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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, August 4, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple's new TV plan is a TV guide: Tim Cook doesn't want to sell you TV anymore. He wants to tell you what's on TV."  Recode 2:46 PM
  • "Apple Working on Digital Television Guide for Apple TV" MacRumors 4:13 PM
  • "Apple reportedly developing universal TV guide for streaming channels across Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad" 9to5Mac 4:12 PM
  • "Apple Can Now Sell Power as Tech Giants Boost Energy Investments"  Bloomberg 12:12 PM
  • "Apple Energy gets federal approval to sell power into wholesale markets" AppleInsider 1:40 PM
  • "Apple wins regulatory approval to begin selling excess energy from its solar farms" 9to5Mac 9:29 PM
  • "Over 100 of the world's leading design professionals file Amicus brief supporting Apple" [63-page PDF] Apple 8:13 AM
  • "Designers come out for Apple in patent fight with Samsung"  Reuters 8:39 AM
  • "Over 100 leading design professionals file amicus brief supporting Apple in Supreme Court case vs. Samsung" AppleInsider 8:35 AM
  • "Star designers side with Apple in Samsung patent case" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 AM
  • "Apple says it now pays women, men, whites and minorities equally: Apple says that it has achieved its goal of establishing equal pay for women and men, and it's also becoming more diverse by ramping up its hiring of non-whites and women."  CNNMoney 8:08 AM
  • "Apple: We've eliminated the gender pay gap/Tech giant now pays women equally to men, claims annual diversity report" IT PRO 8:51 AM
  • "Apple has released slightly improved workplace diversity figures" The Inquirer 8:50 AM
  • "Apple's New Squirt Gun Emoji Hides a Big Political Statement"  Wired 8:00 AM
  • "Apple is coming for our gun emoji: The new 'water pistol' isn't an equal swap" Salon 8:47 AM
  • "A Proposed Alternative Approach to Apple's Redesigned Pistol Emoji" ["If Apple goes ahead with this change in the public iOS 10 release, one person could innocently tweet a toy and have that be seen by others as a weapon."]  MacStories 9:42 AM
  • "First Click: Apple should stop selling four-year-old computers"  The Verge 8:06 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Uses Black Hat Conference to Launch Bug Bounty Program, Will Pay up to $200K" The Mac Observer 8:28 PM
  • "Apple's new security bug bounty program: What you need to know!" iMore 8:24 PM
  • "Apple's bug bounty program favors quality over quantity" ITworld 9:35 PM
  • "Apple joins the bug bounty party with $200,000 top prize: Cupertino will match bounties if hackers donate them to charity" The Register 9:36 PM
  • "1Password's new individual subscription plan protects your passwords across devices: Now individuals can get the benefits of a 1Password subscription." PCWorld 9:53 AM
  • "1Password is slowly switching to a subscription model" TechCrunch 1:30 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to use Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra: This new feature in Apple's latest Mac operating system promises to free up precious storage space." Macworld 8:03 AM
  • "Art Text 3 review: Bend 3D text to your will with this slick Mac design app" Macworld 8:34 AM
  • "How far back Time Machine archives can migrate to new versions: What happens if you have a Time Machine backup of an old version of OS X, and you want to transfer the data to a new Mac?" Macworld 8:03 AM
  • "The best apps to get when switching from Mac to Windows: These four utilities can help a Mac vet feel right at home on Microsoft's platform" The Verge 9:55 AM
  • "Spot Maps for OS X makes it easier to manage a home network" Apple World Today 7:52 AM
  • "iTunes Album Cover Art As Mac Screensaver" Mac360 7:52 AM
Op/Ed
  • "The Browser Is A Dangerous Tracking App" Mac360 8:31 AM
Press Releases
  • "New Airy 3.0 for Mac can download YouTube channels" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "Tension Software announces DB-Text 1.6.1 a tool to open and edit tab and comma separated documents on OS X" Tension Software 7:52 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Vaynerchuk And will.i.am Join Planet Of The Apps As Mentors" PRNewswire 1:43 PM
  • "Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Apple's 'Planet of the Apps' Reality Series: Will.i.am, tech investor Gary Vaynerchuk also named mentors for app-developer competition show"  Variety 10:30 AM
  • "Gwyneth Paltrow and Gary Vaynerchuk sign on to Apple's 'Planet of the Apps' reality TV show" 9to5Mac 10:30 AM
  • "Apple Music 'Planet of the Apps' series brings on Paltrow, Vaynerchuk, will.i.am" AppleInsider 1:30 PM
  • "You'll probably get hooked on 'Planet of the Apps', get used to it" Apple Must 1:25 PM
  • "Apple developers will have to impress Gwyneth Paltrow in new reality show" Macworld 1:27 PM
  • "Gwyneth Paltrow and Will.i.am join Apple's reality TV show: Imagine 'The Voice' meets 'Shark Tank' in the App Store." Engadget 4:13 PM
  • "Apple's App Store has a 'record-breaking' July: Tim Cook reveals firm has now paid out $50bn to developers" V3 8:34 AM
  • "Apple's App Store has now paid more than $50B to developers" Digital Trends 8:40 AM
  • "Apple's App Store just had its best month ever — and it's probably because of Pokémon" Business Insider 9:04 AM
  • "Samsung's latest invention looks suspiciously like the Apple Watch"  Business Insider 4:12 PM
  • "Samsung Caught Using Apple Watch Design Figures in a Recent Patent Filing" Patently Apple 5:38 PM
  • "Samsung Uses Apple Watch Illustrations in Smartwatch Patent Application" The Mac Observer 5:42 PM
  • "Apple's Huge Investment in Didi Chuxing Was Behind Uber China Deal" MacRumors 8:04 AM
  • "Apple ID hackers using Find My iPhone lock message to demand ransom" 9to5Mac 8:03 AM
  • "Apple and Maya Angelou team up for Olympics ad" CNNMoney 10:16 AM
  • "Apple celebrates diversity in new iPhone ad to air during the Olympics" The Verge 10:17 AM
  • "What Everyday Users Should Know About Messaging App Encryption" Forbes 8:46 AM
  • "Did Pokemon GO make Pokemon harder to catch?" 148Apps 8:34 AM
  • "Niantic just made it a lot harder to catch Pokemon" BGR 8:10 AM
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple fires first shot in war against Samsung" Cult of Mac 8:34 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Elon Musk says Tesla's autonomous car 'will blow people's minds,' and soon" BGR 8:11 PM
  • "Nintendo NX Graphics Performance To Reportedly Land Somewhere Between PS3 And PS4" HotHardware 5:29 PM
  • "For some reason, the reclusive Google founders are in Singapore" Recode 4:12 PM
  • "California to put all your power-hungry PCs onto a low carb(on) diet" The Register 2:00 PM
  • "Facebook Takes Further Steps to Reduce 'Clickbait'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:58 PM
  • "Here's How Your Facebook Feed Is About to Change" Time 2:00 PM
  • "Walking into people while browsing on your phone? Maybe it's time for a digital detox" ZDNet 10:30 AM
  • "Terminator-Like Liquid Metals Enable Elastic Electronics" Motherboard 8:51 AM
  • "Samsung hopes more developers engage to create new edge features" ZDNet 8:46 AM
  • "Hackers Fool Tesla Autopilot Into Making Obstacles 'Disappear' -- But Don't Panic About Crashes Yet" Forbes 8:46 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Podcast 519: Three cheers for App Camp for Girls" Macworld 2:58 PM
  • "Two And A Half Geeks 8/4/16: NVIDIA Titan X, Radeon RX 470, Alienware Aurora R5, Samsung Galaxy Note7, And More" HotHardware 2:39 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-04: Stolen iPhone Phishing Scam, Watch the Olympics Online" The Mac Observer 1:25 PM
  • "iMore show 519: Slow jammin' the Apple news" iMore 8:34 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "New iPhone 7 photos claim to be the real thing; earlier blue 'mockup' too" 9to5Mac 8:53 AM
  • "First Video of Working iPhone 7 Shows Camera in Action" MacRumors 10:17 AM
  • "Photos Show First Functional, Powered On iPhone 7" MacRumors 9:53 AM
  • "Real iPhone 7 shown powered on for the first time in new leaked photos" BGR 8:59 AM
  • "New iPhone 7 Plus Mockup Has Us Singing The Blues In More Ways Than One" HotHardware 5:29 PM
  • "Apple Is Developing Wireless Earbuds With Custom Low-Power Bluetooth Chip" Forbes 2:37 PM
  • "SIG: Learning about AMD's Radeon Pro WX Graphics Card Debut" Architosh 12:27 PM
  • "Apple's latest iOS 10 beta enables faster text deletion with 3D Touch" AppleInsider 9:52 AM
  • "Apple Releases iOS 9.3.4 With 'Important Security Update'" MacRumors 12:12 PM
  • "Apple releases iOS 9.3.4 security update for iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 12:12 PM
  • "Download iOS 9.3.4 IPSW For iPhone And iPad [Direct Links] Redmond Pie 12:12 PM
  • "Apple thwarts jailbreakers with iOS 9.3.4 update" Ars Technica 4:14 PM
  • "Warning: Apple Killed Pangu Jailbreak With Release of iOS 9.3.4" iClarified 1:42 PM
  • "Apple Patches Pangu Jailbreak Exploit with iOS 9.3.4" The Mac Observer 1:41 PM
  • "Downgrade iOS 9.3.4 To iOS 9.3.3 And Jailbreak While Apple Is Still Signing The Firmware" Redmond Pie 2:08 PM
  • "Download Pangu 1.1 Jailbreak For iOS 9.3.3 With 'Embedded Certificate' Option [English Version Only] Redmond Pie 8:34 AM
  • "Pangu 1.1 Released With Option to Install Jailbreak App That Works Until April 2017" iClarified 12:16 PM
  • "Tight AMOLED supply causing problems for manufacturing, could impact Apple" AppleInsider 9:53 AM
Apple Patent Applications
  • "Apple Inventions Cover Dual Lens iPhone 7 Camera, Waterproof Buttons & More" Patently Apple 8:33 AM
  • "Apple Invents Multi-Device Wireless Disable and Enable Feature" Patently Apple 8:34 AM
  • "Patent Report: future Smart Covers for the iPad could have their own built-in displays" Apple World Today 8:35 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "About the security content of iOS 9.3.4" Apple Support 2:37 PM
  • "Apple rolls out iOS 9.3.4 with 'an important security update'" Neowin 6:02 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "12" iPad Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:51 AM
  • "9" iPad Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:51 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:51 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Standzout Helix Dock for Apple Watch" iLounge 2:36 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Use the Apple TV Remote app: Learn how to use the Apple TV Remote app to control your Apple TV." Apple Support 2:37 PM
  • "'Battle Champs' Review - A Great Blend of Ideas" Touch Arcade 4:13 PM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple's TV show is about driving people back to its apps: Apple is investing in shows that tie into other Apple stuff" The Verge 6:32 PM
  • "Apple should stop peddling four-year-old Macs" MacDailyNews 8:27 PM
  • "Stolen iPhones and Identity Theft" MacStories 2:37 PM
  • "Stolen iPhone? Watch Out for Identity Theft Phishing Schemes" The Mac Observer 5:41 PM
  • "'We're Apple. We don't wear suits. We don't even own suits.'" iDownload Blog 12:16 PM
  • "Why is Firewire target mode on a MacBook Pro so loud" Foliovision 12:05 PM
  • "In wake of London stabbing rampage, will Apple replace their knife emoji with a plastic spork?" MacDailyNews 10:14 AM
  • "So, what if your computer was an iPad Pro? In its latest ad, Apple is not just implying that the iPad Pro can replace your PC, but saying it is actually going to do more than your PC." Recode 9:52 AM
  • "Opinion: It's time to consign passwords to history, and Apple should take the lead"  9to5Mac 9:49 AM
  • "Don't you understand? Samsung 'flattery' killed product design" Apple Must 9:01 AM
  • "Apple brings a squirt gun to the emoji arms race" Macworld 12:16 PM
  • "On Exercising Your 'Right' To iPhone Emoji" PixoBebo 8:31 AM
  • "iPhone 7 Needs What Galaxy Note 7 Has" Mac360 8:07 AM
  • "Apple brings a squirt gun to the emoji arms race" Macworld 8:03 AM
  • "TV Is Dying So Blame Apple" McSolo 7:51 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Microsoft just replaced its toy gun emoji with a real handgun" MacDailyNews 8:24 PM
  • "Why most people won't use a smartphone iris scanner (a la the Galaxy Note 7's)" Computerworld 2:22 PM
  • "Kagi Shuts Down After Falling Prey to Fraud" TidBITS 1:31 PM
  • "Google's new Nexus phones might look amazing after all" BGR 9:55 AM
  • "Mint 18 review: 'Just works' Linux doesn't get any better than this" Ars Technica 8:33 AM
  • "Mingis on Tech: Roller coasters with a twist -- virtual reality!" Computerworld 8:00 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Depthicons by Ryan Petrich & Surenix brings parallax effects to your app icons" iDownload Blog 2:59 PM
  • "Comics and Audiobooks on the Apple TV" AppAdvice 2:36 PM
  • "Revamped Apple Store iOS App With 'For You' Recommendations Now Live" MacRumors 2:10 PM
  • "Apple Store iOS app updated with new recommendation features" 9to5Mac 2:10 PM
  • "Goal Zero launches battery & solar charging attachments for Otterbox uniVERSE iPhone case" 9to5Mac 1:42 PM
  • "DEVONthink To Go 2.0, Rewritten from Scratch and with Next-Gen Sync" DEVONtechnologies 10:14 AM
  • "Dropbox Paper Now Open to Anyone; Gets iOS, Android Apps" PC Magazine 9:53 AM
  • "5 Best iPhone Car Mounts To Keep Your Smartphone In Sight And Stable" Digital Trends 8:52 AM
  • "Apple Music on Android graduated from beta status" Mashable 9:53 AM
  • "Apple Music Is Officially Available for Android Users" Money 8:50 AM
  • "Apple Music exits beta on Android with 3.3 stars" TechCrunch 8:46 AM
  • "American Food and Vending Selects the PayRange Mobile Payment System to Deploy on Vending Machines" PRNewswire 8:38 AM
  • "Military.com creates free mobile app to help military members transition successfully" PRNewswire 8:38 AM
  • "Quest Diagnostics Launches New Digital Dementia Assessment Test to Aid Physicians' Assessment of" PRNewswire 8:38 AM
  • "Apple Lands Two Streaming Exclusives for August" RazorianFly 8:30 AM
  • "Google Maps will make it easier to find a parking spot" BGR 8:10 AM
  • "How we built the iDB app – part 2: from design to code" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "Early phonics spelling adventures: Trilo Spelling - App for students K-2" prMac 8:33 AM
  • "New Final guitar app makes learning how to play guitar extremely easy" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "LastThink Releases Myanmar TV Online 4.5 for iOS" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "Happy Daycare Stories - The first 3D Playhouse in the App Store" prMac 8:06 AM
  • "Cycling and running app Strava adds Beacon safety feature: Your safety contact can see where you're working out" The Verge 8:05 AM
  • "Dropbox's answer to Google Docs is now available on iOS and Android" The Verge 8:05 AM
  • "Just Mobile's Lounge Dock is an attractive, multi-purpose Apple Watch dock" Apple World Today 7:52 AM
Computer Industry
  • "IBM Develops Artificial Neurons to Speed Up Cognitive Computing" eWeek 11:39 AM
  • "IBM scientists claim neural computing breakthrough: But will the artificial neurons be up to a big night out?" The Inquirer 6:47 AM
  • "IBM researcher builds a phase-change capable artificial neuron: Significantly, it's built of trusted materials and can scale down microscopically." Engadget 6:45 AM
  • "IBM Researchers Manage To Create The First Artificial Neuron" Chronicle Council 8:54 AM
  • "IBM scientists create artificial neurons and synapses using PCM" News Tonight Africa 8:54 AM
  • "IBM sees $1 billion deal signings with Apple partnership: The deal, struck in July 2014, has yielded over 100 enterprise apps being developed and over 2,000 client engagements for IBM" Business Standard 8:54 AM
  • "PSA: Windows 7 and 8 keys apparently still work for free Windows 10 upgrades" ExtremeTech 11:38 AM
  • "Why Microsoft's Satya Nadella equates LinkedIn with Minecraft" TechCrunch 12:15 PM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Update: 11 things you need to know/Our favourite new features and improvements" The Inquirer 6:47 AM
  • "Microsoft boasts better performance, efficiency and security on Edge with Anniversary Update" Neowin 1:19 PM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Update Ends as a Tale of Two Computers" eWeek 6:48 AM
  • "Raspberry Pi 3 gets the Windows 10 anniversary update: The Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Update will make the OS easier to use on the developer board" IDG News Service 5:59 PM
  • "Microsoft adds five new AI chat bots to Skype" The Verge 7:05 AM
  • "LinkedIn registers strong quarter ahead of Microsoft merger" Seeking Alpha 5:29 PM
  • "Intel Moves Forward with Transition Away from PCs" eWeek 6:45 AM
  • "Intel scientist teases depth-sensing 'horn' for HTC Vive: Details are scant, but it could do hand or environment tracking." Engadget 6:45 AM
  • "Intel recalls Basis Peak fitness trackers due to fire hazard, kills product line" ExtremeTech 5:36 PM
  • "Intel Recalls Basis Peak Fitness Watches" CDR Info 8:27 AM
  • "Intel Recalls Overheating Smartwatches Causing Burns, Offers Refunds: 'Stop using the smartwatch immediately and return it'" Softpedia 8:28 AM
  • "Intel recalls Basis Peak smartwatches due to device overheating: Recall comes after a failed attempt to fix the issue with a software update." Ars Technica 8:55 AM
  • "AMD Launches Radeon RX 470 For Mainstream Gamers" NDTV Gadgets 8:27 AM
  • "Dell computers compatible with Windows 10 Anniversary Update" Windows report 8:26 AM
  • "Dell SE2717H is The Company's First Monitor to Support AMD FreeSync" TechFrag 8:26 AM
  • "A Conversation about Oracle's' Chief Customer Officer Experience, With Jeb Dasteel" Customer Think 8:56 AM
  • "US Internet Speeds Improve, Still Lag Behind Other Countries" InformationWeek 9:28 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Why Apple Is Eyeing Investments in Emerging Markets" Market Realist 8:39 AM
  • "Apple Stock Is Thursday's 'Chart of the Day'" TheStreet 12:16 PM
Industry News
  • "Wall Street Takes Pause Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report: Wall Street appears to take pause on Thursday ahead of the July jobs report, the most critical economic data release of any month." TheStreet 5:24 PM
  • "Wall St Flat as Investors Hold Off Ahead of Jobs Data" FOXBusiness 1:23 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Near Break-Even as Pound Sinks After BOE Stimulus" Nasdaq 1:23 PM
  • "Stocks flat after Bank of England cuts rates" USA Today 1:24 PM
  • "Dow Industrials Slip Into Summer Malaise: Investors await monthly nonfarm-payrolls report on Friday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:25 PM
  • "Nikkei ends switchback day higher, as Asia markets mostly rise" MarketWatch 8:13 AM
  • "FTSE 100 surges as Bank of England ramps up stimulus" MarketWatch 8:13 AM

 
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