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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple assembler Foxconn considering iPhone factory in Vietnam: state media" Reuters 8:02 AM
  • "Tim Cook appeared to take a swipe at Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in a speech railing against white supremacy" Business Insider 8:09 AM
  • "Tim Cook: Apple won't tolerate white supremacists, conspiracy theorists/Apple's CEO didn't shy away from big topics when accepting an inaugural ADL award." Ars Technica 10:23 AM
  • "No 5G iPhone in 2019? Verizon CEO isn't worried: Verizon's boss says he's focused on the 5G smartphones the carrier plans to launch next year." CNET 10:22 AM
  • "Britain's spy chief joined the US in sounding the alarm on the Chinese company that sells more phones than Apple" Business Insider 8:09 AM
  • "Apple presents the best of 2018: The Apps, Games, Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts and More That Shaped Entertainment and Culture Around the World This Year" Apple 8:16 AM
  • "Apple crowns its best apps of 2018" CNET 7:59 AM
  • "Apple highlights the apps and games which 'shaped entertainment' this year" Cult of Mac 8:10 AM
  • "Apple and Google reveal their 'Best of 2018' apps: Do you agree with their picks?" ZDNet 8:33 AM
  • "Apple Files for 'Apple Music for Business' Trademark covering Music Played in Restaurants, Bars, Retail Stores and more" Patently Apple 9:07 PM
  • "Apple Files Trademark For 'Apple Music for Business'" UberGizmo 9:07 PM
  • "Apple Orders Kevin Durant Drama 'Swagger' to Series" Variety 1:44 PM
  • "Apple security expert moves to ACLU as 'public interest tech' builds: A senior Apple Inc security expert left for a much lower-paying job at the American Civil Liberties Union this week, the latest sign of increasing activity on policy issues by Silicon Valley privacy specialists and other engineers."  Reuters 3:03 PM
  • "Key Apple security expert Jon Callas leaves to take job with ACLU" AppleInsider 3:39 PM
  • "Fun Microsoft Surface holiday ad mocks the iPad: 'my dreams are big so I need a real computer'" 9to5Mac 8:11 AM
  • "Microsoft Shares Holiday Ad Promoting Surface Go Over Apple's iPad: 'Big Dreams Need a Real Computer'" MacRumors 8:10 AM
  • "Microsoft Mocks iPads In Surface Go Holiday Ad Telling You To Buy A Real Computer" HotHardware 3:53 PM
  • "Another Apple iPhone Component Supplier Slashes Demand Forecast" WCCFTech 9:05 PM
  • "Charlotte Prodger Wins the 2018 Turner Prize With a Poetic iPhone Video About Gender Identity: The Scottish artist has taken home the top British art prize with her deeply felt work melding her native landscapes with her queer identity." artnet news 5:11 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Samsung's target demographic for its foldable phone will be middle-aged professionals" BGR 9:02 PM
  • "Thousands of sensitive emails stolen in intrusion of Republican campaign arm: Email accounts of four senior NRCC aides monitored for months." Ars Technica 7:03 PM
  • "This is the year to invest in humans, as backlash against chatbots and AI begins: Will customers revolt against corporate chatbots in 2019? Forrester says yes." ZDNet 3:57 PM
  • "Oath to pay $5 million settlement over children's online privacy: It placed targeted ads on websites aimed at kids." Engadget 9:33 AM
  • "Epic Games takes on Steam with its own fairer game store: With a generous 88 / 12 percent revenue split" The Verge 9:20 AM
  • "Samsung once again gets caught using DSLR photo as Galaxy A8 sample" Android Police 8:20 AM
  • "Wikipedia engages the 'nuclear option' after Trump penis hack" The Verge 8:16 AM
  • "How Facebook Groups sparked a crisis in France: The Yellow Vest movement was organized on Facebook — and now it has spilled into the streets"  The Verge 8:16 AM
  • "Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian issued an ominous warning for Facebook: 'We've hit peak social'" Business Insider 8:07 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Macworld Podcast Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. Pacific: We want your hot takes" Macworld 3:14 PM
  • "Mac Pro or Mini, Yet Another Data Breach – TMO Daily Observations 2018-12-04" The Mac Observer 3:04 PM
  • "Want a 5G-powered iPhone? Get ready to wait (The 3:59, Ep. 498)" CNET 1:49 PM
  • "Let's Talk iOS 268: Any more complaints for the Complaints Department?" iDownload Blog 8:29 AM