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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "FBI pressured on cost of iPhone hack tool: Three news organisations have asked a US judge to force the government to reveal the amount it paid for technology to unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino gunman."  BBC 7:41 AM
  • "FBI urged to reveal how much it cost to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone" The Next Web 7:48 AM
  • "Foxconn turns to China, initiates large-scale recruitment for company" ["As shipments of the iPhone 7 series are past their peak level, Foxconn Electronics has temporarily stopped operations of many iPhone production lines and shifted workers to other production lines. However, many workers are reluctant to shift and thus have chosen resignation and this is possibly one of the reasons behind the recruitment, local media reports surmised."] DigiTimes 3:31 PM
  • "New permit details Apple's planned $50 million Project Isabel data center in Nevada" 9to5Mac 12:10 PM
  • "Apple plans $51M expansion of Reno iCloud data center, codenamed 'Project Isabel'" AppleInsider 2:19 PM
  • "Australian Banks ING Direct and Macquarie Now Offering Apple Pay to Customers" MacTrast 7:22 AM
  • "Apple nabs Israeli firm RealFace for facial-scanning tech" V3 7:31 AM
  • "Apple, Microsoft and Amazon offer UK consumers fairer deal on cloud storage: Pushed by a government regulator, the companies have offered consumers in the UK fairer contract terms" IDG News Service 7:40 AM
  • "Apple quietly bought iCloud.net domain, shuts down eponymous social network" TechCrunch 7:47 PM
  • "iPhone users spend more than ever on apps" Cult of Mac 2:54 PM
  • "Apple App Store Revenues Hit $40 Per User, While Average Downloads Decrease" The Mac Observer 7:46 PM
  • "Apple debuts two new ads showing off iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode" Cult of Mac 7:29 AM
  • "Apple shares new AirPods ads showcasing British musicians such as Craig David & The 1975" 9to5Mac 8:09 PM
  • "Today in Apple history: Apple and Cisco settle over 'iPhone' name" Cult of Mac 8:20 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Exclusive: Facebook in talks to live stream one MLB game per week - sources" Reuters 5:04 PM
  • "I infected my Windows computer with ransomware to test RansomFree's protection" TechRepublic 2:45 PM
  • "Verizon and Yahoo agree to cut $4.83 billion deal by $350 million" CNET 7:53 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Discussing Design Criticism with Jarrett Fuller on Scratching the Surface" Subtraction 3:17 PM
  • "New iPad Pro and iPhone SE Report -TMO Daily Observations 2017-02-21" The Mac Observer 2:22 PM
  • "Kirk McElhearn Updates iTunes 12: The FAQ and Answers Your iTunes Questions" MacVoices 1:18 PM
  • "Post Producing the Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Film Timecode on FCPX" fcp.co 7:22 AM