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VW chief 'not afraid' of 'Apple Car' entering the market
oberpongo said:These statements from VW CEO are very similar to what the CEOs of Nokia, Blackberry and Microsoft said about the iPhone when it was unveiled in 2007. time will tell if VW will be as forgotten as Nokia and Blackberry. -
South Korea ends Apple, Google control of app store payments
I wouldn’t say that the alternate payment system issue is simple and unimportant. But the crucial issue here has be alluded to a few times: Does this legislation require Apple, Google, et al to design their OS so that their devices will run unsigned code? Currently all the apps available in the app stores only run on your device because it has been cryptographically signed using the secret key that only the platform owner has.
One commenter certainly presented a quote that implies this while another said the former was incorrect about the content of the legislation. If true this would be armageddon for the app ecosystem. Even with platform owners wielding their authority to reject or later disable undetected malicious code/behavior the system is not perfect. But remove that mechanism and you invite chaos. There are just too many bad actors out there to just “depend on the kindness of strangers” -
'Apple Glass' details leaked, will cost $499 and work with prescriptions
sabos said:Did Apple learn nothing from the Google “glass-hole” debacle? The issue with these isn’t technical, it’s social. The backlash against people wearing cameras on their faces in public spaces was a genuine phenomenon ... -
Proposed antitrust bills would ban Apple from preinstalling its own iOS apps
maciekskontakt said:sflocal said:So if I build my own phone and my own os, and sell it as a single product, I would be barred from loading my own apps on it?F**k you politicians.I see no scenario where Apple would ever let this happen. If passed, it will be forever tied up in the courts. The iPhone has plenty of competition. There is zero point to this. -
New iPad Pro models with larger screens are under development
This would be great news for musicians who use an iPad Pro and bluetooth foot pedal to replace paper sheet music. There are already quite a few converts but a screen that is just a bit larger could produce many more converts. People who complain that adding another iPad size indicates a lack of focus just fail to understand there are potentially large markets for a larger tablet used in ways they failed to imagine. -
Bill Maher declares Apple CSAM tools a 'blatant constitutional breach'
Thank you Crowley, Marvin, and Muthuk_vanalingam for clarifying the technical aspect of this issue. I carelessly assumed Apple was using the narrow meaning of “hash” with which I am familiar. But Apple is bringing a huge amount of processing to every picture stored on every iPhone (if the picture is uploaded to iCloud) in order to produce this more durable hash value. I am beginning to see why so many find this offensive.
Previously my response was that if a person was opposed to this sort of mass surveillance just turn off iCloud Photos. I suppose it is illogical but before I found the idea of performing a simple hash on every photo seemed innocuous. But the level of scrutiny and implicit assumption that every photo on every iPhone is guilty unless proven ‘innocent’ just seems obscene. I don’t want a piece of code like that in the OS of a device I chose to buy and use. -
Citing concerns in China, activist investor Carl Icahn no longer owns shares of Apple
janiceandrusty said:A couple things that are revealing with Carl's investments.
1. Upside with Apple isn't there. He sold all his stock. He is also a billionaire who wrote books on how to make money, not loose it.
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Apple reportedly increases iPhone SE chip orders amid greater-than-expected demand
bdkennedy said:I was able to snag one at my Apple Store last night. It is not a low end iPhone. As a matter of fact, it makes the iPhone 6 look low end.
This is a classic design Apple shouldn't abandon and the sales numbers prove it.