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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, October 15, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple's new London headquarters is part of a huge £14 billion redevelopment — take a look inside"  Business Insider 6:02 AM
  • "People are going mad for the newly reopened Regent Street Apple store" Breaking News.ie 7:03 AM
  • "Microsoft executive: iOS is as vulnerable as Android"  Neowin 3:57 PM
  • "Tim Cook Respects VR, But Thinks the Future Lies With AR: 'No Substitute For Human Contact'" Tech Times 4:54 PM
  • "Apple's Cook Continues Japan Expedition With Shinzo Abe Meeting" ["A day after visiting Nintendo Co. headquarters in Kyoto, Cook met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Friday. The two discussed Apple's development center in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, which is scheduled to open in December, according to Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga."]  Bloomberg 10/14
  • "Apple Inc. CEO confirms construction of new facility near Tokyo, describes Japan as 'important' to Apple" Xinhua 10/14
  • "Apple will open another R&D center in Japan" TechCrunch 10/14
  • "Tim Cook wants Apple to make your live better with AR" Computerworld 10/14
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls Augmented Reality 'Profound,' Says it Should 'Amplify' Human Contact" MacRumors 10/14
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook pours cold water on virtual reality: 'There's no substitute for human interaction'" Business Insider 10/14
OS X
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "macOS Sierra discussion includes Photoshop CS compatibility, Time Machine, photo sync problems, spewing log errors, Apple Mail, WiFi connection drops, update procedures, MacBook Air flash defects, printer/scanner support and more." MacInTouch 10/14
  • "Apple's macOS Sierra update really puts the fan into 'fanboi'" The Register 10/14
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Did you know this macOS Split Screen view tip?" Apple Must 7:24 AM
  • "How to power up your Mac with BitBar" TechRadar UK 6:03 AM
  • "Stabilisation Lockdown Test! FCPX v CrumplePop BetterStabilizer v Coremelt Lock and Load" fcp.co 10/14
  • "How to change your login screen in macOS (and change it back)" Macworld 10/14
  • "Make Folders Stand Out" MacMost 10/14
  • "How to use Keyboard accessibility features on Mac" iMore 10/14
  • "How to Use Picture in Picture Video Player on Mac" OS X Daily 10/14
  • "System Preferences in macOS, Sierra: Sharing" eXtensions 10/14
  • "Cover Mac / MacBook Webcam And Mic By Getting Alerted About Unauthorized Access, Here's How" Redmond Pie 10/14
  • "macOS Sierra: Resetting Your System Sound Effects Output" The Mac Observer 10/14
  • "Easy Duplicate Finder for macOS does its job well, but there are other alternatives" Apple World Today 10/14
  • "Edit Photo Metadata On A Mac" Mac 360 10/14
Op/Ed
  • "System Preferences in macOS, Sierra: Security & Privacy" eXtensions 10:27 AM
  • "Lost in Sierra: Five Missing Features" TidBITS 8:40 AM
  • "Wish List: New Mac Alert Sounds" Six Colors 10/14
  • "Siri's problem: Not quite human enough, yet/Siri and most of the other voice-based assistants on the markets are still far from that 'uncanny valley' moment."  Macworld 10/14
  • "Siri and Cortana on the desktop: Features or bugs to be squashed? Personal digital assistants are an amusement best served on phones and tablets"  Computerworld 10/14
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's iPhone Prices May Be Higher Than Anticipated, According To This Survey" Benzinga 10/14
  • "Microsoft: 'Apple can no more secure your iPhone than Google can secure Android'/Given the recent discovery of the Trident malware for iPhones, Microsoft thinks it's time businesses rethought their unwavering trust in iOS as a controlled ecosystem." ZDNet 10/14
  • "Macy's Becomes First U.S. Department Store With Dedicated Apple Section" MacRumors 10/14
  • "Apple Quietly Updates Site Confirming Apple Watch Nike+ Launch on October 28" MacRumors 10/14
  • "Nike+ special edition of the Apple Watch Series 2 going on sale on October 28" 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "Apple begins selling carrier unlocked iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus in US" ZDNet 10/14
  • "You can now buy an unlocked iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus from Apple" Mashable 10/14
  • "NASA says iPads can help keep astronauts healthy" Apple Must 10/14
  • "Apple Stores Removing Security Tethers From iPhone Display Models" MacRumors 10/14
  • "There's one thing you won't find in Apple's newly-redesigned store: a security tether" 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "Inside Apple's revamped London Regent Street store" [Slideshow] CNET 10/14
Non-Apple News
  • "Air Passengers With Samsung Note 7 Phones Face Fines in U.S." Bloomberg 5:59 AM
  • "Samsung's Note 7 is Officially Banned from All U.S. Flights beginning Oct 15 with Violators Risking Prosecution" Patently Apple 8:41 AM
  • "NYPD Completes Deployment of... Windows Phones?" PC Magazine 10/14
  • "Flexible e-paper display is full color but less than a micrometer thick" TechCrunch 10/14
  • "Salesforce Rules Out a Bid for Twitter" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/14
  • "Salesforce Won't Pursue Bid for Twitter: Cloud software company says the social-media company isn't the 'right fit'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/14
  • "With Sprint, Former Verizon Actor Says, You Can Hear Him Just Fine" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/14
  • "You Can Reach Out And Touch These Levitating Pixels" Digital Trends 10/14
  • "Google's Apple Watch rivals to land in early 2017" Cult of Mac 10/14
  • "Delighted man receives new Google Pixel phone a week early after delivery error" Telegraph 10/14
  • "Robert Downey Jr. is willing to be the voice of Mark Zuckerberg's AI" The Verge 10/14
  • "U.S. to Ban All Samsung Note 7 Phones on Airline Flights" Bloomberg 10/14
  • "Samsung introduces a gilded, more powerful Galaxy TabPro S" Engadget 10/14
  • "Samsung: Life after the 'iPhone killer'" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10/14
  • "Samsung Sacrificed the Note 7 to Save the Company" Time 10/14
  • "Samsung now projects $5.3B hit on profits from Note 7 fires" AppleInsider 10/14
  • "Samsung estimates Note7 fallout at about $3.1 billion" Mashable 10/14
  • "In Samsung's town in Vietnam, workers confident of riding out Note 7 storm" Reuters 10/14
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Incomparable #322: Tastes Like College" Six Colors 9:39 PM
  • "Apple believes in AR versus VR (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 59)" CNET 10/14
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-10-14: Nike+ Apple Watch, Google's Voting Aid" The Mac Observer 10/14
  • "Canvas, Episode 21: Office and Google Docs" MacStories 10/14
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks supply chain rumors, patents, and 2017 iPhone" AppleInsider 10/14
  • "The Next Track, Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic" Kirkville 10/14
Hardware/Software
  • "iPhone 7 Plus in Jet Black Now Widely Available at U.S. Apple Stores" MacRumors 10/14
  • "Apple to Obsolete iPhone 4 and Late 2010 MacBook Air on October 31" MacRumors 10/14
  • "iPhone 4, Late 2010 13-inch MacBook Air & more obsolete from the end of the month" 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. May Have Just Confirmed Apple Inc. A12 Win: This contract chip manufacturer may be Apple's go-to for the latter's homegrown mobile processors for years to come." The Motley Fool 10/14
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Apple Has a Temporary Workaround if the Home Button Fails on an iPhone 7" MacRumors 5:53 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/14
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/14
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 10/14

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "iPhone 7 Plus review: brilliant battery life is almost worth the money alone/Apple may have finally solved some of its battery woes with the staggering power pack in the iPhone 7 Plus" Wired UK 3:57 PM
  • "iPhone 7 review: much-needed improvements at a cost/Outside, the iPhone 7 is indistinguishable from previous models, inside it's a powerful, efficient machine" Wired UK 3:57 PM
  • "Blue's Raspberry mic is small, but delivers stellar audio quality: This compact recording accessory pulls double duty via Lightning and USB." Engadget 4:51 PM
  • "Raumfeld One M review: wireless speakers don't get any better" BGR 4:51 PM
  • "Hands-on: Apple Watch Nike+ special features in action ahead of October 28 release [Video] 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "Review: Tech Armor FlexProtect and Shock Flex for iPhone 7/7 Plus" iLounge 10/14
  • "Hands-on: Blue Microphones Raspberry provides portable cross-platform audio recording" Macworld 10/14
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "The Most Annoying Features in iOS 10" PC Magazine 6:02 AM
  • "The best privacy and security iPhone apps" The Daily Dot 5:50 AM
  • "The merits of using iCloud Drive on the iPad" iPad Insight 10/14
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to reset iCloud Music Library for Apple Music and iTunes Match" iMore 5:52 PM
  • "How to move your Health data to a new iPhone" iMore 10/14
  • "iOS 10: How to fix that annoying email ordering problem" Apple Must 10/14
Tips
  • "iCloud Family Sharing Users Can Remotely Wipe Each Other's Devices" The Mac Observer 10/14
  • "4 easy ways to DIY decorate your iPhone 7's headphone jack dongle" Mashable 10/14
  • "Which third-party apps work with Siri in iOS 10? Siri in iOS 10 has started to incorporate third-party services. Here's the list of all the apps that you can now use via Siri." Macworld 10/14
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Cassandra: Hit piece on ASEAN iPhone Pricing -Some Fact-checking" eXtensions 12:46 PM
  • "Goofus and other goofus: Samsung and Apple lumped together"  Macworld 7:02 AM
  • "Video: 5 reasons to upgrade to iPhone 7" AppleInsider 5:53 AM
  • "Apple's Flaming PowerBook Fiasco" Low End Mac 6:01 AM
  • "Apple's limit ad tracking feature sees uptick in the US" Business Insider 10/14
  • "Friday 5: Focus peaking on the iPhone with Mavis & four other unique apps to check out this weekend [Video] 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "New iPhone 8 Ceramic Rumors Hide A Problem" Forbes 10/14
  • "Opinion: Apple may or may not buy Sonder, but dynamic hardware keyboards are the future" 9to5Mac 10/14
  • "Is This The Best Watch You Can Buy?" Mac360 10/14
  • "Samsung's Hero To Zero Problem And New Mac's Without A Headphone Jack" NoodleMac 10/14
  • "Where Is Apple's Mac 'October Surprise?" Mac360 10/14
  • "iOS 11 wish list: Genius app" iMore 10/14
  • "1 Way Apple Inc. Can Drive Smartphone Average Prices Up: Product segmentation is key to driving iPhone average selling prices higher." The Motley Fool 10/14
  • "The Apple two-step: My disastrous attempt to use Apple's two-factor authentication/2FA is a good idea to stay secure, but it shouldn't be this hard to use it."  Macworld 10/14
Non-Apple
  • "Insanely expensive high-end audio might not be so crazy after all? Is high-end audio a more sensible buy than a Rolex watch or Prada flight jacket?" CNET 3:18 PM
  • "The Interesting Side-Effect of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize" Kirkville 5:57 AM
  • "Peek Inside the PlayStation VR With Sony's Teardown Video" PC Magazine 10/14
  • "Here's why Amazon keeps adding more perks to Prime" Mashable 10/14
  • "Moto G4 Play Review: Budget Android, Full-Featured And Unlocked" HotHardware 10/14
Humor/Cartoons
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Cisco, GBM to showcase versatility of Apple solutions" Trade Arabia 3:02 PM
  • "Rain Design introduces new mStand new series for the iPad line-up" Apple World Today 4:53 PM
  • "Coming October 15: Gene Steinberg meets blogger Peter Cohen, and ethical hacker Dr. Timothy Summers, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 10/14
  • "DELFIE, the New iPhone App That Helps You 'Take Better Selfies With Your Dog,' is Now Available" PRNewswire 10/14
  • "The Innovation of Wearable Technology and Medical Devices" PRNewswire 10/14
  • "Instagram arrives on Windows 10 PCs and tablets, still not on iPad" The Verge 10/14
  • "Introducing the new Telegraph app for iOS and Android" Telegraph 10/14
  • "Facebook adds support for video streaming to Apple TV, Google Chromecast" ZDNet 10/14
  • "SwiftKey's neural network-based predictive keyboard app now speaks Spanish, French, and German" VentureBeat 10/14
  • "Sony plans at least 5 PlayStation games for Android and iOS" Cult of Mac 10/14
  • "TravelMates App is Finally Released on the App Store" prMac 10/14
  • "Persia Radio Live 2.0 for iOS - Release Info" prMac 10/14
  • "Bike Computer - The First Cyclist App That Cares for Your Safety" prMac 10/14
  • "Hack the System - Become the Ultimate Hacker" prMac 10/14
  • "Ding Dong Delivery released for iOS and Android - Pizza Delivery" prMac 10/14
  • "WaterField Announces Maxwell MacBook Sleeve Ahead of October Apple Event" prMac 10/14
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft to expand availability of Learning Tools to other Office products" Neowin 6:03 AM
  • "Microsoft Set to Spring a New Windows 10 Release on Us" Thurrott 10:29 AM
  • "Windows 10 Mobile Redstone 2 Could Let Users Change Default Browser: New feature being tested by Microsoft in preview builds" Softpedia 6:04 AM
  • "Windows 10 Preview Build Introduces Customizable Touchpad Gestures" DeviceMAG 6:04 AM
  • "Microsoft Opens IoT Innovation Center in Taiwan" eWeek 3:59 PM
  • "The largest police force in the U.S. shuns iOS and Android phones" Digital Trends 6:14 PM
  • "Fearless Forecast: Microsoft Will Lead In Enterprise CRM And ERP" Seeking Alpha 2:02 PM
  • "Intel's Results to Provide Clues About Trends in Cloud Services: Chip company is relying on stronger hardware spending by companies that build massive data centers" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 PM
  • "Samsung Launches a Microsoft Surface Killer with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD: The new Galaxy TabPro S Gold Edition runs Windows 10" Softpedia 6:04 AM
  • "Samsung's leaked Chromebook is a pen-toting premium hybrid: The Chromebook Pro should have a 360-degree display, an Android-friendly chip and a high price." Engadget 4:51 PM
  • "Acer launches Swift 7, thinnest laptop on the market" ZDNet 2:55 PM
  • "The Vensmile K8 mini PC is a Windows 10 PC built into a flexible keyboard and touchpad" Neowin 4:51 PM
  • "The next major version of Windows 10 just got a potential release date" TechRadar UK 10/14
  • "Here's when the next big Windows 10 update is coming" TrustedReviews 10/14
  • "Windows 10's next blockbuster update might FINALLY have a release date" Express UK 10/14
  • "Windows 10's next major update to debut in March" The Verge 10/14
  • "Microsoft Draws Up Azure Cloud Blueprint for Gov't Agencies" TechWeekEurope 10/14
  • "Microsoft calls for 'a cloud for global good'" UK Fundraising 10/14
  • "Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Redstone 2 Build 14946" Softpedia 10/14
  • "The next version of Windows 10, Redstone 2, likely to be version 1703" Neowin 10/14
  • "3 great cloud managers for keeping track of all your files" PCWorld 10/14
  • "Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga review: tomorrow's display in yesterday's laptop" The Verge 10/14
  • "IBM, Google and others rival Intel with OpenCAPI development" IT PRO 10/14
  • "IBM, Google And Others Unite to Enable New Open Interface For Data Centers" CDR Info 10/14
  • "IBM readies open standard for high performance interconnect" CIO 10/14
  • "Here's What IBM and Google Are Doing to Take on Intel" Fortune 10/14
  • "$200 Million Investment In IBM Watson" I Programmer 10/14
  • "IBM, Google, others to unveil new open interface to take on Intel" Reuters 10/14
  • "HP to cut up to 4,000 jobs in next three years" PCWorld 10/14
  • "HP Inc to cut up to 4,000 jobs over next three years" Reuters 10/14
  • "System integrators join Dell's IoT Solutions Partner Program" ITProPortal 10/14
  • "This flexible keyboard is hiding an entire Windows PC" TechSpot 10/14
  • "MSI pulls Kaby Lake BIOS updates" bit-tech 10/14
  • "IBM, Google and others rival Intel with OpenCAPI development" IT PRO 10/14
  • "Google, IBM and seven others are bringing the fight to Intel" ITProPortal 10/14
  • "AMD, HPE, IBM, Samsung and more join forces to challenge Intel's data centre dominance" The Inquirer 10/14
  • "Here's What IBM and Google Are Doing to Take on Intel" Fortune 10/14
  • "IBM, Google, others to unveil new open interface to take on Intel" Reuters 10/14
  • "Intel Unveils Its Own Falcon 8+ Commercial Drone" UberGizmo 10/14
  • "Making a stand in the mainstream - AMD are cutting the price of the Radeon RX 470" PCGames 10/14
  • "AMD Cloud Efforts Get Boost From Alibaba: Chinese e-commerce company to use AMD graphics chips as part of its cloud infrastructure services" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/14
  • "Chip maker AMD pops 4% after sealing deal with Alibaba" CNBC 10/14
  • "AMD Collaborates with Alibaba Cloud to Deliver Cloud Computing Services Based on AMD Radeon Pro GPUs" CDR Info 10/14
  • "Advanced Micro Devices Stock Climbs on Alibaba Partnership: Shares of Advanced Micro Devices were climbing on news that Alibaba plans to use its Radeon Pro technology." TheStreet 10/14
  • "AMD, HPE, IBM, Samsung and more join forces to challenge Intel's data centre dominance" The Inquirer 10/14
  • "AMD, Dell EMC, Google, HPE, IBM, Mellanox, Micron, Nvidia, Xilinx launch OpenCAPI Consortium" VentureBeat 10/14
  • "AMD Reaches Deal With Alibaba to Use Chips in Cloud Service" Bloomberg 10/14
  • "AMD Makes Available Radeon Crimson Graphics Driver 16.10.1 WHQL - Update Now" Softpedia 10/14
  • "Cisco president: One 'hiccup' and 'boom' - AWS is 'gone'" The Register 10/14
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "178 Billion Reasons to Buy Apple: Apple is an enormously valuable brand, and this is a crucial return driver for investors in the company." The Motley Fool 6:08 PM
  • "Why Apple Analysts Are Growing Much More Positive on Apple Ahead of Earnings" 24/7 Wall St. 10/14
  • "Apple: Morgan Stanley Continues Parade of Estimate Increases" Barron's 10/14
Industry News
  • "Stocks close higher after Yellen comments, bank earnings: Gains not enough to prevent second week of declines" MarketWatch 10/14
  • "Wall Street Ends Slightly Higher as Banking Rally Fades: Wall Street end Friday slightly higher as a rally in the banking sector fades through the afternoon." TheStreet 10/14
  • "Stocks close slightly higher on bank earnings" USA Today 10/14
  • "Wall Street Up After Yellen's Comments" Reuters 10/14
  • "U.S. Stocks Gain After Bank-Led Climb: Friday's earnings weren't strong enough to offset concerns about tepid economic growth" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/14
  • "Asian stocks mostly higher; Thai markets bounce back: Entertainment activities in Thailand may be suspended for up to three months after Thai king's death" MarketWatch 10/14
  • "Banks, Chinese data pull European stocks higher: Stoxx Europe 600 finishes slightly higher for the week" MarketWatch 10/14

 
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