Sunday, November 1, 2015
Apple Hit with Class Action for Wi-Fi Assist Data Overages
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Report from Joe
About 1 1/2 weeks ago they moved me into emergency back
surgery. What happened I had a disk that was bulging faster and faster and
pressing down on the nerve that controls my left leg. The pain was beyond 10 on
the pain scale. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t sit, and even lying down was
painful.
So in went the
surgeon and trimmed back the disk and relieved the pressure on the nerve. But
the nerve was already damaged extensively and that is where the problem lies
today. I am still in a lot of pain while the nerve has to repair itself. That
can be a long process, how long you say well the rule of thumb is the repair is
at a rate of 1cm a week and how long is your leg? So unless it wants to go
faster this may be a while. Right now I have a dull pain in my calf, my leg
feels like I am on pins and needles all the time and every once in a while
someone stabs me in the ankle with a knife.
My surgeon even said he didn’t know how I could have stood
the pain and doubted he could have. He didn’t know the pain of being an Apple
Reseller so I was ready.
BTW- I did learn that drugs like Oxycontin have no effect on
nerve pain. It seams not much does. They have put me on a drug, which so far
has not done much, except for a funny side effect more on that later and today
doubled the dosage and added a steroid pack to the mix. I will see if tonight
is the first night of sleep. Now back to the side effect, you become drunk
without any drinking. It is very strange and you feel at times like you are
floating around. So my daughter keeps asking me how goes the “magic carpet
ride?” Trouble is I can’t remember.
Well that’s it for my report to all. Not sure when the Bird
will return.
Joe
Monday, September 28, 2015
Surgery
I have developed a very pain full pinch nerve in my back that has caused
my leg to stop working like it should such as walking, standing and
even sitting at my computer. Seeing surgeon today and may be undergoing
back surgery right away. This may restrict the bird in the near future.
Will keep you posted.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
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AAPL 115.00 Up 0.68(0.59%)
1. Apple's iOS 9 software gets its first bug-fixing update
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2. Apple Car Talk Starts Making Sense
3. Apple releases second public iOS 9.1 beta, 9.0.1 for
iPhone 6s line
4. Apple Lists Top 25 Apps Compromised by XcodeGhost Malware
5. Analyst sees $55,000 car from Apple as soon as 2019
6. Why the new Apple TV will be a flop or something
7. Goldman Sachs: Online advertising is about to be
'fundamentally restructured' by Apple, Google, and Facebook
8. Apple Invents an Apparatus to Assist Service Personnel
remove iDevice Cover Glass with Ease
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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AAPL 113.40 Down 1.81(1.57%)
Sorry Apple the Pope will not be
making a side trip to an Apple Store.
1. Hot-button issue: iPhone 6S hints at an end to the home
button
2. Apple responds to XcodeGhost scare with data for devs, public
3. Microsoft releases standalone Office 2016 for Mac,
Windows
4. Judge to Samsung: Pay Apple $548M for first smartphone
patent trial
5. Early reviews of iPhone 6s & 6s Plus praise cameras
& 3D Touch, fret over battery life & storage
6. Former GM exec pans rumored 'Apple Car' sight unseen,
calls it 'a gigantic money pit'
7. New Apple TV Teardown Provides Closer Look at A8 Chip,
Larger Heat Sink and Siri Remote
8. iPhone 6s + 6s Plus cameras come closer to high-end
DSLRs, shine with stable 4K video
9. Apple Files Trademarks for 'Works with Apple HomeKit'
Logo & More
10. Apple Granted an Alternative Headset Connector Patent
that may never see the Light of Day
11. Apple Granted 26 Patents Today Covering the Apple Watch
Magnetic Mechanism for the Link Bracelet & More
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Monday, September 21, 2015
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AAPL 115.21 Up 1.76(1.55%)
1. Why you'll want to install that new iPhone operating system ASAP:
Protection from hackers
Note: I don’t and wait a while to protect myself from Apple errors.
2. Microsoft Shoots Itself in the Foot
Note: New Class action in the making.
3. Apple Dresses iOS to the Nines
4. Apple releases watchOS 2 after bugfix delay
5. Microsoft works to fix Skype outage affecting calls, messages
6. Report: Apple's electric car arriving in 2019
7. Apple issues first OS X 10.11.1 public beta ahead of El Capitan
launch
8. Why You May Want to Disable Wi-Fi Assist in iOS 9
Note See item 11 below.
9. iOS 9 VPN issues? Downgrade to iOS 8.4.1 for now
10. Security firm publishes list of some of the iOS apps infected by
XcodeGhost – including Angry Birds 2 [Update: more apps]
11. iOS 9 breaks VPNs, and here's how to fix it
12. Apple Allegedly gives Green Light to Triple Project Titan's
Staff
13. Ad Blocker Debate Rolls Into the Weekend
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
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AAPL 113.45 Down 0.47(0.41%)
Apple self-driving car – We all
know how bad Apple is at fixing defects. If they do develop a car can you see
Apple telling the Highway Safety people they will get around to the fix when
they do the next OS? Didn’t a few of the automakers recently try this by
waiting and waiting and notice how big the fines were. Should prove
interesting.
1. Apple customers complain of apps crashing with latest
iPhone, iPad software
2. Briefly: fix for common iOS 9 upgrade failure, iPad mini
tear down
3. First beta of OS X 10.11.1 released to developers for
testing
4. Is This How Apple, Inc.'s Rumored Self-Driving Car Is So
Far Along Already?
5. Apple starts shipping out iPhone 6s, 6s Plus preorders
for Sept. 25 arrival
6. How to fix the iOS 9 'Slide to Upgrade' bug using iTunes
7. What You Need to Know About iOS Malware XcodeGhost
8. Pope Francis Visit to NYC and Philadelphia Could Delay
iPhone 6s Deliveries on Launch Day
Note: Hard to believe but a simple man of god can slow down
Apple even for a day.
9. Apple No Longer Offering 'One to One' Training as Add-on
During Online Store Checkout
10. Daimler CEO Rants that they Won't be the Foxconn of Car
Makers for Apple
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
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AAPL 113.92 Down
2.49(2.14%)
1. With new Fire TV and tablets, Amazon's rivalry with Apple heats
up
2. Apple iOS 9 fixes serious AirDrop vulnerability
3. Apple Wins Ruling in Patent Case Against Samsung
< http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-wins-ruling-in-patent-case-against-samsung-1442504533?mod=yahoo_hs>
4. Apple begins testing OS X 10.11.1 with focus on stability,
compatibility and security
5. Apple appeals to Supreme Court in e-books price fixing antitrust
case
6. Developers Now Receiving Apple TV Units for App Testing Purposes
7. Court Rules Against Samsung & Sets a Great Precedent for
Protecting Future Apple Products
8. An Apple Patent Comes to Light Covering a Dual-Axis Scanning
Mirror for an Advanced 3D Optical System
9. Ford Rolls out Free 'MyFord Mobile' Apple Watch Companion App
10. Honda adds CarPlay support to 2016 Civic models
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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AAPL 116.41 Up 0.13(0.11%)
1. Apple's iOS 9 arrives, while Watch OS 2 faces delay
2. Apple updates iTunes to 12.3 with iOS 9 support, more
3. Apple buys mapping data
analytics and visualization firm Mapsense for between $25M to $30M
4. Inside iOS 9: Siri Suggestions, news, apps & more on
Apple's revamped search screen
5. Screen Protectors Will Work With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus
Despite New 3D Touch Feature
6. How-To: Downgrade iOS 9.1 public beta to current iOS 9.0
release
7. Users reporting early issues updating to iOS 9, GM seed
also has OTA update
8. iPad Pro vs MacBook Air
9. iOS 9 review roundup: Did Apple deliver on its big
promises?
10. Apple updates iMovie with support for 4K video, 3D Touch
and more
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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AAPL 116.28
Up 0.97(0.84%)
1. Facebook announces it is developing an empathetic
'dislike' button
Note: Finally a button for me. Warning to all who sent me a
post I didn’t ask for you will be disliked.
2. Apple working to boost cloud services with new,
consolidated platform – report
3. iOS users may eventually be able to remove unwanted
default apps, says Apple's Tim Cook
Note: First to go “Apple Watch”
4. Apple TV Games Must Work With Apple TV Remote, May Not
Require External Controller
5. And the winner for Best Lightning Cable is…
6. Apple Files for 7 New Trademarks Covering iPad Pro, Apple
Pencil, Apple Watch, 'Peep and Pop' for 3D Touch & More
7. Apple Granted Patent 54 Patents Today covering Advanced
Technology behind Siri, a Special Display for Apple Pencil & More
8. Revealed: iPad mini 4 speed bump, iPhone 6s line gains
weight
9. Former Stanford professor makes $1.7M as Apple University
faculty, court filings reveal
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Monday, September 14, 2015
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AAPL 115.31 Up 1.10(0.96%)
1. Apple's iPhone upgrade program: What you need to know
Note: Bad and expensive compared to others.
2. AT&T Mobility chief: Don't get too excited about
superfast 5G wireless yet
< http://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-mobility-ceo-lets-not-get-too-excited-about-5g-yet/?ftag=CAD090e536>
3. Apple Figures Out Where Steve Jobs Got It Wrong
Note: The headline left out that “Bill Gates was right”
4. Microsoft announces early October event for Windows 10
devices
5. Apple says weekend preorders for iPhone 6s to top 10
million
6.TSMC rumored to be exclusive manufacturer for Apple 'A10'
CPU in 2016
7. How-To: Quickly transfer your old iPhone’s files to a new
iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus
8. Apple, Microsoft, and Google vie for control of
artificial intelligence market
9. Advertisers complain about format & approval
obstacles with iOS 9's News app
Note: Continued Apple control.
10. Eric Schmidt Thinks that Apple Music's use of 'Elite
Tastemakers' is Undemocratic
< http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/09/eric-schmidt-thinks-that-apple-musics-use-of-elite-tastemakers-is-undemocratic.html>
Note: And another example of Apple control.
Note: And another example of Apple control.
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
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AAPL 114.21 Up 1.64(1.46%)
1. Gadget Ogling: All About Apple
2. Windows 10 finds a new smartphone ally: Alcatel OneTouch
3. Apple Bets Big on Bigger, Better iPad
4. iPhone trade-in deals: How and where to get the most cash
for your old iPhone
5. Xcode Confirms 2GB of RAM in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, 4GB
of RAM in iPad Pro
6. Apple Pencil Offers High Precision and Low Latency, Gains
30 Minutes of Use From 15-Second Charge
7. Hands-on Apple’s new iPad Pro with Apple Pencil
8. Apple will shut down HopStop's mass transit services in
October
Note: Buy up a tech company, shut it down and force everyone
who used it to move to Apple.
9. El Capitan FAQ: Everything you need to know about OS X
10.11
10. Apple spends just $234 making each iPhone 6s
11. Siri interrupted a White House briefing and it was
hilarious
12. NVIDIA Takes a Shot at Apple TV in new Marketing
Infographic
13. Apple Invents an Advanced Telephoto Camera Lens System
for Future iDevices
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
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AAPL 110.15 Down 2.16(1.92%)
1. Apple announces new, more powerful 12.9-inch iPad Pro
2. Apple announces $199 iPhone 6s & $299 6s Plus with 3D
Touch, A9 CPU, rose gold color, coming Sept. 25
3. OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' to see release on September 30
4. Apple releases iOS 9, OS X 10.11, watchOS 2 golden
masters
5. Developers under tight storage restrictions for Apple TV
coding
6. Apple TV boasts upgraded hardware, new remote, apps and
games
7. Apple shares slump as new products fail to surprise
8. 'Hey Siri' Event Roundup: iPhone 6s, iPad Pro, New Apple
TV and More
9. New Study Forecast sees Foldable & Flexible Displays
for Mobile Devices Dominating by 2020
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AAPL 112.31 Up 3.04(2.78%)
1. Verizon to be first to field-test crazy-fast 5G wireless
2. Court dismisses Beats false advertising lawsuit against
Steven Lamar
3. What to Expect at Apple's 'Hey Siri' Media Event on Wednesday
4.Apple store is down for re-wanp.
5. Apple Granted 55 Patents Covering 3D Map Tiling, the iPod
Touch & Much More
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Monday, September 7, 2015
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AAPL 109.27 Down 1.10(1.00%)
1. Apple TV Should Take a Hint From Nvidia's Shield
2. Canon unveils camera sensor with 250MP resolution
3. Apple planning 2016 'iPhone 7' to be thinnest yet,
in-line with new iPod touch & iPad Air 24.
5. Apple Making Big Hiring Push in Artificial Intelligence
and Machine Learning
6. Real-Time Motion Capture Firm Faceshift May Have Been
Acquired by Apple
7. Apple Planning Revamped iPad Keyboard, New Metal Finishes
for Apple Watch
8. How to breathe life into an old Mac
9. Apple Oddly Sued for their Supposed MacBook Website's
Auto Composer
10. KeyRaider Malware Busts iPhone Jailbreakers
11. An Insider Betrayed Ashley Madison - Go Figure
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
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AAPL 110.37 Down 1.97(1.75%)
1. Google, Apple $415M deal with tech workers gets final
approval
2. Judge denies Apple new Smartflash trial, but retains
dropped damages
3. Apple Music team working on fixes, improvements through
end of 2015, says iTunes VP
4. Apple Planning to Launch 4K 21.5-Inch iMac in Late
October
5. KGI Expects New iPhones to Have 5MP Front Camera, Retain
16GB, 64GB and 128GB Capacities
6. '6S Marketing' Ad Agency Asks Apple to Rename 'iPhone 6s'
Note: Dear 6S the Apple steamroller does nor care about you
or for that matter anyone in there way. They may even sue you for thinking up
that name to start with.
7. Apple applies for patent for fuel cell system that could
power a MacBook “for days or even weeks”
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015
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AAPL 112.34
Up 4.62(4.29%)
Will be out of town starting
tomorrow returning next Weds. The bird may not fly while I am gone.
1. Netgear launches D7800 X4S Nighthawk VDSL/ADSL Modem
Router
2. Asus shows RT-AC5300 router with eight antennas at IFA
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/15/09/02/asus.router.claimed.to.have.fastest.wi.fi.connection.130217/>
3. Next-gen Apple TV priced at $149, will include universal
search for finding content across providers
4. Intel announces Skylake processor lineup with new Core M
subfamilies, speed & graphics boosts
5. 'iPhone 6s' Measures Slightly Thicker and Larger Than
iPhone 6
6. Apple Likely to Introduce iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4 at
September 9 Event
7. Rough date set for round five of Apple v. Samsung patent
trial, to (maybe) finalize damages
8. Will Apple use Intel's Next-Gen Skylake Processors to
bring new Features like Siri to Macs this Year?
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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AAPL 107.72 Down 5.04(4.47%)
1. Apple TV May Finally Grab the Spotlight
2. How the Windows Phone Could Rise Up and Dominate
3. Follow-up: new Apple Store design as seen in Tennessee
revealed
4. Apple's latest Project Titan hires include staff from
diverse automotive backgrounds
5. Glass-backed iMacs a future possibility as Apple granted
a patent for fused-glass housings
6. Big Banks Fear Apple More than Other Nonbank Competitors
Note: Any industry that Apple moves into that industry needs
to fear them.
7. Apple patents smart smoke detection system for iPhone
8. As Xiaomi Prepares to Invade North America they're
setting their Eyes on High End Notebooks at Cheap Prices
9. Apple Granted 4 Design Patents Covering Control Center
& FaceTime User Interfaces plus the Genius Bar Display
10. Apple Granted 38 Patents Today Covering Advanced
FaceTime, Smoke Detector Systems & Street View Mapping
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