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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, December 26, 2018
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "iPhone XR launch attracted more Android switchers in the U.S. than the iPhone 8 & iPhone X"  AppleInsider 2:57 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone XR is boosting the number of Android switchers" BGR 2:58 PM
  • "Apple Poaching Senior Designer From Tesla Refuels Apple Car Rumors" Redmond Pie 7:55 AM
  • "List of complainants over Qualcomm's conduct keeps growing as LG Electronics joins Korean antitrust action"  Foss Patents 7:15 AM
  • "Munster predicts Apple to outperform FAANG stocks in 2019: Longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster on Wednesday issued predictions on the 2019 tech stock landscape, saying Apple will outperform its fellow FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) investment options on the back of a growing services business and consumer-minded company ethos." AppleInsider 9:07 PM
OS X
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to remotely help someone fix their iPhone, iPad, and Mac using Messages screen sharing: You can use Message screen sharing on your Mac to help fix problems on other Macs, as well as iOS devices. Here's how." iMore 3:15 PM
  • "Seven Ways To Quickly View Weather On Your Mac" MacMost 9:06 AM
  • "How to Make SWOT Analysis PowerPoint Slides With PPT Templates" Envato Tuts+ 7:18 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Safari Extensions in the Mac App Store" Pixel Envy 6:10 PM
Press Releases
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "iPhone XR Was Taiwan's Top-Selling Smartphone For November" UberGizmo 7:58 AM
  • "Apple bested by Tesla and Microsoft in privacy poll, but Facebook destroyed" 9to5Mac 8:36 PM
  • "MacBook Pro keyboards, Nikon cameras, and iMac Pro service - the stories that we liked the most in 2018" AppleInsider 9:38 AM
  • "No HomePod, politics, bug extermination and more — Apple's January 2018 in review" AppleInsider 7:16 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "India Curbs Power of Amazon and Walmart to Sell Products Online" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:30 PM
  • "Samsung is going to show off a bunch of weird new stuff at CES 2019" BGR 7:30 PM
  • "Samsung's latest experiments include an ASMR recorder: There's also an AI desk lamp and a posture-correcting monitor stand." Engadget 10:25 AM
  • "Samsung may cut back spending on expanding its chip production facilities" Sam Mobile 10:15 AM
  • "Desktop OLED monitors for professionals and gamers are almost here: OLED panel production is increasing" TechSpot 10:14 AM
  • "Android TV is getting pretty popular outside the US: New devices from AT&T and Tivo could draw more users in 2019 too." Engadget 7:56 AM
  • "Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, 'tens of millions' of new Prime subscribers" TechCrunch 9:45 AM
  • "Amazon Alexa suffers Christmas outage in Europe: Echos must've been a popular gift." Engadget 7:56 AM
  • "Amazon advised US government on a portal that could make it billions: A top Amazon executive advised officials on a key procurement portal, reports the Guardian." Engadget 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Gift Card Spending Tips – TMO Daily Observations 2018-12-26" The Mac Observer 2:23 PM
  • "Mike Schmitz Introduces His New Project, Faith-Based Productivity, and His Courses" MacVoices 2:22 PM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple Expected To Keep The iPhone Notch Design Until At Least 2020" UberGizmo 7:57 AM
  • "Apple granted patent for an authoring tool for online 3D content" Apple World Today 7:47 AM
  • "Leaked Photo Of iPad mini 5 Case Points To Addition Of Rear Camera Flash, Other Changes" Redmond Pie 7:18 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Did iOS 12.1.2 Break Your Cellular Connectivity? Luckily, There is a Fix" MacTrast 9:12 AM
  • "PSA: Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends soon/If you've been putting off getting your iPhone battery replaced at a discounted rate, time is running out." ZDNet 9:05 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:44 AM
  • "13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:45 AM
  • "Mac mini Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:45 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Camera comparison: Can the iPhone XR's single camera compete with the iPhone XS and XS Max's two cameras?" AppleInsider 2:58 PM
  • "Best mounts for Mac mini in 2018" iMore 9:12 AM
  • "PC Or Mac? Which One Should You Choose?" Tech Times 7:58 AM
  • "Best Third-party Apple Watch Bands in 2018" iMore 7:54 AM
  • "Best Waterproof Cases for iPhone 8 Plus in 2018" iMore 7:18 AM
  • "Best alternatives to the Mac mini" iMore 9:24 AM
  • "Apple AirPods vs Jaybird X4: Which wireless headphones should you buy?" iMore 3:52 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to get your daily step count on iOS [Siri Shortcut] AddictiveTips 4:18 PM
  • "How to Enable or Disable Automatic Workout Detection on the Apple Watch" MacTrast 7:55 AM
  • "How to Edit Any Nearly File on Your Phone or Tablet" Gizmodo 7:56 AM
Tips
  • "Helpful Tips, Tricks, and How Tos for New iPhone Owners" MacRumors 9:49 AM
  • "Got a New iPad or iPad Pro? Here Are 5 Things You Should Do" iPhone Hacks 7:12 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Jason Snell on Apple's 2018" Pixel Envy 7:05 PM
  • "Apple has done a horrible job advertising the iPhone XR"  BGR 11:09 AM
  • "Why is this the one thing Android phone makers won't steal from the iPhone?" BGR 9:12 AM
  • "Two years later, I still miss the headphone port"  TechCrunch 7:19 AM
Non-Apple
  • "Let your new Roomba build a Doom level of your house with DOOMBA" TechCrunch 7:03 PM
  • "The Tech That Was Fixed in 2018 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing: From Facebook to creepy online ads, the worst tech of the year made the internet feel like an unsafe place to hang out. Yet there were some products that were fixed, our personal tech critic writes." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 2:30 PM
  • "2018 was the biggest shakeup in years for the camera world: Mirrorless cameras reached the tipping point." Engadget 9:43 AM
  • "5 best portable Linux operating systems" AddictiveTips 8:29 AM
  • "How 5G could change your life in 2019, and in the future: 5G won't just bring faster phones. It will shape every type of technology it touches" Digital Trends 8:02 AM
  • "Not everything can be Fortnite: The biggest gaming fails of 2018" Digital Trends 8:02 AM
  • "Why you need to use a password manager" TechCrunch 7:55 AM
  • "We finally started taking screen time seriously in 2018: But will we actually reclaim our time from smartphones?" TechCrunch 7:19 AM
  • "Amazon's Alexa: The annoying thing about having the same name" BBC 7:16 AM
  • "INQ's best and worst of tech in 2018" The Inquirer 7:15 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple Music subscribers can now get their own 'year in review,' too, thanks to this app" TechCrunch 4:08 PM
  • "Twitter iOS App Update Brings 'Sparkle' Button to Fix Timeline Issue" MacTrast 7:14 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft's patch for IE zero-day bug renders Lenovo laptops unbootable" Business Standard 11:24 AM
  • "Microsoft will reportedly release webcams for Xbox and Windows in 2019" Technowize 7:26 AM
  • "Xbox Two Rumors: Can Microsoft With The Next Console War?" 73 Buzz 7:27 AM
  • "Microsoft HoloLens Disappears from US Store, Sequel Imminent? Is Microsoft planning to release the HoloLens 2 soon? The company's first edition device is no longer available from its store in the United States." WinBuzzer 7:26 AM
  • "HP Omen X 17 Review" Forbes 8:36 AM
  • "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, RTX 2070, RTX 2060 Mobility Specs Leaked By Chinese OEM" HotHardware 3:59 PM
  • "Banana Pi 24-Core ARM Server Spied Running Ubuntu 18.04" HotHardware 4:07 PM
  • "Oracle ERP Cloud forced Cetera Financial to rethink ways: Some users resisted Oracle SaaS platforms for ERP, EPM and HCM but came around to single entry point, modern tools for planning and budgeting, and familiar, Excel-based UIs." TechTarget 11:25 AM
  • "Our 2019 GPU Predictions: Navi Hits the Middle, Nvidia Takes Turing Downrange" Tom's Hardware 9:25 AM
  • "US Passes Bill to Inject $1.2 Billion Into the Quantum Tech Race" Gizmodo 3:04 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "CIRP: iPhone XR took 32% share in November" Seeking Alpha 9:04 AM
  • "Mark Hibben Positions For 2019: Better Days Ahead For Tech" Seeking Alpha 8:16 AM
Industry News
  • "Dow soars over 1,000 points as stocks bounce back from Christmas Eve meltdown: Major indexes log biggest one-day percentage rise since March 2009" MarketWatch 4:00 PM
  • "Dow Leads Market Rally, Jumps More than 1,000 Points in Record Session: The Dow surged Wednesday in a post-Christmas comeback that saw it gain more than 1,000 points, the largest point gain in a single day of trading. December has been a rough month for stocks, with markets having previously wiped out all their gains for the year." TheStreet 4:02 PM
  • "Dow closes up than 1,000 points in best day for Wall Street in 10 years as stocks rally back from Christmas Eve beating" Associated Press 4:02 PM
  • "Stock futures point higher following Monday's plunge" FOXBusiness 7:35 AM
  • "Dow Industrials Leap More Than 1,000 Points: Rout had Dow industrials, S&P 500 on brink of bear market" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:03 PM
  • "Japan's Nikkei tumbles into a bear market after Wall Street's latest slide: Asian markets sink after U.S. stocks drop more than 2%" MarketWatch 7:35 AM
  • "European stocks spooked by U.S. shutdown, political turmoil" MarketWatch 7:35 AM

 
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