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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, February 5, 2012
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Talk of the Day -- 'Steve Jobs' ad blasted as disrespectful" FocusTaiwan 7:40 AM
  • "iPad owners more satisfied than Amazon Kindle Fire users" T3 7:59 AM
  • "Apple's Siri the butt of Doritos Super Bowl ad" CNET News 5:13 PM
  • "Samsung Continues to Poke Fun at Apple Fans in Super Bowl Ad" MacRumors 9:31 PM
  • "Apple Is Now World No.1 In Mobile Phone Profitability & Revenue" iPhoneinCanada 9:00 AM
  • "Macworld | iWorld 2012 attendance increased from 2011" AppleTell 8:14 AM
  • "AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB of Monthly Usage" MacRumors 2/4
  • "Apple's iPhone outstrips Samsung but not in UK: Almost one in four of the 149 million smartphones shipped during the final three months of 2011 was an iPhone, a new Report reveals." The Scotsman 2/4
  • "Apple Pulls Several Misleading Applications From the App Store" iDownload Blog 2/4
  • "iOS developer 'reluctantly' admits to building Internet tethering easter egg into 'iRandomizer Numbers' app" It's All Tech 2/4
  • "First Nigerian 'Steve Job' Spam" TidBITS 2/4
  • "Apple the target of playwright's ire over Chinese worker abuse: World's top tech firm brought to book by minor monologuist over working conditions in factories that make its gadgets" The Guardian 2/4
  • "Cops track iThieves: Crafty police officers used their own iPhones to hunt down two smartphone thieves in separate incidents this week, cops said." New York Post 2/4
  • "Rock band KISS to launch new Angry Birds game" T3 2/4
  • "First: Apple's rank in mobile phone profitability and revenues" asymco 2/3
  • "With 8.7% market share, Apple has 75% of cell phone profits: Between them, Samsung and Apple are sucking up 91% of the winnings" Fortune 2/3
  • "Apple now third largest phonemaker, pushing feature phones aside: New data shows the worldwide breakdown of mobile phone sales in 2011. Feature phones are increasingly being replaced by smart phones, with top-tier models from Apple and Samsung leading the pack." Christian Science Monitor 2/3
  • "Apple's market share rises, but Android still on top" CNET News 2/3
  • "Apple iPad beats Amazon Kindle Fire in satisfaction survey" Register Hardware 2/3
  • "comScore Reports December 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market – iPhone In 4th And Gaining" MacPrices 2/3
  • "Labor Activist: Apple Best at Auditing Factories, Still Not Doing Enough" LAPTOP Magazine 2/3
  • "iPhone 4S sales resume online in China with shipments by March 2" AppleInsider 2/3
  • "College launches course devotde to iPhone photography" BBC 2/3
  • "Tablet History: 14 Devices That Laid the Groundwork for the iPad" [Slideshow] Mashable 2/3
  • "Former Apple product manager recounts how Jobs motivated first iPhone team" AppleInsider 2/3
  • "Want A $65 iPad 2? Check Your Local Goodwill [Image] Cult of Mac 2/3
Non-Apple News
  • "Android takes 50% market share, as smart phones out-ship PCs" Crave @ CNET 2/4
  • "Ericsson, Qualcomm demo 4G-to-3G voice handover" ZDNet UK 2/3
  • "AOL to transform Huffington Post into an Internet TV network" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 2/3
  • "HTC patches Wi-Fi vulnerability in its smartphones" V3 2/3
  • "Boffins crack superconducting graphene's melting mystery" The Register 2/3
  • "Samsung Galaxy S II Plus pic spotted" TG Daily 2/3
  • "The Megaupload saga continues (infographic)" ZDNet 2/3
  • "Group seeks to save data on Megaupload servers" Reuters 2/3
  • "Symantec Warns of Android Trojans That Mutate With Every Download" IDG News Service 2/3
  • "More Details Emerge on the Fully Open 'Spark' Tablet" PCWorld 2/3
  • "RIM Sees Continued BlackBerry Growth From Government Users: RIM hopes new government security certifications and a device management platform will bolster the platform's position against iOS, Android." InformationWeek 2/3
  • "RIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers: Developers have until Feb. 13 to port their Android application to get in on the offer" IDG News Service 2/3
  • "RIMM: Jefferies Says Sell on BB10 Strategy; Wells Looks Forward to PlayBook 2.0" Barron's 2/3
  • "NetSuite shares jump on strong outlook: Analyst cites strong demand for on-demand business software" MarketWatch 2/3
  • "Panasonic Forecasts Record Loss on Thailand Floods, Charges" Bloomberg 2/3
  • "Google Wallet app surfaces on unlocked Galaxy Nexus" CNET 2/3
  • "Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market: The Bouncer service analyzes apps in Android Market for known malware, spyware, and Trojans" InfoWorld 2/3
  • "Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all apps: Claims 40% reduction in malicious app downloads in second half of 2011" Computerworld 2/3
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iPhone & iPad Live 278: Macworld 2012, iPad 3, iPhone 5" iMore 2/4
  • "YML Interview with Sacramento County Coroner Greg Wyatt" ["YML was lucky enough to talk to Sacramento County Coroner Greg Wyatt, fresh off his session at the 2012 Macworld. Greg talked about what a coroner does, the technology they have available and how he uses Macs and iPads in his his job."] Your Mac Life 2/3
  • "Gene Steinberg meets Jim Dalrymple and Peter Cohen from The Loop, Daniel Eran Dilger from AppleInsider, and StartUp Nation's Rich Sloan this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 2/3
  • "Taking a bite out of Apple/Fortune Magazine's Adam Lashinsky discusses his new book, 'Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired – and Secretive Company – Really Works,' and shares his thoughts on one of the biggest tech companies in the world." [Video Report] MSNBC 2/3
  • "Final Cut Pro X Update, Buying iMac/MacBook Air, Facebook, + More! (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 2/3