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  • Apple approves Telegram update after Russian government demands app shutdown

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    IreneW said:
    It pulled an app that sent alerts whenever the USA dropped bombs overseas.

    I haven't heard this before, what app was that and what particular app store rule did it violate? Do you have a link?
    Here you go:

    https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/28/apple-drone-striking-app-removal/

    cgWerkscornchip

  • iPhone 15 will have USB-C & big differences between models

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    Well, sure hope they bring back a small form factor phone (4" screen or <). As it stands, the 13 mini is still a large phone. I replaces my 1st gen. SE 3x waiting for another smallish phone. Finally upgraded to a 12 mini when it became apparent that this is as small as it is gonna get for a while. When the 14 was announced and no mini was in the lineup, I bought a 13 mini. I would be upgrading on a regular basis if they committed to regularly releasing a full featured small phone.
    JP234Alex1Nwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Google is violating Apple's iPhone app privacy rules the same way Facebook did [u: disable...

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    wood1208 said:
    Apple,you are business and while holding privacy Ethics torch, at the end of day you are a business to make money for shareholders and employees.  Stop this die-hard privacy triumph. Most people outside USA(may be some Europeans) don't even care privacy long as you sell your products and services cheap. Sorry, Money talks,walks, and everything else for most people in world...
    How many people on Apple products related websites like Apple-insider,9to5Mac,MacRumers,etc come and say give me privacy at any cost ? Most say, Apple products are expensive even thought they like to own.
    I'm here to say "Give me privacy at any cost". This is exactly the reason why I use Apple products.
    tmaydysamoriamagman1979lolliveremig647jbdragonwatto_cobra

  • First iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max hands-on videos illustrate vast size difference

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    This mini is still too big. 5S form factor is the biggest I'd want to use. I'm on my 3rd SE (due to wear and tear). And why do we have to have the camera bump. The bumps don't let a phone sit flat on a desk. Aaaaand, bring back a flavor of touch ID; be it in the power button, or under the screen, it's absolutely necessary in these times of universal masking.
    Gobnuwilliamlondon

  • Rumored iPhone SE with 5G expected to debut at March Apple event

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    If they bring back the 5S form factor w/ touch ID, I'm in day 1.
    williamlondon

  • Rumored 'iPhone SE 2' shown off in new renders and video

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    Camera bump: Check
    Rounded Edges: Check
    Phablet Size: Check

    every last thing that had me dump my iPhone 6S for the SE the day it came out.

    Apple. You are missing the boat here. There is a significant number of folks who absolutely despise the slippery large size of what your new phones have become.

    Why not give us a REAL SE2 (Special Edition). Take the existing SE, pack in an edge to edge screen, keep touch ID, updated internals and camera, and I guarantee you will sell millions. I know many folks who would gladly pay a premium for a small phone.

    I'm on my 3rd iPhone SE. I will continue to use this form factor until you give us another small phone, or it becomes completely obsolete.

    There are small phones on the Android platform (the Palm Palm comes to mind), and the Lite Phone is a compromise that's more or less a feature phone.

    Please don't abandon us.
    iphoner2bigbaconstangJWSCharry wild

  • Apple mysteriously drops $23 million lawsuit against recycler accused of stealing iPhones

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    Apple would be a much "greener" company if they encouraged reuse vs destruction of the devices. The whole "free engraving" service is another attempt to prevent resale & reuse.
    grandact73watto_cobrateaearlegreyhot

  • 'Right to Repair' debate in DC continues, focuses on monopoly busting

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    No law in any jurisdiction can force a company to sell its products in a disassembled form, that would destroy the free market and not possible even in China. Right to repair or right to service? Choose one you cannot have both.


    ...
    Lets face it... the easy days of repairing devices is over.  This isn’t just Apple, but all the major electronics companies...everything is now glued or soldered on.  Consumers have benefited from increased durability and smaller devices.  Smallish repair shops can’t maintain high quality in this new environment.  It’s not just quality components (OEM) being available, but diagnostics equipment, etc.

    ...
    The “discussion” is over... but no one has told the politicians.
    Cradle to grave legislation is very likely to arrive in the next several years, especially if the GOP loses the Senate.

    As we are seeing w/ the banning of single use plastics, this tenor of legislation will move up the food chain.

    If a manufacturer is responsible for the full life cycle of its products, you can bet your bottom dollar that disassemblability will be considered in future product designs.

    The days of throw away glued together products are numbered, and that cannot come soon enough.
    bcodemuthuk_vanalingam

  • FCC commissioner urges DOJ to investigate Apple and TikTok

    leftoverbaconleftoverbacon
    Why is this troglodyte from the Ajit Pai era still at the FCC?
    watto_cobra