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muppetry wrote: » True, but credit cards do give additional rights and protections to the consumer, as well as the various cash back schemes, and so even if one doesn't need the credit, purchasing on a credit card is generally preferable. I get c…
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What are the numbers for just iPhone 6 Plus versus Note? I think that's a more relevant comparison.
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andysol wrote: » It's strange that Chromecast is their target, considering Chromecasts best feature is it can mirror similarly (although inferior) to Airplay. This Fire Stick doesn't. In fact, it more closely resembles the Apple TV and its own…
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slurpy wrote: » does the Mac have a mute switch? Sort of - they all have a dedicated mute button
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adrayven wrote: » Quote: Originally Posted by Appleinsider "It is unclear if Sprint and T-Mobile do the same." It is NOT unclear.. I have an iPad Air 2 from Apple.. I have switched between T-mobile and Sprint and back again.. They do N…
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dasanman69 wrote: » Isn't the SIM built in, and non-swappable? No! From my brand new iPad Air 2:
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dasanman69 wrote: » If we're to believe the article then there certainly is carrier lock-in. What gets locked in? The SIM gets locked to AT&T, or the device gets locked to AT&T? I suspect the former. Other sites are saying the SIM gets…
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roundaboutnow wrote: » On the one hand, it looks like it is best not to purchase your iPad from a carrier store (unless perhaps if they offer a really good deal). But is the article saying that if you activate on AT&T, you are tied to their ne…
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digitalclips wrote: » Instead of using the name Knox, presumably based on Fort Knox, Scamsung should have used Fort Courage as their inspiration, you know, the home of F Troop. That was a farce too. I guess we're dating ourselves. You're old en…
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melgross wrote: » You still do t get it. Apple's higher price isn't in the SoC. It's estimated that Apple's SoC costs a few bucks more, but that's about it. It's the case and screen where the difference is seen. Also these other manufacturers are …
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melgross wrote: » So big farking deal yourself. Perhaps you should inhabit the Android forums instead. You should like it there more than here. The point still stands, big farking deal. The faster/better tablet on the market costs more than a …
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Since the Nexus 9 with 16GB WiFi is $399 and a 16gb WiFi iPad Air 2 is $499, I would expect the performance of the Nexus 9 to be lower. The performance of the Nexus 9 seems to be fairly on par with the original iPad Air, which is the same $399 pri…
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normm wrote: » I'm very surprised by this also. I thought for sure they'd include the NFC chip in the iPads, so that both new iPads and new iPhones would have the hardware needed on the merchant side, for small businesses. This has to be a very …
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Just paid at McDonalds Receipt shows a bogus last four digits of my credit card, an "Authorization Code", plus a "SEQ#". The transaction is still in the "pending authorizations" section with my bank, so I can't see how the transactional data with …
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pazuzu wrote: » Good luck in that nobody gets hacked. I'm not on the hook for it if they do, and I've only registered my credit card, which gives me time to deal with any hacks before it impacts my actual bank balance.
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Mavericks (on my computer) is listing Numbers, Pages, and Keynote as "incompatible" updates. Edit: Yep - App Store shows "Compatibility: OS X 10.10 or later".
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iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Keynote, and Numbers won't download to Mavericks. They are listed as incompatible updates (on my machine). Edit: Yep - App Store shows "Compatibility: OS X 10.10 or later"
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tallest skil wrote: » How stupid do you have to be to name your system ISIS? Maybe their teenage hormones have been raging since the 70's and never stopped . But it appears they've changed their name to Softcard: https://www.paywithisis.com/
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macsince1988 wrote: » Thanks for your additional research. The key points seem to be A) the recently breached companies all seem to be using Verifone's MX915 terminals which include NFC and every terminal either has or can be upgraded to include…
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macsince1988 wrote: » It appears that most (all?) new credit card terminals include NFC, so it does not seem like merchants could even choose a non-NFC terminal regardless of any theoretical cost savings. Three recently breached companies (Target…