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I’m still waiting for TouchID underGlass

bloggerblog said:

Also the visuals and fx in Dune were top notch, Foundation’s were meh

I thought the worms were a disappointment.

I’d rather they kept the IPhone SE.

Ennio said:

I have had the original iPhone SE since the beginning. I’ve purchased a second one for more memory and spare parts. I’ve replaced the battery, screen, Touch ID. Realizing the small form factors were going out of fashion, I then purchased the iPhone Mini 12, didn’t use it much. Turned it in for a 13 that I am just now starting to use as my main device. After seeing Apple’s new iPhone 16e, I purchased a second iPhone mini 13 with more memory. I really have never been interested in the fascination surrounding the bigger is better mentality. I wonder how many more years it will take before a phone is obsolete?

Where did you get the iPhone mini 13.

get serious said:

Let's see. Invest in training for workers to develop cutting edge production and supply chain technologies. Invest in transitioning suppliers to renewable and cleaner energy sources. Sounds like something the U.S. should be interested in but Apple's not in the Military/Oil/Coal/Pharma industries so U.S. Gov doesn't care.

Sounds like treason to me

charlesn said:

Just... wow. I'm kind of stunned. The phone, itself, is pretty much as expected. But that price point... YIKES. So the cheapest iPhone is now 40% more expensive than it was yesterday. Although, in an apples to apples comparison -- price of SE 3 128 vs 16E base model 128 -- it's a 25% hike. I'm not saying the 16E isn't worth it, fhe list of improvements over the SE is huge, but raising the price of entry into the iPhone ecosystem by 40% is a giant cojones pricing move. I'm certainly not going to question the decision, since I'm sure it was made with a ton of data supporting that this would work out okay, but I never saw this coming. 

This is a big disappointment.  It’s not really a replacement for the SE.  It’s a cheaper 16 with less expensive components-  I really wonder how well the new cell chip works as I didn’t like the Non - Qualcomm phones in the past.  They better get it right this time .  Worries that lower energy will mean missed calls.  They probably need the cell chip so I guess better to start in low end chip.

I would have liked a 5.5 screen size that comes for $499.  That would have made a reasonable replacement for SE.

Apple should be putting in Basic research for solid state batteries.  I want a Pro or Flip iPhone with SS batteries to make it lighter.   That’s the one big innovation I’m waiting for.  I’m still wondering if AI is worth upgrading for.

sirozha said:

randominternetperson said:

sirozha said:

I noticed that when I upgraded my Verizon iPhone 7 (which I'm using on AT&T) from 10.0.3 to 10.1, my download speed dropped by almost 50%. I tested my iPhone 7 download speed on ATT right next to my wife's iPhone 6s. I definitely witnessed a dramatic worsening of the download speed after upgrading my iPhone 7 to iOS 10.1, whereas my wife's iPhone 6s, which stayed on iOS 10.0.2, maintained the same download speed. So, I know the issue was not with the cell tower. 

I was fortunate to have beeen able to downgrade to 10.0.3 the following day, and after the downgrade, the download speed returned to where it was before I upgraded, which is about 120 Mbps on the iPhone 7. 

I wonder if Apple started throttling Qualcom modems in iOS 10.1.  

This also raises the possibility that this slowdown is a bug.

I reported this to Apple the same day once I realized that iOS 10.1 reduced my Qualcomm modem iPhone 7 download speeds almost in half, and the downgrade to 10.0.3 restored the full download speed. I requested that an engineer call me back to do further testing (the cell tower is within 100 yards from my house). Apple told me that no one would be calling me back about this. I've tried to google this but found no reference mentioning a similar experience. That was a month ago or so. 

So the iPhone 7 is not the best iPhone ever made.    That would be the 6S - faster and with headphone jack.

rogifan_new said:

ireland said:

Just as I suspected. Apple Car was never on hold.

Still, doing software only makes no sense to me. What advantage would Apple have? There's a lot more to autonomous and self driving vehicles than what the UI of the dashboard looks like. Plus there's no evidence existing auto makers are looking to give that up to companies like Apple. Of course I would never want Apple to develop a car just for the sake of it but Apple's success has come from doing the entire stack, the whole widget. When have they ever successfully partnered with anyone on hardware? 

Building an Apple car is a big mistake.   Tesla is way ahead.   They will have a million cars on the road before Apple has one.  Titan is a giant waste of resources.

ireland said:

SpamSandwich said:

There's no guarantee Tesla will even be around in 5-10 years. The company just sought out another 1/2 billion in new loans. They seem to be teetering on the edge of failure more often and if they miss their deliveries or sales goals too often, they're toast. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that Musk is working like a man possessed to make Tesla and SpaceX work, but he's rushing it because he has to rush it. He has almost no cushion.

No guarantee, yes. But I wouldn't bet against Tesla. He took out some new big loans but the company is far in the lead in the electric car market and that market is set to explode with the launch of the Model 3. All up side. They'll also be selling people home batteries and solar panels to charge their car and power their home. They are well positioned.

Apple has a lot of distance to catch up to Telsa.   They are about to release their 4th Car and have built a large charging network across the world.   

Titan just sounds like a money drain.   Siri still needs great improvement (I didn't hear anything in the iPhone announcement to indicate a better Siri).   Apple has no competitor to Amazon Echo.     The new iPhone 7 only had small incremental improvements over the 6 and 6S (The 7Plus's camera should have been on both models ).  

 Apple definitely needs a new CEO.   One with more vision and less Carpool Karaoke. 

sog35 said:

Good news if true.

Ive had his day.

Its pretty obvious by recent designs that Ive is bored, fat, lazy, and not motivated.

We need new leadership that is exicted, hungry, and willing to take risks.

Few examples of design that is below the Apple standard:

1. Same iPhone shell for 3 years. Unacceptable. Even cheap POS China companies come out with yearly shell changes.



2. Mouse. 



3. Pencil



4. Battery case



5. Smartkey board, non flush design



6. Camera bump & ugly antenna lines



These may seem like nitpicking. Small details. But that was what made Apple great. The details.

Yes he certainly seems over rated.   Makes me appreciate how good Jobs was for design when I look at something MEH like the 6, 6S, and 7 designs.   Not nearly as good as iPhone 4 thru iPhone 5S.

And they are certainly killing their computer line.   TouchBar is way overrated.