Fri, 31 October 2014
Tim Cook Comes Out Tim Cook Calls Out Alabama for Being Too Slow on LGBT Issues Notables Praise Tim Cook for Coming Out Grocery Chain Tests CurrentC Exclusivity; Keeps Supporting Apple Pay Petition Supporting NFC Hits WhiteHouse.gov iOS Users Crushing CurrentC App Under Negative Reviews CES Seeks Displaced Macworld/iWorld Vendors for iProducts Marketplace Needham and Co. Analyst Charlie Wolf Dead at 81 lynda.com: Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at lynda.com/macosken. |
Thu, 30 October 2014
MCX Talks Up Safety and Convenience of CurrentC CurrentC Pilot Program Gets Hacked MCX CEO Holds Virtual Press Conference to Address Headaches Mr. Munster Studies Used Phone Sales Kantar: iPhone 6 Outselling iPhone 6 Plus in UK 5-to-1 Kantar: Android Gains Share in U.S. in Three-Months Leading up iPhone Refresh IDC: Xiaomi Gallops Into Third in Worldwide Smartphone Race Microsoft Outs Fitness Focused Wearable lynda.com: Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at lynda.com/macosken. |
Wed, 29 October 2014
Walmart Wades in with Statement Against Apple Pay NYT: MCX Members Would Face Steep Fines for Accepting Apple Pay Walgreens Pokes Fun; Reminds Consumers It Accepts Apple Pay Apple to Talk Cooperation with Alibaba Possibly Tied to Apple Pay Tim Cook Says The Planet Ran Out of iPod Classic Parts Apple Exec: No Apple SIM Plans for iPhone T-Mobile CEO Says iPhone 6 Plus Orders Are Surprisingly High GTAT Bemoans Apple Settlement Apple Sued Over Graphics Issues with Some 2011 MacBook Pros Apple TV Gets Two New Providers in the States iOS 8 Adoption Hits 52-Percent Apple Expands iAd to 95 Countries Plague Inc. Sales Up 50-Percent Since Pickup of Ebola Coverage lynda.com: Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at lynda.com/macosken. |
Tue, 28 October 2014
Apple Paints Rosy Picture for Apple Pay as CVS Continues to Diss Tim Cook: One Million Cards on Apple Pay in First 72-Hours Wells Fargo Offering Up to 20-Dollars Credit for Trying Apple Pay Verifone Pushes NFC Terminal Upgrades in Europe Ahead of Apple Pay Euro Carriers Stiff-Arm Apple SIM Cult of Mac: India Sells 55,000 New iPhones in Three-Days New iPhones Put a Hurt on Samsung Galaxy Phones in South Korea Apple Outlines Its ConnectED Involvement Alpine Hits the Road with CarPlay FitBit Makes Surge Super Watch Official lynda.com: Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at lynda.com/macosken. |
Mon, 27 October 2014
CVS and Rite Aid Turn Off NFC Terminals to Thwart Apple Pay Amazon Rewards Visa Now Supports Apple Pay Tim Cook Targeting China for Apple Pay Gazelle Survey Shows Near 50-50 Split for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Pre-Orders New Site Highlights Bendy-Shapey-Flexy-iPhone-6-Gate iFixit Gives iPad Air 2 a 2-out-of-10 Reparability Rating iFixit Gives iPad mini 3 a 2-out-of-10 Reparability Rating Macworld: The Tantalizing Mystery of NFC in New iPads 9 to 5 Mac: The Boring Solution to the iPad-NFC Mystery AT&T Locking Apple SIM to Its Network Nike CEO Says His Company Working with Apple on Stealthy Wearable Tech lynda.com: Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at lynda.com/macosken.
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Fri, 24 October 2014
Apple Shares Close at New Split-Adjusted High Chinese Government Suspected in iCloud Attacks in Middle Kingdom Chinese Government Suspected in iCloud Attacks in Middle Kingdom: TakeTwo Apple Publishes Information on Avoiding Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Tim Cook Drops in on iPhone 6 Assembly Plant in China Apple CEO Announces Plans for 25 More Stores for China in Next Two Years Apple to Help GT Advanced Workers in Bankruptcy Wake Apple Support Forum Shows Bluetooth Issues for Some Post Yosemite Upgrade Bale to Play Jobs in Sorkin-Penned Film Woz Takes Adjunct Professor Position at Australian University SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken |
Fri, 24 October 2014
It appears that a number of people were unable to receive Thursday's show in their respective podcasthers. Not sure what happened, but trying this repost to see if it frees whatever gummed up the works. Friday's show will be there as usual. Or it should be anyway. Fingers crossed. |
Thu, 23 October 2014
BofA Apple Pay Issue Causes Double Charges for Small Number of Users Apple Reportedly Working on Apple Pay Card Display Issues Maps Connect: Apple Maps Opens to Businesses Apple Selling iTunes Gift Cards in UAE for First Time Fitbit Prepping Surge Superwatch (Not a Smartwatch) Working Apple-1 Sells at Auction for $905,000 SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken |
Wed, 22 October 2014
Wired: Four Fun Things in iOS 8.1 Eddy Cue Talks Apple Pay with WSJ Apple Pay Working Outside the U.S. with U.S. Cards Apple Locks Down the Mac mini Apple and GTAT Reach Amicable End-Times Agreement A Slew of Upgrades After Apple Earnings SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken |
Tue, 21 October 2014
All Earnings Call, All the Time SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken
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Mon, 20 October 2014
iPhone Lines at Apple Stores in China: Small and Orderly TechInAsia Says Big Lines in China Were at Carrier Stores iPhone 6 Grey Market Still Kicking in Hong Kong iFixIt Finds Much Familiar in New iMac Apple Nixes Server Version of Mac mini; Drops mini Storage Cap to 1TB Apple Pulls Mute/Orientation Toggle from iPad Air 2 Localytics: iPad 2 Still the Most Used iPad GTAT to Layoff 727 Workers at Mesa Plant Apple Drops Bose from Sale In-Store and Online Beats Promo Video Highlights Return of LeBron James to Cleveland Rdio Adds CarPlay Support CBS Launches Online Video Streaming Service HBO to Launch Streaming Online Service in 2015 SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken FileTransporterStore.com and Get 10-Percent-Off with Offer Code MOSK10 |
Fri, 17 October 2014
Apple Pay and iOS 8.1 Firing Up on Monday 20 October Apple Releases OS X Yosemite Apple Updates iWork for OS X and iOS Apple Releases iTunes 12.0.1 Apple Intros 27-Inch Retina 5K Display iMac Apple Intros New Mac mini Apple Intros iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 Cult of Mac Deems iPad mini 3 a Ripoff TechCrunch Says There Are Too Many iPads Apple SIM: One iPad Cellular SIM for Multiple Carriers Apple Offering WatchKit Coding Framework to Developers in November Get $50 off the Drobo of YOUR choice at www.drobostore.com with offer code MOSK50 |
Thu, 16 October 2014
Apple Accidentally Confirms New iPads in iBookstore Internal Panera Memo Indicates 20 October Apple Pay Launch DigiTimes Expects a 12-Inch MacBook Air Today Outlier Possibility: An App Store Announcement for Apple TV Morgan Stanley Turned on by Margins and ASPs in iPhone 6 Line Re/code Rumor Has Apple Retail Dropping Fitbit Beats Cofounder Iovine Loves the NFL Beats Ban AT&T Drops Beats Options for New Customers Wil.i.am Shows Off Puls Wearable Get $50 off the Drobo of YOUR choice at www.drobostore.com with offer code MOSK50 |
Wed, 15 October 2014
IDG Cancels 2015 Macworld Expo; Puts Show on Hiatus Ming-Chi Kuo Lays Out Expectations for 10.16 Media Event MacRumors Source Says Apple Shipping Mass Quantities of Something Apple Seeks Secrecy in GTAT Bankruptcy Case WSJ Questions GTAT COO Stock Sales Apple to Open New Store in Scotland on 18 October Apple to Offer Egg Freezing Benefit to Female Employees Kaepernick Cover Logo on Beats Headphones for Post-Game Press Conference Bono Sort of Apologizes for Gifting Songs of Innocence via iTunes Dothraki Companion: Learn a Made-Up Language with Your iThings Get $50 off the Drobo of YOUR choice at www.drobostore.com with offer code MOSK50 |
Tue, 14 October 2014
Chinese iPhone Pre-Orders: Considering the 20-Million Possibility Apple Announces 36 More Countries for New iPhones by End of October Canaccord Genuity: iPhones Dominant at Top-Four U.S. Carriers Accessory Sales Surge 43-Percent in Wake of iPhone 6 Lineup Release Apple to Live Stream 10-16 Media Event Apple Seeds Sixth Public Beta of Yosemite ReCode: No Retina MacBook Air at 10-16 Media Event Eddy The Stuff Says U2 Album Hits 26-Million Downloads and 81-Million Experiences Interesting Info from the GTAT Bankruptcy Filings Two New U.S. Apple Stores to Open This Week Wil.i.am Launching Smartwatch This Week Get $50 off the Drobo of YOUR choice at www.drobostore.com with offer code MOSK50 |
Mon, 13 October 2014
Apple Barometer Shows Fair Weather Ahead Oppenheimer Ups Apple to Outperform Fortune: Icahn Pens Self-Serving Letter to Tim Cook Apple Bear Respectfully Bashes Icahn Letter UBS Analyst Bullish on Apple (But Not as Bullish as Icahn) Walgreens Memo Indicates 18 October Apple Pay Launch GTAT Says Oppressive and Burdensome Apple Deal Led to Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Judge to Consider GTAT Request to Close Plants This Wednesday Bose and Beats Bury the Hatchet SF QB Fined $10K for Wearing Beats by Dre More NFL Players Ignore Beats Ban Apple Tops Interbrand List for Second Year in a Row Get $50 off the Drobo of YOUR choice at www.drobostore.com with offer code MOSK50 |
Fri, 10 October 2014
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Thu, 9 October 2014
- Apple Confirms Press Event on Thursday 16 October - IDC Says Mac Cracks Top-Five PCs Worldwide for First Time Ever - comScore Shows iPhone as Top Smartphone in the States Before iPhone 6 - CNBC: People Saving on Traditional Goods to Spend More on Tech - Gruber Thinks Storage May Be to Blame for iOS 8 Adoption Slowdown - Apple Calls GTAT Bankruptcy Decision Surprising - Apple Publishes HomeKit Specs for Manufacturers - Fitbit: No Plans to Work with Apple HealthKit - Engadget: Ways to Make Fitbit Work with Apple Health App - Working Apple 1 Up for Auction This Month - Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and Secure. Learn More at FileTransporterStore.com and Get 10-Percent-Off with Offer Code MOSK10
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Wed, 8 October 2014
- Notes from Two Apple Bulls - Piper Jaffray: Teens Tepid on Apple Watch - UBS Models a Future for GTAT Without Sales to Apple - KGI Analyst: GTAT Bankruptcy Should Not Affect Apple Watch Production - UBS Models a Future for GTAT Without Sales to Apple - KGI Analyst: GTAT Bankruptcy Should Not Affect Apple Watch Production - WSJ Questions 8 September Sale of GTAT Stock by Company CEO - Developer Reportedly Finds Apple Pay Setup Screen Buried in iOS 8.1 beta - Apple Opening New Stores in Italy and Massachusetts and Connecticut on 11 October - AAA: Siri Less Safe Than In-Dash Menu Navigation - Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and Secure. Learn More at FileTransporterStore.com and Get 10-Percent-Off with Offer Code MOSK10 |
Tue, 7 October 2014
The Michael Report Spills the Alleged Beans on the Next iPad Air iMore: New iPhones Launching in India on 17 October Apple Numbers Shows iOS 8 Adoption Slowing to a Trickle The Safe Mac Says Mac Botnet Malware Spreading via Pirated Software GTAT Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection GTAT CEO Issues Upbeat Note on Chapter 11 Filing Fate of GTAT Mesa Sapphire Facility in Question Samsung 3Q Profit Falls 60-Percent Thanks in Part to Apple Competition Apple and City of Cupertino Post Official Spaceship Campus Progress Pic Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and Secure. Learn More at FileTransporterStore.com and Get 10-Percent-Off with Offer Code MOSK10 |
Mon, 6 October 2014
Reservations for New iPhones Skyrocket in China Re/code Sources Say Next Apple Event Set for 16 October Report: Newly Discovered Botnet Infects and Employs 17k Macs Apple Adds Two Variants of Backdoor Worm to Xprotect Bose Keeps Beats Off NFL Sidelines Apple DRM Lawsuit Headed to Trial Tim Cook Marks Third-Anniversary of Steve Jobs Passing in Email to Employees New Drone Video of Apple Spaceship Campus Shows Foundation Progress Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and Secure. Learn More at FileTransporterStore.com and Get 10-Percent-Off with Offer Code MOSK10 |
Fri, 3 October 2014
Reports Put New iPhone Reservations in China at Two-Million in Six Hours New Deutsche Bank Downgrades Apple from Buy to Hold Report: Apple Talks to Labels About Lowering Price for Music Streaming CarPlay Hits the Road as Spotify Hits Carplay Apple Launches Activation Lock Status Utility Apple Taking Employee Charity Matching Program Global Hulu Now Selling Subscriptions Through iOS Apps Steve Dowling Named Interim Head of Apple PR Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com |
Thu, 2 October 2014
Bloomberg Sources Say Gold on Tap for Next iPads Kantar: iPhone 5c Top-Seller in UK Before iPhone 6 Piper Jaffray Analyst Urges Cautious Expectations for Year-One Apple Watch Adoption Apple Calls for Apps Written for Yosemite Report: PayPal Palling with Samsung Killed Its Shot at Apple Pay German Tech Mag Says Apple Blacklisted it After iPhone 6 Plus Bend Tests Beats Electronics Suing Former Associate for Claiming Cofounder Status Apple Taking Donations for City of Hope Through iTunes Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com |
Wed, 1 October 2014
Apple Sets 17 October Launch Date for New iPhones in China Evercore Analyst Ups Apple Target to $125 on Strength of iPhones Jefferies Analyst Starts Apple Coverage with Hold Rating Apple Sets 4Q Earnings Call for 20 October EC Leans on Ireland to Lean on Apple Over Taxes Apple Slightly Modifies Intro Video for Apple Watch Apple Drafts Paris Fashion Week for Apple Watch Demo Pebble Ups Functionality; Lowers Price as Smartwatch Competition Stiffens Apple Seeds Yosemite Golden Master to Developers Spotify Officially Launches in Canada Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com |