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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, July 10, 2014
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "75 billion downloads later, Apple celebrates the App Store's sixth anniversary" AppleInsider 1:43 PM
  • "The App Store's 6th anniversary by the numbers" 9to5Mac 1:43 PM
  • "Small tablets losing to phablets: iPad Mini-sized models getting hit/Smaller tablets like the iPad are under assault from smartphones, says NPD DisplaySearch."  CNET 8:31 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone and game consoles to prop up chip industry in 2014" Macworld 2:01 PM
  • "Apple Sold 2 Million Apple TVs Last Year in US, Trailing Behind Chromecast and Roku" MacRumors 8:59 AM
  • "Apple calls Samsung's bluff" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:59 PM
  • "Apple Store on Princes Street finally confirmed: Edinburgh's worst kept secret has finally been confirmed – Apple is coming to the Capital." Edinburgh Evening News 8:55 AM
  • "Who us, in-app-ropriate? Apple rats on Google to the FTC – report: Said to have turned in rival to Feds over in-app purchases" The Register 8:31 AM
  • "Apple's CarPlay could be in more than 24 million vehicles by 2019, report says" AppleInsider 9:49 AM
  • "MLB.com gets All Star update allowing subscribers to watch Home Run Derby, Stream All Star Game, Breaking news and more" 9to5Mac 1:44 PM
  • "MLB's iBeacon Project Enters Phase Two With Interactive Ballpark Attractions" TechCrunch 1:40 PM
  • "New mobile phone app has James Bond features to thwart surveillance" ["The secure, fixed-rate voice and data calling plan works on Apple iOS and Android smartphones and, eventually, on Windows Mobile systems, the Geneva-based firm said."] Reuters 8:27 AM
  • "DJ Kid Chameleon: If the Macalope, deadmau5 Hooked Up" FairerPlatform 12:25 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Verizon says Netflix is the one causing internet congestion, and it's actually right" The Verge 4:49 PM
  • "Parking App Expanding to Boston (Rightly) Catches City's Ire" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 4:47 PM
  • "FTC Alleges Amazon Unlawfully Billed Parents for Millions of Dollars in Children's Unauthorized In-App Charges: No Password or Other Indication of Parental Consent Was Required for Charges in Kids' Apps; Internal E-mail Referred to Situation as 'House on Fire'" Federal Trade Commission 1:44 PM
  • "Amazon Sued by FTC Because Kids Keep Making In-App Purchases" Mashable 12:23 PM
  • "Now You Can Control Google Glass With Your Mind" Time 12:12 PM
  • "New Internet speed record blows past Google Fiber" ["With speeds of 10 gigabits per second, Bell Labs' technology proved to be 1,000 times faster than traditional broadband speeds. It is even 10 times faster than Google Fiber, which offers the fastest broadband available to consumers."] CNNMoney 11:23 AM
  • "Samsung Faces New Allegations Over Use of Child Labor" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:19 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Cook Doctrine: After a lengthy break, Horace and Moisés reflect on the substantial implications of Apple's WWDC announcements and the ongoing evolution within Apple culture. What does it take to allow for greatness?" 5by5 2:01 PM
  • "Black Holes and Scientific Computing with Apple's New Mac Pro" The Mac Observer 1:40 PM
  • "An interview with Senior System's Engineer, Johannes Henkel" Amsys 8:41 AM