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Facebook, Google, other major developers decline to offer native Apple silicon apps at lau...
The only one I really care about is Microsoft Office. I want the Macros that I currently use in Excel to work on the Apple Silicon. Mac Office on iPad does not support Macros. I do not need them office but they are really nice to have. Otherwise, once per year, I will need to spashtop into a windows machine when traveling to do a Macro once I upgrade my MacBook Pro. -
Face ID, TrueDepth camera component supplies 'stable,' technology will span 2018 iPhone li...
PS: I'd love for watchOS PIN to allow a much stronger option than 4-digits. Since it also unlocks my Mac, which also has 1Password that only needs the password inputted after a restart/login, the convenience of unlocking my Mac with my Watch is a security weak point with 10k possible combinations and no limit to the number of attempts an attacker could try if they stole my MBP in sleep mode and my Watch. That saving grace here is that there must be an internet connection enabled for using this feature because iCloud is involved, which means I would be able to issue Lost Mode and/or Erase to my Mac and Watch as I see fit, assuming I'm free to do so and have access to the internet. Still, I'd like an option for up to a 10-digit PIN to increase the complexity from 10 thousand to 10 billion, with no indication on the keypad of the PIN's length. -
iPhone loyalty rates down to 8-year low, survey claims
Comscore is showing the highest ownership of iPhone ever. Impossible to reconcile with this article. https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Rankings -
How Apple survived the flawgic-filled 2010s, butterflies and all
plype11 said:Sounds like our POTUS vs. the media. -
A custom screw was the bottleneck in US Mac Pro production
Sounds like a good job for 3D printing. As price of machines come and capabilities get better, this will allow for production of specialty parts where they are needed.
Here is an article (biased source) of the Navy using 3D printing https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/u-s-navy-will-rely-1000-3d-printed-parts-end-2018-131910/ -
Apple's Mac sheds marketshare in Q2, sinks to 5th place amid worldwide sales slowdown
Gartner had the Mac gaining market share relative to the PC market (Apple down 4.9%, PC market down 5.2%). IDC shows Apple actually losing market share for like the 2nd time in the last 10 years or so. I expect something big coming to the MacPro line at a minimum, perhaps the entire Mac line with the next iOS/macOS release in September.