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  • Apple's AirPods fail to earn Consumer Reports recommendation, beaten by Samsung's Galaxy B...

    mike1mike1
    Keep in mind that Samsung now owns Harman International, parent company of AKG and JBL among others.
    It is quite clear that their audio engineering capabilities have improved tremendously. I would be surprised if they hadn't released a good headphone/earphone.
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  • Editorial: The mysterious curse of iPhone 6, lifted with... the headphone jack

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    For what it’s worth, I bought a 6 a month after the launch that was problem free until the day I traded it in for an X. 
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  • Video: Stop force closing all apps on your iPhone, it's a waste of time

    mike1mike1
    I close apps because I want them out of the way and only have to cycle through the apps I want now. 
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  • Apple explains how the redesigned Home app came to be

    mike1mike1
    I generally love the new design, however they really need to fix how the buttons for lights work. Previously, if you tapped on a light's button, that light would toggle on/off. If it was a dimming light, it would turn on at the last used level. With the latest update, if you tap on a light, it brings up the sub page with the light switch. So, now it takes at least two taps to turn on or off a light. If it's a dimming light, you have to know the preferred dimming level for that light. Definitely a step backwards as far as usability.
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  • Apple considering 2025 debut of touchscreen MacBook Pro

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    I work in an office where half the staff has MS Surface Pros of some sort. I have yet to ever see anyone use the touchscreen on purpose. Only when someone is pointing to something on the screen and accidentally touches it.
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  • Facebook sponsored research paper lambasts Apple's iOS 14.5 privacy

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    Apple's iOS 14 policy changes harm the entire ad-supported ecosystem-- from developers to advertisers to end consumers.
    That's a good thing. Not this end consumer. I never asked for, wanted or liked personalized ads. They're downright creepy.

    Apple's privacy features are "devastating" and that, "app developers, advertisers and the ads ecosystem lose."
    I don't give a rat's buttocks whether this policy is devastating to any of them.
    It's like the oil industry complaining that the Solar Power industry is hurting them.

    If an app relies on secondary revenue from back-end advertising, it is probably not an app worth owning or using. Charge a fair price for your app and sell it.

    Facebook's strong protestations confirm that their entire business is a sham. They provide a possibly somewhat useful service (to some) in order to facilitate their real business which is advertising sales. Just like the Wizard of Oz. Apple is asking everyone to look behind the curtain and FB doesn't like it.




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  • Weak demand for MacBook, Apple Watch, AirPods may have caused order cuts

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    Madbum said:
    TheSparkle said:
    I doubt anything will change, but Apple’s pricing policy is not in keeping for folks faced with increased heating bills, increased prices and wages not keeping pace with any of it. All of my previously comfortable Apple subs are under review. I’m making do with my older phone for another year. Much coveted AirPods Max are a no-go for the foreseeable*. Etc.

    *First world problems, I know
    Apple is not the issue. They are a private business and face inflation pressures as well.

    it is our monetary policy as well as administration engaging in a foreign war in Ukraine that is keeping up pricing pressures.

    Did you see the news that Zelensky signed law to bar all dissenting news media and reporters? This on top of him arresting any Ukrainian men trying to leave the country?

    There is no democracy between these two, we should stay out and stop letting Americans suffer

    Huh?! So, the Russians steamrolling across Europe would reduce pricing pressures?!
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  • Apple rejecting apps is unfair competition, declare rejected app developers

    mike1mike1
    Bet these losers received a lot of participation trophies growing up.
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  • Apple confirms that there is no Apple Silicon 27-inch iMac in the works

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    I am ordering the new iMac to replace an older PC. I was strongly considering a Mini and using it with my existing monitor or buying a new monitor. I can not find a monitor, short of a Studio Display, that looks anywhere near as good as what's built into the iMac.
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  • Google & Microsoft each laying off over 10,000 employees

    mike1mike1
    DAalseth said:
    lkrupp said:
    Because profit comes before people in the end but I need to spew some platitudes to make it sound better. And this goes for all corporations, including Apple.
    True that. It’s always about the bottom line. In big companies the employees are just interchangeable parts, no more important than pawns in their chess game.

    As it should be.
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