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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, November 18, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Champs-Élysées now open in Paris" Apple 2:42 PM
  • "Gallery: Apple Champs-Élysées makes a grand debut in Paris" 9to5Mac 2:41 PM
  • "50 Years In Tech. Part 10: Hard Landing In Cupertino. Steve Jobs Gets Fired." Monday Note 2:50 PM
  • "Walmart overtakes Apple in online sales" 9to5Mac 11/17
  • "Walmart Overtakes Apple to Become Third Largest Online Retailer in U.S." MacRumors 11/17
  • "Third Street Promenade and Alderwood Apple stores reopen with Today at Apple upgrades" 9to5Mac 11/17
  • "Nostalgic concept imagines case that turns your Apple Watch into an original iPod [Gallery] 9to5Mac 11/17
  • "IWC Wants Apple Watch-Loving Americans to Go Back in Time: Storied Swiss watch brand sees new momentum in the typically tricky U.S. market." Bloomberg 11/16
  • "Swiss banks accused of colluding to hurt Apple Pay" Cult of Mac 11/16
  • "Apple Pay adoption in Switzerland may have been hampered by colluding banks" AppleInsider 11/16
  • "The Scientists Who Make Apps Addictive: Tech companies use the insights of behaviour design to keep us returning to their products. But some of the psychologists who developed the science of persuasion are worried about how it is being used" 1843 Magazine 11/16
  • "Walmart set to become a bigger online retailer than Apple" Cult of Mac 11/16
  • "Toxic Chemicals Watchdog's 'Mind the Store' Report Awards Apple an A+" MacTrast 11/16
Non-Apple News
  • "With Facebook at 'War,' Zuckerberg Adopts More Aggressive Style: New approach causes turmoil, driving several key executives from the company and creating tensions with longtime Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:04 PM
  • "Facebook and Twitter should fund an independent watchdog to police fake news, report claims" Telegraph 6:15 PM
  • "Facebook's former security chief stands up for the social network, calls for change" Mashable 6:04 PM
  • "Original 'Diablo' developer calls out Blizzard for disrespecting its employees" Digital Trends 10:12 AM
  • "Inside the Pricey War to Influence Your Instagram Feed" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:06 AM
  • "Facebook Fallout Ruptures Democrats' Longtime Alliance With Silicon Valley" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/17
  • "Google may add public comments for searches" Engadget 11/17
  • "Strong National Museum of Play recognizes herstory: The Strong Museum opened its Women in Games exhibit today as part of its National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. And to celebrate the untold stories of women in video games, the Strong held a unique gathering of the women who made 'herstory' in video games." VentureBeat 11/17
  • "Amazon begins hiring for top secret new device" Telegraph 11/17
  • "Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting with Employees" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/17
  • "Facebook Fallout Ruptures Democrats' Longtime Alliance With Silicon Valley" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11/17
  • "Tech loyalty threatens productivity in the workplace: There is disconnect between the tech that workers want and what leadership is providing - and employees are not backing down." ZDNet 11/17
  • "A year later, Amazon still won't sell Google Chromecasts because huge companies are hugely petty" Android Police 11/17
  • "Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency" ZDNet 11/16
  • "Rumored Mid-Range Pixel Leaks" Thurrott 11/16
  • "Google's AI system can grade prostate cancer cells with 70% accuracy" VentureBeat 11/16
  • "Google Play Protect analyzes every Android app that it can find on the internet" ZDNet 11/16
  • "Google Patent for Dynamically Updated Clipboard Could Help Gmail Users Avoid Common Drafting Errors" MySmartPrice 11/16
  • "Trump just made a case that Amazon is not a monopoly" Business Insider 11/16
  • "Facebook's top execs 'make tobacco executives look like Mr. Rogers': The company is under fire, again, this time for years of dirty tricks exposed by the New York Times."  Recode 11/16
  • "After overtaking Apple in smartphones, Huawei is aiming for No. 1 by 2020" CNBC 11/16
  • "FCC ruling will help make smartphone GPS more accurate" Engadget 11/16
  • "Sheryl Sandberg says she also didn't know about a Facebook smear campaign, as Mark Zuckerberg throws the firm's comms team under a bus" Business Insider 11/16
  • "VR, AR and the NHS: How virtual and augmented reality will change healthcare" ZDNet 11/16
  • "Malicious code hidden in advert images cost ad networks $1.13bn this year" ZDNet 11/16
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Above Avalon Podcast Episode 136: The Unit Sales Crutch" Above Avalon 2:51 PM
  • "You can't underestimate a billion people [#acpodcast] Android Central 11/17
  • "One wonderful week with the new iPad Pro [Cult of Mac MagazineCult of Mac 11/17
  • "MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #2" MacVoices 11/16
  • "iPad USB-C, AAPL price, Apple poaching from Qualcomm's and more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 11/16
  • "Apple RAM and SSD Prices, Apple's Pipeline, the Future of iOS - ACM 488" The Mac Observer 11/16