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  • Minnesota passes a right to repair bill that actually matters

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    Why do video game consoles get a pass and smart watches don't? It's arguably easier to replace a component in a console than a smart watch battery or screen. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft did a good job lobbing.
    danoxwilliamlondonstompyStrangeDays

  • Apple debuts 'From Apple Music With Love' featuring exclusive gifts for subscribers

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    patchythepirate said:
    How about Apple gives the gift of not auto playing random shit that I never listen to every time my iPhone automatically synchs with my car in the morning?? 

    Can someone start a go fund me so we can hire some people to help support Apple in its difficulty managing the basic functions of its services?
    Yes 1000 times. Very annoying. 
    Beatspatchythepiratebyronl

  • Apple preparing for third-party app stores by 2024

    applguyapplguy
    With third party app stores it makes it possible for developers to leave one and go to another. I don't see comments about the impact this has on consumers. Will the app get updates? Does the consumer have to buy the app again from the new store? I realize a developer can do a number of things to move customers but that requires resources and cost money. And if they aren't in the Apple App Store I'm assuming its because they don't like Apple's commision structure or data privacy policy. 
    watto_cobraAlex1N

  • Kuo doubles down on iPhone 15 Pro having no physical buttons

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    Red and green LEDs are often hard to distinguish for people with red/green color blindness.
    dewme said:
    I’d imagine they could use a piezoelectric switch that only requires pressure to affect the switching action, as opposed to a capacitive switch that has issues with gloves and cases. This would not solve the issue related to the ability to visually detect whether the switchable function is on/off. Adding tiny always-on pilot lights (LEDs) (red when OFF, green or no light when ON) could be used to solve that problem but it wouldn’t solve the problem of how to feel the ringer switch position. That could be solved by adding a distinct response tone/beep to double tapping the back of the phone - or something similar. 

    There are obviously ways to work around potential issues, but they’d have to weigh the cost/benefits. Personally I’d love it if Apple put a tiny red LED next to the ringer on/off switch that lit up (or slowly pulsed to conserve the battery even more) when the ringer switch is in the OFF position. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve forgotten that the ringer switch is turned off. As far as the pilot LEDs, I’m talking the tiniest possible, like the ones on the Magic Trackpad. Of course they’d have to be totally sealed to maintain the waterproofing of the device.

    watto_cobra