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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, September 2, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple Heart Study winds down ahead of January completion date: A number of early participants in the Apple Heart Study received messages this weekend saying that their contributions to the program are complete." AppleInsider 6:46 AM
  • "Apple Third Street Promenade closing September 16th, Palo Alto-style renovations expected" 9to5Mac 9/1
  • "Apple self-driving car involved in accident, nobody injured" Pocketnow 9/1
  • "Tech-Support Scams on Google Trigger Crackdown: Wall Street Journal investigation finds fraudsters use Google search ads to masquerade as authorized service agents for Apple, other companies"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8/31
  • "Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 37%YoY in Q2 2018, Apple Watch Series 1 the Most Popular Model" ["Looking at the different smartwatch platforms, Research Analyst, Flora Tang, added, 'Proprietary platforms continue to dominate the smartwatch market. The smartwatch engine is mostly powered by Apple's watchOS or Fitbit OS or Samsung's lone adoption of Tizen OS and different flavors of RTOS implementations and all are closed platforms."]  Counterpoint 8/31
  • "Apple Watch Series 1, not Series 3, ruled global smartwatch market during Q2 2018" phoneArena 8/31
  • "All New and Updated App Store Apps Required to Have a Privacy Policy Starting October" MacRumors 8/31
  • "Apple requires privacy policy metadata for all App Store submissions from October 3" AppleInsider 8/31
  • "Apple insists developers ramp up their privacy commitments" Computerworld 8/31
  • "Apple sends out invites for 2018 iPhone event" [Video Report] ABCNews 8/31
  • "Detailed preview of contested Fed Square Apple store offered ahead of Melbourne committee meeting" 9to5Mac 8/31
  • "Apple blocks its gay pride watch face in Russia: Developer claims it's hardcoded into the OS" The Verge 8/31
  • "Apple Watch allegedly hardcoded not to display pride face in Russia: The rainbow won't appear if the watch is paired to an iPhone in Russia, according to a developer." CNET 8/31
  • "Apple's hologram collection" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8/31
Non-Apple News
  • "US police arrest China shopping giant's CEO over misconduct claims: JD.com's Richard Liu has been released, but the case is still active." Engadget 4:37 PM
  • "Twitter is testing threaded replies and status indicators: And not everyone's happy about the features." Engadget 9/1
  • "Report: There Won't Be Any Google Smartwatch This Year" Gizmodo 9/1
  • "Google will not be releasing its own Wear OS watch this year" Neowin 9/1
  • "California's net neutrality bill is one signature away from taking effect: Dubbed 'strongest in the nation' it passed the state Senate today." Engadget 9/1
  • "Look At This Wacky Smartphone Watch" Gizmodo 8/31
  • "Sprint's new Unlimited Premium plan comes with an Amazon Prime subscription" The Verge 8/31
  • "New lawsuit shows your phone is unsafe at American borders: CBP = Customs and Border Profiling" Engadget 8/31
  • "Some restaurants are banning cell use at their tables" Moneywatch 8/31
  • "Laptop bezels are dead, and IFA killed them" The Verge 8/31
  • "China wants to save kids' eyes by cutting down on video games" The Next Web 8/31
  • "Huawei launches its first Alexa smart speaker to take on Amazon, Google and Apple" CNBC 8/31
  • "Huawei to challenge next iPhones with world's most advanced chip"  Nikkei 8/31
  • "China's Huawei races to beat Apple to release the first next-generation A.I. chip for smartphones"  CNBC 8/31
  • "FCC Criticized for Surrendering Power to Punish Verizon After Firefighters Got Throttled During Wildfire" Gizmodo 8/31
  • "Despite Doomsday Predictions, Broadband Investment Is Up After End of Net Neutrality" Inside Sources 8/31
  • "California Lawmakers Just Passed The Strongest Net Neutrality Rules In The Country: The legislation would prohibit internet providers from slowing down websites, charging premiums for higher-quality streaming, and zero-rating data for certain apps."  BuzzFeed News 8/31
  • "California's net neutrality bill is one signature away from taking effect: Dubbed 'strongest in the nation' it passed the state Senate today." Engadget 8/31
  • "California passes strict net neutrality legislation" Axios 8/31
  • "California's net neutrality bill is a step closer to becoming law" Engadget 8/31
  • "Human-machine collaboration in growing use" DigiTimes 8/31
  • "Inside the Facebook employee group at war with the company's 'intolerant' liberal culture" Business Insider 8/31
  • "Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls" TechCrunch 8/31
  • "Google Confirms It Won't Release A Pixel Smartwatch This Year, Report" Forbes 8/31
  • "FCC documents for the Pixel 3 and 3 XL become public, confirm Band 12/71 support and wireless charging" Android Police 8/31
  • "Our favorite rumor is dead: Google confirms no Pixel watch release this year" Mashable 8/31
  • "Google and Mastercard in credit card data deal" BBC 8/31
  • "Experts Call for Transparency Around Google's Chinese-Made Security Keys" Motherboard 8/31
  • "Google is under siege from conservatives, as a senior Republican demands an inquiry into its market dominance" Business Insider 8/31
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Information's 411 — Zuck's Army" [Podcast] The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8/31
  • "Gadget Lab Podcast: Can Tech Help Me Sleep Better?" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8/31
  • "The MacJury Discusses Their Desires for the Next iPhone" MacVoices 8/31
  • "Vergecast: IFA 2018, iPhone leaks, and Sonos Amp" The Verge 8/31
  • "Apple's 'Gather round' event & original iPhone keyboard designer Ken Kocienda on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 8/31