MacSurfer's Headline News™ - General Interest/Potpourri

General Interest/Potpourri

"Samsung's Early Galaxy S10 Success Bodes Poorly for Apple" ["Many industry watchers believe that the premium portion of the smartphone market is experiencing unit shipment declines. If that dynamic ultimately plays out in 2019, Apple might not only need to cope with a poor overall market-share loss to local vendors like Huawei in China, it could lose share in large markets like the United States — at least until Apple launches a new round of products this coming September."] The Motley Fool 8:37 AM

"Here are the unique Apple items you can only find at the visitor center near its spaceship headquarters" Business Insider 6:28 PM

"Thieves demand victims sign out of iCloud at knifepoint to avoid Find My iPhone tracking" The Apple Post 9:57 AM

"Fitbit's smartwatches are missing one important thing that Apple, Samsung, and Google all offer" Business Insider 8:17 AM

"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 3/8

"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 3/8

"Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren's Plan to 'Break Up' Big Tech Companies Could Affect Apple's App Store" MacRumors 3/8

"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 3/8

"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 3/8

"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 3/8

"Apple Watch catches premature ventricular contraction, impressing doctor; deaf customer praises vibrating alarm clock and more" 9to5Mac 3/8

"Apple Adding Original Art From Iconic Artists to Thousands of Apple Music Playlists" MacRumors 3/8

"Aquaman 4K iTunes Crack Appears To Have Been Leaked For Download" Redmond Pie 3/8

Non-Apple News

"Google patent shows possible controller design for its game streaming service: A potential look at a Google game controller" The Verge 6:28 PM

"Amy Klobuchar suggests taxing companies making money off user data" The Verge 2:32 PM

"Foursquare's Dennis Crowley thinks a reckoning is coming over data privacy" The Verge 11:56 AM

"Georgia county pays a whopping $400,000 to get rid of a ransomware infection: County hired cyber-security consultant to negotiate ransom fee with hacker group." ZDNet 9:57 AM

"EU wants tech independence from the US, but it'll be tricky" The Next Web 8:24 AM

"Study shows programmers will take the easy way out and not implement proper password security" ZDNet 8:24 AM

"'About as likely as Mexico paying for Trump's wall': Some experts say Elizabeth Warren's plan to break up Big Tech will never happen" Business Insider 7:54 AM

"JavaScript infinite alert prank lands 13-year-old Japanese girl in hot water: Girl charged with spreading an unauthorized malicious program" Ars Technica 3/8

"Amazon Echo Maintains Smart Speaker Lead In The U.S. As Adoption Booms" HotHardware 3/8

"Flickr axes Creative Commons limit to give free users more wiggle room" Digital Trends 3/8

"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 3/8

"Virtual reality in schools? A majority of students say yes, please" GearBrain 3/8

"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 3/8

"Report: Ajit Pai's FCC Touted Broadband Deployment Numbers Based on Asinine Mistake" Gizmodo 3/8

Publications/Podcasts

"Why we're hopelessly hooked on iPhone [Cult of Mac Magazine No. 287] Cult of Mac 10:16 AM

"Podcast: Facebook Manifesto, Warren Tech Company Breakup, USB4 and WebAuthn" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:53 AM

"International Women's Day, Apple Style – TMO Daily Observations 2019-03-08" The Mac Observer 3/8

"Is Apple prepping a folding iPhone? This week, on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 3/8

"Rumored MacBook health sensors, Huawei sues the US, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 3/8