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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, January 20, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Crime blotter: A Walmart iPhone theft ring, New Hampshire delivery scammers sentenced/Police are seeking a pair of thieves nabbing Apple gear late at night from WalMarts, 1400 iPads lifted by civil servant, FedEx employees nabbed for grabbing Apple packages, and more in the latest Apple-related crime blotter." AppleInsider 5:37 PM
  • "Apple's Latest 'Shot on iPhone' Video Reflects on Life of 17-Year-Old Athlete From American Samoa" MacRumors 5:19 PM
  • "Apple gets first crack at documentaries from Ron Howard: It clearly sees documentaries as important to its streaming video plans." Engadget 12:43 PM
  • "Apple again starts selling iPhone SE, this time on clearance for $249" AppleInsider 7:00 AM
  • "Apple is once again selling its iPhone SE — for now: The phone is on sale in Apple's clearance section" The Verge 1/19
  • "Apple Begins Selling iPhone SE Again on Clearance Store, Starting at $249 Brand New" MacRumors 1/19
  • "Apple isn't alone: data confirms smartphone sector slow-down/The entire industry, not just Apple, appears to be feeling the pain."  Computerworld 1/18
  • "App Store made almost twice as much as Google Play in 2018"  Cult of Mac 1/18
  • "Hackers Successfully Activate iPhone XS eSIM On China Mobile" Redmond Pie 1/18
  • "Foxconn cuts 50,000 contract jobs in China: Nikkei" ["The scale of the cuts is not necessarily deeper than previous years, it is simply significantly earlier, the report said, citing an industry source familiar with the situation."] Reuters 1/18
  • "iPhone sales slowdown hits Foxconn: Foxconn alone has shed 50,000 contact workers earlier than expected as iPhone sales slump." ZDNet 1/18
  • "Major data broker Acxiom backs Tim Cook's call for data privacy regulations" AppleInsider 1/18
  • "Data Broker Acxiom Comes Out in Support of Apple CEO Tim Cook's Call for US Data Privacy Regulation" MacRumors 1/18
  • "Every Apple TV show and series announced so far: A complete list of everything on Apple's increasingly deep bench of original programming." CNET 1/18
  • "This $350,000 Swiss watch looks like an Apple Watch, chimes to tell the time" TechCrunch 1/18
  • "Swiss watchmaker's latest jab at the Apple Watch has no hands" Engadget 1/18
Non-Apple News
  • "Chrome browser ALERT - The serious new warning Google users must not ignore: GOOGLE Chrome users are being warned as a new threat is detected which could steal important personal details." Express UK 6:53 AM
  • "The ultrasound scan you can do yourself" BBC 6:43 AM
  • "Amazon Is Rolling Out a 'Robotic Tech Vest' to Keep Workers From Getting Hit by Robots" Gizmodo 6:43 AM
  • "Alarming Wi-Fi Chipset Bug A Security Risk For Millions Of Game Consoles, Laptops, Routers And Other Devices" HotHardware 1/19
  • "EU copyright laws face uncertain fate after 11 countries reject proposal: The Copyright Directive isn't necessarily dead, but it's in trouble." Engadget 1/19
  • "F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1/18
  • "DNC says Russia tried to hack its servers again in November 2018" ZDNet 1/18
  • "FCC reopens device approval system amid government shutdown" The Verge 1/18
  • "Amazon patents a technology to help Alexa fight fake voice attacks" Digital Trends 1/18
  • "Think iPhones are expensive? Samsung official says foldable Galaxy phone will cost twice as much" BGR 1/18
  • "Sen. Marco Rubio wants to ban states from protecting consumer privacy: Rubio bill would give Congress and FTC 27 months to issue actual privacy rules."  Ars Technica 1/18
  • "Alphabet's Verily scores FDA clearance for its ECG monitor" TechCrunch 1/18
  • "U.S. regulators discuss imposing fine against Facebook: Washington Post" Reuters 1/18
  • "Facebook's newest ploy to bring back teen users is a meme app called LOL" The Verge 1/18
  • "This Hitman's Smartwatch Helped Convict Him of Two Murders" Gizmodo 1/18
  • "Facebook docs reveal a predatory policy for dealing with kids' accidental purchases" The Next Web 1/18
  • "Unsealed docs will detail how Facebook made money off children" Mashable 1/18
  • "Safe to buy refurbished devices? Why this startup thinks it's better than buying new: Startup Back Market believes it's changing consumers' perceptions of refurbished products." ZDNet 1/18
  • "This scientist used facial recognition technology on birds" The Next Web 1/18
  • "Doctors Are Confident That AI Won't Replace Them" Forbes 1/18
  • "Verizon will give subscribers free access to anti-robocall tools" Engadget 1/18
  • "Twitter warns that private tweets were public for years" BBC 1/18
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Coming January 19: Gene Steinberg meets tech writer Andrew Orr of The Mac Observer, and former cybercriminal Brett Johnson, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:36 AM
  • "Is 2019 the Year of Mobile Esports? – The TouchArcade Show #385" Touch Arcade 1/18
  • "Spotting Bad Science, Information Overload – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-18" The Mac Observer 1/18
  • "The Dalrymple Report: Apple Watch, Netflix and Facebook with Dave Mark" The Loop 1/18
  • "2019 iPhone rumors, a possible new iPad mini & a call for privacy laws on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 1/18