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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, March 8, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes to break up big tech companies like Amazon and Facebook" ["Though Warren's post did not mention Apple, her campaign said the plan would affect the tech behemoth. The company could have to choose between running its App Store or building its own apps, Warren spokeswoman Saloni Sharma said."]  CNBC 10:23 AM
  • "Elizabeth Warren calls for tech giant breakup, with Apple in the cross-hairs" ["By definition, Warren's proposed policies would also impact Apple. The company obviously exceeds $25 billion in annual revenue, qualifying it as a 'Platform utility' for income. The App Store offers apps like Spotify, Pandora, and Netflix, but those are forced to compete with services like Apple Music and iTunes, which come pre-installed on every Apple device. Apple also claims a cut from every App Store transaction, even if it's merely a subscription to outside content."] AppleInsider 10:23 AM
  • "Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren's Plan to 'Break Up' Big Tech Companies Could Affect Apple's App Store" MacRumors 11:35 AM
  • "Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple" Cult of Mac 11:35 AM
  • "Celebrating International Women's Day at the Apple Store" The Mac Observer 10:44 AM
  • "US senator Elizabeth Warren wants to break up tech companies, says Apple should not be able to run the App Store and offer its own apps" 9to5Mac 10:23 AM
  • "Celebrating women in tech on International Women's Day: In honor of International Women's Day, I'd like to introduce you to four incredible women making real and significant strides in tech." iMore 8:24 AM
  • "Celebrate International Women's Day with me (and Apple): Apple is celebrating women all month long, with a big party today, International Women's Day, and it feels great to be acknowledged." iMore 8:01 AM
  • "Apple in dispute with political party over 'confusing' logo" Cult of Mac 10:54 AM
  • "Apple Watch catches premature ventricular contraction, impressing doctor; deaf customer praises vibrating alarm clock and more" 9to5Mac 12:01 PM
  • "Apple Adding Original Art From Iconic Artists to Thousands of Apple Music Playlists" MacRumors 2:18 PM
  • "Aquaman 4K iTunes Crack Appears To Have Been Leaked For Download" Redmond Pie 9:30 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "JavaScript infinite alert prank lands 13-year-old Japanese girl in hot water: Girl charged with spreading an unauthorized malicious program" Ars Technica 4:09 PM
  • "Amazon Echo Maintains Smart Speaker Lead In The U.S. As Adoption Booms" HotHardware 3:50 PM
  • "Flickr axes Creative Commons limit to give free users more wiggle room" Digital Trends 12:03 PM
  • "USB 4 will help your PC, phone and gadgets get along in 2020: The all-purpose connector will be more powerful and (eventually) less confusing." CNET 8:37 AM
  • "Virtual reality in schools? A majority of students say yes, please" GearBrain 8:20 AM
  • "House to FCC's Ajit Pai: Your record keeping may violate federal law/The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to know how the FCC handles electronic records like emails, texts and social media posts." CNET 11:36 AM
  • "Report: Ajit Pai's FCC Touted Broadband Deployment Numbers Based on Asinine Mistake" Gizmodo 8:04 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Adam Engst and Josh Centers Take Control of Apple's Preview" MacVoices 2:33 PM
  • "International Women's Day, Apple Style – TMO Daily Observations 2019-03-08" The Mac Observer 2:23 PM
  • "9to5Mac Daily: March 8, 2019" 9to5Mac 9:49 AM
  • "Is Apple prepping a folding iPhone? This week, on The CultCastCult of Mac 8:16 AM
  • "Rumored MacBook health sensors, Huawei sues the US, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 7:55 AM