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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, December 28, 2016
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "What Tim Cook said when he visited the New York Stock Exchange" ["In comments to CNBC, Cook declined to talk specifically on Apple's outlook, but he said it has been a 'great holiday.' He added that the company's new wireless earbuds, AirPods, are 'a runaway success.' When asked if more would come into stock, he said Apple's 'making them just as fast as we can.'"]  CNBC 11:37 AM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook tours New York Stock Exchange while on vacation" AppleInsider 11:48 AM
  • "Tim Cook Has Transformed Apple's Debt" Benzinga 3:11 PM
  • "Apple device activations double Samsung's during holiday season: The iPhone accounted for 44 percent of all new devices activated across the US during the week before Christmas, while Samsung clocked up just 21 percent of activations."  ZDNet 7:37 AM
  • "Apple Device Activations Surge Ahead of Competition During Holidays" 24/7 Wall St. 7:25 AM
  • "Apple Activations More Than Double Those of Samsung Over Christmas Holiday" WirelessWeek 10:35 AM
  • "Apple survived a horrible 2016 and the end of its golden age. Now what?"  VentureBeat 7:36 AM
OS X
News
  • "Photoshop is hard to learn. So Adobe wants artificial intelligence to be your guide" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:32 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to store Final Cut Pro X libraries on a NAS by using a disk image workaround [Video] 9to5Mac 10:27 AM
  • "Should you keep using an old Time Capsule to rotate for off-site storage? Seems like it would be a good idea to use an older device as a secondary backup. But..." Macworld 7:47 AM
  • "How to use NetSpot to map out your Wi-Fi network: This helpful Mac app can be used to fix weak spots in your wireless coverage." Macworld 7:47 AM
  • "Disk Drill 3 brings file recovery tools to Mac hard drives" AppleInsider 3:11 PM
  • "How to Hide Purchases in Mac App Store - Tutorial" WCCFTech 10:36 AM
  • "Use Split View With Two Safari Windows" MacMost 10:17 AM
  • "How to check if your Mac supports Auto Unlock" iDownload Blog 11:37 AM
  • "How to Transfer Files Between Mac and iPhone With iTunes" The Mac Observer 7:05 AM
  • "The Almost Perfect Mac Instagram App" Mac360 8:09 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Siri and Alexa's future: Health and emotional support? Ahead of CES 2017, experts weigh the potential of giving voice assistants more health awareness." CNET 7:28 AM
  • "Consumers want to work out with — not for — their wearables" ReadWrite 7:31 AM
  • "All the ways Apple disappointed us in 2016" Cult of Mac 11:03 AM
  • "2017: More Apple Security Flaws, Cyberattacks, Hacktivisim" TechNewsWorld 8:33 AM
  • "From iPhone encryption to fake news, a look back at tech in 2016" [Video Report] CBS News 7:49 AM
  • "San Francisco restaurant now using iPads as plates in effort to reach younger audience" 9to5Mac 7:47 AM
  • "A restaurant in San Fransisco is plating food on iPads" BGR 10:35 AM
  • "Dropping an iPhone Into Molten Aluminum Is Undeniably Beautiful" Gizmodo 1:17 PM
  • "Today in Apple history: Jobs hit by stock 'backdating' scandal" Cult of Mac 8:16 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "This luxury Android phone packs a 7,000mAh battery and dual-curved display" The Verge 9:22 PM
  • "Twitter's Periscope adds support for 360-degree live video broadcasts" 9to5Mac 5:48 PM
  • "Twitter's Periscope adds 360-degree live videos: Periscope is still plugging along." Recode 5:01 PM
  • "Police Turn to Amazon Echo in Homicide Showing How Smarthome Devices Can Spy on Us" The Mac Observer 5:36 PM
  • "Amazon Patent Tips Bow-and-Arrow-Proof Drones" PC Magazine 3:58 PM
  • "Amazon refuses to let police access US murder suspect's Echo recordings: Company has declined to provide audio recorded by smart speaker system at house where man died, according to a report"  The Guardian 10:31 AM
  • "'We watched our kids cry on Christmas': Parents are furious after disaster with the holiday's hottest toy" Business Insider 10:27 AM
  • "Google Pixel Problems Have A Haunting Familiarity" Forbes 10:29 AM
  • "Why Google Might Sell Its Fiber Business" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9:22 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Josh Centers Takes Control of the Latest Developments in Apple TV" MacVoices 4:41 PM
  • "Clockwise #169: All the Great Dongles" 512 Pixels 1:43 PM
  • "Happy Hour Podcast 100 | Everything Apple could unveil, release or discontinue in 2017" 9to5Mac 1:43 PM
  • "Amazon Echo, Police, and Privacy -TMO Daily Observations 2016-12-28" The Mac Observer 1:08 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "As Foxconn mulls possible U.S. expansion, other key iPhone supply partners aren't likely to follow" 9to5Mac 8:45 PM
  • "Every Apple store worldwide is sold out of AirPods" Cult of Mac 10:37 AM
  • "If Apple shifts production to US, most China supply chain makers will not follow, says report" DigiTimes 7:48 AM
  • "Many Apple supply chain vendors won't set up shop in U.S. even if Foxconn does" iDownload Blog 10:32 AM
  • "New Year's Activity Challenge Coming for Apple Watch Users" MacStories 1:09 PM
  • "iOS 10.1.1 jailbreak cracks open iPhone 7, iPad Pro" Cult of Mac 1:09 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:41 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:41 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:41 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Mini-shootout: $900 smartphone vs. $3,000 DSLR, round three/The smartphone-vs-DSLR shootout has become something of a tradition here at the Ars Orbiting HQ. We did one in 2014 and another in 2015, relying on my own (small) skills as a photographer to stage and shoot a bunch of different images using both the latest model iPhone and my Canon 5D Mark III DSLR." Ars Technica 8:16 AM
  • "I really hate how much I love Apple's AirPods" BGR 12:10 PM
  • "Review: Griffin Cove 5-port USB Charging Station accommodates all your Apple devices in a hideaway design" 9to5Mac 4:00 PM
  • "New MacBook Pro owners need a Syde order of his sleeve/bag" Apple World Today 7:41 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Hands on: Duet Display for iPad brings Touch Bar, Apple Pencil to your extended Mac desktop" AppleInsider 10:28 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Reset Forgotten Restrictions Password on iPhone, iPad" OS X Daily 4:01 PM
  • "How To: Be Notified As Soon as AirPods Become Available in Your Local Apple Store" MacTrast 8:33 AM
  • "How to get iCloud on Windows" iMore 7:34 AM
Tips
  • "Removing podcast room noise, hum, and echo" Six Colors 8:53 PM
  • "15 Super Mario Run tips to get your game on point: Use these tips to become a Super Mario Run legend ... or just impress your friends." CNET 7:38 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "I'm Jason Fried, CEO of Basecamp, and This Is How I Work" Lifehacker 8:11 PM
  • "Tim Cook says AirPods are 'a runaway success,' but that means nothing without numbers" The Verge 4:01 PM
  • "Are we still in your DNA? A New Years Letter to Apple" Holtthink 3:10 PM
  • "The False Narrative that Apple's Supply Chain in Taiwan won't move to the U.S. under any Circumstances" Patently Apple 9:20 AM
  • "All About Apple's Products In 2017" Mac360 8:30 AM
  • "Apple Pay, Smart Wallets, And The Crazy, No Good, Very Badly Fragmented World" NoodleMac 8:15 AM
  • "How these iPhone apps disrupted the mobile game in 2016: It was the year the of Pokémon Go, Instagram, and Apple Music." Macworld 7:47 AM
  • "In memoriam: The discontinued Apple products of 2016" [Slideshow] Macworld 7:47 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Doom is indie-style gaming at its best/Small studios, be on your toes: AAAs can do hella good 'indie' design, if they choose." Indie Research 10:29 AM
  • "The Internet Law That Explains Why 2016 Was So Terrible" Slate 8:54 AM
  • "Artificial intelligence - 10 questions every CEO should be asking" ITProPortal 8:19 AM
  • "2017"s Not So Hot New Smartphones" Mac360 8:06 AM
  • "Amazon Echo murder case amplifies the question of what 'always on' really means" VentureBeat 7:36 AM
  • "Five Resolutions to Simplify Your Tech Life" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:32 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 7:54 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "The AUKEY Ora Smartphone Lens makes sure you see the tiniest detail" Coolest Gadgets 1:17 PM
  • "BlackSpectacles Software Survey May Do More Harm Than Good" Architosh 1:08 PM
  • "Tiltspace puzzle game arrives on the App Store and Google Play" prMac 7:47 AM
  • "Sylvania smart light bulb talks to Siri without a hub" Engadget 7:41 AM
Computer Industry
  • "How Microsoft will drive enterprise IT in 2017: Microsoft's enterprise reach is stretching beyond Windows into the wider world of cross-platform computing and the cloud" InfoWorld 8:07 AM
  • "What to expect from Microsoft in 2017" TechRadar UK 8:08 AM
  • "Microsoft Readies OneDrive Admin Center Release for Early 2017" eWeek 6:54 PM
  • "Microsoft's Cloud Push, LinkedIn Deal Dominate 2016" Investopedia 1:18 PM
  • "Microsoft Gives Azure Blob Storage Massive Capacity Upgrade" eWeek 5:34 PM
  • "Microsoft in 2016: Surging stock, new devices and a huge new AI team" GeekWire 1:18 PM
  • "Microsoft Surface Studio Sales Higher than Expected, Strong Demand for Q1 2017" WinBuzzer 8:07 AM
  • "Microsoft bringing new 'Game Mode' to Windows 10 for an enhanced PC gaming experience" Windows Central 8:03 AM
  • "Hate Windows 10's automatic updates? Microsoft might be killing them" BGR 8:42 PM
  • "Lenovo is putting Windows Precision trackpads in its ThinkPad laptops" The Verge 7:31 AM
  • "Lenovo Launches New ThinkPad Accessories: Docking And Displays" AnandTech 7:34 AM
  • "Kaby Lake Systems With Intel Optane SSDs Coming Soon" AnandTech 7:34 AM
  • "Lenovo's popular ThinkPads speed up with Intel's Kaby Lake chips" IDG News Service 7:26 AM
  • "Lenovo's ThinkPad T570 will have Intel's superfast Optane storage" IDG News Service 7:26 AM
  • "Exclusive: Intel Tipped To Be In Discusions To Buy Nvidia" channelnews 8:01 AM
  • "NVIDIA: Are We Reaching Bubble Territory?" Seeking Alpha 8:02 AM
  • "Intel: Another Threat Emerges (And It's Not Zen)" Seeking Alpha 11:38 AM
  • "Intel Working on Massive x86 Processor Revamp: Should AMD Be Worried?" Forbes 7:25 AM
  • "AMD AM4 Socket For Ryzen CPUs Not Compatible With Some CPU Coolers" Bitbag 8:02 AM
  • "AMD teases next-gen Radeon RX series, Vega is coming" TweakTown 8:02 AM
  • "AMD Vega GPU architecture teased through new image" Yibada 8:02 AM
  • "Advanced Micro Hits 52-Week High on GPU Adoption" Zacks 10:27 AM
  • "Why Oracle's SaaS and PaaS Revenue Growth Is a Positive Sign" Market Realist 8:24 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Industry News
  • "Stocks slump in broad decline; Dow 20,000 remains out of reach: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 3:59 PM
  • "Dow drops more than 100 as another run at 20,000 fails" Associated Press 3:59 PM
  • "Stocks Slide in Broad Selloff on Wall Street" Reuters 3:59 PM
  • "Dow Slides After Nearing 20000 Milestone: Trading volumes and market swings have been muted in 2016's final week" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:59 PM
  • "Commodities fuel Australia stock rally; Nikkei flat after weak data: In Japan, Hitachi Koki surges while Toshiba tumbles" MarketWatch 8:35 AM
  • "European stocks inch higher in light trade as miners gain: Airbus, Rolls-Royce drop after A380 delivery delays" MarketWatch 8:35 AM

 
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