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payeco said:

sflocal said:

It's amazing that Andy Rubin is able to continue funding failures and not be in the poor house.  The originator of the knockoff iOS flops again.

I consider Rubin as bad as Eric Schmidt in terms of ethics.

When you get a $100 million dollar payout for sexually harassing your employees you have a lot of cash to spread around. 

foggyhill said:

bobolicious said:

...is Apple listening...?

listening to what?.. to a small group of random whiners... more nonsense.

Plenty of people said that the bass was overemphasized at launch and I'm guessing that's what got "fixed" to make it more neutral.

There is a definite change. Bass ( subwoofer ) sound is more musical and controlled now and not just low with the update. Mids are definitely more pronounced. I think there is a bit more volume to mids and vocals ( not in a bad way ). There is a change to make it sound more neutral and it will take some people a bit to get used too. I noticed it immediately and liked it. 

Eric_WVGG said:

We found that a pair of original AirPods bought in late 2016 now holds a charge for around two hours of continuous playing compared to the five or more they originally had.

I'm a little unclear if this is the playback capacity of the buds (I think?) or how much juice the case carries. 

I'd appreciate a future article that tries to “benchmark” a two-year-old set. I know it couldn't be terribly scientific, but at least it would be a good basis of comparison.

Personally, I think I'm just gonna go with the $49/bud replacement when these get decrepit, and wait for Airpods 3 before taking another plunge.

lightvox said:

Useless to me until they implement passive noise cancelling.  Every Apple headphone (not including Beats) has sounded horrible (weak bass and mids) because the earbuds don't properly seal.  Clear example of design over function.

There are actually some folks that these fit correctly. So this is merely your opinion, not a fact.  Personally If I could get them to fit correctly in both ears I would buy this immediately. The fit in my right ear is good, but my left ear canal is just a tad smaller so the fit and sound is as you stated. Also I think some folks like the fact that you can hear your surroundings as they use them while they walk around the city, or at work where they need to be aware of what is going on around them.

I personally have the Beats X because I like the fit ( because of what I described above )  but to say design over function is a bit of an overstatement in my opinion. They don't suit your needs, but millions of others are love them...

StrangeDays said:

AI_lias said:

Agree with the headphone jack ad: just got off a longer conference call, and I had the dongle connected to not run out of battery while on the call. Removing the headphone jack was not a good move. I don't care who else removed the headphone jack. Talking on the phone with headphones and charging at the same time is a basic use case, not a rare exception. It's an eye-sore and inconvenient. 

Funny, I'm on calls every day with work and have never run into this issue. I tried the in-box wired headphones on my 7 for a while, and never managed to talk for 10 hours straight before need to charge. Later I switched to wireless AirPods and it's never been an issue either. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...

seanismorris said:

“Apple advised to Adata there could be a few factors that could cause overheating, such as the use of unauthorized charging cables and chargers”

How are consumers supposed to know if the cables or chargers are “unauthorized”?  I’ve bought 1/2 a dozen chargers, and 20+ cables on Amazon in the last decade for my iPhone and IPad.  

No one intentionally buys an “unauthorized” cable/charger...  

Does Apple actively police what’s being sold?  I assume they collect money to authorize accessories, part of that money should go to enforcement, otherwise no one is going to pay it.

AI could ask.  If Apple doesn’t, their response is lawyer speak BS.  If they do, that would be useful and relevant info...

Any aftermarket cable or accessory  that is safe to use clearly has MFI on the box it comes in. I have used MFI cables in my car and my bedside for years without issue. 

https://paracable.com/pages/what-is-apple-mfi-certification

https://mfi.apple.com/MFiWeb/getAPS


Here is some helpful info from Apple to help identify inferior knock off cables and accessories that may be unsafe for use. 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204566

ravnorodom said:

For USB-C Magic Mouse, please have the charging port on the side and frontal. Currently I have 2 Magic Mouses because of the dumb charging port on the bottom. I wonder if that's Jony Ive's decision.

SpamSandwich said:

I have a Beats branded audio system in my car and I’m not convinced Apple understands how any of this works. It’s literally the worst in-car audio system I’ve ever had. My previous car had Fender audio and it was fantastic. As things are now, I’d never consider another Apple audio system or even these AirPods headphones based on my negative experience with Beats.

And I hasten to add I have absolutely no reason to trash Apple without cause. Most of my personal wealth is tied to their stock.

So are you thinking that Apple designed these vehicle systems and put them out under the Beats name. Beats made the car audio deal with Chrysler in 2011 Apple acquired Beats  in 2014. Chrysler LLC makes multiple brands of cars ( Chrysler, Dodge-Jeep RAM Fiat).  I may have missed some. 

tomasulu said:

Meanwhile Android phones have 4500mah so they can do 5g AND 120hz screen. I just don’t get apple’s priority sometimes. 

MacPro said:

Whilst Disney's programmers are at it they also need to fix the app for Apple TV.  The way Apple TV works with the Apple TV Remote to change audio input (e.g. switch between HomePods or other Audio system) is to swipe down.  In all apps such as Netflix this is honored.  In the Disney app this has been purloined for a different use.  That's poor beta testing on their part to miss that.