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  • Apple's MacBook butterfly switch keyboards target of second class action complaint

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    As others must have said in the 200 comments of the previous article on the subject, Apple has seriously to reconsider its thinness pursuit. Having to shell out 700$ and waste half a several K$ laptop to repair a keyboard key is pure non sense. Apple's balance between aesthetics and maintainability seems completely out of the way in this case, quite badly...
    GeorgeBMacwilliamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamelijahgjSnivelykiowavt

  • 'ZombieLoad' vulnerability in Intel processors puts data in danger on Mac

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    How do I determine which class of intel chip is in each of my Macs?
    One solution, there may be simpler ones I guess:
    1. Open a terminal, then paste this command (without quotes):
    "sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string"
    2. On the search engine of your choice, search for (without quotes):
    "ark.intel.com string_returned_by_previous_command"
    Example: ark.intel.com Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4558U CPU @ 2.80GHz
    The first links will direct you to your CPU product sheet which contains the information you need (towards the top).

    EDIT: formatting.
    cornchippscooter63

  • Foxconn workers depart company, rather than shift to non-iPhone assembly -- report

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    So workers assembling Apple devices are more protected ?! I am glad paying for this.
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  • iOS 12 'doubles down' on performance for iPhone and iPad

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    charlesatlas said:
    larz2112 said:

    Or in my case, the new Photos app will attempt to predict what the user is interested in and more often than not get it wrong. It will also attempt to predict how the user wants to tag, organize, and search for photos, and more often than not get it wrong.
    You got that right. I hate how Photos organizes my photos. Detest it enough that I don't even use it to organize. I use MyPics and grab any shots from Photos as soon as possible before deleting them from the latter. I wouldn't want my Mac deciding how I want my files organized and I don't want Photos doing the same with my pictures.
    Apple Photos just provide you with additional views. You are still free to use your Camera Roll and make albums as you please. All synchronized between all your devices. I do not see a single issue there. 
    StrangeDaysbill42ericthehalfbeerazorpitdysamoriawatto_cobra

  • Hands on: Controlling your smart home with HomeKit on macOS Mojave

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    sirozha said:
    Can someone explain to me where HomeKit lives? Before it was possible to control HomeKit devices from outside of one’s Home network (via the Apple TV or iPad hub), HomeKit devices could be controlled from the iPhone over the local Wi-Fi or via Bluetooth.  But the same HomeKit settIngs (rooms, scenes, etc.) were available from multiple iPhones (or iPads) on the same iCloud account.

    So, where do these settings live? In iCloud? If so, what happens if the Internet is cut off? Can the iPhone control the HomeKit devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth using the Home app while the Internet connection is down or is the Internet connection a requirement so that the iPhone (or iPad) can get the HomeKit settings from iCloud? 

    I do realize that Internet is required for controlling devices from outside the house, but is it required for controlling devices from inside the house? 

    I’ve been using HomeKit since it was released, but I don’t completely understand where the central place that stores all the settings is. 
    My guess: your settings are stored in iCloud. When your Internet is off, you just temporarily loose the ability to synchronize your configuration changes until it comes back, same for Apple Photos and iCloud services like that. While Internet is off, you can still control your HomeKit devices on the local network: such devices are detected using Bonjour (network broadcasts) the same way your iPhone detects your Apple TV or other Airplay targets, printers and all ; no Internet involved. EDIT: Of course, with no Internet you also loose Siri, so you cannot control your HomeKit appliances using voice in this case.
    watto_cobra

  • 2020 iPhone could kill the notch by moving Face ID to the bezel

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    AutigerMark said:
    Looks good at the top, but why does it have to mean thicker bezel's over the entire circumference of the phone?
    A chase for uniformity I guess. I can understand that as well. 
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  • Alibaba researchers reportedly jailbreak iOS 11.2.1 on iPhone X

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    Bacillus3 said:
    peterhart said:
    jd_in_sb said:
    what killer apps does jailbreaking offer these days? 
    Wondering the same thing. iOS is so evolved and advanced anymore. Why risk it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    To get rid of slow, framedropping animations, the notifications mess, lacking appointments on the lockscreen and other UI shortcomings that ridiculize iOS. Even moving the text cursor a single position is a headache. For only 10 years now.
    Too move the cursor to a precise location, force touch on the Apple keyboard, then, while keeping force touche, use the keyboard as a touch pad to move the cursor in all directions. Been like that for quite some time. iOS 10 at least. Of course you need a force touch capable device so iPhone 6S or better. On iPad, use the same trick by sliding two fingers (nearby each other) on the keyboard instead of force touch. A bit trickier but does the job too. 
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  • Remote macOS exploit using custom URL schemes demonstrated by security researcher

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    I think the OS should not register those handlers for applications in the Download folder. It would be up to the user to move these elsewhere, in the Applications or other folders, where the handlers could registered. I am not suggesting a Windows installer like gaz plant but hey, too easy is not good either. :)
    svanstromascii

  • Exploit resellers report glut of iOS vulnerabilities, will pay more for Android bugs

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    wisey said:
    seanismorris, I agree with you that many of the inferences in the article are poorly justified and not credible.  The claim that a “glut” of exploits for iOS is responsible for the lower price of exploits being sold suggests that there is a limited budget for such sales and the prices fall when there are too many of them.  I don’t think that there is evidence for such market limits.  

    One would also imagine that the more malicious and damaging the exploits, the higher price that organizations would pay for them, suggesting that Android exploits are more malicious and damaging.  

    As you point out, the other reason why prices for Android exploits are high is because there are more Android users.  

    More exploits for iOS is consistent with the greater wealth of iOS users.  The fact that Apple responds quickly to the presence of exploits and almost all iOS users upgrade their operating systems relatively quickly means that exploits are more rapidly and definitively neutralized, reducing their value.
    Definitively neutralized... Until they come back! :smile: Just kidding, even though, that actually happened a few weeks ago. I wish Apple would start to care a bit more about the quality of its expensive products. EDIT: typo.
    superkloton