop money can buy? Read our review to find out." The Indian Express 8:29 AM
  • "4K copy protection removal shop settles for $5.2 million: Ace Deal is paying Intel and Warner Bros. a hefty sum for allegedly helping with piracy." Engadget 8:22 AM
  • "Dell, Qualcomm, Brocade Pave the Way Into China via Partnerships" eWeek 4:44 PM
  • "One chip to rule them all? The Internet of Things and the next great era of hardware" TechCrunch 7:14 AM
  • "Microsoft adds H.264/AVC support for Edge browser in latest Windows 10 Insider Preview" Neowin 5/28
  • "Intel Will Suffer as Google Ups the Ante in Chips" Barron's 5/28
  • "How Steph Curry's three-pointers get the 360-degree replay treatment from Intel: A new perspective on key plays." Recode 5/28
  • "ava Ruling A Potential Win For Open Source: Oracle's long and contentious court battle with Google over Java copyright issues ends in defeat. But the open source community can breathe a sigh of relief: for now." InformationWeek 5/28
  • "6 huge things owned by Larry Ellison: Oracle founder has almost literally all the money in the world. But what does he spend it on?" The Inquirer 5/28
  • "The sweep of the Internet of Things, garbage cans and all" TechCrunch 5/28
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Opinion: Why Apple shares are ripe for picking" MarketWatch 5/27
  • "Apple Shares Soar 9% on News of Warren Buffett Stake in Company" MacRumors 5/27
  • "Warren Buffett's $1B investment in AAPL sees stock climb back up 9%, above $100" 9to5Mac 5/27
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 posts biggest weekly gain in 2 months: Equities brush aside Yellen hints at summer rate rise" MarketWatch 5/27
  • "Wall Street Enters Long Weekend With Fed on the Brain: Wall Street closed out Friday's session with slight gains, settling into the long Memorial Day weekend with the topic of rate hikes to muse on." TheStreet 5/27
  • "Stocks end moderately higher, post winning week" USA Today 5/27
  • "U.S. Stocks Rise, Notching Strong Weekly Gains: Fed chief says rate increase would be appropriate in coming months if economy continues to strengthen" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5/27
  • "Asian shares log third straight week of gains: Financial stocks rose across Asia on Friday ahead of expected comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, while an oil-led rally in Australia helped the market notch its seventh straight week of gains." MarketWatch 5/27
  • "European stocks edge higher with Yellen speech ahead: European stocks inched cautiously higher on Friday, as investors waited for a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen that could indicate whether an interest rate rise is imminent." MarketWatch 5/27

 
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