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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "'It saved my life': Apple Watch, Fitbit are notifying users of medical emergencies"  USA Today 8:18 AM
  • "43% of the world's iPhone users have enabled Apple Pay" Apple Must 10:08 AM
  • "Apple Pay activated on 383 million iPhones, worldwide" AppleInsider 10:43 AM
  • "HomePod sold 1.6 million units over the holidays" Cult of Mac 5:43 AM
  • "Report: Smart Speaker Sales Hit a Record 86 Million Units in Q4 2018" Thurrott 8:25 AM
  • "Smartwatch Shipments To Reach 166 Million By 2023, As Big 4 Smartwatch Vendors Set To Lose Market Share: Apple, Fossil, Fitbit and Samsung to see market share for smartwatch shipments decline to 47%" Juniper Research 6:23 AM
  • "iPhone supply chain settling down, stabilizing after rough holiday quarter" AppleInsider 7:48 AM
  • "Aid from Apple would deliver 'critical mass' for NPR's podcast analytics tool" Current 8:24 AM
  • "Apple turned 'bokeh' into a verb, and photographers hate it"  Cult of Mac 12:33 PM
  • "Jonathan Glazer directs epic flight commercial for Apple Watch" Creative Review 8:23 AM
  • "Nike's Android app is bricking its Adapt BB self-tying shoes: Have you tried turning your shoes off and back on?" ["The Adapt BB needed a firmware update in its first week, which could only be installed via an iOS or Android app, Nike executives said in January. But for people using Android, the app for the self-tying sneakers hasn't been a perfect fit."] CNET 11:14 AM
  • "Xiaomi just can't help brazenly ripping off Apple: Oops, Xiaomi did it again" The Verge 5:52 AM
  • "Apple reseller Solutions Inc pulls down shutters, calls in administrators" The Register 6:48 AM
  • "College student caught trafficking drugs through iOS app, title still available on App Store" AppleInsider 5:42 AM
  • "Apple once gifted Karl Lagerfeld with a custom $25,000 Apple Watch, but the fashion icon might have never set it up" Business Insider 10:40 AM
  • "9 iconic work uniforms, from Steve Jobs' black turtleneck to Karl Lagerfeld's sunglasses and 1,000 white, high-collared shirts" Business Insider 10:23 AM
  • "Laurene Powell Jobs Invests in Reese Witherspoon's Production Company" Bloomberg 12:33 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung's new wireless earbuds can do one crucial thing that Apple's AirPods can't" Business Insider 2:32 PM
  • "Samsung Debuts Galaxy S10 and S10+, Along With Premium S10 5G and Lower-Cost S10e" MacRumors 2:26 PM
  • "Samsung's true wireless Galaxy Buds are tailor-made for the S10: You can charge the $130 true wireless earbuds on the back of the S10 and S10+." Engadget 2:13 PM
  • "Samsung's Galaxy Buds are cheaper than AirPods and have wireless charging: True wireless earbuds are going to improve drastically in 2019, and Samsung is getting us started" The Verge 2:12 PM
  • "The Galaxy S10e is Samsung's answer to the iPhone XR, and it offers a ton for $749" Android Police 1:37 PM
  • "Samsung just announced a phone with 1TB of built-in storage" TechCrunch 1:37 PM
  • "Samsung's Galaxy Fold is coming April 26 for nearly $2,000" Android Police 1:32 PM
  • "Samsung's foldable phone is finally official—meet the Galaxy Fold: Samsung's half-phone, half-tablet gets its expected name." Ars Technica 1:21 PM
  • "Samsung's foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold" The Verge 1:21 PM
  • "Samsung has finally showed off its new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold" Business Insider 1:20 PM
  • "Gasp! The Galaxy S10 has no iPhone-style notch: An ad accidentally aired in Norway reveals Samsung has a different solution for its new phone's screen." ZDNet 12:36 PM
  • "Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in" ["The digital fence enabled Evers' team to push ads onto the iPhones and Androids of all those attending the meeting. Not only that, but because the technology pulled the unique identification numbers off the phones, a data broker could use the digital signatures to follow the devices home. Once there, the campaign could use so-called cross-device tracking technology to find associated laptops, desktops and other devices to push even more ads."]  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:00 PM
  • "The battle between real open source vs. faux open source heats up: Is open-source past its prime? Does it need to be replaced? Some companies say yes, while others say nonsense!" ZDNet 12:49 PM
  • "People don't want to pay big bucks for a new smartphone: The proportion of buyers who are willing to spend more than $750 for a smartphone is pretty small." ZDNet 12:36 PM
  • "EU governments endorse copyright reform - statement" ["Under the reform agreed last week, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc will be forced to share revenue with the creative industries and remove copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram."] Reuters 10:28 AM
  • "FCC filing hints at unreleased Google Wifi hardware" The Verge 11:16 AM
  • "White paper lays out how Google is fighting 'fake news'" Android Authority 12:50 PM
  • "Gmail's very bright, very white redesign is now available to all Android users" The Verge 8:26 AM
  • "Google Admits 'Error' in Hiding Nest Secure Microphone From Users" Fortune 8:01 AM
  • "Australia is letting people use emojis as an official part of their car license plates" Business Insider 7:50 AM
  • "LG explains how the G8 ThinQ's tiny gesture sensor works" Engadget 7:50 AM
  • "Huaweiphobia is over the top, but San Francisco jury must and will hear Samsung's allegations of FRAND breach by Chinese device maker" Foss Patents 6:23 AM
  • "Leaked Renders Allegedly Reveal Samsung's Foldable Phone Hours Ahead of Launch Event" MacRumors 5:47 AM
  • "This is how Android will work on foldable phones/As the world waits for more details on Samsung's foldable smartphone, enthusiasts are left to ponder: Just how does Android adjust to work on a bendy screen?" PCWorld 5:44 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "MacVoices #19084: Briefing -The Brydge Keyboard for the iPad mini 4" MacVoices 3:37 PM
  • "Advice to 1999 Apple Customers, Facebook Tomfoolery – TMO Daily Observations 2019-02-20" The Mac Observer 12:38 PM
  • "9to5Mac Daily: February 20, 2019" 9to5Mac 11:04 AM