"Google radically scales back glassy new HQ plans..."

Apparently...too much transparency?

"...its existing one billion installed base of iPhone users..."
Didn't the "one billion" figure refer to all Apple devices and computers active?
Anyone remember more accurately?

Oh, and, "...almost ten years later we have devolved into a society of buffoons..."
Actually, I believe studies show we have always pretty much been a society of buffoons.  

Is it true, that when Microsoft stores are broken into, the villains bring in products to leave there?

"Samsung Races to Match Apple..."

Isn't that partly what got them into trouble the last time???

"Copper"?
...No,
"Coffee Diarrhea"...

I have the original mini, so, it's unlikely anyone has been waiting for this update longer.  My 'original' has very old software, of course,
and a wonderful way of crashing when I link into Safari.  And although updating the processors from the Mini4 is a wonderful
improvement, there aren't many other striking advances (use of the lesser pencil is only marginally attractive to my purposes).

Still, I'm neither an 'executive', nor a 'creative', and this is a spectacular upgrade from my 'original'...
Primarily - but not solely - it will serve as my best ebook reader, Kindles being a glitchy, pathetic, unreliable excuse for a tablet.
I'm mostly happy with the changes, aside from having to choose between too little and too much memory - a well-established Apple trick -
and look forward to obtaining one (as soon as I can distract my wife into looking "over there!!!").

I happened to peruse the entire posted set of the 16 featured athletes.  Aside from occasionally interesting brief bios, there are numerous pictures,
and the equivalent of "live photos" of each of them, including wider shots of the shots themselves being taken,
and it's clear SI made extensive use of "much more superior SLR cameras".

I suppose I should really wait until I actually wake up, to start crafting comments...

I'm not clear how this gives any virus-specific info...in which case, it just seems like another attempted excuse to be given access to our phones.

rotateleftbyte said:

AppleInsider said:

It is suggested devices using USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 will be arriving in 2019 on high-performance desktops, with peripherals likely to arrive in 2020 once support for the standard becomes more widespread.

KISS is obviously not high on their agenda then??????

You mean, "Keep It Stupid???  Simple!".

Personally, I'd find it helpful to have a more specific list of devices that are being counted as tablets.  For instance, do Amazon's figures include Kindles (wait while I stop guffawing) or only Fires?  Is the Surface being counted as a tablet or as a laptop? Etc...
I'm sure many of you with a greater familiarity with the market will not be confused, but I'm kind of curious.