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Apple unveils 5th-gen iPad mini with Apple Pencil support, better Retina display
For all the questions regarding why the Apple Pencil 1 vs. Apple Pencil 2 support for these new iPads, it's all about the cost!
These iPads were released to meet certain price points. To use the new Apple Pencil 2 would require the new "ProMotion" technology displays use in the iPad Pros, that have the higher refresh rate. That would drive cost up. The Apple Pencil 2 is also more expensive than the Apple Pencil 1.
I'm not trying to justify the difference/cost - just explaining why the Apple Pencil 1 is still used for the new devices.
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Apple debuts slick new Group FaceTime feature supporting up to 32 participants
You must not be aware that Screen Sharing has been in the Messages app on macOS for quite a while: https://support.apple.com/guide/messages/screen-sharing-icht11883/mac And collaboration with Numbers, Pages & Keynote have been there for at least a years: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206181entropys said:This is great. It really is. Next, screen sharing and live file collaboration. Then we finally get back to an iChat equivalent.
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Google Fi for the iPhone solid for travelers, but still has same carrier customer service ...
For data on the iPad, direct T-Mobile has the best offer. 5GB for 5 months, for $10. Pre-paid, no commitment. This offer is available only on the iPad directly. I have it on 3 x iPads.Best part? No monthly charge for a data-only SIM. You can have up to 9, and you only pay for data. I keep a data SIM in two different iPads, one of which never leaves my house. But it's there just in case.
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Apple's 'modular' Mac Pro design may mean units that connect like Lego bricks
Please name one proprietary connector that has been on a Mac in the past 10 years...davgreg said:
I do not know if the report is correct, but Apple has a long history of proprietary connectors used to lock customers in.
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Qualcomm loses fight against handing data over to EU antitrust officials
What's the $15B you are referring to from Apple? Is it the Ireland tax money that's in escrow? If so, EU hasn't recovered it yet (TBD based on court case(s) outcome).gatorguy said:Is anyone keeping count of how much the EU has "recovered" from US techs in the past couple of years? I think Google is up to around $9B, Apple at $15B, Qualcomm at close to $1.5B and counting, Amazon's is still be computed, and I think Facebook is coming up too. Microsoft paid their dues a few years earlier but now back under another EU investigation as of a couple days ago.
