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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, April 1, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple slashes iPhone prices in China" ["Apple has cut prices for several of its most important products on its official Chinese online store by nearly 6 percent. The price cuts affect products including iPhones, iPads, Macs and AirPods, according to Apple's online store in China."]  CNBC 9:50 AM
  • "Apple lowers prices on iPhone, iPad, and Mac models in China as it passes along sales tax cut to customers" 9to5Mac 9:50 AM
  • "Apple lowers prices of iPhones and iPads in China following tax cut" AppleInsider 9:57 AM
  • "Apple Lowers Prices of iPhones, iPads, Macs, AirPods, and More in China as VAT Cut Takes Effect" MacRumors 9:57 AM
  • "Apple loses key engineer behind its game-changing iPhone chips" Android Authority 6:53 AM
  • "Talks to Open Apple Store in Israel Fail: Mall developer rejects U.S. company's financial terms" Haaretz 7:18 AM
  • "Apple Store in Israel – Apple reportedly abandons plans" 9to5Mac 8:12 AM
  • "Apple AirPods are still the best-selling true wireless earbuds: Counterpoint Research says they held a 60 percent market share in Q4 2018." Engadget 6:44 AM
  • "HomePod will 'gain traction' in booming smart speaker market" Cult of Mac 6:51 AM
  • "Apple HomeKit seen 'gaining traction' in smarthome accessories towards 2023" AppleInsider 8:14 AM
  • "Man Pleads Guilty to Apple Phishing Scam Used to Hack iCloud Accounts of Rappers and Athletes" Gizmodo 11:13 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "AirPods competitor Bragi exits consumer hardware business, focusing on AI licensing instead" 9to5Mac 8:12 PM
  • "Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs calls off takeover bid: Former Qualcomm CEO and chairman Paul Jacobs has ended a campaign that would see the company his father co-founded go private, according to a report on Monday." AppleInsider 6:47 PM
  • "Google shuts failed social network Google+" BBC 6:50 PM
  • "Atari Reveals the Final Design of the New VCS Console" Thurrott 9:36 AM
  • "Android security: 0.04% of downloads on Google Play in 2018 were 'potentially harmful apps'" TechCrunch 7:21 AM
  • "Why 5G Makes Me Reconsider the Health Effects of Cellphones" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:57 AM
  • "2 Million Diners Hit by Malware Attack at Restaurants Across U.S." Digital Trends 6:46 AM
  • "A Cell Phone Carrier Breaks With Big Telecom, Announces Support for Right to Repair Legislation" Motherboard 6:38 AM
  • "When it comes to disclosing sponsors, your Google Assistant may be mute" Reuters 6:41 AM
  • "Hundreds of Google employees have signed a petition calling for the removal of a member of Google's new AI ethics board over her comments on immigrants and trans people" Business Insider 1:28 PM
  • "Google launches Gmail message scheduling and expands Smart Compose to more devices and languages" VentureBeat 6:35 AM
  • "Popup enlarges at the last second so users click on ads instead of 'Close' button: Trick has been used for a few months as part of an active malvertising campaign." ZDNet 6:24 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Upgrade #239: Fighting Against The Laws Of Physics" Six Colors 6:26 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode Interview #2 with Producer Rod Roddenberry" The Mac Observer 5:48 PM
  • "Road to Macstock -Barry Fulk Outlines The Midwest Mac Mingle Events" MacVoices 3:05 PM
  • "9to5Mac Daily: April 1, 2019" 9to5Mac 9:50 AM
  • "Chip Engineer Departure, RIP AirPower – TMO Daily Observations 2019-04-01" The Mac Observer 1:47 PM
  • "Deep Dive into Mail, Gmail Bugs, Cool Stuff Found & More – Mac Geek Gab 755" The Mac Observer 7:13 AM
  • "TV may be Apple's Achille's Heal" The MT Show 6:47 AM