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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, May 2, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Cybersecurity Pros Join 'Right to Repair' Battle" ["Legislators in about 20 states have been working on some form of this legislation, but their efforts have been stymied by a number of tech companies, including Apple, Lexmark and Verizon. Industry groups, including the Consumer Technology Association, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and CompTIA, also have opposed the proposals."]  TechNewsWorld 7:54 AM
  • "Apple lobbyist helps push back Right to Repair vote in California" Cult of Mac 7:24 AM
  • "Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 48%YoY in Q1 2019 with One in Three Being an Apple Watch" Counterpoint 10:28 AM
  • "Apple Watch Continues to Dominate With Estimated 1 in 3 Share of Smartwatch Sales Last Quarter" MacRumors 10:29 AM
  • "Wear OS slips as Huawei overtakes Fossil, Apple Watch still top dog" SlashGear 9:18 PM
  • "Huawei is dominating the iPhone XS – the numbers prove it" TrustedReviews 10:35 AM
  • "How Apple TV Channels prices compare to native apps like HBO Now, Showtime, and CBS All Access: Don't expect to save any money by restricting yourself to Apple's TV app. In fact, you can save money buying yearly subscriptions in separate apps." Macworld 7:35 AM
  • "Apple highlights iOS accessibility in new YouTube videos" The Loop 2:07 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "YouTube confirms plans to make Originals available for free" TechCrunch 9:16 PM
  • "Verizon is trying to sell Tumblr, the blogging site once worth $1.1 billion" Business Insider 3:04 PM
  • "Alexa, stop recording me: Bill would limit eavesdropping by smart speaker makers" Digital Trends 2:31 PM
  • "China dusts the U.S., Finland, and South Korea with 34% of key 5G patents" VentureBeat 2:31 PM
  • "Facebook tried to turn a ban of far-right figures into a PR opportunity, but it backfired" Business Insider 3:39 PM
  • "Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones for hate speech" Associated Press 2:31 PM
  • "Facebook Bans Far-Right Figures Including Alex Jones for Violating Hate Speech Policies" Bloomberg 2:24 PM
  • "Facebook and Instagram ban Alex Jones and other far-right extremists: Infowars is facing a particularly strict ban." Engadget 1:42 PM
  • "Google spends hundreds of millions of dollars on content review: letter" Reuters 2:26 PM
  • "Google may take a page from Apple's playbook when designing new Pixel devices" BGR 1:30 PM
  • "Smart home devices 'creepy' say two-thirds of owners" 9to5Mac 9:21 AM
  • "Ajit Pai admits FCC got broadband growth figures wrong" Engadget 8:54 AM
  • "What to expect at Google I/O 2019: You could see new Pixel phones, a Nest smart display and more." Engadget 7:45 AM
  • "Mark Zuckerberg is facing a historic threat to his power as part of a $3 billion Facebook privacy settlement" Business Insider 7:37 AM
  • "The story of how a conspiracy inside YouTube helped kill Internet Explorer 6" Android Police 7:36 AM
  • "Why Facebook is making a big bet on Messenger: An attempt to capture the new social media landscape" The Verge 7:36 AM
  • "Foxconn Chairman Heads to Wisconsin Plant Site After Meeting With President Trump: Taiwanese manufacturing giant and Apple supplier has been lagging behind its projections for factory" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:34 AM
  • "Once a major name in smartphones, LG Mobile is now irrelevant — and still losing money" TechCrunch 7:09 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Cable Purge and Management, Streaming Quality – TMO Daily Observations 2019-05-02" The Mac Observer 1:09 PM
  • "Ways the iPhone can help you stay safe and secure" The MT Show 8:56 AM
  • "Apple's Q2 2019 results, the battle with parental control apps, better iPhone video on Android, and your hot takes: Macworld Podcast episode 649" Macworld 7:22 AM