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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Exclusive: Apple To Reach $1 Trillion Market Cap After Strong Earnings Report, Upbeat Outlook" ["After hours, Apple shares were already up 4% at $197.95, just a dollar shy of reaching the trillion dollars mark which we expect it will surpass as Wall Street opens on Wednesday morning."]  Forbes 7:14 AM
  • "iTrillion: Apple is this close to $1,000,000,000,000" CNNMoney 9:08 AM
  • "Apple is becoming a formidable fintech company"  Quartz 8:17 AM
  • "Tim Cook admitted last night that iPhone sales might shrink and, significantly, he's OK with that"  Business Insider 7:27 AM
  • "Apple warns tariffs, protectionism could impact fiscal performance: Apple in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday warned political uncertainty surrounding a brewing trade war with China could negatively affect the company's bottom line." AppleInsider 9:28 PM
  • "With the $1000 iPhone X flying high, what's Apple's next price point innovation?"  The Independent 7:44 AM
  • "Apple's bet on a $1,000 iPhone just paid off in a big way, and it hints that new launches will only get pricier for fans"  Business Insider 7:26 AM
  • "How Apple defied expectations, launched a $1,000 iPhone and made it more profitable than ever"  CNBC 9:51 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone X sales powers results: The FT's west coast editor Richard Waters says big US tech companies look strong, but that their share prices will likely be volatile" [Video Report] Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:18 AM
  • "Apple: X marks the spot" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:18 AM
  • "4 top takeaways from Apple's boringly brilliant record results: The iPhone X bet pays off, Services and Other Products hit it big, and then there's Oprah."  Macworld 7:28 AM
  • "Scolding from Chinese state media dampens Apple's earnings cheer" Reuters 8:00 AM
  • "Apple's Chinese future challenged by lurking threats" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:18 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 62 With Bug Fixes and Feature Improvements" MacRumors 12:51 PM
  • "NetMarketShare: macOS market share up in June, iOS down" Apple World Today 7:34 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "How to Fix the 'Date and Time' macOS High Sierra Bug" The Mac Observer 8:47 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Hands on: New video editing abilities make ScreenFlow 8 a Mac professional's must-have tool" AppleInsider 2:38 PM
  • "How to Set up Time Machine Server" 512 Pixels 8:49 AM
  • "How to Use macOS Mojave's New Dynamic Desktop Feature" MacRumors 4:06 PM
  • "Stop apps from accessing your Mac's camera and microphone: Mojave extends app permissions to include the camera and microphone." CNET 7:36 AM
  • "How to Take Prettier Screenshots on a Mac" Lifehacker 9:47 AM
  • "How to Make Flowcharts & Gantt Charts in Keynote With Templates" Envato Tuts+ 8:49 AM
  • "How to exploit Apple Mail's patchy but powerful rules to control your email" AppleInsider 12:50 PM
Op/Ed
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Huawei beats Apple in smartphone sales for the first time"  CNNMoney 7:26 AM
  • "Huawei overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments" TechCrunch 7:31 AM
  • "By Outselling the iPhone, Huawei Shows It Doesn't Need the U.S. to Succeed" Gizmodo 3:44 PM
  • "Apple just explained why it's going to make original TV shows"  CNBC 9:51 AM
  • "Apple head tax dies in Cupertino. Did the hyperloop kill it? Cupertino's brief second flirtation with putting an Apple-targeted business tax on the November ballot to pay for transportation improvements died a quick and unanimous death Tuesday night. It may have been killed by Elon Musk's hyperloop idea as much as the four City Council members who voted it down."  Silicon Valley Business Journal 8:50 AM
  • "Cupertino City Council Balks at New Tax After Apple Objects: Officials had intended the tax to raise as much as $10 million for transportation projects to help ease crippling commuter traffic" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:50 AM
  • "The city of Cupertino is in talks to build a Hyperloop in Apple's backyard — and its mayor hopes Apple might help pay for it" Business Insider 11:59 AM
  • "Apple users 'most appealing' online scam targets — Report" Computerworld 8:20 AM
  • "Apple Watch keeps spotting cardiac issues and saving lives, this time in Australia" AppleInsider 2:37 PM
  • "Apple, Qualcomm may make peace over 5G, supply chain speculates" DigiTimes 7:57 AM
  • "'I Have A Secret. My Father Is Steve Jobs': Lisa Brennan-Jobs Recalls Memories Of Her Famous Father/In an excerpt from her memoir, Small Fry, the author reflects on Jobs's privacy, his temper, and watching a legend grow before her eyes."  Vanity Fair 4:05 PM
  • "Lisa Brennan-Jobs shares memories of her father in memoir: In 'Small Fry,' set for publication in September, the eldest daughter of Steve Jobs tells stories about the late Apple cofounder, and her life."  AppleInsider 6:08 PM
  • "Lisa Brennan-Jobs Shares Memories of Steve Jobs in New 'Small Fry' Memoir Excerpt" MacRumors 6:46 PM
  • "Steve Jobs lied to his daughter about name of the Apple Lisa: It took a direct question from U2 frontman Bono in the South of France for the computer mogul to reveal the truth." CNET 8:09 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "T-Mobile leads all US carriers in smartphone subscriber growth again: The Un-carrier engine keeps humming with 1.6 million net new customers." CNET 3:43 PM
  • "Reddit says user data between 2005 and 2007 breached" Reuters 3:37 PM
  • "Reddit says hackers breached its systems, some user data compromised" ZDNet 3:37 PM
  • "Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S4 tries to beat the iPad at productivity" The Verge 10:10 AM
  • "Samsung thinks the Galaxy Tab S4 can replace your laptop" TechCrunch 10:08 AM
  • "Spear phishing attack hits more than 400 industrial companies" BetaNews 10:01 AM
  • "Spam is getting smarter and we're still falling for it: As security gets tighter, the easiest way to get malware onto a PC is to trick the person at the keyboard." ZDNet 9:53 AM
  • "France bans smartphones in schools: Students will be forced to switch off devices from September." Engadget 8:00 AM
  • "Turing probably can't build its crazy new smartphone, but I'd love to see it try" The Next Web 7:50 AM
  • "Whistleblower reveals Google's plans for censored search in China: The search engine would filter sites like Wikipedia and information about topics like freedom of speech" The Verge 7:30 AM
  • "Why learn to use gadgets when they can just learn to help us? Exactly, says LG" Digital Trends 7:52 AM
  • "LG to open next AI research lab in Canada: The company will also kick off a new research partnership with the University of Toronto." CNET 7:26 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Macstock -Kelly Guimont On The Importance of the Macstock Audience" MacVoices 9:34 PM
  • "AAPL Q3 2018 Earnings, R&D and Robots -TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-01" The Mac Observer 2:14 PM
  • "Podcast: The Future of Overwatch League and eSports" Axios 11:58 AM
  • "Ars on your lunch break: Tim O'Reilly discusses the birth of 'open source'/We flash back to a time in the '90s when it seemed like Microsoft would eat everything." Ars Technica 11:15 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple to end App Store Affiliate Program in October: Apple on Wednesday announced a major change to its iTunes Affiliate Program that will see commissions for iOS and Mac apps and in-app content removed from the initiative starting in October." AppleInsider 7:56 PM
  • "Apple is ending its App Store Affiliate Program in October" TechCrunch 8:06 PM
  • "Apple to Cut Apps from iTunes Affiliate Program Because Discovery Will Rock in iOS 12 and macOS Mojave" The Mac Observer 8:26 PM
  • "Mac sales are down 13% year-on-year, though things may be better than they seem" 9to5Mac 7:30 AM
  • "Apple Sold Fewest Macs in Any Quarter Since 2010 as Nearly Entire Lineup Was Outdated" MacRumors 8:50 AM
  • "Videos Show Off What Leakers Say Are Next-Gen iPhones: TigerMobiles and serial tech leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer post two videos showing off dummy models of the rumored 6.1-and 6.5-inch iPhones Apple is said to be readying." PC Magazine 3:38 PM
  • "New images purportedly show second-generation iPhone X"  iDownload Blog 10:08 AM
  • "When will Apple announce the new 2018 iPhones? Though most agree it'll be in September, the exact date could be anyone's guess. Here's when we think it'll be." CNET 3:27 PM
  • "Will Apple announce the next iPhone X, iPhone X Plus & LCD iPhone on September 12?" iDownload Blog 9:51 AM
  • "Four million people are participating in Apple's OS beta programs" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
  • "iOS 12 And Other Apple Betas Are Being Used By Over 4 Million People" Redmond Pie 3:07 PM
  • "You won't believe how many people are using Apple beta software" Cult of Mac 8:03 AM
  • "iOS beta hints at dual SIM iPhone" TechCrunch 7:31 AM
  • "New iOS 12 beta sheds more light on the upcoming iPhone X Plus" BGR 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "I tried replacing my iPhone screen at home — here's what happened" CNBC 7:45 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices (2018 models)" MacPrices 7:46 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017-18 models)" MacPrices 7:46 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 7:46 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018) review: Quad-core CPU and all-day battery life" ZDNet 8:11 AM
  • "13-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2018) review: Packs a powerful punch" Expert Reviews 8:22 AM
  • "2018 MacBook Pro 2.9GHz i9 versus the 2.6GHz and 2.2GHz i7" Bare Feats 9:44 AM
  • "Comparing the base model 2018 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar versus Apple's base 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro" AppleInsider 11:14 AM
  • "Hands on: Lenovo's Google-enabled, iPhone-connected 8-inch Smart Display" AppleInsider 2:37 PM
  • "Yevo Airbuds Undercut Apple's AirPods, But Are They Good Enough?" Forbes 2:38 PM
  • "Bose SoundSport Free review: Breaking the chains/Bose's first attempt at truly wireless earbuds is a success." Android Central 11:15 AM
  • "Review: Satechi's foldable aluminum MacBook stand is a perfect travel companion" 9to5Mac 3:43 PM
  • "Mophie Powerstation XXL review: High capacity, multi-port, Lightning-based power" Macworld 7:28 AM
  • "power station plus XL is great for powering two Apple gadgets while on-the-go" Apple World Today 7:34 AM
  • "Review: Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller" iLounge 12:00 PM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "Absolute Drift review: An absolutely delightful game about drifting" iMore 7:41 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How To Turn Off Instagram Live Notifications" AddictiveTips 6:35 PM
  • "How To Type In Morse Code On Your iPhone" MacMost 4:03 PM
  • "How to use the iPhone camera's built-in manual controls" Cult of Mac 3:07 PM
  • "How to hide images from the Photos app in iOS 12" iMore 2:40 PM
  • "How to set up subtitles and captioning on your Apple devices" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
Tips
  • "The iOS 12 iPad user interface transition guide" Apple Must 9:44 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Next-gen iPad Pro design seemingly confirmed by iOS 12 beta icon" AppleInsider 9:20 PM
  • "Icon Depicting Design of Upcoming iPad Pro Models Discovered in iOS 12 Beta 5" MacRumors 7:12 PM
  • "Why Macs matter to Apple, even when they aren't selling well/It's another platform for Apple's real growth driver: services."  Engadget 3:27 PM
  • "Apple's R&D spend continues to climb, but isn't directly correlated to anything" AppleInsider 3:07 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone sales this year are poised to be the biggest in company history" Business Insider 2:52 PM
  • "Apple vs. Amazon: Which Has the Most Upside?" InvestorPlace 2:40 PM
  • "You're not wrong - smartphones aren't as exciting as they used to be" Android Police 11:58 AM
  • "The Case for Low Power Mode on MacBooks" MacStories 10:11 AM
  • "Apple got us to spend more money on iPhones — and that's driving most of Apple's growth: The average iPhone cost $724 last quarter — up almost $120 from a year ago." Recode 9:53 AM
  • "The 'So What' in Apple's Earnings"  Tech.pinions 8:56 AM
  • "While Wall Street quacked about killing iPhone X, Apple bought back $43.5B in stock"  Roughly Drafted 8:04 AM
  • "Apple Q3 Takeaways: Focus On The Next Big iPhone Refresh" Forbes 8:00 AM
  • "Apple's not-so-boring Q3 2018: What the analysts are saying" Apple 3.0 8:00 AM
  • "Best and worst Apple analysts: Q3 2018" Apple 3.0 8:00 AM
  • "Why are PCs sales growing while Mac sales are crashing? After years of decline, PC sales are showing tentative signs of recovery, while the last quarter was a disaster for the Mac. What gives?"  ZDNet 7:54 AM
  • "I wouldn't be surprised with $1,200-plus iPhone: Analyst" CNBC Videos 7:43 AM
  • "Surrender, Detroit! Automakers should give in and develop native apps for CarPlay" AppleInsider 7:31 AM
  • "7 things you need to know about Apple today (Q3 2018 edition): The iPhone X gamble is paying off, but Apple's the neglect of the Mac has had a huge negative effect. Tim Cook also calls for 'calm heads' to prevail over tariffs." ZDNet 7:54 AM
  • "Comment: Average Selling Price shows Apple's iPhone X strategy has been a huge success" 9to5Mac 7:29 AM
  • "68 things Apple just told us about its business"  Apple Must 7:06 AM
  • "eXtensions -The Wednesday File (68): Apple Q3 2018 Results, Exquisite Timing, Rumours and Fallout; Extortion by Phishing" eXtensions 7:06 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Samsung's Galaxy Tab S4 focuses on productivity to take on iPad Pro" AppleInsider 6:04 PM
  • "What James Gunn's firing says about the rising stakes of social media: As more people learn how to weaponize public attention, the stakes in maintaining any sort of online presence are rising" The Verge 2:38 PM
  • "Why Election Interference Campaigns on Facebook Are Still Working: 'If they're not caught, it leads to action in the real world. If they're exposed, they've already undermined trust in the conversation.'" Motherboard 2:40 PM
  • "Foreign Spies and Silicon Valley" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:19 AM
  • "Cryptojacking Malware: What It Is and How to Fix It" ReadWrite 10:08 AM
  • "Back-to-college tech for minimalists and the over-prepared" TechCrunch 9:46 AM
  • "'P is for Power'—Android engineers talk battery life improvements in Android P: Some of the people building Android P plug us in on new power and energy tweaks." Ars Technica 8:03 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Plex for iOS podcast feature exits beta with offline playback, OPML importing" 9to5Mac 12:50 PM
  • "Apple Pay Now Available at Nearly 16,000 Cardless Chase ATMs" MacRumors 11:59 AM
  • "Frame.io Showcases High-Speed, Real-Time Video Collaboration Features at IBC 2018" Frame.io 9:45 AM
  • "Pond5 Expands Content Marketplace with Massive Collection of 3D Models to Fulfill the Needs of Filmmakers Worldwide" Pond5 8:53 AM
  • "Verizon to offer its own VPN for iOS devices called 'Safe Wi-fi'" MacTrast 8:49 AM
  • "Best laptops to buy in 2018" [13", 15" MacBook Pros] Komando 8:38 AM
  • "Apple's UIKit, Xcode among the top 20 fastest growing, in demand skills" Roughly Drafted 8:06 AM
  • "Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams launches Daisie app to connect creatives" CNET 8:08 AM
  • "Maisie Williams launches new app, takes to Twitter to answer questions" Mashable 7:32 AM
  • "WaterField Celebrates Gear Case Month with New Designs and Bright Colors" prMac 4:06 PM
  • "Older Children Teach Younger Children Languages with Little Chatterbox" prMac 7:28 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Exclusive: HP Inc acquires giant print partner Apogee/HP's print president Enrique Lores explains why the firm has acquired in the channel" CRN UK 8:44 AM
  • "HP Acquires Europe Managed Print Services Behemoth Apogee" CRN 8:43 AM
  • "HP buys office supplier Apogee, eyes copier market: HP is hoping to gain traction in the $55 billion A3 copier space and expand its Managed Print Services business." ZDNet 8:43 AM
  • "HP to acquire printing company Apogee for roughly $500 million" MarketWatch 8:43 AM
  • "HP Bug Bounty Program Will Pay Up To $10,000 For Hacking Printers" Tech Times 8:44 AM
  • "HP Engage computers aim to make life easier for retailers and hotel operators" VentureBeat 8:17 AM
  • "Microsoft narrows the gap on AWS as cloud computing race heats up: AWS is still the biggest player by far, but Microsoft's Azure is growing rapidly." ZDNet 8:11 AM
  • "Microsoft Surface Go Pre-order now shipping" MSPoweruser 9:22 PM
  • "IBM wants to lure banks to blockchain with new financial services platform - Video" ZDNet 8:11 AM
  • "IBM's Ginny Rometty to open CES 2019 with keynote address" IANS 8:33 AM
  • "IBM & Forex Firm CLS Begin Trial Of Blockchain App Marketplace" CoinTrust 8:36 AM
  • "Exclusive: Intel's Desktop Roadmap 2018 to 2019" WCCFTech 8:38 AM
  • "Qualcomm wants blueprints on Intel's chips in Apple iPhones: Qualcomm says Intel reneged on a deal." CNET 7:36 AM
  • "Intel Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700K, Core i5-9600K CPUs Launching in October, HEDT Core-X Refresh Launches Same Month Too" WCCFTech 8:39 AM
  • "Leaked roadmaps suggest Intel will launch 9th generation processors in October" KitGuru 8:36 AM
  • "9th Generation Intel Coffee Lake S 8 Core CPUs Release Date Leaked" SegmentNext 8:39 AM
  • "Oops! MSI confirms 9th-gen Core processors that Intel hasn't announced yet" PCWorld 2:38 PM
  • "AMD Ryzen CPUs Sold More Than Intel In July, Even Core i7-8700K's Bucket Loads Of Sales Couldn't Save Intel" SegmentNext 8:42 AM
  • "AMD Details New Mainstream AM4 B450 Chipset" eTeknix 8:42 AM
  • "AMD Reaffirms Its Plans To Support AM4 Socket Till 2020 With The Launch Of B450 Motherboards" SegmentNext 8:42 AM
  • "AMD B450 chipset offers Crossfire, better overclocking to mainstream Ryzen users" Digital Trends 8:40 AM
  • "AMD B450 Offers X470 Features in More Affordable Package" Digital Trends 9:47 AM
  • "Amazon plans to move completely off Oracle software by early 2020" CNBC 3:26 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple's ride to $1 trillion: The magic number that gets it there" Reuters 2:38 PM
  • "Apple's Stock Price Crosses $200 Mark to Reach New All-Time High" MacRumors 10:01 AM
  • "Apple stock hits $200 for the first time" AppleInsider 9:46 AM
  • "Apple is up 4% as it races to $1 trillion market cap" CNBC 9:07 AM
  • "AAPL stock opens at new all-time high, briefly crosses $199" 9to5Mac 8:54 AM
  • "Apple shares set to move higher as glossy forecast highlights future demand" Reuters 7:40 AM
  • "Apple's Solid Quarter Will Strengthen Bull Case on Wall Street" Bloomberg 9:11 AM
  • "Trade war fears dampen Apple suppliers' joy" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:21 AM
  • "Apple Can See Incremental Leverage From iPhone Upgrades, Says Piecyk" Bloomberg Video 11:14 AM
Industry News
  • "U.S. stocks close mostly lower as Fed stands pat; Apple buoys tech shares: Trump proposes stiffer tariffs on Chinese imports to 25%" MarketWatch 4:02 PM
  • "Stocks mixed as traders digest earnings, trade concerns" FOXBusiness 4:01 PM
  • "Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls on Tariff Concerns: S&P 500 technology sector gains on the heels of a strong earnings report from Apple" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
  • "Asian markets mostly up, as Apple suppliers get a boost: Nikkei rises after BOJ statement; stocks in China sink after tariff report" MarketWatch 8:51 AM
  • "European stocks pull back on risk of U.S. hike in Chinese tariffs: Volkswagen shares slip as stream of earnings reports continues" MarketWatch 8:51 AM

 
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