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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, July 26, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
2016 Q3 Results
  • "Apple Reports Third Quarter Results: Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 25, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $49.6 billion and net income of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 38 percent compared to 39.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 63 percent of the quarter's revenue."  Apple 3:49 PM
  • "Apple Earnings Fall on iPhone Slump: Revenue drops for second straight quarter, but shares rise as results still top views" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:51 PM
  • "Apple Timothy Donald Cook on Q3 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript" Seeking Alpha 8:19 PM
  • "This is Tim: Apple's CEO on the company's 2016 Q3 earnings" iMore 8:22 PM
  • "Apple's New Mantra: Good Enough/The new iPhone might boost Apple's sales, though expectations are low" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:21 PM
  • "Apple Reports Third Quarter Results: Services Revenue Grows 19% as App Store Hits All-Time Record" Business Wire 3:49 PM
  • "Apple sells more iPhones than expected in third quarter" ["Apple said it sold 40.4 million iPhones in the third quarter, more than the average analyst forecast of 40.02 million, according to research firm FactSet StreetAccount."] Reuters 3:50 PM
  • "Apple iPhone sales fall 14.9% to 40.4 million in Q3 2016, iPads and Macs also down" VentureBeat 3:51 PM
  • "Apple Sales Continue to Drop, but Services Are a Bright Spot" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:49 PM
  • "Apple is still shrinking: iPhone, China, Mac — all down again." Recode 4:24 PM
  • "Apple revenue in China plunges 33% over last year; Europe now its second-largest market" GeekWire 6:32 PM
  • "Apple sales fall for second straight quarter" CNNMoney 4:23 PM
  • "Apple's earnings come in better than expected" [Video Report] FOXBusiness 6:35 PM
  • "Apple passes 'low point' on iPhone sales" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:55 PM
  • "Apple sees iPhone sales drop again but beats forecasts" BBC 6:31 PM
  • "Apple's cash hoard shrinks for the first time in seven quarters" CNBC 6:43 PM
  • "Apple Q3 beats Wall Street estimates, despite falling iPhone sales" ZDNet 6:48 PM
  • "As iPhone Sale Sag, Apple Touts Apps And Services Instead" Associated Press 6:44 PM
  • "Drop in iPhone Sales Drives Apple to Tout Apps and Services: Apple's third quarter revenue was down, mostly the result of slower iPhone sales." PC Magazine 9:07 PM
  • "Tim Cook is surprisingly confident about the promise of augmented reality" VentureBeat 6:32 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook is excited about AI, virtual reality and 'Pokemon Go'" CNBC 8:20 PM
  • "Tim Cook pronounces 'Pokemon' like a dad, but sees possibilities for Apple" MarketWatch 8:21 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook bullish on augmented reality, says company investing in AR tech" AppleInsider 6:37 PM
  • "Tim Cook: Apple's services business will be 'the size of a Fortune 100 company by next year'" Business Insider 4:24 PM
  • "Tim Cook: 'Think of Apple TV as a Foundation for Broader Business" The Mac Observer 6:18 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook Is High on 'AR,' Says It Will Be Huge" The Mac Observer 8:03 PM
  • "Tim Cook 'Optimistic' About iPhone 7 Sales, Sees 'Signs That are Positive'" MacRumors 6:31 PM
  • "Apple's Q3 in charts and commentary" Six Colors 9:10 PM
Apple News
  • "If Apple misses this key number, it means Tim Cook is misjudging his business" Business Insider 12:09 PM
  • "Apple Should Consider a Break Up, Tech Expert Wadhwa Tells CNBC"  TheStreet 12:10 PM
  • "To Apple, Inc.'s Tim Cook: What's After iPhone? What growth catalyst can follow in the footsteps of Apple's revolutionary iPhone?" The Motley Fool 7:56 AM
  • "Apple is about to reveal its confidence in the next iPhone launch: Investors have 'extremely low' expectations." Recode 12:09 PM
  • "Apple Earnings Preview: What to Watch/iPhone remains single biggest factor in Apple's earnings"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:23 AM
  • "Apple earnings: what to expect" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:29 AM
  • "Apple expected to confirm tough Q3 in fiscal call"  Computerworld 7:08 AM
  • "Apple Watch exec Bob Mansfield gets into secret Apple car - report"  The Register 7:16 AM
OS X
News
  • "New attack that cripples HTTPS crypto works on Macs, Windows, and Linux" Ars Technica 2:05 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Fixing an Installer .pkg Stuck on 'Verifying' in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 2:06 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Capto review: A bigger, better Mac screen capture utility" Macworld 8:25 AM
  • "How to use iCloud Drive's new Desktop and Documents access in macOS Sierra" Macworld 7:28 AM
  • "How to Display the macOS/OS X Version From the Command Line" The Mac Observer 1:52 PM
  • "Get Handwritten Notes On iPhone, iPad, Mac" Mac360 7:45 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Personal Mac Databases Are Alive And Well" Mac360 7:58 AM
  • "Table munging followup" Dr. Drang 7:42 AM
Press Releases
  • "SIG: Autodesk upgrades VR and 3D animation tools at SIGGRAPH 2016" Architosh 7:48 PM
  • "Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of TextWrangler(tm) 5.5, a significant update to its powerful, general purpose text editor for Mac OS X." Bare Bones Software 11:49 AM
  • "SIG: Maxon Announces New CINEMA 4D Release 18 for Mac and Windows" Architosh 7:57 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "'Carpool Karaoke' Series Coming Exclusively to Apple Music" ["Carpool Karaoke, which will be produced by CBS Television Studios and Fulwell 73, the production company of Late Late Show executive producer Ben Winston, will expand on the segment's format with celebrity guests who sing along to their favorite songs and surprise fans during their ride. The host of the series is expected to be announced at a later date; Corden is not expected to take the wheel."]  The Hollywood Reporter 3:05 PM
  • "Apple is turning Carpool Karaoke into an Apple Music series" The Verge 3:09 PM
  • "Apple buys viral 'Carpool Karaoke' Late Late Show segment, will release new episodes weekly via Apple Music" 9to5Mac 3:09 PM
  • "Apple Buys Unscripted TV Series 'Carpool Karaoke' to Promote Apple Music" MacRumors 3:09 PM
  • "'Carpool Karaoke' will debut on Apple Music" Mashable 3:51 PM
  • "Apple Is Close To Selling Its Billionth iPhone" Forbes 9:47 AM
  • "Apple probably just sold its billionth iPhone" CNNMoney 8:39 AM
  • "Officials: 6 from N.Y. attempted fraud to get goods at Lake County Apple store" Chicago Tribune [Free Registration Required] 7:28 AM
  • "Authorities Charge 6 in Chicago Apple Store Traveling Fraud Scheme" MacRumors 7:43 AM
  • "Microsoft dangles code candy in front of iOS devs: Objective-C code-checker is Redmond's latest attempt to get app devs into WindowsLand" The Register 7:15 AM
  • "Drop the Big Mac, Pick Up an iPhone to Divine Dollar's Direction" Bloomberg 8:00 AM
  • "Google Maps Gets Cleaner Look and Orange 'Areas of Interest' Hotspots" MacRumors 7:11 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Last ever iBook goes on sale" Cult of Mac 8:40 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Investor's Expensive Lesson: Nintendo Didn't Make Pokémon GO" The Mac Observer 10:52 AM
  • "With Yahoo Deal, Verizon Sets Sights on Facebook, Google: CEO Lowell McAdam says his company 'intends to become a significant player' in digital media" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:47 AM
  • "TechCrunch hacked by OurMine" BetaNews 7:57 AM
  • "Cyanogen: No, we are not pivoting to apps or shelving CyanogenMod" ZDNet 7:57 AM
  • "Google is making it far easier for emergency services to find you in a crisis" Business Insider 7:11 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Adam Engst and Josh Centers Take Control of Apple's Preview" MacVoices 1:57 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-26: Stronger iPhone Glass, Debunking iPhone 6SE" The Mac Observer 1:31 PM
  • "Let's Talk iOS 145: Alternate reality and autonomic driving" iDownload Blog 7:42 AM
  • "Star Trek Beyond's Breakout Star Sofia Boutella Shows Us What's on Her iPhone" Wired 7:21 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Home button on Apple's waterproof 'iPhone 7' won't click, will use haptic feedback instead - reports" AppleInsider 1:57 PM
  • "iPhone 7 again rumored to feature Force Touch Home button, come in new Space Black option" 9to5Mac 8:21 PM
  • "New videos provide high quality look at iPhone 7 dummy units" 9to5Mac 1:57 PM
  • "Apple & others may soon be barred from using SMS for two-factor authentication" 9to5Mac 7:28 AM
  • "iPhone 7 may be called 'iPhone 6se' as Apple prepares September release" Telegraph 7:57 AM
  • "Component makers to see weak orders for tablets and wearables" ["Although the second-generation Apple Watch is estimated to be unveiled in September or October, related supply chain is seeing rather conservative orders for the device."] DigiTimes 11:51 AM
  • "Supply chain expects 2nd-gen Apple Watch in September or October" AppleInsider 11:52 AM
  • "Second-Generation Apple Watch Expected This Fall" MacRumors 1:57 PM
  • "Apple Watch 2 manufacture begins, claims Digitimes" Apple Must 4:20 PM
  • "New Video Policies for iOS" MacStories 7:43 AM
Granted Apple Patents
  • "Apple Wins a Projector Patent allowing Hand Gestures to Control Game Play on iOS Devices" Patently Apple 7:42 AM
  • "Apple Wins Patent for Apple Pencil working with Future Magic Trackpad-3 for Macs" Patently Apple 7:42 AM
  • "Patent Report: Apple Pencil on a Mac, electronic device bumpers, touch sensitive buttons" Apple World Today 8:13 AM
  • "Apple Granted 32 Patents Today Covering Force Touch, Invisible Buttons & Design Patents for iOS Devices" Patently Apple 7:41 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Moe Bull Stand for iPad Air 2 + 9.7" iPad Pro" iLounge 3:09 PM
  • "Microphone Review: The Rode NT-USB Is Great for Podcasting" Kirkville 7:42 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "tvOS 10 Preview: Dark Mode comes to Apple TV" iDownload Blog 12:10 PM
  • "Apple Music's big iOS 10 redesign fails to impress: Thought Apple Music couldn't get any more cluttered or complicated? Think again." Macworld 7:28 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Enable Screen Filters To Compensate For Color Blindness In iOS 10" AddictiveTips 2:06 PM
  • "How To Jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 On iPhone Or iPad With No Computer" BGR 2:05 PM
  • "Make your iPhone read aloud to you: Turn iBooks into audiobooks." CNET 1:32 PM
  • "How to Turn Google Into the Best To-Do App Ever" Wired 8:25 AM
  • "Initialized lets you know if your semi-untethered jailbreak was correctly intialized" iDownload Blog 7:42 AM
  • "How to change payment methods for an iPhone Upgrade Program loan" Macworld 7:28 AM
Tips
  • "Prisma running slowly? Here's what you can do!" iMore 2:05 PM
  • "The easiest way to sign documents on iOS" App Factor 9:32 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "It's time to take a serious look at Tim Cook's leadership of Apple" Business Insider 8:19 PM
  • "Apple: Song and dance" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:19 PM
  • "Tim Cook thinks they're called PokéMan" VentureBeat 7:20 PM
  • "What's losing steam at Apple? Pretty much everything" The Register 6:51 PM
  • "The silver linings amidst crumbling iPhone, iPad and Mac sales" ZDNet 6:48 PM
  • "Apple Watch Isn't 'All That' After All" Seeking Alpha 6:32 PM
  • "Why over half of Apple pay 'value' comes from outside the US" Apple Must 6:18 PM
  • "Art on iOS Devices and the AppleTV (Bangkok Post, Life) and Q3 2016 Results" eXtensions 3:55 PM
  • "Apple Insiders Can Learn A Lot From Netflix Insiders" Forbes 2:04 PM
  • "Two things that aren't going to happen: Apple won't split into different companies and it won't fire Tim Cook" Apple World Today 1:31 PM
  • "Apple's proposal could transform how streaming services pay songwriters and music publishers ... but beware the fine print: It's time for a transparent rate structure."  Recode 7:41 AM
  • "Goodbye, iPhone 7, We Hardly Knew Ye" McSolo 7:46 AM
  • "Will iPhone 7 Really Be an iPhone 6SE?"  24/7 Wall St. 7:11 AM
  • "Why the Apple Inc. iPhone 6SE Won't Be a Thing: This would be a terrible marketing decision from Apple, if true."  The Motley Fool 7:08 AM
  • "The Good News For A Troubled Apple Car" Mac360 8:38 AM
  • "Here is how you'll start your Apple Car" Apple Must 7:07 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Building the superhuman, one A.I. routine at a time" VentureBeat 6:31 PM
  • "After All These Years, Email Is Still A Killer App" PixoBebo 8:16 AM
  • "Look At Yet Another MacBook Killer" Mac360 8:13 AM
  • "Is anyone at Yahoo! paying attention? Probably not." I, Cringely 7:57 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 8:51 AM
  • "Comic: Port Protest" iMore 8:26 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Live blog: Apple's fiscal year Q3 2016 earnings call" 9to5Mac 3:57 PM
  • "MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple's Q316 Conference Call" MacDailyNews 3:57 PM
  • "Double Dog App Enables Friends To Dare Each Other For Fun, Fame and Money" PRNewswire 1:54 PM
  • "Adobe brings Lightroom to the living room with an Apple TV app" Macworld 10:59 AM
  • "Viber for iPhone now lets you share, preview, delete and restore your stickers" iDownload Blog 10:59 AM
  • "Mobile sound wired or with Bluetooth technology: beyerdynamic presents in-ear headsets from the new Byron series" beyerdynamic 9:28 AM
  • "T-Mobile adds Apple Music, Fox Now and more to Binge On" Engadget 9:33 AM
  • "Apple Music streaming videos added to T-Mobile Binge On unlimited data" AppleInsider 8:55 AM
  • "The Diskus is the first Apple-approved Watch charging cable" The Verge 8:25 AM
  • "Home conrol from your wrist: 10 great smart-home apps for the Apple Watch" [Slideshow] Macworld 7:28 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Update rolls out to hungry Fast Ring Insiders: 14393.5 purports to include better Edge performance, which wouldn't be difficult" The Inquirer 9:27 AM
  • "Microsoft Delivers a Second Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607" Thurrott 9:33 AM
  • "Microsoft updates Office 365 and Outlook with new features to help people focus" GeekWire 9:28 AM
  • "Microsoft just made it way easier to write a research paper with Word" The Verge 9:34 AM
  • "Big Changes Coming to Microsoft Authenticator Apps" Thurrott 9:33 AM
  • "Microsoft cuts Xbox One price to $249 ahead of Xbox One S launch" ExtremeTech 12:25 PM
  • "Microsoft sets release date for 1TB and 500GB Xbox One S bundles" Seeking Alpha 12:33 PM
  • "Microsoft Investigating Surface Pro 3 Battery Problems" PC Magazine 6:49 PM
  • "AMD unveils Radeon Pro SSG graphics card with up to 1TB of M.2 flash memory" Ars Technica 9:02 AM
  • "AMD puts massive SSDs on GPUs and calls it SSG" SemiAccurate 9:35 AM
  • "AMD packs 1TB SSD into a GPU for better VR and gaming: AMD's Radeon Pro SSG is an experiment that may lead to SSDs becoming a common feature in GPUs" IDG News Service 9:18 AM
  • "AMD just announced a graphics card with an SSD" The Verge 2:05 PM
  • "Kaspersky, Intel and Law Enforcement Launch No More Ransom Effort" eWeek 9:25 AM
  • "IBM kicks off SmartCamp Brazil" ZDNet 12:36 PM
  • "Brief-IBM sets regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.40/shr" Reuters 12:36 PM
  • "Cisco: Ransomware Is Only Going To Get Worse" TechWeekEurope 9:55 AM
  • "Moore's law scaling dead by 2021, to be replaced by 3D integration" ExtremeTech 9:25 AM
  • "Lithium-oxygen battery breakthrough claims improved efficiency and longevity" The Inquirer 9:27 AM
  • "After Yahoo, Marissa Mayer May Have to Wait for Another CEO Chance: The executive is young and experienced, but her managerial missteps are likely to hurt her prospects in the short term" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:33 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple earnings expected to show continued iPhone decline: Live blog" MarketWatch 3:25 PM
  • "Apple Q3 2016 Earnings and Conference Call" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:57 PM
  • "Apple's big day: Apple reports earnings this afternoon, a look at what the Street is expecting, with CNBC's Josh Lipton." CNBC Videos 2:56 PM
  • "What to expect from Apple's Q3 2016 earnings" Cult of Mac 2:06 PM
  • "Apple Backers Looking for Signs of Improvement" TheStreet 2:04 PM
  • "Apple sales to fall for second straight quarter" USA Today 10:59 AM
  • "Apple's December 2016 quarter could gain extra week, helping sales of next iPhone" AppleInsider 8:25 AM
  • "All the Q3 AAPL numbers analysts are expecting to hear today; listen live" 9to5Mac 8:25 AM
  • "Munster: This Is a Time to Be Optimistic on Apple" Bloomberg Video 8:00 AM
  • "Did Apple Sell 50 Million iPhones? No" 24/7 Wall St. 7:57 AM
  • "Apple's September Quarter Guidance Could Be Significantly Short Of Expectations" Seeking Alpha 9:47 AM
  • "Could We Be Looking At A Guide Up From Apple When It Reports Tonight?" Forbes 7:16 AM
Industry News
  • "Dow tripped up by McDonald's; Nasdaq hits 2016 high: McDonald's posts biggest percentage decline in 7 years" MarketWatch 6:35 PM
  • "S&P 500 Goes Nowhere as Earnings Drive Choppiness: A wave of key earnings report out overnight and this morning swept Wall Street away on Tuesday." TheStreet 6:35 PM
  • "Asian markets mixed after U.S. stocks take dip" USA Today 6:34 PM
  • "Dow Slips as Key Earnings Reports Disappoint: Investors cautious as they wait for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in the coming months" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:34 PM
  • "Nikkei falls after disappointing report on stimulus plan" MarketWatch 9:23 AM
  • "European stocks slip as investors weigh corporate updates, central bank moves" MarketWatch 9:24 AM

 
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