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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, December 27, 2015
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Donation helps Macon County students take iPads home" Associated Press 12/26
  • "Magid: The year in products" ["The Apple Watch was certainly the most hyped. It was the first new product category under CEO Tim Cook. The last time Apple introduced an entirely new product line was when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in 2010."] San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 12/25
  • "Apple Watch Users Discover Another Way to Go 'Hands Free': The nose can be useful when hands are dirty or otherwise occupied; ignore the funny looks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/25
  • "Sen. Tom Cotton Claims that Tim Cook 'Omitted Critical Facts' from his Recent Interview" Modmyi 12/24
  • "Apple's smartwatch discount play: Edmund Lee, Re/code managing editor, shares his thoughts on retailers' move to discount the Apple Watch." CNBC Videos 12/24
  • "RadioShack is offering the Apple TV 4 for under $120" AppAdvice 12/24
  • "Oregon police bust crime ring attempting to ship $750K+ worth of iPhones to Hong Kong" AppleInsider 12/24
  • "Police crack massive iPhone black market crime ring" Cult of Mac 12/24
  • "Police Seize Nearly 500 iPhones in Apple Gift Card Fraud Investigation" iClarified 12/24
Non-Apple News
  • "North Korea's version of Linux is extremely oppressive: A detailed look at Red Star OS shows how this software is all about taking your freedom away." Engadget 7:53 PM
  • "China anti-terrorism law makes firms give up encryption keys: You won't have many guarantees that your secure chats are safe from Chinese spying." Engadget 3:24 PM
  • "Columbia House hopes you'll come back for vinyl records: The service may have failed at movie discs, but it's betting that vinyl's comeback will keep it afloat." Engadget 12/26
  • "Samsung in Race to Beat Apple to Market with a Smart Ring" Patently Apple 12/26
  • "Samsung execs said to blame struggles on lack of software expertise" Engadget 12/25
  • "Twitter pledges to clamp down on trolls: As it enters its 10th year, social networking site reportedly plans to introduce measures to show abusers their actions have effects in the real world" The Guardian 12/25
  • "PSA: Steam is having serious issues with account security at the moment" PCWorld 12/25
  • "Valve's Steam platform is having some big security problems right now" The Verge 12/25
  • "PlayStation Network Is Having Trouble Creating New Accounts Today" Kotaku 12/25
  • "Did Amazon Sales Surge 25% Over The Holidays?" 24/7 Wall St. 12/25
  • "Dish: Charter Is Trying To Sabotage Sling TV" Digital Trends 12/24
  • "Spotify's new 'Publisher Administration' system could help some artists get paid faster" The Next Web 12/24
  • "NSA knew about Juniper backdoors and kept quiet about them" The Next Web 12/24
  • "Now one smartphone maker is building in ad blocking as standard" Business Insider 12/24
  • "Yahoo will now tell you if your account is attacked by government hackers" Business Insider 12/24
Publications/Podcasts
  • "AppleInsider podcast talks hi-res Apple Music streaming, 4-inch iPhone rumors, Wall Street & more" AppleInsider 12/25
  • "Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple's 'idea factory,' best iOS games of 2015 and more" Cult of Mac 12/24
  • "One More Thing 018: The Christmas Eve Lagrange Point" MacNN 12/24