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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, February 25, 2019
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "'Hard to back out': Publishers grow frustrated by the lack of revenue from Apple News/Last year, Apple News brimmed with promise for publishers, offering an engaged, high-quality audience that seemed to do nothing but grow. Ad revenue wasn't great, but at the start of 2018, most publishers assumed that would"  Digiday 6:53 AM
  • "Publishers Reportedly Struggling to Monetize Privacy-Centric Apple News" MacRumors 7:09 AM
  • "Apple 'very aware' of concerns over iPhone's high prices" Cult of Mac 7:25 AM
  • "Apple says it does not want to be an 'elitist' company as iPhone prices continue to rise" Business Insider 7:13 AM
  • "Apple, Goldman Tie-Up Is Latest Way for Silicon Valley to Reshape Wall Street: Apple and Goldman need each other if they are going to burrow deeper into consumer banking"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:15 AM
  • "Goldman Sachs is reportedly partnering with Apple to launch a new credit card paired with fresh iPhone features. Here's what that could look like" Business Insider 10:49 AM
  • "Apple in 2019 and the future of iPhone: Over the past two decades, Apple has proven capable of exercising its rapidly lithe, innovating ability to take its existing technologies and create new computing forms that retain its influence over the most commercially successful and strategically important markets. That winning strategy of the past also appears to be the best suited for the future of iPhone."  Roughly Drafted 8:53 AM
OS X
News
  • "New browser attack lets hackers run bad code even after users leave a web page: MarioNet attack lets hackers create botnets from users' browsers." ZDNet 10:50 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to set a default Finder folder on Mac" 9to5Mac 6:53 PM
  • "A Mac user's guide to the Google Chrome browser" Computerworld 10:44 AM
  • "How to Make the MacBook Pro Touch Bar More Useful: 4 Tips" MakeUseOf 9:22 AM
  • "How to see your Mac's documents across your network on your iPad with the Files app" AppleInsider 2:23 PM
  • "How to Enable 'Hey Siri' on Mac" OS X Daily 2:54 PM
  • "The best PDF apps to use for editing, redacting, and for OCR in macOS Mojave" AppleInsider 12:50 PM
  • "Streaming Real Radio Stations In iTunes" MacMost 9:07 AM
Press Releases
  • "BBEdit 12.6 Introduces App Sandboxing Ahead of Planned Mac App Store Launch" MacRumors 1:56 PM
  • "BBEdit 12.6 now sandboxed on macOS ahead of Mac App Store return" 9to5Mac 11:33 AM
  • "Trüberbrook coming to PC, Mac and Linux on 12th March, Nintendo Switch, 'PS4' and Xbox One To Follow in April" Headup 8:37 AM
  • "Ecleti announces My IP 2.4.1 to detect your public IP on the net" Ecleti 8:29 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The precious metals inside our smartphones: Our smartphones contain about 60 different elements, sourced from around the world." [Video Report]  BBC 6:56 AM
  • "'Accomplices in oppression': 14 new members of Congress demand Apple and Google remove Saudi government app that lets men control women's movements" Business Insider 8:08 AM
  • "Absher app makes Apple and Google 'accomplices in the oppression of Saudi women'" 9to5Mac 8:16 AM
  • "Apple Battles iPhone Sales Dip In China By Offering Interest-Free Loans Against Purchases" Redmond Pie 8:01 AM
  • "Yes, Tim Cook does read your 'Dear Tim' emails" Cult of Mac 7:05 AM
  • "Tim Cook Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs on Apple's Co-Founder's 64th Birthday" The Mac Observer 7:16 AM
  • "iMac Brief Cameo in M. Night Shyamalan Sequel 'Glass' and Other Examples of Macs on the Big Screen" Low End Mac 9:03 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "This is What a Smartphone With an 18,000mAh Battery Looks Like" MacRumors 6:53 PM
  • "Hackers reportedly access TurboTax accounts and tax returns: It's most likely because you reuse your passwords." CNET 2:57 PM
  • "Man receives under-skin chip implant live at mobile show" Reuters 12:50 PM
  • "Swatch says Samsung's smart watch faces breached its trademark" Reuters 12:50 PM
  • "Samsung's Galaxy Watch Is Supposed To Measure Blood Pressure — But How Accurate Will It Be? The device could be extremely helpful for doctors and patients, but we need to see the data and testing first." The Verge 12:19 PM
  • "Samsung and Huawei foldables at MWC: Look, but don't touch" VentureBeat 11:46 AM
  • "New microSD format promises insane transfer speeds, better battery life" TechCrunch 7:04 AM
  • "1TB microSD cards are now a thing" The Verge 6:54 AM
  • "Sprint vows broad 5G coverage when four cities launch in May" CNET 6:43 AM
  • "Facebook brings 5G wireless internet to California homes" CNET 6:42 AM
  • "Android Is Helping Kill Passwords on a Billion Devices" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:56 AM
  • "MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password/FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security." ZDNet 6:33 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Briefing -The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock" MacVoices 7:13 PM
  • "Apple News vs Publishers, Jeff Williams Talks Pricing – TMO Daily Observations 2019-02-25" The Mac Observer 1:30 PM
  • "Behind the workflow: Designer Neil Vilppu combines iPad artistry with Mac familiarity" 9to5Mac 10:58 AM
  • "Original Content podcast: Netflix's 'High Flying Bird' mixes basketball, politics and impressive iPhone camerawork" TechCrunch 10:50 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "iOS 12 Now Installed on 83% of All Devices From the Last Four Years" MacRumors 6:23 PM
  • "'Premium' devices like Apple's iPhone pushed 2018 smartphone revenues up" AppleInsider 8:09 AM
  • "iPhone 11 Casing May Have A 'Frosted Glass' Look" ValueWalk 9:22 AM
  • "iOS 13 concept imagines new volume UI, Control Center multitasking, iPad mouse support, more" 9to5Mac 12:50 PM
  • "Security flaws in both 4G and 5G networks let attackers intercept calls & track locations" iDownload Blog 2:53 PM
  • "3 Security Flaws in 4G, 5G That Could Affect iPhones" The Mac Observer 2:51 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:56 AM
  • "13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 6:56 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "OWC ThunderBlade review: a silent, rugged, and super-fast external Thunderbolt 3 SSD [Video] 9to5Mac 6:23 PM
  • "Plantronics BackBeat Fit 3100 review: Excellent durability for athletes, plagued by connection problems and poor sound quality" Macworld 6:22 PM
  • "Review: Mophie Powerstation USB-C 3XL" Forbes 6:22 PM
  • "Review: LaCie Mobile SSD is designed with Mac users in mind" AppleInsider 11:34 AM
  • "Lifeproof NëXT iPhone XS case review: Clear protection" iMore 11:07 AM
  • "Review: Nomad Titanium Band gives your watch a sophisticated look without breaking the bank" iDownload Blog 8:53 AM
  • "Bluesound Pulse Mini 2i review: Great sound, plus Alexa and AirPlay 2 support" TechHive 7:04 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Know When It's Time to Replace an iPhone Cover" Apple Gazette 6:39 PM
  • "How to transfer files between iPhone and Mac with a USB flash drive" 9to5Mac 6:23 PM
  • "How to plug an Ethernet cable into your iPad" Cult of Mac 3:42 PM
  • "How to change the activity goals on your Apple Watch" Business Insider 12:50 PM
  • "How to Choose Your First HOTAS For macOS" [Hands On Throttle And Stick] Apple Gazette 10:47 AM
  • "How to Completely Google-ify Your iPhone" Gizmodo 9:21 AM
  • "How to manage your Apple Music queue on Apple TV and HomePod" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
Tips
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Former Apple CEO John Sculley On Exponential Time, And Living To Be 115" Forbes 9:07 PM
  • "Apple's New iPhone Suddenly Takes Shape. Here's The Lesson You Can Take From It" Forbes 7:07 PM
  • "iOS 13 concept photos show off some awesome iPhone UI changes" BGR 6:24 PM
  • "iPhone should steal these hands-free gestures from LG" Cult of Mac 6:23 PM
  • "Where is Apple's Beats AirPlay 2 speaker and how will it work?" 9to5Mac 1:58 PM
  • "Apple should copy this awesome Galaxy S10 feature for new iPhones and AirPods" CNBC 12:25 PM
  • "Is iPhone in danger of losing its photography crown? [Opinion] Cult of Mac 12:20 PM
  • "These apps are stealing your most private data and it should be a crime: I'm so angry and offended and disgusted and revolted right now... but, **** me, I've got a column two write. So let's do this."  iMore 11:06 AM
  • "Apple COO: Oh, no, we're not elitist/Speaking at a North Carolina university, Jeff Williams claims all this talk of elitism comes from those who just don't understand." ZDNet 1:57 PM
  • "Apple COO Says Company 'Very Aware' of Pricing Concerns" The Mac Observer 9:07 AM
  • "Think You've Got 5G On Your iPhone? Not So Fast!" MacPrices 8:04 AM
  • "Bob's Predictions for 2019 — The Year When Everything Changes... Forever" ["And here's why: The Macbook Pro on which I am writing this column was built in 2010 — nearly nine years ago. Who would have thought any computer would be remotely useful 3+ technical generations later? Yet the only reason I'll replace it, even now, is because my hardware (and especially my GPU) isn't supported by the newest version of MacOS. My notebook crashes a couple times per day because of software incompatibilities, but it otherwise runs just like a new one."] I, Cringely 7:59 AM
  • "Apple News Has Problems But Privacy Isn't One of Them" The Mac Observer 8:15 AM
  • "Apple's privacy beliefs may be hitting publishers in the wallet" Cult of Mac 8:09 AM
  • "Publishers complaining about 'atrocious' revenues from Apple News" AppleInsider 7:14 AM
  • "Apple's comical Depth Control ad series continues with a new 'Alejandro' video" iDownload Blog 8:09 AM
  • "Handsome co-worker gets bokeh'd in Apple's latest ad" Cult of Mac 7:08 AM
Non-Apple
  • "LG V50 ThinQ hands-on: This is technically another folding smartphone [Video] 9to5Google 6:24 PM
  • "The President and Congress Are Thinking of Changing This Important Internet Law: But they don't understand it." Slate 3:11 PM
  • "Huawei's Mate X is the most promising foldable phone yet" Mashable 3:11 PM
  • "LG G8 ThinQ hands-on: More like hands-off" 9to5Google 1:57 PM
  • "Hands-on with Samsung's new Galaxy S10 5G" BGR 12:25 PM
  • "Hermes shows how AR is the future of home delivery" Apple Must 11:30 AM
  • "LG's new smartphone unlocks by recognizing the veins in your palms — here's how it works" Business Insider 11:07 AM
  • "Foldable Phones and Innovation Marketing" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:55 AM
  • "Can social media heal society's divisions and reconnect people?" ZDNet 10:49 AM
  • "As Smartphone Ownership Cycles Lengthen, Consumers Need to Consider Device Durability" ["As people continue to embrace smartphones as pocket computers, and plan to keep them longer and longer, they become a must-have digital companion at their side at all times. That means that out of all of their digital devices, smartphones will most likely get more use and take a greater beating than any other tech product they use daily."]  Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:49 AM
  • "5G Is Going to Be an Incredibly Tough Sell in 2019" Gizmodo 10:18 AM
  • "What Linus Torvalds really thinks about ARM processors" ZDNet 10:16 AM
  • "The Galaxy Watch Active could be one of 2019's best smartwatches: Seriously, why would you get anything with Wear OS over this?" Android Central 9:08 AM
  • "How do you preserve art when it was made for people using Netscape Navigator on Windows 98?" Recode 8:00 AM
  • "Report: Facebook Moderators Are Routinely High and Joke About Suicide to Cope With Job" Gizmodo 12:14 PM
  • "The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America"  The Verge 7:25 AM
  • "Here's a close-up look at Huawei's $2,600 folding phone, the Mate X" Business Insider 7:15 AM
  • "No mere mortal may touch Samsung's $2000 Galaxy Fold, so here it is in a big glass box" Android Police 7:08 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Brilliant Puzzler 'Snakebird Primer' Now Available on iOS" Touch Arcade 9:07 PM
  • "Mophie's iPhone battery case is a great alternative to Apple's" Cult of Mac 6:38 PM
  • "Here's a brilliantly illustrated game about fish — and pollution" Apple Must 1:30 PM
  • "Architosh Turns 20—Learn What Comes Next" Architosh 12:49 PM
  • "iOS developers will soon be able to offer discounts to their existing and lapsed subscribers" TechCrunch 1:57 PM
  • "Apple Will Soon Let Developers Entice Past Subscribers With Discounted iOS, macOS, and tvOS Subscriptions" MacRumors 11:57 AM
  • "Big Grocery Update Adds Recipe and Meal Planning Support Along with Other Refinements" MacStories 10:17 AM
  • "Unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 34 released with bug fixes and a cache file that reduces strain on repositories" iDownload Blog 8:58 AM
  • "Apple's Limited Time iPhone XS and iPhone XR Trade-Up Promotion Ends March 4 in Australia" MacRumors 8:40 AM
  • "The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of February 25: Bryan Chaffin, Angel Vu of Smile, Noteboom Tutorials" The MUG Center 8:11 AM
  • "New App Fototriever Makes Finding Photos a Snap on Your iPhone" prMac 7:04 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Satya Nadella has steered Microsoft into the cloud computing 'catbird's seat' and it could make the company untouchable" Business Insider 6:24 PM
  • "Despite internal uproar, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company is not cancelling its contract with the US Army" Business Insider 3:42 PM
  • "Microsoft CEO defends work on half-billion-dollar HoloLens military contract" TechCrunch 3:57 PM
  • "Microsoft CEO defends $480 million HoloLens military contract" CNET 6:22 PM
  • "Microsoft workers protest: 'Cancel US Army HoloLens super-soldier contract'/Microsoft employees say they didn't sign up to build weapons, so the company should pull out of its $480m deal." ZDNet 6:33 AM
  • "Microsoft is pitching its most futuristic technology to businesses instead of trying to wow consumers" CNBC 6:23 PM
  • "Microsoft's new open model for Windows and HoloLens 2 impresses Epic's Tim Sweeney: Microsoft has made significant commitments to being open for the third era of computing" The Verge 7:09 AM
  • "Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2: Pitches AR goggles at suits" The Register 6:55 AM
  • "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tries to bring a little star power and vision to MWC Barcelona 19" VentureBeat 7:21 AM
  • "Microsoft expands partnership deal with Telefonica with edge computing in mind" GeekWire 8:11 AM
  • "Microsoft to stop providing Windows 10 'ready for business' guidance" Computerworld 6:55 AM
  • "How IBM Is Building A.I. That's Robust, Unbiased & Secure" Cheddar 3:35 PM
  • "Mercedes Enlists Quantum Computing to Build a Better Electric Vehicle Battery: Auto maker, working with IBM quantum experts, sees 'huge opportunity' in the technology" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:23 PM
  • "Volkswagen Teams Up With IBM's AI for App to Navigate Cities" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:36 PM
  • "IBM i DevOps Gets Simpler On Skytap Cloud" IT Jungle 3:35 PM
  • "Dell Moves Aggressively to Dominate Storage Market: Acquisition Process Is Key" TechSpective 3:34 PM
  • "What's in the Cards for Dell Technologies Q4 Earnings?" Zacks 3:34 PM
  • "HP among 34 organisations that have just joined the Linux Foundation" Neowin 3:34 PM
  • "Intel aims to push beyond phones with 5G infrastructure deals" Reuters 6:47 AM
  • "Intel and Fibocom to Co-Develop a 5G M.2 Module for System Integration" AnandTech 7:26 AM
  • "Intel Reveals Name of Next Generation Xeon D: Hewitt Lake" AnandTech 7:26 AM
  • "AMD Athlon 240GE and 220GE Review: Retaking the Low Ground" Tom's Hardware 3:37 PM
  • "AMD Radeon RX 590 and 580 graphics cards to get a big price cut?" TechRadar UK 3:38 PM
  • "5G in PCs? That's Lenovo's plan for early 2020 with Qualcomm's new chips" CNET 6:43 AM
  • "Lenovo's brand new laptops are all about security, design, and speed" BGR 8:01 AM
  • "Internet of Things: Lenovo's new edge server isn't much bigger than a notebook" ZDNet 8:10 AM
  • "Oracle ERP lawsuit underscores installation hardships for big systems: Oracle is being sued over a $4.5 million ERP project that did not go according to plan. That's a common problem with ERP installations, according to a new study." TechTarget 3:32 PM
  • "Oracle is Providing Post-Deployment System Support to the Army" Signal Magzine 3:32 PM
  • "Too Cloudy for the Oracle: Warren Buffett blames lack of understanding for quick exit from Oracle" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:29 PM
  • "Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, backtracks on Oracle, the company" Reuters 10:17 AM
  • "Sprint strengthens IP mobile network for 5G with Cisco" Telecompaper 3:31 PM
  • "Cisco licensing SNAFU could put call centres on hold" iTNews Australia 3:31 PM
  • "MWC 2019: Google Station, Cisco team up in global connectivity initiative" ZDNet 3:31 PM
  • "Open source AI chips making Green Waves: Bringing energy efficiency to IoT architecture" ZDNet 10:50 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Buffett says he's not buying more Apple at these levels, but would if the shares got 'cheaper'" CNBC 8:15 AM
  • "No, Warren Buffett isn't buying—or selling—Apple right now. Here's why (Video)" Apple 3.0 11:53 AM
  • "Apple's Highest-Ever EPS Shows A New Trend" Seeking Alpha 2:27 PM
  • "Apple's approach to video 'will likely remain uninspiring,' says KeyBanc" MarketWatch 8:15 AM
  • "Shares of Apple supplier AAC Tech set to slide after profit warning" Reuters 7:44 PM
Industry News
  • "Stocks close higher as Trump delays China tariff deadline: GE's stock ends at nearly 4-month high on biopharma divestiture announcement" MarketWatch 4:02 PM
  • "Dow Closes Modestly Higher After Trump Extends China Tariff Deadline: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose modestly Monday after Donald Trump said he will delay increasing tariffs on China-made goods." TheStreet 4:02 PM
  • "Stocks close with gains after Trump delays tariff deadline" FOXBusiness 4:02 PM
  • "US stocks move higher after Trump postpones tariff increase" FOXBusiness 4:02 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Pushed Higher by Tariff Delay: U.S. stocks climbed Monday, following global indexes higher after President Trump said he would delay a planned increase in tariffs on Chinese goods." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:01 PM
  • "China stocks enter bull market after Trump postpones deadline for trade deal: Shanghai Composite logs best day since June 2015" MarketWatch 8:54 AM
  • "FTSE 100 held back by rising pound as U.K.'s May delays Brexit vote" MarketWatch 8:54 AM

 
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