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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, August 4, 2019
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "CEO Cook asks for end of 'finger pointing' following two mass shootings"  AppleInsider 2:25 PM
  • "Apple predicted to absorb iPhone, iPad, Mac cost increases from tariffs: Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that any tariffs implemented by the US won't impact Apple's pricing because of supply chain moves implemented by Apple CEO Tim Cook, and because of that pre-planning, there won't be any impact to Apple's shipments." AppleInsider 8:55 PM
  • "Kuo: Apple to absorb added cost of any tariffs, invest in non-Chinese production"  9to5Mac 9:03 PM
  • "Apple will end up doing what Intel could not: Cupertino is doing what it does best, separating itself from the rest of the industry." ZDNet 8:56 PM
  • "When will Apple announce the iPhone 11 in 2019? We predict the exact date when Apple will unveil the iPhone 11, 11R and 11 Max." CNET 7:24 AM
  • "Amazon, Google follow Apple's lead on voice assistant review policies"  AppleInsider 8/3
  • "Apple suspends Siri program that allows employees to listen in on users' private conversations" RT 8/3
  • "Apple suspends Siri response grading in response to privacy concerns"  TechCrunch 8/3
  • "2020 iPhone rumors: More details about its two key features/Good news about 5G and bad news about the camera -- the latest rumors about the 2020 iPhones paint a clearer picture of what we can expect from Apple next year." CNET 8/3
OS X
News
  • "Microsoft Edge Beta for Mac Leaked: Build now available for download from Microsoft" Softpedia 8/3
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "uTorrent Desktop Client Will Stop Working on New Mac OS" Torrent Freak 8/3
  • "Don't use cloud backup services to make copies of your Time Machine volumes. Here's why" Macworld 8/2
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Logic Pros: How to use DeEsser 2 and its impressive new detection tech" 9to5Mac 4:43 PM
  • "Avira Free Antivirus review: Solid protection for your Mac/Avira Free Antivirus for Mac is a fairly barebones suite, but it offers highly rated protection at no cost to users." Macworld 8/2
  • "How to show a notification on macOS with a script" AddictiveTips 8/2
  • "How to Disable Screenshot Thumbnail Previews on Mac" OS X Daily 8/2
  • "Learning To Use Mac Trackpad Gestures" MacMost 8/2
  • "Mac tip: How to always Insert Attachments at End of Message in Mail" Apple Must 8/2
Op/Ed
  • "Apple @ Work: Remote app installations for K-12 and enterprise users is a solved problem" 9to5Mac 8/3
  • "10.14.6 Supplemental, Tracked" Rixstep 8/3
  • "The intersection of technology and liberal arts" Dr. Drang 8/3
  • "Five Mac Apps Worth Checking Out - August 2019" MacRumors 8/2
  • "Has Chrome 76 Given Billions Of Google Users An Incentive To Use Firefox Instead?" Forbes 8/2
Press Releases
  • "Get the Job Done - Notebooks for Mac 2.0 Receives a Major Upgrade" prMac 8/2
  • "Ecleti announces My IP 2.4.2 for Mac to detect and show your public IP on the net" Ecleti 8/2
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple takes lion's share of tablet market in Q2: report" Xinhua 9:03 PM
  • "Apple Music Rebrands A List: Alternative Playlist To ALT CTRL" Redmond Pie 8/3
  • "Apple Card customer agreement says no to cryptocurrencies and jailbreaking: You won't be able to buy Bitcoin with your Apple Card, and you'd better not hack the iPhone associated with your account." CNET 8/3
  • "Apple Card can't be used to buy crypto" TechCrunch 8/3
  • "Apple Card customer agreement: use two-factor, no jailbreaking/And no buying Bitcoin." Engadget 8/3
  • "Apple Card Customer Agreement" [15-page PDF]  Goldman Sachs 8/2
  • "Goldman Sachs Makes Apple Card Customer Agreement Available Ahead of Upcoming Apple Card Launch" MacRumors 8/2
  • "Apple Card Customer Agreement goes live on Goldman Sachs' website ahead of August launch, warns about jailbreaking" 9to5Mac 8/2
  • "Read the fine print of Apple Card's customer agreement" AppleInsider 8/2
  • "Apple Card will not allow purchase of cryptocurrencies" Reuters 8/2
  • "Apple Drops Barclays Card Rewards Deal Ahead of Goldman Launch"  Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/2
  • "Apple vs. VirnetX legal battle still raging over $439.8 million FaceTime ruling" AppleInsider 8/2
  • "Apple loses FaceTime patent appeal again. And again. And again. And again. And again... yes, it's the fifth time" The Register 8/2
  • "Exclusive: Foxconn eyes sale of $8.8 billion China plant amid trade war woes - sources" Reuters 8/2
  • "Apple supplier Sharp tumbles as trade gloom offsets Vietnam plant plans" Reuters 8/2
  • "Apple Music Rebrands Alternative Playlist as 'ALT CTRL' With Haim, Billie Eilish & More 'Left-Of-Center Tunes'" Billboard 8/2
  • "Verizon intros new batch of 'unlimited' plans, including four with Apple Music" AppleInsider 8/2
Non-Apple News
  • "Showtime president 'unveils' new service called Showtime Maxi+ Plus" BGR 2:33 PM
  • "Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down (again): It's continuing a string of outages that have plagued the services." Engadget 2:26 PM
  • "YouTube tests UI changes for video autoplay function" Neowin 8:25 AM
  • "HTC's standalone VR kit will stream PC content via WiFi: But you'll need to be a Viveport Infinity subscriber." Engadget 7:06 AM
  • "E3 Website Accidentally Doxed Contact Info for 2,000 Journalists" PC Magazine 8/3
  • "StockX hack reportedly stole 6.8 million records" Engadget 8/3
  • "Half of all Google Chrome extensions have fewer than 16 installs" ZDNet 8/3
  • "Here's why Nintendo Switch consoles keep frying: Blame nonstandard design elements that exist in both Nintendo's and third parties' docks." Ars Technica 8/3
  • "Update on Qualcomm's two Ninth Circuit antitrust appeals: delays in FTC case due to complexity; consumer class responds to certification appeal" Foss Patents 8/3
  • "Facebook to admit ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp in hard-to-read small-print" TechCrunch 8/3
  • "Facebook begins adding its name to some screens on Instagram" Reuters 8/2
  • "Amazon now lets you stop human review of your Alexa recordings: The change quickly follows moves by Apple and Google to suspend their own human reviews." CNET 8/2
  • "Facebook defends decision not to ban fake news from politicians" Engadget 8/2
  • "Peter Thiel slammed Google in a scathing New York Times op-ed, but failed to mention that he works for and invests in the search giant's rivals" Business Insider 8/2
  • "Fortnite Fortunes and Freakouts: Parents Grapple With an Obsession" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/2
  • "FCC bans spoofed text messages and international robocalls" Engadget 8/2
  • "Amazon says French digital tax will hit consumers, small firms" Reuters 8/2
  • "Google confirms 'Play Pass' subscription service for Android apps: Screenshots show $4.99 a month service for 'hundreds' of apps and games." Ars Technica 8/2
  • "Hundreds of bees drop dead around '5G towers' in California" Daily Star (UK) 8/2
  • "A professional hacker reveals the top security mistake people make online — and it's something you probably do every day" Business Insider 8/2
  • "Verizon makes minor changes to its mobile plans, continues to pretend they're 'unlimited'" Android Police 8/2
  • "Your phone can translate text in 88 languages" [Video] CNET 8/2
  • "China has started a grand experiment in AI education. It could reshape how the world learns." MIT Technology Review 8/2
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The PhotoActive Podcast, Episode 48: Adventures with Dan Bailey" Kirkville 8/3
  • "Bootleg Bathwater – The TouchArcade Show #410" Touch Arcade 8/2
  • "The Dalrymple Report: Apple doom, and Maps in iOS 13" The Loop 8/2
  • "Suspending Siri Grading, MacBook Saga Ends – TMO Daily Observations 2019-08-02" The Mac Observer 8/2
  • "Vergecast: Apple's earnings report, face unlock for the Pixel 4, and the SMART Act" The Verge 8/2
  • "Terri Morgan and Chris Demiris On The New Version of LumaFusion" MacVoices 8/2
  • "Apple's working on something BIG... this week on The CultCastCult of Mac 8/2
  • "Apple listens to Siri, Apple's $53.8B quarter & more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 8/2
Hardware/Software
  • "Notebook vendors gearing up to launch 5G models" ["...Apple is also expected to roll out its 5G MacBook series in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources"] DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8/2
  • "DigiTimes: Apple to Launch MacBooks with Cellular 5G Connectivity in Second Half of 2020" MacRumors 8/2
  • "MacBook Pro: Report says that 5G support is coming in 2020/The latest news and rumors on Apple's high-performance laptop." Macworld 8/2
  • "Ice Lake chips likely to dramatically boost Mac video processing" 9to5Mac 8/2
  • "Intel's new 10nm Ice Lake chips may significantly speed up video compression, encoding and decoding on 2020 Mac notebooks" iDownload Blog 8/2
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/2
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/2
  • "13" MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8/2

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: Yamaha's AirPlay-ready MusicCast BAR 400 offers above-average wireless sound" AppleInsider 3:04 PM
  • "MacBook Air (2019) review: We test and evaluate Apple's 2019 update of the MacBook Air. It's got True Tone and an updated keyboard, while the entry-level model gets a price cut - but does its real-world performance make the grade? Find out in our full review" Macworld UK 8/3
  • "Best Webcams for Mac in 2019" iMore 8/3
  • "MacBook Air 2019 vs MacBook Pro 2019: which is the best for you?"  TechRadar UK 8/3
  • "Galaxy Tab S6 vs iPad Pro: Which Tablet Should You Buy?" LAPTOP Magazine 8/3
  • "My hunt for the right iPad model: Too small, too big, and just right/From the iPad Mini 5 to the iPad Pro 12.9, Apple's current tablet lineup offers 68 options to meet your specific needs. Here's how Matt Miller chose which one to buy." ZDNet 8/2
  • "Nimble iPhone Case review: An eco-friendly choice/Nimble cases are made from recycled plastic bottles." iMore 8/2
  • "Hands-on with mophie's new wireless charging pad, car charger" Apple World Today 8/2
  • "Review: SCUBAPro Galileo HUD a revolutionary iPhone-connected dive computer" AppleInsider 8/2
  • "Review: Insignia Wi-Fi Garage Door Controller for HomeKit" 512 Pixels 8/2
iOS Apps
  • "Drowning? Here are the best to-do apps to sort your life out" The Next Web 12:08 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "This is how to make your old phone a home security camera for free: Give your outdated phone a new life as a home security camera." CNET 12:09 PM
  • "How to opt out of Amazon listening to what you say to Alexa" BetaNews 7:22 AM
  • "How to Download YouTube Videos on an iPhone or iPad" Digital Trends 8/3
  • "How To Set a New Default Search Provider in Safari on Your iOS Device" MacTrast 8/2
  • "How to add Low-Power Mode to Control Center in iOS" Cult of Mac 8/2
  • "How to add subject lines to texts in the Messages app" iDownload Blog 8/2
  • "How to save all open Safari tabs as bookmarks on iPhone and iPad" iDownload Blog 8/2
  • "How to delete all of the Siri recordings that Apple may have of you on Mac or iOS" AppleInsider 8/2
  • "Deleting your Siri voice recordings from Apple's servers is confusing — here's how" The Verge 8/2
Tips
  • "A Beginner's Guide to Making Music on iPhone and iPad" How-To Geek 7:34 AM
  • "Secret Apple Watch controls: How to use the Digital Crown and side button! There's a lot you can do with your Apple Watch's buttons, gestures, and taps" iMore 7:22 AM
  • "Poor battery life after installing iOS 12.4? Try this: Are you seeing poor battery life after installing the latest iOS 12.4 update? Here are a few things you can try." ZDNet 8/3
  • "Customize the sound and appearance of your iPhone's keyboard with CuKey" iDownload Blog 8/3
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "16-Inch MacBook Pro To Begin Production In September, May Spell End Of 15.4-Inch MBP, Adopt Fast Intel 'Coffee Lake': IHS Markit" Forbes 5:59 PM
  • "From the Editor's Desk: Will tariffs raise the price of iPhones by $100? There's a lot of talk of tariffs, retailer price hikes, and stock drops right now. How does this affect your next iPhone purchase?" iMore 12:09 PM
  • "Why Apple Should Make a Cheaper iPhone: Other phone makers have found success by coming out with lower-priced versions of their flagships. Why shouldn't Apple follow suit?"  Tom's Guide 10:28 AM
  • "Cassandra -Weekend Review: Analysts and Apple; Effects of Tariffs on Tech Companies; Retail Shoots Itself in the Foot" eXtensions 7:08 AM
  • "Apple's Latest Acquisition Shows Self-Driving Cars Are in the Doldrums of Disappointment" Fortune 8/3
  • "Apple as Caesar's wife: Siri can't be allowed to eavesdrop on users' sex lives. Not without their permission." Apple 3.0 8/3
  • "iPhone 11 Release Date: When will Apple launch 2019 iPhones?" iPhone Hacks 8/3
  • "Apple Card is even better than we realized" Cult of Mac 8/2
  • "Will Apple offer 5G Macs via cellular carriers?" Apple Must 8/2
  • "The Increasing Importance of Apple's iPhone Trade-in Program"  Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/2
  • "So Apple's going to stop listening in on your Siri requests. Now what? It's time to face a hard truth about machine learning and AI: to get better, people have to be involved." Macworld 8/2
  • "Hey, Apple! 'Opt Out' Is Useless. Let People Opt In"  Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/2
  • "I will opt-in to help Apple improve Siri"  The Loop 8/2
  • "Siri eavesdropping controversy underlines why Apple must be more transparent [Opinion] Cult of Mac 8/2
  • "Apple and Google halt human voice-data reviews over privacy backlash, but transparency is the real issue"  VentureBeat 8/2
  • "Google Play Pass or Apple Arcade: Which App Subscription Service Is Better?" Lifehacker 8/2
  • "The Next iPhone Might Have a Time-of-Flight Sensor—but What the Heck Is That?" Gizmodo 8/2
  • "Crazy concept imagines an iPhone 11 with a curved display that wraps around the edges" BGR 8/2
  • "Next Year's MacBook Pro Line is Going to be Dramatically Better" The Mac Observer 8/2
  • "What Intel's new Ice Lake chips could mean for future MacBooks" Macworld 8/2
Non-Apple
  • "Acer Swift 7 review: It's insanely light at under two pounds, but there are compromises" Neowin 10:28 AM
  • "Microsoft's Surface Book 2 is expensive with mediocre specs" AppleInsider 8/3
  • "Roll over, Beethoven: Decoding the maestro's musical style with statistics/What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Swiss team used data science to find out." Ars Technica 8/3
  • "Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review: A solid SMB laptop for a solid price" Neowin 8/3
  • "The Roomba i7+ is a step forward for home robots" Engadget 8/3
  • "You should stop using WhatsApp right now" SlashGear 8/2
  • "ProBeat: Google and Samsung aren't listening to smartphone buyers" VentureBeat 8/2
  • "AI may turn touchscreen keyboards invisible" VentureBeat 8/2
  • "Why the gaming world will be worse once GameStop is gone: Pre-mourning for friendly local employees and serendipitous physical discovery." Ars Technica 8/2
  • "Here's how LG and Sony can get out of their smartphone sales rut" Android Authority 8/2
  • "A dismal industry: The unsustainable burden of cybersecurity/Cybersecurity spending is the fastest-growing segment in IT budgets, but it provides no productivity gains or protection against more advanced exploits." ZDNet 8/2
  • "Google: Here's how Search is changing to give you latest data in snapshot results/Google's featured snippets can now identify search queries that require answers containing current information." ZDNet 8/2
  • "Man Vs. Machine: Is Soccer Ready For Artificial Intelligence?" Forbes 8/2
Humor/Cartoons
  • ": Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 9:39 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Google Fit is Improved on Android, iOS" Thurrott 7:05 AM
  • "Sony reveals new Zombieland game for Android and iOS" phoneArena 8/3
  • "Vinculum brings a Nexus-inspired app drawer to your jailbroken iPhone" iDownload Blog 8/3
  • "TunesKit iOS System Recovery Now Fixes Apple TV Problems" prMac 8/2
  • "Download iOS 13"s HomeKit Home app wallpapers for iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 8/2
  • "Who'da thunk? Smartphone 'failure' Microsoft now has the top free app and paid game on Apple's iOS" GeekWire 8/2
  • "Sileo Team launches Sileo v1.2.9 beta 1 for testing" iDownload Blog 8/2
  • "Google Fit gains enhanced sleep tracking, map routes on iOS, and a dark theme" VentureBeat 8/2
  • "iPhone, iPad, and Mac buyer's guide: August 2019 edition/Here's a tour of what's fresh and what's not so fresh in the Apple Store." ZDNet 8/2
  • "BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development" AppleInsider 8/2
Computer Industry
  • "How much RAM does your Windows PC really need? (August 2019 edition): The bottom line is that you probably need more RAM than you think you can get away with!" ZDNet 7:07 AM
  • "Microsoft patents AI device with fisheye camera and multiple microphones" Neowin 8:25 AM
  • "Microsoft Weekly: Mixing things up, cloud restore, and various service changes" Neowin 7:07 AM
  • "How Windows 10 users can upgrade on their schedule, not Microsoft's: Now that Microsoft has changed the way Windows upgrades are rolled out, it's possible for users to delay updating — within limits. Here's what to do." Computerworld New Zealand 8:54 PM
  • "Intel's CEO says the company's still here for 5G: Intel's CEO Bob Swan claimed that with Apple as its only customer, they 'didn't see a way to get attractive returns' for their investors." ITP Technology 7:13 AM
  • "Intel abandons its 200Gbps Omni-Path networking fabric architecture: Is this the end or a new beginning?" TechSpot 7:13 AM
  • "Lenovo teases trio of new Chromebooks, including 15.6-inch C340-15 convertible laptop" ZDNet 12:08 PM
  • "Windows Defender has a market share of 50%" gHacks 8/3
  • "Microsoft to Appear at Galaxy Note 10 Launch" Thurrott 8/3
  • "Microsoft to Disable VBScript in IE 11 in Windows 7 and 8.x" Thurrott 8/3
  • "Samsung could soon pre-install Microsoft phone apps as the two companies expand their partnership OnMSFT.com" OnMSFT 8/3
  • "NVIDIA Just Patched 5 Big GPU Driver Security Flaws, Update Now" HotHardware 8/3
  • "HP Inc. Has Big Ideas — and It's One of the Cheapest Stocks in Tech Land" Barron's 8/3
  • "8 Lightweight Linux Distros Ideal for Intel Atom Processor PCs" MakeUseOf 8/3
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Evercore: Purchase commitments a positive sign for iPhone sales/Analyst Amit Daryanani read Apple's 10-Q so you don't have to." Apple 3.0 9:03 PM
  • "This week's Apple trading strategies (8/5-8/9)" Apple 3.0 7:22 AM
  • "Latest Trump tariffs could cut AAPL earnings by 4%, or slash iPhone sales" 9to5Mac 8/2
  • "Apple: Nibbling At The Edges For 9% To 11% Yields" Seeking Alpha 8/2
  • "Components suppliers see low order visibility for new iPhones" DigiTimes 8/2
Industry News
  • "Stocks slide for fifth day to lowest level in a month after Trump escalates trade war: S&P 500 and Nasdaq both see steepest weekly losses since Dec 21 last year" MarketWatch 8/2
  • "Stocks Sink as Trump Pushes China Trade Tensions, Overshadows Jobs Data: Stocks finished down Friday as President Trump's recent threat to levy 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese imports overshadowed the latest U.S. jobs data." TheStreet 8/2
  • "Escalating US-China trade tensions hit stocks" FOXBusiness 8/2
  • "Stocks Suffer Worst Week in Months on Trade Threats: Major indexes continue to slide on potential for U.S. to extend levies to essentially all Chinese imports" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/2
  • "Asian markets sink as U.S.-China trade tensions ramp back up: Nikkei, Hang Seng off more than 2% to lead regional losses" MarketWatch and Associated Press 8/2
  • "European stocks opened with heavy losses after Trump's China tariff plan" MarketWatch 8/2

 
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