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Tesla iOS app update lets you ask Siri to lock the doors
Oh, I guess we can't comment unless we own a Tesla? Thanks for letting us know Neoncat.
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Just what we needed: another Apple dongle, this time for USB-C to Lightning
Your article comes across as a whiny complaint. Would you prefer that Apple not sell the adapter, or not switch to USB-C?
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Rivian adds Apple Music, but won't consider CarPlay
CarPlay has been around since 2015, and it's supported by 800+ car models. I would say it's doing quite well.eriamjh said:I have Carplay in the 2017 Chevy Bolt EV. Now, the Bolt doesn't have any mapping abilities or charge and route planning.
Neither does Car Play.
All it has is Maps, for navigation, which I use... sometimes. If I play music, it's either iTunes or Youtube Music. And those don't really require anything on the screen.
Apple wants OEMs to adapt Carplay as an easy way to slap an interface on their cars instead of developing expensive interfaces in-house. Instead, the OEMs mostly do a half-ass job and no one notices how bad they are because most don't care.
Car Play came out of the dead Apple EV. And it probably won't get very far either.
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Tim Cook rumored to be meeting with Donald Trump for dinner on Friday
Hyperbolic? Are you sure? The man who was just elected called Democrats the enemy within...but everything is fine here.hexclock said:
What hyperbolic nonsense. Get over it, you lost. Try again in 4 years.mark fearing said:
I agree but the industrial entities always cave to fascists first. Germany, Italy, they fall in line.darbus69 said:anyone who kisses the orange monsters ring is not doing the world any good, no matter what, period.
I would rather pay more for my all my creepy capitalistic goods than bow down to him.
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Rivian adds Apple Music, but won't consider CarPlay
I was considering purchasing a Rivian last summer. Then I heard about the lack of CarPlay, and immediately removed Rivian from my list of possible vehicles. Sorry Rivian, you'll always be losing customers because of this. -
Apple Maps shows users the Gulf of Mexico when searching for 'Gulf of America'
I'd prefer Gulfy McWetface!
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Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy
The ONLY judge of "productivity" is the immediate manager of the employee. Having a corporate-wide mandate prevents the immediate managers from making decisions that are good for their team.heyheyitsbigk said:
The ONLY judge of “productivity” is the employer.larryjw said:But does a return to the office makes sense from a productivity perspective? For most employees, in the office is nothing more than a proxy for are you working -- and a poor one at that.
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iOS 18 Passwords app can't import passwords, but macOS can
I'm not sure about the latest version, but in all prior versions you could turn off iCloud syncing of passwords. Also, it's very easy to export all of your Mac passwords. This has been supported for a long time. I'm not sure how that limits moving to another platform. Most of these features have been available on the Mac for quite a while. Apple just put them into a more visible app which is easier to use. I don't see any downsides to it.xyzzy-xxx said:I will not use Apple's password manager for several reasons:
- Passwords will be stored and synced in cloud
- You can import (on macOS) but probably not export
- Limited features
To me it looks like the main reason for Apple to make a password manager is to make it harder for customers to switch to another platform.
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Trump claims Tim Cook has committed Apple to massive US investment
Trump said the same thing in 2017. He's just lying like he always does.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/25/trump-interview-apple-to-create-u-s-jobs-with-new-factories.html
