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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, May 3, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "The Apple Watch is Thriving, So What About Fitbit? Apple's wearable sales jumped 50% last quarter, but Fitbit says its new smartwatch is doing just fine."  Barron's 8:56 AM
  • "Apple's Pricey iPhone X Still Sold Better Than Any Other Phone" Barron's 8:00 PM
  • "Xiaomi takes aim at Europe" ["In the USA and the European top five markets, iPhone 8 sold in marginally higher numbers than the flagship iPhone X, indicating that as early iPhone X demand is fulfilled the price difference between the two devices is playing a notable role in consumers' choices. In urban China, iPhone X continues to be not only Apple's top performing model but the best-selling model in the market, helping Apple share to increase strongly to 22.1%."]  Kantar Worldpanel 7:52 AM
  • "Apple's iPhone strong as industry enters replacement cycle" Computerworld 7:53 AM
  • "Xiaomi smartphones will do battle with iPhone in the U.K." Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
  • "Player 3 Has Joined the Game – Chrome OS Detachable Tablets Paint a Brighter Future While Tablet Market Struggles, According to IDC" ["Apple's leading position remained unchallenged during the quarter as the company managed to ship 9.1 million iPads. Of that, 1.8 million were iPad Pro tablets, making Apple the leader in the detachable market as well. Apple's latest iPad launched towards the end of the quarter and along with the company's renewed focus on the education market should prove to be quite lucrative in the coming quarters."] IDC 10:53 AM
  • "iPad Recorded Highest Market Share in First Quarter Since 2014 According to IDC" MacRumors 9:40 AM
  • "A Slowdown in China Drags the Worldwide Smartphone Market to a Year-over-Year Decline of 2.9% in Shipments During the First Quarter of 2018, According to IDC" ["Apple's first quarter saw the iPhone maker move 52.2 million iPhones representing a modest 2.8% year-over-year increase from the 50.8 million units shipped last year."]  IDC 8:21 AM
  • "IDC figures put iPhone growth into perspective as smartphone shipments fall 2.9%" 9to5Mac 8:21 AM
  • "Smartwatch Alerts New York Man of Health Crisis, Ends Up Saving His Life" ["The 32-year-old Monzidelis was working at his family bowling alley business, Bowlerland, on April 3, when he became dizzy and went to the bathroom, where he started bleeding. He soon received an alarming notification via his smartwatch telling him to seek medical attention immediately."]  NBC New York 8:13 AM
  • "Spotify has almost twice Apple Music's number of paying subscribers" Cult of Mac 8:40 AM
  • "20 years of iMac: Behind the scenes of Apple's 'Simplicity Shootout' video" 9to5Mac 11:30 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Is Facebook secretly building an internet satellite? Signs point to yes" CNET 7:52 PM
  • "Twitter recommends users change passwords due to 'bug'" CNNMoney 3:37 PM
  • "Google Assistant on Wear OS watches is getting much more useful" The Verge 2:43 PM
  • "Your Doctor's Visits Will Change Forever With These New Technologies" ReadWrite 10:55 AM
  • "Google Says Assistant Works With Over 5,000 Smart Home Devices, HomeKit/Siri Around 200"  MacRumors 10:55 AM
  • "Everything you need to know about the net neutrality resolution coming to Congress next week: An obscure congressional rule could preserve the 2015 net neutrality order"  The Verge 8:51 AM
  • "Hello Kitty: Malware targets Drupal to mine for cryptocurrency" ZDNet 8:14 AM
  • "20 great uses for an old Android device: We all love getting new gadgets, but what to do with the old ones? Here are 20 clever ways to put your old Android phone or tablet to good use." Computerworld 8:10 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Alexa's Lead in the Voice Assistant Market -TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-03" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM