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Trouble is, some bank accounts rely heavily on your mail address, as a crucial means of correctly identifying you.If ever my .mac (or even the .me version) becomes unaccessible, I may become unaccessible from those banks for essential emails, and ev…
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Talking about holdouts, in Belgium, only one major bank (Fortis), and a few small internet outfits, are NOT holdouts. There is an abundance of individual bank apps for payments, as wel as a few dedicated apps that are pushed by the major debet car…
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Just too bad Apple Pay isn't available for most cards in Belgium (even though some major stores already accept it). In Apple's defense, it must be said that our banks are playing 'hard to get". Maybe non-US Apple Pay is just a hobby, allowing other …
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My biggest concern is: what does this all mean for in-house developed apps? Our company's operation depends on in-house software.
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So now Microsoft and Google are colluding in further moves to kill WebKit. Google already moved away from WebKit a while ago, with Chrome quietly dominating browser market share, using its search engine and Google login to trick people into setting …
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Impressive, Apple's upcoming business model as a patent holder, having other doing the hard(ware) work to monetize Apple's R&D, with Apple reaping part of the benefits in the form of royalties.
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Similar story in Belgium, I am afraid. Only one bank (Fortis) is currently supporting Apple Pay, while NFC is available on nearly all payment terminals in the stores. Will Apple miss the boat and allow other NFC apps (usually from the banks or debet…
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I bought the Apple Watch 4 several months ago, only to find out that Apple is holding back on the (promised) ECG functionality, in particular in Europe. Isn't there a way around regulations to offer this app when announced? E.g., by including a noti…
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jcc said: Where are those who keep saying that Cook is doing a wonderful job? Is it wonderful now? This is what happens when you lack product vision and you keep coming up with weak products that you try to pass off as premium. At some point,…
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Mike Wuerthele said: hamishb said: I believe Ring is now owned by Amazon, and HomeKit support has been pulled as a consequence. That's not what Ring is saying, even today. I bet, when HomeKit gets included, it won't be mentioned…
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Sorin Astro said: The touch bar is worse than useless - it took away the real functionality and feedback of physical keys. I hit that stupid Siri button by accident all the time, and what I wouldn't give for a proper escape key! The whole key…
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Apple's New Opportunity for a Multi(router)platform Airport Utility. Now that Apple is discontinuing its Airport line and more standards are emerging, it may be time to re-engineer Airport Utility to now also take into account third party routers. …
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Now is a good time for Apple to drastically drop the Mac prices. After all the Mac has become an almost negligible part of Apple’s business, yet it plays a key role for developers. In particular, increased sales of Macbooks (especially to the STEM K…
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The article states: "... If the Mac Pro is as upgradable as we hope, there is a chance there will be a more affordable base model that users could upgrade themselves over time. Still, this seems quite unlikely to happen. Money spent on upgrades woul…
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@radarthekat: Well said. But given all these thoughts, it is apparent, again and again how complacent the carmakers and transportation companies have been by evolving way too slowly (trying to be "good enough" or slightly better than before). Some o…
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My Time Capsule is sitting behind the cable modem using RJ45, which is also equipped with a WiFi router. It is a double NAT configuration. Oddly enough, I get more consistent download speeds with no hickups from the Airport than from the cable modem…
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Apple needs to move quickly now. In Europe, HomeConnect is taking off, and it is backed by quite a number of appliance makers. Industry has at least understood that it is much better to have just a few protocols/APIs and interoperability (support a …
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Apple should really be upset by the fact that car manufacturers often charge extra for CarPlay capability. When you get it, it will also come with Android's me-too version. So Google should be upset as well. This surely wasn't the intention. Appl…
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Why the heck are DECT phones still in the stone age? Shouldn't they sync with Apple's ecosystem and integrate in all possible ways? I know, most people don't need landlines any longer, but it will be some time till these have disappeared, especially…
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Concerning CarPlay: I am really upset that car brands charge additionally for CarPlay-capable electronics in their new cars, if they carry it at all (notwithstanding the extensive list of automakers which claim they have joined CarPlay). And Apple s…