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Apple isn't sharing malware definitions with third-party antivirus firms, new analysis sug...

boodle

December 2018

evilution said:

Do you think that Kaspersky, Norton and ZoneAlarm etc share their virus and Trojan findings with their competitors? No of course not, they use it to strengthen their own product. Why do all the work and then hand it all over?

Yes, they do. Everyone in the industry does.
Apple Music rival Tidal enables 'master'-level audio quality on iPhone & iPad

boodle

March 2019

StrangeDays said:

I have to imagine the market for people who both care about this and are willing to pay for it is quite small.

Yeah, most people are happy listening to tin-can crystal AM radio.
Tidal HiFi with FLAC/MQA are absolutely fantastic for who those of us who care about music and sound quality.
Funcl W1 and AI truly wireless earphones are a steal

boodle

November 2018

Looking at the "expensive" model, the AI, there are even more benefits such as support for AptX -- though Apple users don't get to take advantage of the codec

iOS: aptX not supported
macOS: aptX supported

https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/31/mac-how-to-force-aptx-aac-on-your-supported-bluetooth-headphones/
Apple did consider including both Face ID and Touch ID on an iPhone

boodle

December 2018

"Deviation from the alignment of the biometric feature often results in a false negative result," states the filing. "As a result, a user is, optionally, required to unnecessarily perform multiple iterations of biometric authentication, or is, optionally, discouraged from using the biometric authentication altogether."

FaceID makes me want to throw my iPhone every time I go to unlock it. It is not a replacement for TouchID unless your attention is 100% on the phone.

Desk, gym, busy grocery line, most places. Failure prone and basically a gimmick at this point.