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  • All-new Mac Pro with modular design, Apple-branded pro displays coming in 2018

    From the article referenced:
    "These next-gen Mac Pros and pro displays “will not ship this year”. (I hope that means “next year”, but all Apple said was “not this year”.) In the meantime, Apple is today releasing meager speed-bump updates to the existing Mac Pros. The $2999 model goes from 4 Xeon CPU cores to 6, and from dual AMD G300 GPUs to dual G500 GPUs. The $3999 model goes from 6 CPU cores to 8, and from dual D500 GPUs to dual D800 GPUs. Nothing else is changing"


    I can only hope that they are talking Fiscal Years, as in, will not ship this (Fiscal) year. Their Fiscal Year 2018 starts in October 2017.
    williamlondonretrogustoxiamenbilldoozydozenwatto_cobradysamoria
  • Apple claims recent Supreme Court ruling makes Qualcomm iPhone IP agreement invalid

    Let's see if I get this.

    Qualcomm charges for the chip, then charges a fee to actually USE the chip?

    Is that correct?
    macseekerlongpathdysamoriajbdragon
  • Eufy not patching cameras, instead just warning users about cloud use

    OMG

    People need to grow up.

     So a Thumbnail, and text regarding the thumbnail to support a notification that the user had to request to receive, but the app didn’t tell them it was being sent on the net, even though that’s the only way they could get it?  That’s the main issue?

    Connecting with vlc on a local network is a security hole, you still need to connect to the local network in order to connect to the cameras, then you too can see when the Amazon driver drops off your packages. Needs to be fixed, but Apple and others have had worse.

    Nice to know, but click bait


    chadbaglolliverappleinsideruser
  • Qualcomm loses two key rulings in its patent royalty fight with Apple

    sflocal said:
    One thing that confuses me a little bit is who manufactures the Qualcomm chips that Apple uses in its devices.  If Apple's partners are not paying Qualcomm until the lawsuits are settled, and Apple is not paying anything either to Qualcomm, then how is Apple getting the physical chips?

    Are the physical chips provided by Qualcomm?  I would think that Qualcomm would simply stop supplying the chips if that were the case until they get paid.  Can anyone provide some insight on that?

    This is the key of the suit.  The Qualcomm chips are purchased, and paid for.  Qualcomm has 'licensing' that requires additional payments based on the total cost of the item their chips are used in.  Essentially wanting a portion of the profits.  So if the chip is used in a $1000 phone they make more money than in a base model flip phone, even though it is the exact same chip and cost them the same regardless of the device it goes in. 

    This is a monopolistic move because their technology was 'chosen' to be the standard.

    Apple used to get a 'rebate' from Qualcomm that offset the 'licensing' fee, Qualcomm stopped that, so Apple sued for themselves and everyone else.
    StrangeDaysronn
  • Apple has two big CarPlay problems

    This is a rant article.

    First, let’s acknowledge that car manufacturers come out with ‘new’ models ever 3-4 years, so the soonest a new feature, ala wireless, would be available would be with the next new model upgrade.  Car manufacturers aren’t going to change up components mid cycle unless there is a payback.

    Let’s also acknowledge that we are running CarPlay 2 currently(ios13), this is the second major release Apple has done in addition to the incrementals each iOS cycle.

    What’s true is that CarPlay isn’t perfect, it has quirks, but are those on the car manufacturers interface implementation or Apple?

    Wireless CarPlay is in entry level cars, the base LS model Chevy Trailblazer, has an awesome implementation, and they do not even offer a Nav system in that car, so I think that answers the car manufacturer question.

    Because the system isn’t perfect the question has to be asked, is it manufacturer implementation as mentioned before, is it a specific app, like the rant article mentions SiriusXM, or is it inherent in the current CarPlay? 

    If it’s the App, complain to the App developer, duh.

    BTW, the ‘go-live’ button in the XM app has worked fine for me.  Maybe article writers should do more research for their articles, unless they are publishing just to get forum hits?

    Just my 2 cents, worth less every day…
    ravnorodom
  • Purported 'iPhone 7 Plus' packaging shows Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter in box, 256GB storage

    If Apple does this it will most likely be an adapter that you can plug in both headphone jack AND lightening so that you could charge while listening. retail price between $15 and $25 based on similar adapters.