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  • Another Find My misfire led to a raid on a suburban family's home

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    "The chaotic incident at Brittany Shamily's home stemmed from a flawed search warrant based on inaccurate tracking of stolen AirPods."

    More like flawed interpretation of very accurate tracking of AirPods. 

    The article title could be taken as saying the device was at fault but it was the police's use of the information at fault. 

    Wish they would learn from multiple similar incidents? 
    killroyhecalderwilliamlondondewmewatto_cobra

  • Apple isn't behind on AI, it's looking ahead to the future of smartphones

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    At best you can say that Apple is behind but it is attempting to catch up by looking to the future. But if it fails to do that, then it will remain behind. Way behind. 
    nubuswilliamlondon

  • Apple's iPhone 17 Slim is a wrongheaded approach that ignores what people really want

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    Quite surprised by this one-sided strong take. I've consistently seen complaints that iPhones are too thick and heavy, especially since the 14 Pro, and requests for smaller and lighter phones, like the equivalent of a iPad mini or a better SE. And many would sacrifice a bit of battery life for it. Definitely not the majority, but there is a market for it. Such a one-sided take seems out of touch especially from a professional tech writer. 
    thtmike1ronnAnObserverwatto_cobra

  • Two good car antitheft measures are AirTags and stick shifts

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    AppleZulu said:
    Apple's tracking device has saved others as well. For example, a woman in Australia discovered that her boyfriend was tracking her with an AirTag in February.

    "It wasn't until I told him I was going to the police to report it that he finally confessed," she continued. "I felt so violated and I was in a state of shock. It just blew my mind that someone I trusted so much could do something like this."

    She has since ended the relationship.

    The above is not another example of the AirTag saving somebody, but an example of iOS notification saving someone FROM an AirTag. It is an example of an AirTag used for a bad purpose -- the opposite of what the article tries to illustrate. 
    The article is correct. The Air Tag's anti-stalking feature alerted the woman to her boyfriend's misuse of the device, likely not the only nefarious thing he was up to. It gave her some vital information she needed to respond appropriately before things got further out of hand. The notification didn't save her from the Air Tag. It saved her from the untrustworthy boyfriend. Tracking tags have been on the market for years. Apple is the first to respond with a built-in solution to the fact that the device can be misused in this way. 
    You have a point. The AirTag did not only help this person in the article catch the car thief. But it saved the car thief from a life of crime, and possibly from more violent situations that could have cost him his life. In fact, a person that would high jack cars but could not even drive a stick shift could have been easily manipulated into dangerous and much more nefarious projects that somewhere down the line would have resulted in the extinction of humanity. This simple AirTag did not only save a set of keys. It saved humanity. What some might consider farfetched equivocations and fallacies in your comment, I admire as profound insights about technology and humanity. I will think deeper about these things in the future. 
    radarthekatwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iPhone 17 Slim is a wrongheaded approach that ignores what people really want

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    dewme said:
    It’s refreshing to see an AppleInsider writer who isn’t afraid to strongly present an argument that the majority may not agree with. And no, I’m not implying that other AppleInsider journalists are all towing the same party line either. I’m saying that they all have a voice and as a reader it’s still up to me to consider others’ perspectives to form my own opinion.  It’s also fine in this commentary forum for me to present my opinion, which is exactly what the author of this article has done and what most of the commenters have also done. It’s a good and healthy thing, as long as it doesn’t degrade to ad hominem negativity.

    For the record, I hate the camera bumps. It seems ridiculous that a device designed for reading content on a screen can’t lay flat on a hard surface. It’s like having one 26” wheel on a car that has three other 19” wheel or one leg of a sofa 6” taller than the other legs. Being level is a naturally appealing attribute for utilitarian and functional tools. Wobbly stuff feels cheap and malformed, or in gentler terms, wonky. 
    But it's not an argument. It's just a rant with no evidence and no consideration for the contrary. That's not refreshing at all. 
    watto_cobra