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Apple's "original portable" was the Portable, which was not a particularly accurate name, given its ~ 16 lb. weight. If you were schlepping around an additional land anchor, er, battery, it was close to 20 lb. We were relieved when the first PowerBo…
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waveparticle said: Needs to provide horizontal motion option. Gravity assist is a design feature. If it weren't, a vertical blind that could obscure from the bottom would be ideal for preserving some privacy.
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cg27 said: Just as I predicted in previous article post. But I’m sure this will turn political nonetheless. "Turn" political? This is part of a Chinese push to weaken the Taiwanese economy in any way they can. Despite their military build…
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Makes me eager to see what the first Apple Silicon-used Mac Pro will be able to do.
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lkrupp said: Record quarter... Wall Street not happy. Lather, rinse, repeat... ad nauseam. AAPL dropping like a rock in after hours trading. And the beat goes on. And near the close a day later, the stock price is only about 1% off from yest…
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seankill said: It’s almost as though authoritarianism is communism isn’t it? Because you generally can’t have communism without authoritarianism. Well, “generally” leaves out Dubcek’s government in Czechoslovakia, which was trying to establis…
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22july2013 said: I'm not being facetious here... I would really like to know how the US government could shut down servers in hostile countries. Or even in friendly countries. Please explain. The US government, through Cyber Command and pro…
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dysamoria said: How are individual users impacted by shit like this when they are on a family plan (ie: dad pays the bill for four family members who have their own phones on his plan)? Is it a guarantee of the same vulnerabilities? Does each…
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darkvader said: Maybe they're tired of working for a company that claims to protect user privacy but instead wants to install spyware on users' devices. Unless and until Apple folds when pressed by a national government or law enforcement…
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k2kw said: GeorgeBMac said: Epic must not be doing well in court. Sounds like they're trying their luck by buying some politicians. Tech companies aren’t as loved as they and their stockholders think they are. Don't expect…
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fallenjt said: And AAPL after hour trading drops over 1%. What kind of WS bullshit is that? Please. Apple has been on a tear the last few trading days, presumably because most investors figured they'd see another band-up quarter — and they…
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Got my Real ID license last year in Maryland without ever leaving my desk, but then again Maryland isn't trying to suppress voting. It may be a while before I ever get in an airplane again (now more because of psychotic fellow passengers and insane…
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maestro64 said: The only question why would you want your VPN traffic to run through Apple’s relay service as they suggest, it’s just another layer of latency you have to deal with, I’m assuming it keeps your ISP from spying on you as well,…
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I strongly suspect that if Apple, Google, or Facebook were incorporated in the EU, there would be minimal taxation of them.
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cornchip said: AppleInsider said: It's not advisable to use the sliders to alter those without knowing what they are, though.. I guess an article detailing what they are is forthcoming? It goes to 11?
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The_New_tonton said: Better to read the story first huh? This is not the big one. The big one is the general App Store monopoly. In what way, exactly, is the iOS App Store a "monopoly?" It would clarify things to hear your definition. Than…
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larryjw said: [snip]Then of course, keys don’t have much of a problem with water, stray voltage, or electrical induction, all of which needs to be considered when designing an electronic device. Ben Franklin would be surprised to learn …
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"No normal iPhone use will accidentally cause your device to erase all data." Unless you consider an eighteen-month-old getting ahold of am iPhone that's prompting for a password. A friend's kid got to three. I guess a toddler with the patience to …
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The Max theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txlznf8ab4M .
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Appleish said: Hopefully the M1 will pay off for Warcraft. My 16-inch MBP is a good as Intel will ever be for MacOS, and my fans run like crazy even with graphics cranked way down in Warcraft. I'd say my i9-powered 27-inch 5K iMac with th…