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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, August 21, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple shakes up retail workforce with new and renamed job titles, other changes"  AppleInsider 8:51 PM
  • "Recent deaths reopen scrutiny of Foxconn working conditions"  MarketWatch 8:33 PM
  • "Apple under Tim Cook: A nicer company, but a better one? Cook hits his five-year anniversary as CEO this week. CNET takes a look at how Apple has changed during his tenure."  CNET 7:53 AM
  • "Apple and Google are strange bedfellows vs. robocalls" Modern Readers 6:41 AM
  • "10-year wait for Korean firm's Apple car battery: analysts"  The Korea Herald 6:41 AM
  • "Apple recently entertained the idea of acquiring Lyft" BGR 1:25 PM
  • "Barbara Streisand claims Tim Cook promised to change Siri just for her" Mashable 8:33 PM
  • "Irish love affair with brands bears rich pickings for both Apple and Samsung"  Irish Independent 8/20
  • "iPad Pro or MacBook? The best Apple gear for college"  InfoWorld 8/20
  • "An Apple a Day: Waiting On the Big Announcements" Fortune 8/20
  • "Apple Annapolis latest to get 'next generation' retail treatment"  AppleInsider 8/20
OS X
News
  • "Google saying buh-bye to Chrome Apps for Windows, Mac, Linux: New apps will be available only on Chromebooks by the end of this year, and will stop loading on non-Chrome OS machines in 2018." CNET 8/20
  • "RIP Chrome Apps: Google Is Killing Them Off For Windows And Mac" Digital Trends 8/20
  • "Malwarebytes reports new OS X malware that could easily fool less technical users" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Microsoft Helps Mac Users Ditch Evernote for OneNote" PC Magazine 8/19
  • "Microsoft open sources PowerShell, brings it to Linux and OS X" The Next Web 8/19
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Dragon for Mac Version 6 Coming Soon" MacSparky 4:46 PM
  • "Get Rid Of The Google Earth Updater Dialog In Mac OS X" Glen Fleishman 8/20
  • "How to find all the characters in a font" Macworld 8/19
  • "Ask the iTunes Guy: Selecting multiple playlists, iOS Music icons, and more" Macworld 8/19
  • "Run AppleScript from the Command Line in Mac OS X with osascript" OS X Daily 8/19
  • "How to play this year's most popular PC game on a Mac" BGR 8/19
  • "Quick Tip: Auto-expanding email address" Six Colors 8/19
  • "Try A Combo Notepad And Voice Recorder" Mac360 8/19
  • "A Better Way To Split Your Mac's Screen" TeraTalks 8/19
Op/Ed
  • "Cassandra: Almost Caught Out -Time Machine Rescue (again)" eXtensions 8/19
Press Releases
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's macOS Finder & Apple Music Icons are now Registered Trademarks" Patently Apple 10:22 AM
  • "Apple reportedly among companies that held potential acquisition talks with Lyft" 9to5Mac 8/20
  • "Apple Accepting Donations for Louisiana Flood Relief" MacRumors 8/19
  • "Louisiana flood relief effort gets a boost from Apple" Cult of Mac 8/19
  • "Apple Makes it Easy to Support Louisiana Flood Relief" PC Magazine 8/19
  • "AT&T, Apple, Google to work on 'robocall' crackdown" Reuters 8/19
  • "Apple, AT&T, Google and others working with FCC to combat robocall phone spam" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Apple to Join 'Robocall Strike Force' to Crack Down on Automated Phone Calls" MacRumors 8/19
  • "AT&T, Apple, Google Form 'Strike Force' To Vanquish Annoying Robocalls" HotHardware 8/19
  • "Battery problems are holding back Apple's big plans for the Apple Watch" Business Insider 8/19
  • "It looks like Watch battery life is still a problem Apple can't easily fix" BGR 8/19
  • "Apple's retail boss thinks Apple stores should be a social 'gathering place'" Business Insider 8/19
  • "Apple Opening Three Next-Generation Stores Over Next Week" MacRumors 8/19
  • "Apple Stores in Annapolis, Kansas City and Glasgow getting next-gen makeover" iDownload Blog 8/19
  • "Apple prepares imminent reopenings of stores in Kansas City & Glasgow" AppleInsider 8/19
  • "Australia denies banks interim approval to jointly negotiate with Apple on payment apps" Reuters 8/19
  • "Australian banks denied interim approval to negotiate over Apple Pay" AppleInsider 8/19
  • "Australian banks denied interim decision over Apple Pay dispute, ruling expected in October" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Lyft Is Said to Seek a Buyer, Without Success" ["The company, which is based in San Francisco, has in recent months held talks or made approaches to sell itself to companies including General Motors, Apple, Google, Amazon, Uber and Didi Chuxing, according to a dozen people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the discussions were private."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/19
  • "Apple spurns Lyft's overtures for acquisition" Cult of Mac 8/19
  • "Beyond prescriptions: How Walgreens keeps its app on the screens of millions of loyal users (VB Live)" VentureBeat 8/19
  • "Steve Jobs to Be Inducted Into International Photography Hall of Fame" MacRumors 8/19
  • "Steve Jobs enters the International Photography Hall of fame alongside Annie Leibowitz and Ken Burns" TechCrunch 8/19
  • "Tekserve Puts Up Collection of Macs for Auction" Digital Trends 8/19
  • "Verizon thinks now is a good time to buy an iPhone 6 Plus" BGR 8/19
  • "Apple releases trailer for its exclusive documentary about Birdman and Cash Money Records" BGR 8/19
  • "Apple-1 'celebration' auction bids hit $270K" AppleInsider 8/19
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple frenemy Google goes public" Cult of Mac 8/19
Non-Apple News
  • "Nasty Rex Linux Trojan Packs DDoS Attacks, Ransomware, And Bitcoin Miner" HotHardware 6:32 PM
  • "How ISIS noobs are trying to become hackers" The Daily Dot 6:47 AM
  • "Galaxy Note 7 Appears To Fail Scratch Test Miserably, Corning Responds" Redmond Pie 8/20
  • "Samsung's Milk Music service will end on September 22nd: The company will stock its devices with existing music services instead." Engadget 8/20
  • "Exclusive: Facebook Live is getting a cool new feature Monday" The Next Web 8/19
  • "Troll Targets Say Twitter's New Filters Don't Go Far Enough" Wired 8/19
  • "Watch Out for Malware in Those Wikileaks Email Dumps" PC Magazine 8/19
  • "Pandora Nears Deals For On-Demand Streaming" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/19
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 glass screen more easily damaged than any iPhone" AppleInsider 8/19
  • "Samsung Note 7 teardown reveals waterproof components" Engadget 8/19
  • "MIT startup claims a breakthrough for 'holy grail' of batteries, doubles energy density" Electrek 8/19
  • "Other Nations Are Light Years Ahead Of The U.S. In Fiber-Optic Broadband Adoption [Infographic] Forbes 8/19
Publications/Podcasts
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-22: Interview with Airplane Mode's Dave Wiskus" The Mac Observer 8/20
  • "Learn How to Run Virtual Operating Systems on your Mac with Take Control of Parallels Desktop 12" Kirkville 8/20
  • "Joe Kissell Takes Control of Parallels Desktop 12" MacVoices 8/19
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-19: FCC's Anti-robocall Plans, Moving from Evernote to OneNote" The Mac Observer 8/19
  • "Final Cut Pro Radio Episode 21" FCPRadio 8/19
  • "Meet the first Apple CareKit app for mental health treatment" Computerworld 8/19
  • "CNET UK podcast 494: Samsung limits Note 7 preorders, killing the headphone port and a rump-shaped airship" CNET 8/19
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks iPad upgrade cycle, watchOS 3 simplicity, 'iPhone 7' rumors" AppleInsider 8/19
Hardware/Software
  • "10.5-inch iPad Pro Rumored for Release Next Year"  TabletPCReview 8/20
  • "With few weeks until iOS 10's fall release, iOS 9 adoption hits 87 percent of devices" iDownload Blog 8/19
  • "The camera on the smaller iPhone 7 could be getting a feature that's traditionally reserved for Apple's largest iPhone" Business Insider 8/19
  • "Apple Makes Important iPhone 7 Camera Upgrade" Forbes 8/19
  • "Apple's 4.7-inch iPhone 7 Lacks Dual Cameras, But It May Finally Gain Optical Image Stabilization" HotHardware 8/19
  • "Apple issues iOS 10 beta 7 for developers + public beta 6 for testers" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Apple issues 7th developer & 6th public betas of iOS 10 as final launch approaches" AppleInsider 8/19
  • "iOS 10 Beta 7 Now Available For Download" BGR 8/19
  • "iOS 10 Beta 7 / Public Beta 6 Feature Changes: Here's What Is New" Redmond Pie 8/19
  • "In a Surprise, Apple Releases iOS 10 Beta 7 to Registered Developers" AppAdvice 8/19
  • "Apple Watch Navigation User Interface for Maps is now a Patent fulfilled" Patently Apple 8/19
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/19
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/19
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/19

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Finding compatible USB-C accessories is a crapshoot: Choose wisely (or consider holding off)."  Engadget 7:49 AM
  • "Razer Reinvents Mechanical Keyboards for an iPad World" Wired 6:38 AM
  • "Should You Get a MacBook Pro 2016 or the Best Windows 10 Laptop?" Neurogadget 8/20
  • "Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse review: A dongle-free Windows mouse, high on comfort and low in price" CNET 8/20
  • "Review: Bose QC35 Headphones" Wired 8/19
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "The best iPhone and iPad apps money can buy: The 26 very best apps for your iOS devices" Stuff Magazine 6:42 AM
  • "Apple Releases iOS 10 Beta 7 For Developers And Public Beta Testers: What's New?"  Tech Times 8/20
  • "Google Duo simplifies video calls, and impresses with a clutter-free UI" TechRepublic 8/19
  • "6 iPhone Apps That Turn Your Photos Into Art" Time 8/19
  • "My Main Concern With Apple Notes: No Good Export" iPad Insight 8/19
  • "This tweak makes Siri less impatient so you can take your time speaking" iDownload Blog 8/19
How-To/Tutorial
  • "FaceTime: The ultimate guide" iMore 4:20 PM
  • "How to set up Apple's 2-factor authentication in iOS 10" iMore 8/19
  • "Location Sharing is Easier Than You Think" AppAdvice 8/19
  • "How to use Now Playing with Control Center in iOS 10" iMore 8/19
  • "How to Manage and Edit the Mailboxes on your iPad" iPad Insight 8/19
  • "How To Add Your E-Books To iBooks Without iTunes" AppAdvice 8/19
  • "How to adjust bass response for your iPhone or iPad headphones" iDownload Blog 8/19
Tips
  • "Pokémon Go: 21 tips, tricks, and cheats to be the best trainer in the world!" iMore 10:21 AM
  • "Follow-up: Exporting MP3s from iOS" Six Colors 8/19
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Jimmy Lin does it again! Taiwan star snapped with Apple iPhone 7 Plus after leaking iPhone 6 and iPhone 5" phoneArena 8:28 PM
  • "The biggest 'gift' Steve Jobs gave Apple CEO Tim Cook before he died" Chicago Daily Herald 7:53 AM
  • "7 things Apple iPhone owners can do that Android users only dream of" Express UK 6:49 AM
  • "Gene Munster imagines a BMW/Apple Car partnership" Apple Must 6:26 AM
  • "Is Low End Mac an 'Old Tech' Website?" Low End Mac 8/20
  • "What's on your Apple Watch 2 wish list?" iMore 8/20
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Reviews Show Apple Has Work To Do"  Forbes 8/20
  • "Could Tim Cook be doing a better job at Apple? [Friday Night Fights] Cult of Mac 8/19
  • "Will Visa really control the future of Apple Pay?" Apple Must 8/19
  • "The iPhone Headphone Jack Sails Into The Sunset, And We Should All Be Happy" Forbes 8/19
  • "Thank You, Apple, For Keeping It Simple*" Mac360 8/19
  • "Will Apple's 'I'll Pay Tax If Its Fair' Excuse Help You With IRS?"  Forbes 8/19
  • "iPhone: Apple's Mac battle with Windows rebooted" The Register 8/19
  • "On Apple Pay, Apple Stores, My Choice, And My Value To Apple" BohemianBoomer 8/19
  • "Apple's Fading Buzz: 'And Why I Miss Standing In Line At An Apple Store" Mac360 8/19
  • "Comment: As optical image stabilization seemingly confirmed in iPhone 7, package starts to add up" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Apple's Big Voice Gets Bigger" NoodleMac 8/19
  • "The next big thing in tech ought to be better batteries"  Macworld 8/19
  • "Commentary: Taiwan makers reluctant to yield to Apple requests to lower quotes" DigiTimes 8/19
Non-Apple
  • "No wonder Microsoft's Xbox One S console is so beautiful, look who designed it" The Verge 8/20
  • "Why Everyone Except for Google Wants To Make Android Safe" TG Daily 8/20
  • "Judging a SurfaceBook by a different cover" iMore 8/19
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review: The most beautiful phone of 2016" Telegraph 8/19
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Last Vesper Update, Sync Shutting Down" inessential 9:42 PM
  • "Frank Ocean releases new album 'Blonde' as Apple Music exclusive" AppleInsider 6:32 AM
  • "Sony announces car audio system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support" GSMArena 8/20
  • "Tanzania Radio Live 1.0 for iOS - Release Info" prMac 8/20
  • "Google Allo's sticker packs are weird and wonderful" Engadget 8/19
  • "Coming August 20: Gene Steinberg meets columnist Rob Pegoraro, and The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8/19
  • "These are all of the accessories that support Apple HomeKit" iMore 8/19
  • "Sony In-Car Audio Takes the Driver's Seat with Smartphone Connectivity" PRNewswire 8/19
  • "Sony enters the aftermarket CarPlay scene with sleek 6.4-inch screen" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "Sony Announces Its First In-Car Audio System With Apple CarPlay Support" iClarified 8/19
  • "Team Collaboration Platform HipChat Adds Group Video Calling Feature" MacRumors 8/19
  • "This crazily expensive levitating Apple Watch charger is very silly (but I still want one)" 9to5Mac 8/19
  • "WaterField Launches Kickstarter for Intrepid iPhone 7 Travel Wallet" prMac 8/19
  • "Sym-a-Pix for iPhone and iPad - Find the Symmetry, Discover the Picture" prMac 8/19
Computer Industry
  • "How Microsoft built a computer so good, even Apple wanted to copy it" Business Insider 9:02 AM
  • "Microsoft Certain It Can Deliver True 4K Gaming With 'Project Scorpio'" Tech Times 10:22 AM
  • "Microsoft Insists Play Anywhere Initiative For PC Wont Kill Xbox One Gaming" HotHardware 4:20 PM
  • "Microsoft Intensifies Its Campaign Against Google's Chrome" Seeking Alpha 6:25 AM
  • "Intel Lights Up Silicon, Shipping Silicon Photonics Transceivers" Tom's Hardware 3:23 PM
  • "Takeaway From Intel's IDF 2016: Stock And Revenue To Double In 5 Years" Seeking Alpha 1:25 PM
  • "IBM's sensors and analytics powered USA Women's Cycling to an Olympic medal" The Daily Dot 6:46 AM
  • "Oracle Funds Non-Profit Group To Smear Google Following Crushing Java Loss" HotHardware 4:20 PM
  • "Linux Mint 18 KDE Beta released" Neowin 6:32 AM
  • "Windows 10 Anniversary Update reportedly breaks millions of webcams" Neowin 8/20
  • "The Windows 10 Anniversary Update Broke Millions Of Webcams: What Is Microsoft Doing About It?" Tech Times 8/20
  • "Microsoft revamps family features on Windows 10 Anniversary Update" Neowin 8/20
  • "Microsoft announces new classroom-focused tools for Office 365 Education" Neowin 8/20
  • "Microsoft Wants To Pay You To Use Windows 10 Edge Browser And Bing" HotHardware 8/20
  • "At Microsoft contractor, union win is a mixed result" Seattle Times 8/20
  • "Freshly Minted HP Inc. Plays the Long Game: Former Hewlett-Packard printing-and-personal-computer business faces lower sales and earnings but sees financial breathing room to place bets that may take years to pay off" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/20
  • "Intel Ready to Ship Silicon Photonics Modules This Year" eWeek 8/20
  • "Intel's next-gen processor and new ARM business (CNET Radar): Tech Today" CNET 8/20
  • "INTC Stock: Intel Corporation Just Announced a Game Changer for VR" Profit Confidential 8/20
  • "AMD Discussed The Next Layer Of Zen Details; AMD Will Crash Down Intel Processor?" University Herald 8/20
  • "IBM Creates Revolutionary 'Lab-on-a-Chip' to Target Cancer" TrendInTech 8/20
  • "Oracle funds a group trying to tarnish Google's image: The non-profit claims to expose all the evil things Google does." Engadget 8/20
  • "Six futuristic data storage technologies: Your information might one day be stored in an abandoned limestone mine." Engadget 8/20
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple Stock History in 2 Charts and 2 Tables: Here's a look at the key events behind AAPL history, Apple stock's performance, and the company's stock split history." The Motley Fool 8/20
  • "Apple is doomed... but don't tell the massive funds that just dumped billions into Apple shares" BGR 8/19
Industry News
  • "Nasdaq logs longest weekly win streak in 6 years, but stocks end lower: All eyes are on Janet Yellen in Jackson Hole" MarketWatch 8/19
  • "Stocks Fall on Retail Disappointments as Wall Street Awaits Fed Minutes: Stocks fall further from record highs on Wednesday morning as disappointments from Target and Lowe's bring down the cyclical consumer sector." TheStreet 8/19
  • "Fed minutes show rate hike could come 'soon'" USA Today 8/19
  • "Oil Drags on Dow, S&P; Nasdaq Boosted by Applied Materials" Reuters 8/19
  • "Stocks Falter on Bets of U.S. Rate Rise: U.S. stocks slipped slightly Friday, as investor expectations rose for a Federal Reserve rate increase later this year." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/19
  • "Oil gains drive Asian energy stocks higher: Oil's push into bull-market territory boosted energy shares across Asia on Friday, lifting equity markets that have a heavy focus on commodities stocks." MarketWatch 8/19
  • "European stocks end lower amid renewed concerns over Italian banks: European stocks fell Friday, with Italian shares leading the charge lower as concerns over the country's banking system sent lenders lower across the eurozone." MarketWatch 8/19

 
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