[MyAppleMenu] Jun 4, 2014

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*** China State Media Calls For 'Severe Punishment' For Google, Apple, U.S. Tech Firms ***
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/uk-china-usa-tech-idINKBN0EF0BQ20140604>
Reuters

> Chinese state media lashed out at Google Inc, Apple Inc and other U.S. technology companies on Wednesday, calling on Beijing "to punish severely the pawns" of the U.S. government for monitoring China and stealing secrets.



*** Apple Introduces MFi Specs For Lightning Cable Headphones, Support Arriving In Future iOS Update ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/03/apple-introduces-mfi-specs-for-lightning-cable-headphones-support-arriving-in-future-ios-update/>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac

> The Lightning headphones will be capable of receiving lossless stereo 48 kHz digital audio output from Apple devices and sending mono 48 kHz digital audio input.



*** Will iOS 8 Make Andy Ihnatko Rethink His Android Phone? ***
<http://voices.suntimes.com/business-2/andy-ihnatko-apple-wwdc-keynote/#.U48k4xa71lI>
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

> I can’t think of a single Worldwide Developers Conference keynote that was more exciting or important than the one that Apple delivered Monday.



*** Some Thoughts On Apple’s Metal API ***
<http://www.anandtech.com/show/8116/some-thoughts-on-apples-metal-api>
Ryan Smith, AnandTech



*** Instagram For iPhone Updated With New Photo Editing Features, Faster Sharing, More ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/03/instagram-for-iphone-updated-with-new-photo-editing-features-faster-sharing-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Zac Hall, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Apple Has (Partly) Lifted The NDA For Beta Releases ***
<http://nuzzel.com/sharedstory/06032014/oleb/apple_has_partly_lifted_the_nda_for_beta_releases?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+(The+Loop)&utm_content=FeedBurner>
Ole Begemann

> Apple allows developers to discuss new APIs and features that have been introduced at WWDC in public. That should cover pretty much all the new stuff in iOS 8, Yosemite and the Developer Tools.



*** iOS 8 AirPlay Won't Need A Network Connection ***
<http://www.imore.com/ios-8-airplay-wont-need-network-connection>
Richard Devine, iMore



*** How To Safely Test The OS X Yosemite Beta ***
<http://www.macissues.com/2014/06/03/how-to-safely-test-the-os-x-yosemite-beta/>
Topher Kessler, MacIssues



*** Why Does The World Need More Programming Languages? ***
<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3031443/why-does-the-world-need-more-programming-languages>
Chris Dannen, Fast Company

> Yesterday Apple announced Swift, a new language for building Mac apps. Here's a layman's explanation of why.



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*** What’s Lost As Handwriting Fades ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?ref=science&_r=0>
Maria Konnikova, New York Times

> New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep.



*** The Book On Publishing ***
<http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/10/how-to-publish-fielding-keith-gessen>
Keith Gessen, Vanity Fair

> There was the author, Chad Harbach, who had spent a decade on a novel his friends thought he’d never finish. There was the agent, Chris Parris-Lamb, who recognized its power. There was the editor, Little, Brown’s Michael Pietsch, who won it in a high-stakes auction. With the story of one book, <i>The Art of Fielding</i> Keith Gessen examines the state of the troubled, confused, and ever unpredictable world of U.S. book publishing in the age of Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and e-readers.



*** A Brief Ode To Fried Clams, The Best Fried Food In The World ***
<http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/brief-ode-to-fried-clams-best-fried-food-in-the-world-cape-cod-boston.html>
J. Kenji López-Alt, Serious Eats

> The greatest fried food in the world—and I'm pretty serious about my fried foods—is available only in one small corner of the United States.



*** The Indian Miracle-buster Stuck In Finland ***
<http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26815298>
Samanthi Dissanayake, BBC

> An Indian man who made his name exposing the "miraculous" feats of holy men as tricks has fled the country after being accused of blasphemy. Now in self-imposed exile in Finland, he fears jail - or even assassination - if he returns.



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