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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, August 1, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Did Apple just grab a slice of Uber? A lot of people will be talking about news this morning that Didi is to buy Uber China in a deal valued at around $35 billion, a deal that puts Apple firmly in the ride-sharing market."  Computerworld 7:04 AM
  • "Apple is now an investor in the world's biggest ride-sharing companies"  Quartz 7:15 AM
  • "Apple now owns a piece of Uber?" CNNMoney 10:19 AM
  • "Uber-Didi Deal: Another Hint at Apple's Car Ambitions?" 24/7 Wall St. 8:58 AM
  • "Didi to buy Uber's China business in $35 billion deal" ["All of China's technology heavyweights will be stakeholders in Didi, as Uber shareholder Baidu will gain a stake. Apple Inc recently made a rare $1 billion investment in Didi."] Reuters 7:13 AM
  • "Apple partner Didi Chuxing to buy Uber China for $1 billion" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
  • "Apple's China Business Did Not Fall Off A Cliff"  Seeking Alpha 7:09 AM
  • "Court Issues New Order in VirnetX - Apple Lawsuit: Court Orders Retrial of Previously Consolidated Cases as Two Separate Matters" PRNewswire 8:37 AM
  • "Judge voids VirnetX's $625.6 million Apple verdict; VirnetX plunges" Reuters 9:32 AM
  • "Judge Throws Out $625 Million VirnetX Verdict Against Apple, Sets Two Separate Retrials" MacRumors 11:21 AM
  • "Judge wipes out patent troll's $625M verdict against Apple/Judge: Repeated references to an earlier trial prejudiced jury against Apple." Ars Technica 8:13 PM
  • "Apple Prevails in Court Ruling, Saves $650 Million for Now" 24/7 Wall St. 1:04 PM
  • "Apple to Supreme Court: Let's End This Samsung Patent Fight/Samsung stole Apple's patents and should end its court appeal, Apple's lawyers wrote." PC Magazine 2:53 PM
OS X
News
  • "macOS Sierra beta 4 is now available to developers" Cult of Mac 12:51 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Apple Releases iTunes 12.4.3 With Playlist Syncing Fix" MacRumors 12:48 PM
  • "Transform Google Chrome into the ultimate browsing tool" ZDNet 8:42 AM
  • "FunctionFlip for your flipping f-keys" Six Colors 1:04 PM
  • "Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone on Your Mac" MacMost 9:19 AM
  • "uDesktop NEXT for OS X is a solid desktop wallpaper app with access to gorgeous images" Apple World Today 7:45 AM
  • "Put Cloud Storage Into The Mac's Finder" Mac360 7:54 AM
  • "A New Way Writers Can Write On A Mac And Publish Online" TeraTalks 7:38 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Why Final Cut Pro X needs a fourth edit mode" fcp.co 7:45 AM
Press Releases
  • "Mac app makes nighttime browsing easier on the eyes" Mashable 7:45 PM
  • "SIGGRAPH 2016: Computer Graphics Show Round-Up" Architosh 11:55 AM
  • "Cocktail 8.9.2 (Yosemite Edition) has been released." Maintain 9:33 AM
  • "Lightroom CC 2015.6.1 and Lightroom 6.6.1" TidBITS 7:44 AM
  • "Invoices 3.0.1 the Mac only application to create and manage commercial invoices aimed at small business." Tension Software 7:03 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Elon Musk wants Tesla and SolarCity to do something that would make Steve Jobs proud: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is often compared to the late Steve Jobs, as a Silicon Alley visionary. But Musk is much more a technologist than Jobs ever was." Business Insider 8:55 AM
  • "Maps: the new frontier in the tech arms race/Uber is entering the mapping business, taking on Google, Apple and TomTom. And this isn't just about taxi pickups – the future of driverless cars is at stake" The Guardian 10:05 AM
  • "Watch Apple sell 18 iPhones in the time it took you to read this headline" 9to5Mac 7:19 AM
  • "Apple sells nearly 400 iPhones per minute (and other insane Stats)" Business Insider 9:13 AM
  • "Apple Launches iBooks Twitter Account, Promotes Harry Potter" AppAdvice 7:36 AM
  • "Apple Launches New iBooks Instagram Account" MacTrast 7:37 AM
  • "Apple's new ad really wants you to believe the iPad Pro is a full computer" The Verge 5:05 PM
  • "Apple's new ad: iPad Pro — What's a Computer?" The Loop 5:04 PM
  • "Twitter's Communications Boss Leaves Company: Natalie Kerris departs Twitter just months after joining. Company CMO Leslie Berland will take over communications." BuzzFeed 7:45 PM
  • "Former Apple PR exec Natalie Kerris leaving new gig at Twitter after less than 6 months" 9to5Mac 7:45 PM
  • "Singapore Apple reseller CEO quits as local store looms" ZDNet 7:23 AM
  • "Apple shuttlebus drivers vote in favor of first contract after unionization" AppleInsider 2:46 PM
  • "This Pokemon Go iPhone screen cover may be stolen IP, but you'll still want it" The Next Web 12:03 PM
  • "Pokémon Go update angers players by removing key features - here's what's new" Telegraph 7:36 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Macintosh SE gets supersized" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "200M Yahoo accounts go up for sale on digital black market" IDG News Service 9:26 PM
  • "Google Daydream is looking for the 'Citizen Kane' of VR games" VentureBeat 9:09 PM
  • "Employees are 'exhausted' by the constant need to check email after hours, study finds" Business Insider 8:12 PM
  • "Multitouch is about to get more advanced thanks to Qeexo" Engadget 3:47 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Dalrymple Report: With special guest Christina Warren" The Loop 6:30 PM
  • "Weekly Podcast 194: Racing With Apple On The Red Road" Apple'n'Apps 6:16 PM
  • "How the Apple Car will make you money, and more fun stuff about robot vehicles [Podcast interview] Cult of Mac 3:25 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview with SCC Director of Mobile App Development Tim DeBenedictis" The Mac Observer 2:42 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-01: Licensing iOS, Didi Buys Uber China" The Mac Observer 12:47 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "Purported Mute switch leak reaffirms rumors of Space Black iPhone 7 model" iDownload Blog 9:13 AM
  • "Is this proof of 'Space Black' iPhone 7? New image leaked" TrustedReviews 9:19 AM
  • "Alleged iPhone 7 Mute Button Corroborates Rumor of New Space Black Color [Photo] iClarified 9:41 AM
  • "Video claims to show Apple EarPods with Lightning connector" iLounge 9:14 AM
  • "Apple to give 'unprecedented' talk on iOS 10 security at upcoming hacker conference" BGR 7:54 AM
  • "Warning: Some people using the new iPhone jailbreak are seeing credit card, PayPal account breaches" BGR 11:20 AM
  • "Worldwide Tablet Shipments Decline More Than 12% in Second Quarter as the Market Shifts Its Focus Toward Productivity, According to IDC" ["Apple's launch of its second detachable helped lessen its year-over-year decline to 9%, but more importantly it helped raise Apple's average selling price (ASP) and revenue. Price reductions on previous generation iPads and the latest Pro iterations are expected to have the same effect for the remainder of 2016 as the consumer and enterprise audiences evaluate their needs."] Business Wire 9:22 AM
  • "IDC: Tablet shipments decline for seventh straight quarter, Android dominates with 65% share" VentureBeat 9:21 AM
  • "Apple grows share of total tablet market despite sales decline" MarketWatch 9:13 AM
  • "IDC: Apple increases worldwide tablet lead in Q2 despite iPad sales decline" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
  • "Despite 'difficulty to compete' with iOS and Windows, Android tablets still reign supreme" Pocketnow 10:05 AM
  • "IDC: Apple increases worldwide tablet lead in Q2 despite iPad sales decline" 9to5Mac 12:52 PM
  • "Apple adds more gender diverse emoji in iOS 10"  Apple 1:30 PM
  • "iOS 10 Beta 4 Includes Dozens of New Emoji Promoting Gender Equality" MacRumors 12:37 PM
  • "With iOS 10, Apple Steps Up Emoji Gender Diversity" PC Magazine 9:12 PM
  • "iOS 10 Beta 4 Download Now Available For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch" Redmond Pie 11:57 AM
  • "Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of iOS 10 to Developers" MacRumors 11:57 AM
  • "Apple releases watchOS 3 beta 4 for Apple Watch to developers" 9to5Mac 11:57 AM
  • "Apple seeds tvOS 10 beta 4 for Apple TV to developers" 9to5Mac 11:57 AM
  • "iOS 10 beta 4 adds introduction explaining Apple's Control Center changes" AppleInsider 1:15 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Fix 'Pangu Is No Longer Available' Error After iOS 9.3.3 Jailbreak, Here's How" Redmond Pie 8:13 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:03 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:03 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:03 AM
  • "QuickerTek Offers 20% Off of Solar Panel MacBook And iDevice Chargers For August" MacPrices 11:55 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Audio-Technica ATH-A1000Z Art Monitor Headphones" iLounge 2:41 PM
  • "A Chromebook revelation by a Mac user: A Chromebook is a lot cheaper than a MacBook, and it's capable enough for a lot of people." Macworld 7:19 AM
  • "Boombotix REX: a tiny speaker with surprisingly big sound" Apple World Today 7:44 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Hands-on: New iOS 10 beta 4 features + changes [Video] 9to5Mac 6:16 PM
  • "Features And Changes: Everything That's New In iOS 10 Beta 4" Redmond Pie 8:53 PM
  • "Notebooks for iOS and Mac Organizes Your Research and Reference Materials" MacStories 10:40 AM
  • "Channels review: Turn your iPad or iPhone into a handheld TV" Macworld 8:07 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "Touch ID Trick: Train Multiple Fingerprints at Once" The Mac Observer 11:18 AM
  • "How to reset forgotten passcode iOS" PC Advisor 10:13 AM
  • "I can't quit you, iOS 10 beta: Having a hard time leaving the iOS 10 beta? A single file makes the difference." Macworld 7:36 AM
Tips
  • "Keyboards may be leaking secrets, but probably not yours: Some wireless keyboards use little or no security to protect what you're typing. Check your model." Macworld 10:12 AM
  • "10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Apple Photos Master" Gizmodo UK 10:12 AM
  • "Snapchat: 10 tips, tricks, and cheats for making the best snaps!" iMore 8:09 AM
  • "6 ways to make the most of iOS 9's Notification Center" Macworld 7:20 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple's Latest High-Profile Automotive Hire Is A Smart Move" Forbes 4:45 PM
  • "What if the iPhone 8's screen is even more durable than Gorilla Glass 5?" BGR 2:51 PM
  • "If the iPhone 7 looks like the iPhone 6s, that could be a big problem for Apple"  ZDNet 11:32 AM
  • "Apple's Biggest Bright Spot Is Putting The Heat On Spotify: Apple's second-quarter earnings report wasn't quite as bad as investors feared on July 26, and a bright spot came in the company's Services business, which grew sales 19% year-over-year. While investors cheered, that may be an ominous sign for Apple Music competitor Spotify." Forbes 10:39 AM
  • "Freshly Squeezed Op-Ed: Et tu, Apple?" YMP Now 10:30 AM
  • "Google and Apple: Apple could be the next AOL"  Network World 9:57 AM
  • "Former Apple Store Employees Provide Amusing Glimpse Into Company's Retail Culture" MacRumors 10:39 AM
  • "Amid amusing tales, Apple Store Genius explains how to score a free replacement product" 9to5Mac 9:14 AM
  • "Apple Car: 'This Won't Work" Mac360 8:32 AM
  • "Blame Streaming TV Apps For No Apple Streaming Television Package" NoodleMac 8:32 AM
  • "Apple And Google, Flushing Money Away" Mac360 8:07 AM
  • "Apple's Timing With 'No Headphone Jack' On iPhone 7 Is Perfect" BohemianBoomer 7:56 AM
  • "Apple's now an investor in Uber" BGR 7:44 AM
  • "Following Apple's $1B investment in Didi Chuxing, company buys out UberChina" 9to5Mac 7:21 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Why U.S. tech companies can't figure out China" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:15 PM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 7:54 AM
  • "This Way To The Tech Cartoons ..." Forbes 7:08 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "BMW begins Apple CarPlay support with paid upgrades to 2 Series" AppleInsider 6:16 PM
  • "These are all the cars that currently support Apple CarPlay" iMore 3:18 PM
  • "Best Art Gallery Apps for Apple TV" AppAdvice 2:45 PM
  • "Here's the Upcoming Apple TV 'Remote' App" MacRumors 2:41 PM
  • "Pangu: untethered jailbreak is not coming for iOS 9.3.3" iDownload Blog 12:36 PM
  • "Apple Maps adds more transit and parking data ahead of iOS 10 redesign" TechCrunch 12:36 PM
  • "Longtime Shareware Payments Processor Kagi Shuts Down" MacRumors 9:50 AM
  • "Google Maps for iOS Gets Multi-Stop Directions" PC Magazine 9:32 AM
  • "Apple brings Maps transit coverage to Prague in Czech Republic" AppleInsider 8:41 AM
  • "Apple Maps Transit directions launch in Prague" iDownload Blog 8:37 AM
  • "Gipper™ for the 21st Century: New App Makes Sharing Sports Highlights Easy" PRNewswire 9:49 AM
  • "New App Creates Custom Restaurant Menus so Diners with Food Allergies can DineSafe™" PRNewswire 8:37 AM
  • "Kabam And Hasbro Team Up To Develop Transformers Mobile Game" PRNewswire 8:37 AM
  • "Many Pokémon-tracking apps shutting down following Pokémon GO update" iDownload Blog 7:44 AM
  • "GunKinger Bonanza slings into the App Store on Apple TV" prMac 2:45 PM
  • "Startup releases Referlocals: A Free App exclusive to North Texas" prMac 8:41 AM
  • "New Way of Packing: uPackingList for iOS coming to the App Store" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "LastThink Releases Congo TV Online 4.5 for iOS" prMac 7:18 AM
  • "Bungee Jump Challenge on iOS, Apple TV, Android, Windows 10 Phone and PC" prMac 7:18 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft sells $20bn of debt to fund LinkedIn deal" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:30 PM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary update is not driving enterprises to switch" BetaNews 12:29 PM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Edition May Finally Bring New Consumer Hardware Sales" Forbes 10:03 AM
  • "Study: Windows 10 corporate holdouts still 'dipping their toes,' but more may soon take the plunge" GeekWire 9:58 AM
  • "Windows 10's PC worldwide market share rose to over 21% in July" Windows Central 9:58 AM
  • "Most businesses are preparing to upgrade to Windows 10" TechRadar UK 9:57 AM
  • "Microsoft Pushes Win 10 Anniversary Update With PC Discounts" PC Magazine 1:14 PM
  • "Windows 10 bagged one in five computer users in year one" The Inquirer 9:33 AM
  • "Microsoft just made Windows 10 more secure" TechRadar UK 9:33 AM
  • "Microsoft tightens up Windows 10 security by requiring kernel mode drivers to be digitally signed" BetaNews 9:24 AM
  • "The Free Upgrade Brought Windows 10 on 20 Percent of the PCs in the World" Softpedia 9:23 AM
  • "Microsoft to Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update ISO Tomorrow" Softpedia 9:22 AM
  • "How to upgrade to Windows 10 for free" TechRadar UK 9:23 AM
  • "You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free" Softpedia 9:20 AM
  • "IBM Said to Be in Early Talks to Acquire Revel Systems" Bloomberg 3:19 PM
  • "IBM's DeepFlash 150: Got half a million bucks for a fat, fast JBOF* box?" The Register 9:12 AM
  • "HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error" BBC 9:08 AM
  • "HP PageWide Pro 577dw MFP: Great speed, solid output quality (Tech Review)" IndiaTimes 9:07 AM
  • "BYOD may be coming to an end at EMC as Dell merger looms" D CIO 9:06 AM
  • "Dell backs glaucoma detection start-up and social news network" startups 9:05 AM
  • "SSL Flaw in Intel Crosswalk Exposes Apps to MitM Attacks" SecurityWeek 9:03 AM
  • "Businesses are vulnerable due to shortage of cybersecurity talent; study" ITP Technology 9:02 AM
  • "Oracle and the Gaping Legacy Hole" GuruFocus 8:34 AM
  • "Oracle and the Gaping Legacy Hole - Part 2" GuruFocus 8:35 AM
  • "Oracle's Cloud Guru on How Cloud Services Will Transform Companies and Oracle Itself" TheStreet 6:31 PM
  • "Oracle India joins SBI to foster digital skills initiative" Financial Express 8:33 AM
  • "Cisco warns ransomware scams are targeting enterprises" Channel Eye 8:30 AM
  • "Auto crypto algo validation? Protocol prototype here" The Register 8:30 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple, Twitter and DuPont: Doug Kass' Views" TheStreet 7:44 AM
  • "Apple Beat Q3, but Here's Two Things You Likely Missed" Investopedia 7:43 AM
  • "A New 'Dent' in the Digital Universe/Steve Jobs once said that he wanted to 'make a dent in the universe.' The legendary founder and CEO of Apple certainly dinged the cosmos, by creating astonishing products that transformed our lives. In the process, he helped make a lot of people rich." Investing Daily 10:12 AM
  • "Is Apple Inc. a Good Stock to Own in Retirement?" InvestorPlace 9:56 AM
  • "One of Australia's Top-Performing Funds Is on a Tech Spree" Bloomberg 7:12 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks end lower as crude oil re-enters bear market: Tesla and SolarCity fall after reaching merger deal" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
  • "S&P 500, Dow Drop as Crude Closes at April Low: Crude oil was deadweight for Wall Street on Monday as continued worries over an international supply glut kept commodity traders bearish." TheStreet 4:07 PM
  • "S&P 500 ends shy of high as stocks fizzle on GDP" USA Today 4:07 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Lower as Oil Prices Skid: Investors digest economic data, weigh chances of central bank easing" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:06 PM
  • "Asian markets rise as odds of Fed rate hike wane: Asian shares rose Monday as chances diminished for a near-term U.S. interest-rate increase, and as investors shrugged off the bad news in a batch of mixed regional economic data." MarketWatch 7:36 AM
  • "European stocks drop as bank shares flip lower after stress tests: European stocks declined on Monday, with bank shares losing steam following stress-test results for the industry, and as an update on eurozone manufacturing activity showed further slowing." MarketWatch 11:51 AM

 
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