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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, May 17, 2019
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Everybody complains Apple isn't innovating, but R&D spending and patents tell a different story"  CNBC 12:33 PM
  • "Apple's entire supply chain could be disrupted by China trade fight"  Yahoo Finance Video 11:46 AM
  • "Tariffs Are Bad for Apple 'Any Way They Slice It'" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:33 PM
  • "The Supreme Court Rules That iPhone Users May Sue Apple for Antitrust Violations" Motley Fool 11:50 AM
  • "'Over the Rainbow' composer's estate sues Apple & others over 'pirated' music sales"  AppleInsider 8:23 AM
  • "Why is privacy-minded Apple putting its new TV app on smart TVs notorious for spying on users?"  Roughly Drafted 8:23 AM
OS X
News
  • "Apple Promotes Music-Making on Mac in New Ad" MacRumors 8:59 AM
  • "Apple's new 'Behind the Mac' ad is all about music-making on the Mac" iDownload Blog 11:47 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How To Reduce Bandwidth Usage On Your Mac" macReports 8:31 AM
  • "How to customize the sound quality in iTunes on Mac" iDownload Blog 8:30 AM
  • "PATH_MAX Revisited" Rixstep 7:35 AM
  • "How to mark up email attachments in the Mail app on Mac" iMore 12:07 PM
  • "Figuring Out Why Your MacBook Battery Drains At Night" MacMost 10:25 AM
Press Releases
  • "AutoMile for macOS makes it easy to track your auto mileage" Apple World Today 8:00 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Three big reasons why Americans aren't upgrading their phones: Yes, this has to do with China"  The Verge 8:24 AM
  • "Here are the vehicles and receivers with Apple CarPlay announced in 2018 & 2019: Once an expensive niche option — and still that way in some cases — CarPlay is becoming increasingly common on new cars, trucks, and SUVs, as well as aftermarket receivers. Here's a roundup of the intros in 2018 and 2019, the latest being retroactive upgrades for some Lexus models." AppleInsider 8:19 PM
  • "Apple, Amazon Show Two Faces of India's Quest to Lure Investment" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:42 AM
  • "Japan's Seven-Eleven stores will sell Apple's own iPhone accessories" AppleInsider 8:21 AM
  • "How I.M. Pei helped shape Apple — and Steve Jobs' design tastes"  Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
  • "Jony Ive's latest product is the Apple Stage, a giant rainbow under which Lady Gaga is about to play: Apple quietly filled its campus with rainbows today" The Verge 9:04 PM
  • "Apple Park Decorated With Rainbow Colors in Celebration of Steve Jobs and Formal Opening of Campus" MacRumors 1:47 PM
  • "Lady Gaga rumored to be performing at Apple Park opening ceremony" 9to5Mac 10:47 AM
  • "Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Holmes shared this one 'great talent,' says filmmaker Alex Gibney" Yahoo Finance 11:50 AM
  • "Battle royale games rake in $2 billion on mobile alone" Cult of Mac 8:18 AM
  • "Apple's rotten trap: How one mother's determination to gain access to her late husband's digital photos to show their daughter how much he loved her resulted in a tortuous three-year legal battle with the tech giant" Daily Mail (UK) 8:35 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Google is tracking your purchases through Gmail: Every time a store sends a confirmation to your Gmail account, Google adds it to your list of purchases." CNET 9:03 PM
  • "The Use of Cash Dwindles Less Than You May Think" Barron's 8:35 PM
  • "AT&T defends location data sales in newly public letter: But the company says it's stopped doing so anyway" The Verge 2:14 PM
  • "Sheryl Sandberg revealed a new argument to stop regulators from breaking up Facebook" Business Insider 1:46 PM
  • "A smartphone company you've never heard rose to fame by being the opposite of Apple and Samsung. Now it looks like that might be starting to change." Business Insider 11:06 AM
  • "Huge leak might show us Motorola's foldable Razr in action for the first time" BGR 10:46 AM
  • "Google Pixel 4 Leaks Suggest Punch-Hole Selfie Camera and Total Lack of Physical Buttons" MacRumors 10:45 AM
  • "Grumpy cat, the beloved internet celebrity, is dead" Business Insider 7:55 AM
  • "An insider reveals how the nasty spyware used in the WhatsApp breach lets governments secretly access everything in your smartphone, from text messages to the microphone and cameras"  Business Insider 7:55 AM
  • "Americans Show Bipartisan Support for Breaking Up Facebook" PC Magazine 7:31 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Marzipan, iMessage's Social Media Play, WWDC Spoilers, with Andrew Orr – ACM 512" The Mac Observer 5:19 PM
  • "The Dalrymple Report: App Store and Portrait vs Landscape video" The Loop 3:45 PM
  • "9to5Mac Daily: May 17, 2019" 9to5Mac 1:46 PM
  • "Huawei Concerns, Shortcut Inspiration – TMO Daily Observations 2019-05-17" The Mac Observer 1:42 PM
  • "Michael E. Cohen Takes Control of the Many Versions of PDFpen" MacVoices 1:41 PM
  • "Epic disasters: ZombieLoad, WhatsApp, Google 2FA Keys, and Microsoft RDP" Intego Mac Podcast 8:27 AM
  • "Huawei under pressure, pushing down on Intel, ZombieLoad and more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 8:22 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Intel MDS Vulnerabilities Force Mac Users To Choose Between Performance And Security" Business Times 8:49 AM
  • "Apple partially fixes Intel chip flaw in Mac PCs and laptops, says full fix may slow down performance by up to 40%" Times of India 8:50 AM
  • "Apple lists Macs it can't patch against 'ZombieLoad' exploits" Cult of Mac 8:17 AM
  • "How AirPods and their case charge: how fast, what gets prioritized (and when), more" iDownload Blog 12:07 PM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "'Why won't my iPhone update?': How to fix any iPhone updating issue, from low storage space to confusing error messages" Business Insider 8:58 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:35 AM
  • "13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:35 AM
  • "12" MacBook Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:35 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "How tough are Apple's MacBook Pro laptops? This is a question I get asked a lot. As it turns out, I got the opportunity the other day to find out just how tough they are. And the answer is, they're pretty rugged." ZDNet 7:34 AM
  • "AMD Radeon VII versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti" Bare Feats 8:00 AM
  • "Urbanista Stockholm review: The Urbanista Stockholm wireless earbuds look like AirPods while costing an awful lot less, but can the quality compare?" Tech Advisor 11:46 AM
  • "Review: The $99 Urbanista Stockholm wireless earbuds get the fundamentals right" The Next Web 8:10 AM
  • "DJI Osmo Action Review: Dual-Screen Action Cam For Selfie Fans" ["While it's nice to control the camera remotely with a larger screen, I find that the controls on the camera itself to be intuitive and simple enough that I generally don't need the app."] Forbes 7:43 AM
  • "Review: 5.11"s AMP24 backpack can take your Mac or iPad into the brush" AppleInsider 2:14 PM
  • "Powerbeats Pro Water Resistance Test: Find Out What Happens if You Drop Apple's Newest Earbuds in the Toilet" MacRumors 4:39 PM
iOS Apps
  • "Fiery Feeds Adds iCloud Accounts, Three-Pane iPad View, New Customization Tools, and More" MacStories 10:47 AM
  • "'The Gardens Between' Review – A Short Trip Through Fond Childhood Memories" Touch Arcade 3:45 PM
  • "Hands-on with Minecraft Earth, Microsoft's augmented reality answer to Pokémon Go" GeekWire 8:30 AM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use the Walkie Talkie app on an Apple Watch to quickly chat with your contacts" Business Insider 2:14 PM
  • "How to set up Outlook calendars on the iPhone" Windows Central 11:50 AM
  • "How to turn Macs and iPhones into the best and fastest research tools" AppleInsider 11:40 AM
  • "How to Choose the Right Platform to Run Your Smart Home" Gizmodo 8:38 AM
  • "How to delete all the audio recordings that Amazon Echo's Alexa has been making of you" AppleInsider 8:36 AM
  • "Google Docs cheat sheet: Get up and running with Google's powerful online word processing app." Computerworld 7:47 AM
Tips
  • "Beginner's guide: How to set up and get started with your new Apple TV/Welcome to the future of TV. It's filled with apps and games on your home's biggest screen. Here's how to use it all." iMore 5:06 PM
  • "Why you sleep through your iPhone's alarm: When you mute your phone before you go to sleep, you might also be muting your alarm. Whoops!" CNET 11:47 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Apple ruling opens a can of worms for digital storefronts" GamesIndustry 6:26 PM
  • "Apple's Unusual Planning to Make Apple TV+ a Success" The Mac Observer 3:48 PM
  • "Make that Call: Apple's New Purchase Setup Calls Can Help Even Seasoned Vets" The Mac Observer 2:37 PM
  • "This Apple Lens concept is so ugly I can't look away" Cult of Mac 11:40 AM
  • "I've been using Apple products exclusively for 12 years — here are 9 things I realized after giving up Apple for 1 week"  Business Insider 8:36 AM
  • "Three keyboard changes Apple should make—to iOS: The MacBook doesn't have the only keyboard in need of fixing." Macworld 8:17 AM
  • "Amazon, Roku, and Apple TV 'Channels' are a well-intentioned mess: Having all your streaming TV subscriptions in one place is a great idea in theory, but a headache in practice." TechHive 6:26 PM
Non-Apple
  • "From Smart Home to Aware Home" ReadWrite 1:47 PM
  • "Update Your Chromebook: Step-by-Step Instructions" LAPTOP Magazine 11:47 AM
  • "Here's what a Huawei ban would mean for the company and the US" Business Insider 8:35 AM
  • "How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the Workforce" TechNewsWorld 8:32 AM
  • "Democrats and Republicans are freaked out by Chinese 5G technology — but are they just being paranoid?" Mashable 8:12 AM
  • "OnePlus 7 Pro review: Not a flagship killer, a flagship contender" PCWorld 7:46 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Apple Music promotes Tyler, The Creator's 'Igor' with tickets to live performance and stream" AppleInsider 6:21 PM
  • "2018 Lexus Models Get Apple CarPlay Update in Canada, USA" iPhoneinCanada 2:39 PM
  • "'Lemmings with Zombies' Game 'Zombie Night Terror' is Hitting iOS and Android on May 21st" Touch Arcade 1:47 PM
  • "Kenwood Announces 5 Wireless And 2 Wired CarPlay Receivers" Redmond Pie 11:44 AM
  • "7 iPad Music Apps for Making Music on iOS" Apple Gazette 10:31 AM
  • "Minecraft Earth for iOS and Android goes a step beyond Pokémon Go" The Verge 8:25 AM
  • "Minecraft Earth makes the whole real world your very own blocky realm" TechCrunch 8:25 AM
  • "New app lets Face ID iPhone owners make 'music' by waving their hands in the air" 9to5Mac 8:11 AM
  • "Call of Duty Mobile beta coming this week to Android and iOS" 9to5Google 8:11 AM
  • "Most downloaded iOS app was TikTok for the 5th quarter" 9to5Mac 8:11 AM
Computer Industry
  • "Trump's Huawei ban escalates the US-China trade war into a tech Cold War" Business Insider 7:55 AM
  • "Trump's Huawei ban 'wins' one trade battle, but the US may lose the networking war" TechCrunch 8:21 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy supercomputer maker Cray in $1.30 billion deal" Reuters 7:33 AM
  • "HP Enterprise Nears Deal to Buy Supercomputer Pioneer Cray" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:53 AM
  • "HPE is buying Cray for $1.3 billion" TechCrunch 8:58 AM
  • "HP Enterprise acquires supercomputer maker Cray in the race to 'exascale' performance: HPE bought Cray for about $1.4 billion" The Verge 2:51 PM
  • "HP Enterprise to Acquire Supercomputer Pioneer Cray" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:45 PM
  • "HPE buys supercomputer company Cray for $1.3 billion" ZDNet 10:47 AM
  • "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire Cray for $1.3 Billion" AnandTech 10:44 AM
  • "HPE will acquire Seattle's Cray for $1.3 billion in merger of storied tech brands" GeekWire 10:44 AM
  • "The CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise explains how its $1.3 billion acquisition of Cray fits into the master plan — and why it could give it a boost with government customers" Business Insider 3:59 PM
  • "Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AI" Reuters 7:33 AM
  • "'Intel' Suggests Semiconductors Ready To Byte The Bullet (Video)" Seeking Alpha 8:50 AM
  • "Intel regains No.1 slot: Intel replaced Samsung as the number one semiconductor supplier in 4Q18 after losing the lead spot to Samsung in 2Q17." Electronics Weekly 8:52 AM
  • "Intel budges Samsung out of its seat at the top of silicon-slinger league" The Register 8:17 AM
  • "How AMD And Others Are Weakening Intel's Hold On X86" Seeking Alpha 8:51 AM
  • "Is AMD getting ready to make a big mistake? AMD has been enjoying one success after another lately, across its entire range of silicon. But this could be about to change." ZDNet 7:33 AM
  • "AMD Reiterates 7nm Roadmap: Navi, Matisse, & Rome to Launch in Q3" AnandTech 8:27 AM
  • "Oracle AI's Eurovision horror show: How bad can it be? Yep. Badder" The Register 7:46 AM
  • "What you need to know about migrating Oracle enterprise applications to the cloud" ITProPortal 8:47 AM
  • "Good heavens, is it time to patch Cisco kit again? Prime Infrastructure root privileges hole plugged" The Register 7:46 AM
  • "Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing" ZDNet 12:03 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Apple shares fall as Instinet cuts stock price target on China trade tensions" MarketWatch 8:35 AM
Industry News
  • "Stocks close lower as trade-related uncertainty overshadows strong data: China hints at hardball tactics on trade" MarketWatch 3:57 PM
  • "Stocks fall in choppy session, despite trade progress" FOXBusiness 3:56 PM
  • "Stocks Lose Steam, Close Lower for the Week: For Dow industrials, a fourth straight week of declines" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:55 PM
  • "Stocks gain in Japan, but trade tensions weigh on Hong Kong, mainland China: Sony leaps on buyback news" MarketWatch 8:37 AM

 
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