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  • Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack has more capacity than it seems - here's why

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    That's why I've been ranting against mAh for years. It's meaningless information without giving the voltage.

    Just use Wh, everybody. That's what it's for.

    I hope AppleInsider will report it in the future.
    muthuk_vanalingammaltzwatto_cobrallama

  • Rivian adds Apple Music, but won't consider CarPlay

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    "We recognize that it'll take us time to fully capture every feature that's in CarPlay, and hopefully, customers are seeing that," he added. "I think [CarPlay] often gets more noise than it deserves."

    He doesn't get why CarPlay is a big deal. It's not about features. They aren't that great indeed. It's about integration and the ecosystem.
    If he thinks they can equal that, I don't know what he's smoking.

    Every company and service has an iOS app. Making one for a few Rivians isn't on anyone's roadmap. You'll maybe get Apple Music, Spotify and one crappy podcast app and that's it. The maps aren't that great, but calendar events are integrated, Find My is integrated, and any app can just provide a destination with the share button. Even if you get everyone to port their apps. Are you logging in each driver to all those services? What about renting a car? Does the car need its own data plan?

    Even if you "fully capture" everything in CarPlay … It's just so incredibly messy compared to just plugging in your phone that already has everything.

    And to what end? Will you sell even one extra car by not having CarPlay as an option?

    You know what? About that Mac/Windows example? Macs were really successful when they also started booting Windows. It didn't hurt OS X and it didn't hurt Mac sales. Probably even more people made the jump to OS X because they knew Windows was still an option on the hardware. Apple also believed they could do better than Windows, that's why they didn't mind supporting it.
    StrangeDaysroundaboutnowwilliamlondonDead_Poolentropyswatto_cobra

  • Ireland launches COVID-19 contact tracing app based on Apple-Google API

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    dutchlord said:
    Zero chance I will use a Corona app

    I hope you came to that conclusion by learning how the app works and weighing the possible privacy implications with the possible public good.
    williamlondonpatentheldjony0watto_cobra

  • Apple services could be offered in 'Apple One' bundle this October

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    The benefit of a bundle is to entice people to subscribe to things they barely use by allowing them to pay barely more.

    I'm not sure $2-$5 is enough to have such an effect.

    For example, I think it would be smart for them to throw in 2TB iCloud storage. The average user will still not use more than the 200GB plan, but the (perceived) price benefit would be $7 on that alone. That will get a lot of people to convince themselves they should get the bundle, even if they end up paying Apple more.
    tenthousandthingsStrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Apple mass producing 'AirTags,' about to begin 'iPhone 12' production

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    Fatman said:
    I really think Apple needs to adjust their annual schedule or even move to bi-annually - I understand this year is an anomaly, but production should start months earlier to ensure that iPhones can be in millions of people’s hands September 1st or better yet a second launch in March 1st.

    I don't get it. How would a different schedule prevent delays? Of course they plan to start production much earlier. If things go south, you end up behind schedule, no matter what the schedule is.
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