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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Can rebranding save the iPad? Probably not: Will it matter to the buying masses if the new iPad is called the iPad Air 3 or the iPad Pro? I doubt it, but given Apple's trend for convoluted and chaotic naming, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen."  ZDNet 7:15 AM
  • "The Changing iPhone User Base: A new 4-inch iPhone is coming. The best way to understand why Apple is releasing a new 4-inch iPhone in 2016 is to look at the changing iPhone user base. Apple is now selling iPhones to an installed base of more than 550 million users with a multitude of wants, needs, and desires regarding their smartphones."  Above Avalon 12:37 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone problem in one chart: Apple usually does worse than the market as a whole" Business Insider 7:50 AM
  • "Senators close to finishing encryption penalties legislation: sources" ["It would expose companies like Apple Inc, which is fighting a magistrate judge's order to unlock an iPhone connected to the mass-shooting in San Bernardino, California, to contempt of court proceedings and related penalties, the source said."]  Reuters 4:04 PM
  • "Eddy Cue says FBI could force Apple to secretly activate iPhone camera, microphone if precedent is set"  AppleInsider 7:36 PM
  • "Apple has support of independent voters in FBI iPhone battle: In a 2-to-1 margin, independent voters say the iPhone maker shouldn't cooperate with government efforts to crack open a terrorist's iPhone, according to a new poll." CNET 7:48 AM
  • "Americans Divided Over Apple's Phone Privacy Fight, WSJ/NBC Poll Shows: Democrats, independents favor company; Republicans worry government won't go far enough to protect national security" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 AM
  • "Comey's FBI makes waves: The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House. The FBI's demand that Apple help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers has outraged Silicon Valley, a significant source of political support for President Obama and Democrats."  The Hill 1:35 PM
  • "Manhattan D.A.: I want Apple to speak on behalf of victims of crime" Fox Business Videos 7:34 AM
  • "France votes to penalize companies for refusing to decrypt devices, messages/But UN official warns: 'Without encryption tools, lives may be endangered.'"  Ars Technica 8:34 AM