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  • Inside iOS 11: Early FLAC audio playback comes to iOS via new Files app

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    As part of the Files app? Useless. 

    If it comes to the Music app...well then I'll finally be able to stop using shitty 3rd party apps like Vox to play my FLAC files. I hate using 2 separate Music apps.
    williamlondonlostkiwi

  • Cases for Apple's 2017 iPad Pros hint at tall 10.5-inch model, new mic positions

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    Soli said:
    1) items interesting that both the iPad and iOhoje have rumors of a new screen size this year. The iPad makes since because they can use the 326ppi display from the iPhone with the resolution of the 13" iPad, but what will the iPhone use?

    2) Are we also getting dual-lens and Portrait Mode on the iPad?
    No, it is just a large enough cutout for the Camera and flash. Same as the current 9.7 Pro.
    Solidoozydozen

  • Amazon Prime Video for tvOS will be announced at WWDC, Apple TV returning to Amazon.com

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    gatorguy said:
    Something to consider is if this is effectively a shadow announcement of a new 4K ATV, or at least one which supports HEVC.  The reason I'm saying that is Amazon apparently announced a while ago, that they were switching the HEVC for all of their video streams, not just the 4K, but the SD and HD ones as well, whether it's Amazon Prime Video or not.  While I haven't heard anything since then, and don't have a link in front of me, it does cause me at least, to wonder.
    I'd say that's almost a given. We'll see a 4K ATV before the year is out IMO. 
    For me to share that opinion, 4K content would have to be available through at least the top 10 if not top 20 apps on the Apple TV. It's not. Not even close. Not even the top 5.

    1. iTunes  = No (but presumably would be if they released a 4K model)
    2. Netflix = Yes*
    3. Hulu = No.
    4. HBO = No.
    5. Showtime = No.
    6. Starz = No.
    7. YouTube = Some, mostly No.

    * = for an up-charge, which is hardly appropriate, and would not be popular.

    And let's not forget all the streaming cable apps:

    8. Sling TV = No.
    9. PSVue = No.
    10. DirecTVNow = No.

    Shall I continue? Or this trend clear enough?

    When Apple released the 1080p Apple TV, they upgraded iTunes Video content to 1080p that same day...and by doing so, they were not the first 1080p content to be ready for Apple TV, they were the last.
    stompyStrangeDays

  • Install the AT&T 'Call Protect' app on your iPhone to cut way back on spam calls

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    What are the odds of false positives with this? I'd like to give it a shot.
    jagnut

  • Apple's Siri-based Echo competitor to carry premium price, feature high-end audio with 1 w...

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    I don't believe in the value of this product category at all. It will be interesting to see what Apple can do that isn't simply "me too."

    If this product even exists, it would make sense for it to debut at WWDC, as it would most likely be shown in the context of iOS 11-level Siri improvements.
    irelandwatto_cobra