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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, October 25, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "iPhone XR: Colorful mid-tier handset now on sale/Crews working for Apple are in the process of decorating the Howard Gilman Opera House in New York City for the company's Oct. 30 press event, where it's expected to reveal new iPad Pros and possibly other products such as updated Macs." AppleInsider 6:01 PM
  • "Apple decorations up at Howard Gilman Opera House ahead of iPad Pro and Mac event" 9to5Mac 2:10 PM
  • "Apple Starts Decorating Howard Gilman Opera House Ahead of Next Week's Event" MacRumors 2:11 PM
  • "iPhone XR goes on sale around the world, but fans stay home: The iPhone XR might have been dubbed the best value iPhone in years, but shoppers weren't giving it the usual show of love." CNET 9:01 PM
  • "iPhone XR goes on sale around the world with a pop of color" CNET 9:01 PM
  • "iPhone XR sales begin at Apple stores without any sign of official Apple cases" 9to5Mac 9:01 PM
  • "iPhone XR Now Available In Select Apple Stores, No Sight Of Official Apple Cases" WCCFTech 9:02 PM
  • "Apple Watch and fall detection credited with saving man in Sweden with acute back pain"  9to5Mac 3:58 PM
  • "Apple blocks GrayKey police tech in iOS update: Reports suggest the data-slurping tool has been rendered useless—but no-one knows how." ZDNet 7:11 AM
  • "Apple Bricks GrayKey iPhone Cracking Tool Used By Law Enforcement" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Apple Southlake Town Square reopening November 3rd with new design" 9to5Mac 7:24 AM
  • "Apple TV's Events app updated for next week's special event" Cult of Mac 7:25 AM
  • "Apple TV Events App Updated for 'There's More in the Making" The Mac Observer 9:01 AM
  • "Apple's TV Subscription Service Could Launch In Over 100 Countries" Redmond Pie 1:18 PM
  • "Cook continues European tour with stop in Spain to promote HomePod launch" AppleInsider 12:05 PM
  • "Billy Crudup, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Join Aniston-Witherspoon Morning News Series at Apple" Variety 2:09 PM
  • "Trent Reznor Explains Why He Left Apple Music" Billboard 2:06 PM
  • "Trent Reznor says working at Apple made him feel 'guilty'" Cult of Mac 7:26 AM
  • "China suggests Trump 'can use Huawei' after iPhone tapping report" CNET 7:38 AM
  • "When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn" ["Apple declined to comment on the president's iPhones. None of them are completely secure and are vulnerable to hackers who could remotely break into the phones themselves."] New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:48 AM
  • "Everything That Could Go Wrong With Trump's iPhones" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:21 PM
  • "Trump's sharing his insecurities to his iPhone, China advises he switch to Huawei" The Inquirer 7:57 AM
  • "China to Trump: Dump the iPhone for a Huawei" TechCrunch 9:15 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "New security flaw impacts most Linux and BSD distros: Issue is only a privilege escalation flaw but it impacts a large number of systems." ZDNet 9:00 PM
  • "Alphabet keeps raking in cash despite anti-competition, privacy concerns" Engadget 3:39 PM
  • "Fortnite Continues Expansion into Esports, Launches In-Game Tournaments" Loup Ventures 3:28 PM
  • "Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms" iFixit 2:08 PM
  • "The Feds Just Hit a Notorious Swatter With 46 New Charges. He Intends to Plead Guilty" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:53 PM
  • "Qualcomm hijacks EU Commission expert group on licensing and valuation of standard-essential patents" Foss Patents 12:28 PM
  • "Google Will Force Phone OEMs To Provide 2 Years Of Android Security Updates" HotHardware 3:49 PM
  • "Here's the memo Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent employees following the bombshell NYT story detailing sexual misconduct at the company" Business Insider 3:54 PM
  • "Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, reportedly had bondage sex videos on his work computer, paid women for 'ownership relationships,' and allegedly pressured an employee into oral sex" Business Insider 3:54 PM
  • "Google Has Fired 48 People for Sexual Harassment in Past 2 Years, CEO Says" Time 3:47 PM
  • "How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the 'Father of Android': The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim." ["Mr. Rubin was one of three executives that Google protected over the past decade after they were accused of sexual misconduct. In two instances, it ousted senior executives, but softened the blow by paying them millions of dollars as they departed, even though it had no legal obligation to do so. In a third, the executive remained in a highly compensated post at the company. Each time Google stayed silent about the accusations against the men."]  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:19 PM
  • "In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking DRM to Fix Your Electronics Is Legal"  Motherboard 12:05 PM
  • "Palm's tiny Android phone launches on November 2nd" The Verge 9:15 AM
  • "Google's Night Sight for Pixel phones will amaze you: Eager Pixel owners can enable the new feature early and change the way they view night photography forever" The Verge 9:15 AM
  • "China's Xiaomi Aims Its Priciest Phone at Huawei and Apple" Bloomberg 7:55 AM
  • "How driver-assist tech can result in a $5,000 fender bender: Minor repairs aren't so minor when you've got to think about cameras and sensors." Ars Technica 7:11 AM
  • "Twitter is now consistently profitable" Recode 7:02 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "9to5Mac Daily: October 25, 2018" 9to5Mac 3:58 PM
  • "Super Fast Fiber Optic Data, Apple Product Repair Success Tips -TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-25" The Mac Observer 12:44 PM