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I notice that Mr Piecyk says "we", not "I", which suggests that he is either a chicken or has delusions of royalty. At any rate, he (or they) appears to be inhabiting Cloud Cuckoo Land, judging by the comment in the article about Apple needing to ou…
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solipsismx wrote: » alexn wrote: » I wasn't expecting the display to be bad. While it's not quit up to Retina standard, it's very very good. And I'm very fussy about such things. The other thing that I would say in hindsight (having got home fr…
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I wasn't expecting the display to be bad. While it's not quit up to Retina standard, it's very very good. And I'm very fussy about such things. The other thing that I would say in hindsight (having got home from my little session in the sandpit) is…
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Well, I'm at the local Apple Store typing this on a black iPad Mini . My main objective has been to see what the screen is like (given that I don't have Retina display to call my own ). It's very nice: much nicer than that of the iPad 1 that I use!…
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Addressing one part of this thread - that of aesthetics vis-a-vis apps and user interfaces- the app that really takes the bun [I]and[/I] the biscuit is that frightful iOS "Game Center" [sic.]. I dislike it so much that I've buried it away in a folde…
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solipsismx wrote: » extremeskater wrote: » I think the problem some are having is they feel the iPad Mini is nothing more than a smaller version of the iPad 2 . That it's outdated and too overpriced. The iPad 4 update may not have helped that pe…
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macaholic_1948 wrote: » Stereo speakers on anything the width of a tablet work great. You really get that stereo separation on the Kindle IF YOUR HEAD IS THE SIZE OF A CAT'S. Maybe. Stereo only works properly when there is a significant distance b…
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ericole wrote: » {...snip...} I've had my iMac for about 7 years and at some point I might replace it. The one thing that has ALWAYS annoyed me was all of the ports on the back. Now, everything is on the back (even card slot) and there is no …
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slurpy wrote: » ...snip... That doesnt mean they're purposely holding back stock, or that its even possible for them to produce more. Especally so if, as is rumoured, supply of components such as the screen is (currently) highly constrain…
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barefootman wrote: » alexn wrote: » Does the LTE function support Oz in the new devices? Yes, it does. Thanks for that . Cool! Excellent! Fantastic, even .
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barefootman wrote: » Here in Australia, the Black/Slate 16GB Wi-Fi model is still showing that it'll be delivered on 2 November. The only models "sold out" are the White/Silver 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi. Does the LTE function support Oz in the new…
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andysol wrote: » They must've read my post in the other thread. Lol. Gotta be honest- 35 hrs was surprisingly longer than I thought it would be- and the longest we've seen in a long long time for a new product. Perhaps people got spooked by …
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Thanks to those who replied directly to my query about the AAPL stock dip(?). I'm doing a bit of brushing up of my rusty economics (which wasn't much and was years ago) and also feretting around for what else I can learn from (starting with the Wiki…
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quadra 610 wrote: » If you're disappointed with Apple, one can only imagine the let-down you're feeling with Google and MS. Those two turkeys are just abysmal compared to Apple's performance. Even stranger then that GOOG's share price is highe…
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pt123 wrote: » alexn wrote: » I must say that I really don't understand how financial markets tick - AAPL profit goes up in an apparently recessed/depressed economy, so their share price goes down. What would make the market happy - a total econ…
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I must say that I really don't understand how financial markets tick - AAPL profit goes up in an apparently recessed/depressed economy, so their share price goes down. What would make the market happy - a total economic depression/collapse? What am…
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snowdog65 wrote: » Agree Rayz post nailed it. I also expected a $350 price. I don't have a tablet, but a few of my friends have 7" tablets, not because 7" is ideal, but because they were cheap. The have Android and RIM Playbook tablets that they …
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This my first post here, and via an iPad 1 - for what that's worth . Regarding the thinness of the new iMac, it may be that the Apple engineers were working on the principle that the surface area/volume ratio would be higher with the smaller-volume…