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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, July 28, 2019
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "End of an era as Apple weans itself off the iPhone: Apple will reach a landmark moment this week as it reveals that its iconic handset now makes up less than half of its turnover for the first time since the death of visionary founder Steve Jobs."  Telegraph 7:12 AM
  • "Apple's Q3 earnings are all about the iPhone 11 hints: After iPhone sales have stalled over the last few quarters, Apple's looking to regain some momentum."  CNET 7:14 AM
  • "Apple already has a China problem. Here's why it could get worse." [BI Prime] Business Insider 8:00 AM
  • "Apple Reports on Tuesday: 4 Key Things to Watch/Likely topics include Apple's plan for Intel's smartphone modem business, which it recently acquired for $1 billion, along with updates on Apple's growing services segment."  TheStreet 7/27
  • "Apple earnings: It looks like 2016 again, and that is not a good thing/Apple heading toward a sales downturn for the year, which has only happened once since 2001"  MarketWatch 7/27
  • "Could Apple's Q3 Results Justify Its Gains This Year?" Market Realist 7/27
  • "Trump says he expects Apple to announce it will build plant in Texas" Reuters 7/27
OS X
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Logic Pros: In-depth look at the best new Logic Pro X features in 10.4.5" 9to5Mac 4:38 PM
  • "Apple macOS Update Mojave 10.14.6: Tracked" Rixstep 6:57 AM
  • "Apple @ Work: How to leverage smart groups for mobile device management efficiency" 9to5Mac 7/27
  • "How you back up your iPhone and iPad in macOS 10.15 Catalina: The iTunes app may be gone, but you can still back up your iOS device to your Mac." Macworld 7/26
  • "10 incredibly useful Mac keyboard shortcuts you should be using: Want to take screenshots or find files faster? There's a shortcut for that—and many other things." Macworld 7/26
  • "How to Remove Mail Rules from Mac Mail App" OS X Daily 7/26
  • "Guide Users To Enter Correct Values Into Numbers Spreadsheets" MacMost 7/26
Op/Ed
  • "Why Darwin Failed: Apple's Open Source efforts with the Darwin project have been a failure. Apple failed to build a community around Darwin in the 7 years since its original release because it was not a corporate direction, but rather a marketing stunt. Culturally, Apple did not and does not understand what it means to be open source or to build a working community." Rixstep 7/27
  • "With The New iPadOS, Apple Is Paving The Way To A Forthcoming Merger Of iOS & MacOS" MacPrices 7/26
Press Releases
  • "Boundary Labs releases Memoir 3" prMac 7/26
  • "Capture Screenshots of Any Shape with Screenshot Maker for macOS" prMac 7/26
  • "Mac Shutdown 4.2.1 to shutdown unattended Mac also at system level" Ecleti 7/26
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The Terrible Anxiety of Location Sharing Apps"  Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:13 AM
  • "Apple Siri Eavesdropping Puts Millions Of Users At Risk" Forbes 8:00 AM
  • "Who hears your Siri recordings? Report says contractors could be listening" NBC News 8:23 PM
  • "Steve Jobs had an extreme diet that included fasting for days and eating the same vegetables over and over again — here's what Apple's visionary cofounder liked to eat" Business Insider 10:16 AM
  • "How to succeed at work, according to Angela Ahrendts, who was one of Apple's highest-paid executives" Business Insider 10:15 AM
  • "Apple Contractors Hear 'Sexual Acts' On Accidental Siri Recordings" Forbes 7/27
  • "Apple Registers Two More iPad Models in Eurasian Database" MacRumors 7/27
  • "U.S. to deny tariff relief for Apple Mac Pro parts from China: Trump"  Reuters 7/26
  • "Trump Escalates Feud With Apple and Threatens Tariffs on France" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/26
  • "Trump rejects Apple request for tariff relief on Mac Pro parts" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/26
  • "Trump: No Tariff Waiver for Apple's Mac Pro Parts" PC Magazine 7/26
  • "Apple, Google, others, may face state antitrust investigations too" 9to5Mac 7/26
  • "US states could also investigate Apple & others over antitrust concerns" AppleInsider 7/26
  • "Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings"  The Guardian 7/26
  • "Apple responds to Guardian report about contractors hearing private conversations while 'grading' Siri"  9to5Mac 7/26
  • "Whistleblower claims Apple contractors hear 'sensitive' Siri recordings" SlashGear 7/26
  • "Apple contractors working on Siri 'regularly' hear recordings of sex, drug deals, and private medical information, a new report says" Business Insider 7/26
  • "Contractors Working on Siri 'Regularly' Hear Recordings of Drug Deals, Private Medical Info and More Claims Apple Employee" MacRumors 7/26
  • "No, Apple Isn't Calling to Alert You to Suspicious Activity. Here's How to Protect Yourself From This Sophisticated Scam: The scammers are getting very good at this."  Inc. 7/26
  • "Apple's smart moves start to pay off in India" Cult of Mac 7/26
  • "Apple Music may be reducing its free trial to just one month" Cult of Mac 7/26
  • "Apple Music's 3-Month Free Trial Could Be Reduced To Just 1 Month" UberGizmo 7/26
  • "Jamf Survey Finds 76% of Retail IT Decision-Makers Think Apple Devices Are Better" The Mac Observer 7/26
  • "Video shows why Apple doesn't allow in-store replacement of swollen batteries" 9to5Mac 7/26
  • "A couple of guys walked into an Apple store and made a pretty good song from scratch" iMore 7/26
Non-Apple News
  • "Big Tech's liability shield under fire yet again from Republicans: The Stop the Censorship Act is, uhhh, a thing that exists" The Verge 2:41 PM
  • "YouTubers Team Up With Europe's Largest Trade Union To Demand the Platform Stop Screwing Them Over" Gizmodo 2:39 PM
  • "The Day I Got Scammed: Yep, I fell for a tech support scam. And so could you." Aish 8:44 AM
  • "Micro machines: How the next big thing in robotics is actually quite small" Digital Trends 7:13 AM
  • "Everybody Hates the Key Card. Will Your Phone Replace It? Technology that allows hotel guests to use their phones as room keys is expanding, taking aim at those environmentally unfriendly plastic cards." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:13 AM
  • "Trump says U.S. could tax French wine in retaliation for digital tax" Reuters 7/27
  • "France urges Trump: 'Don't mix digital taxes and wine tariffs'" Reuters 7/27
  • "Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 images published in FCC filing" Android Police 7/27
  • "Ray tracing expected to spark graphics revolution in video games" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7/27
  • "Google will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on them" BGR 7/27
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Apple Lisa, transformed! [Cult of Mac Magazine No. 307] Cult of Mac 7/27
  • "Podcast: Intel Apple Modem Business Sale, Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon Earnings" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7/27
  • "Jeff Gamet On Conference Life and Travel Tech" MacVoices 7/26
  • "Vergecast: Apple's Intel acquisition, the Galaxy Fold's return, and a $5 billion fine for Facebook" The Verge 7/26
  • "16-inch MacBook Pro details emerge, and the Apple Car lives, this week on The CultCastCult of Mac 7/26
  • "Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro & the ARM Mac on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 7/26
  • "MacBook Saga, DirecTV and CBS Squabble – TMO Daily Observations 2019-07-26" The Mac Observer 7/26
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple might release two additional iPads models this year" The Verge 10:18 AM
  • "Kuo: All Three iPhones Coming in 2020 Will Support 5G" MacRumors 2:42 PM
  • "Kuo: All three new iPhone models in 2020 to support 5G" 9to5Mac 2:41 PM
  • "Apple's 2020 iPhone Trio Will All Reportedly Gain 5G Support" HotHardware 4:34 PM
  • "More New Apple iPad Models Pass EEC Certification"  MySmartPrice 7/27
  • "Trump says Apple won't get tariff waivers for Mac Pro parts" ["Apple will not be given Tariff wavers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!"]  The Verge 7/26
  • "Trump: Apple won't get special treatment for Mac Pro parts" Cult of Mac 7/26
  • "Apple's own 5G iPhone modem could arrive as soon as 2021" AppleInsider 7/26
  • "Apple could use in-house 5G modems in some of its products as soon as 2021" iDownload Blog 7/26
  • "Apple Reportedly Wants to Have a Custom 5G Modem Ready for Use in Some Products by 2021" MacRumors 7/26
  • "Report: 16-Inch MacBook Pro to Use Scissor Keyboard" PC Magazine 7/26
AppleCare/Helps
  • "Blowing through Your iPhone's Data Plan? Blame It on the Broken Cellular Toggle in iOS 12.3 – iOS 12.4" iPhone Hacks 7/27
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "11" iPad Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/26
  • "12" iPad Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7/26

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "15-inch MacBook Pro mini-review: How much does Apple's fastest laptop offer? We tested it decked-out with an 8-core Core i9 CPU and Vega 20 graphics." Ars Technica 8:08 AM
  • "Best iPad Pro keyboard cases for people on the go [Reviews] Cult of Mac 2:58 PM
  • "Hands-on with the best battery cases for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR" 9to5Mac 2:42 PM
  • "Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 true wireless in-ear monitors review" The Gadgeteer 2:31 PM
  • "MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air - Which is the better buy?" AppleInsider 7/27
  • "Dell 75 4K Interactive Touch Monitor C7520QT hands-on review: This 75-inch Dell 75 touch display will make you hate whiteboards forever" ["There's a lot of questions, and we also weren't certain if these touch features will still work with MacOS, or if a Chromebook is connected."] Digital Trends 7/27
  • "Kanex iAdapt 6-in-1 USB-C Docking Station review: Expand your iPad Pro" Cult of Mac 7/27
  • "Review: Sony's Fantastic 1000X M3 Noise-Canceling Wireless Headphones" Forbes 7/27
  • "Review: AxisGO underwater housing helps capture stunning images/The AxisGO system finally lets you take your iPhone below the surface to capture outstanding photos and videos beneath the waves." AppleInsider 7/26
  • "Klipsch Groove Bluetooth speaker review: Long battery life doesn't compensate for poor sound quality" TechHive 7/26
iOS Apps
  • "Safari: What's New in iOS 13" MacRumors 7/26
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to Use Waze on CarPlay to Replace Apple Maps" OS X Daily 2:45 PM
  • "How to Download Apps Larger than 200MB Over Cellular Data On your iPhone" iPhone Hacks 1:09 PM
  • "Google Docs offline sync is awesome, except..Setup and sync your most important Google Docs for offline access in just a few minutes." CNET 7/27
  • "Here's how to delete or temporarily hide your YouTube account" The Next Web 7/27
  • "How to 'right-click' on an iPad without a mouse, and a breakdown of all the different right-click menus" Business Insider 7/26
  • "How to set up and use Real Time Text (RTT) on Apple Watch" iMore 7/26
  • "A professional hacker reveals how to create the best possible password" Business Insider 7/26
  • "Lockdown Brings An On-Device Open Source Firewall to iPhone and iPad" iPhone Hacks 7/26
  • "How to Easily Transfer Data to New iPhone With Migration Utility" iPhone Hacks 7/26
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Hey Siri, why are humans reviewing our voice files?" iMore 2:45 PM
  • "From the Editor's Desk: Siri and privacy: Is it worth it?" iMore 2:45 PM
  • "Comment: Is it time for Apple to rethink how Activity Rings work on Apple Watch?" 9to5Mac 8:42 AM
  • "Three Gloriously Insane 'One More Thing' Ideas From Apple's Future" Forbes 7/27
  • "The Dirty Word: Yes, it's 'Apple'." Rixstep 7/27
  • "Apple Contractors Reportedly Overhear Sensitive Information and Sexy Times Thanks to Siri" Gizmodo 7/27
  • "Siri Recordings Are Heard And Reviewed By Apple Contractors" Benjamin Mayo 7/27
  • "Privacy: Apple workers may well hear all of your sordid secrets via Siri" BetaNews 7/27
  • "iPhone 11, 11r and 11 Max: What we're expecting from Apple in September" CNET 7/27
  • "Video: What Trump said about Apple building a plant in Texas" Apple 3.0 7/27
  • "Apple Employees Listen To Siri Audio Samples" Six Colors 7/26
  • "Contractors Also Listen to Some Siri Audio Without Users' Explicit Knowledge" Pixel Envy 7/26
  • "Apple may introduce a custom 5G modem for the iPhone sooner than expected" BGR 7/26
  • "The iPhone on a Car Dash is Not The Right Way to Navigate" The Mac Observer 7/26
  • "Will Your iPhone's Dark Mode Save Your Eyes? This And Other Ophthalmology & Health Insights" Forbes 7/26
  • "Apple TV Plus: Everything you need to know about the incoming Netflix rival" GearBrain 7/26
  • "President Trump: Apple will not be given tariff wavers for Mac Pro parts that are made in China" MacDailyNews 7/26
  • "Google needs Apple so much more than you (probably) realise..." Apple Must 7/26
  • "A dog's breakfast: welcome to apple.com/Help. I feel queasy. I visited apple.com and did something I deeply regret—I opened my eyes." Ken Segall's Observatory 7/26
  • "Apple can't ship its first 5G modems by 2021 without major limitations" VentureBeat 7/26
  • "Why Apple is buying Intel's 5G modem business" iMore 7/26
  • "What you need to know about Apple's $1b Intel 5G modem investment" Computerworld 7/26
  • "What does Apple's acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem tech mean for the rest of the industry?" Android Central 7/26
Non-Apple
  • "An engineer explains why you're an idiot to want privacy" ZDNet 8:20 PM
  • "The Consumer Trends That Destroyed Media's Business Model" Monday Note 5:45 PM
  • "Cassandra -Weekend Review: Fencing Zuckerberg; Controlling Silicon Valley; and a Real Life Minority Report" eXtensions 8:42 AM
  • "We might never achieve general AIs — but it's important that we try" The Next Web 7:13 AM
  • "Five things we want from the Google Home Mini 2" Android Police 7/27
  • "Happy 15th to the Motorola Razr: The Last Flip Phone People Actually Cared About" Gizmodo 7/27
  • "How I learned to stop worrying and love the splinternet: The web was never going to be worldwide. The idea of one single global internet is an obsolete fantasy." Computerworld 7/27
  • "Ask Engadget: Should I buy a laptop or a 2-in-1 for school?" Engadget 7/27
  • "Facebook's privacy settlement is such a joke, Mark Zuckerberg likely celebrated its signing" Business Insider 7/27
  • "Logitech's CEO Talks About Gaming Demand, Apple Accessories and More" TheStreet 7/26
  • "Accept my first-born in penance, Asus — I was wrong about gaming phones" The Next Web 7/26
  • "FTC Deal with Facebook Sparks Skepticism" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7/26
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 28, 2019" GoComics 7:05 AM
  • "Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 26, 2019" GoComics 7/26
  • "This is what happens when Amazon's Alexa decides to take over: An amusing new video shows an Amazon Echo-based Alexa appearing not to understand a Scottish accent. But what if this was more than that?" ZDNet 7/26
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Jake James updates Sock Port and Sock Port 2 exploits with 64-bit iOS 10 support" iDownload Blog 2:46 PM
  • "The Best VPN Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac" iPhone Hacks 1:09 PM
  • "Poll: Are you okay with Apple contractors listening to and grading Siri interactions?" 9to5Mac 7/27
  • "This Surface-Like Dock For iPad Pro Packs Additional USB, HDMI Ports" Redmond Pie 7/27
  • "WhatsApp For iPad Is Reportedly Launching Soon" Redmond Pie 7/26
  • "WhatsApp could become more like iMessage with multi-platform support" The Next Web 7/26
  • "6 classic Mac games you can enjoy on iOS" Cult of Mac 7/26
  • "'DOOM' and 'DOOM II' Are Now Available On iOS and Android Ready for Modern Mobile Devices to Celebrate DOOM's 25th Anniversary" Touch Arcade 7/26
  • "MagicDock is a Surface-like dock for the iPad Pro" The Verge 7/26
  • "CBS All Access coming to Apple TV Channels next week" Cult of Mac 7/26
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft had plans to acquire Spotify" MSPoweruser 8:59 AM
  • "Windows 10 update: Microsoft could change this iconic feature and some fans aren't happy" Express UK 9:00 AM
  • "Microsoft Issues Massive Windows 10 May 2019 Bug Fix Update, Get It Now" HotHardware 4:33 PM
  • "Dell executive warns over AI gender balance" Irish Independent [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:47 AM
  • "Intel CEO Bob Swan on China: A 'big market for us' that has 'slowed quite a bit'" Yahoo Finance 8:52 AM
  • "What to look for when AMD reports Q2 earnings" AlphaStreet 8:52 AM
  • "Oracle Document Claiming an Amazon 'Conspiracy' to Win Military Contract Makes It to Trump's Desk" Gizmodo 8:10 AM
  • "HP Omen 15 notebook: Heavy-duty gaming comes at a premium" Live Mint 8:54 AM
  • "US Department of Justice must make antitrust fit for the age of Big Tech" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 AM
  • "China making 'quite significant' strides in supercomputing: Lowy Institute/China netted the highest gains in the 2019 Asia Power Index. In cyber capability, it now almost matches the US and Russia. In renewable energy it dominates." ZDNet 7:36 PM
  • "US Trade Ban Hurts Intel's Data Center Business" Market Realist 7/27
  • "New Windows 10 Preview Build Provides Peek at the Future of Cortana" Thurrott 7/27
  • "Oracle Document Claiming an Amazon 'Conspiracy' to Win Military Contract Makes It to Trump's Desk" Gizmodo 7/27
  • "Facebook and Google could be forced to hand over details of their algorithms in a new tech regulation push by Australia" Business Insider 7/27
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Dan Nathan's Apple Options Trade" Benzinga 7/27
  • "Apple 3Q19 Earnings Expectation Meters" Above Avalon 7/26
  • "What to expect from Apple's Q3 2019 earnings report on Tuesday" AppleInsider 7/26
  • "Apple, Microsoft, and Foxconn sign up to $108b SoftBank Vision Fund 2" ZDNet 7/26
  • "SoftBank Group's $108 billion Vision Fund 2 draws in Microsoft, Apple" Reuters 7/26
Industry News
  • "Stocks end higher as investors cheer earnings, GDP; S&P 500, Nasdaq set records: S&P 500 index up 20.7% year to date" MarketWatch 7/26
  • "Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit Record Closes on Strong Alphabet Gains: Nasdaq and S&P 500 both hit record closes as Google parent Alphabet jumped after beating earnings expectations." TheStreet 7/26
  • "Dow Jones Closes Week Bullishly, 2,512 Points Above June Low; 4 Growth Stocks Lead The Market" Investor's Business Daily 7/26
  • "S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as Google, McDonald's, 2Q GDP lift stocks" FOXBusiness 7/26
  • "Stocks Close At New Highs on GDP Data, Earnings: Nasdaq, S&P hit new peaks as economy posts healthy growth in second quarter" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7/26
  • "Asian markets pull back as Japan-South Korea trade tensions escalate: Japan reportedly will diminish South Korea's trade status" Associated Press and MarketWatch 7/26

 
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