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Quote: Originally Posted by TeaEarleGreyHot Good point, jungmark. And just wait until the various analysts start counting in the "white box" segment of the watch market (you know, timex and seiko and street-corner knock-offs) and we'll see Sammy…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mixinmaster23 Ok so this may sound incredibly dumb but why is apple investing 10 billion dollars in something it doesn't own what if these manufacturing companies use this investment against apple Apple own the ma…
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What is funny is to compare this Forbes ranking to the well known and internationally respected Brandz one. They use a different valuation based on customer assigned values instead of Wall Street ones which are a recognition of financials and not …
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Quote: Originally Posted by RichL Which 2013 Samsung Android smartphones can't run apps? Do you have any sales data for these models? Models like the S4 mini certainly can run apps. You're making assertions without backing them up with any …
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Quote: Originally Posted by ecoconscient Do you really think two years old smartphone iPhone (4/4S) is still high-end ? Samsung high-ends smartphones price-tag (Galaxy S4 / Note 3) are comparable with Apple iPhone's price-tag 600$ . I'm no…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland That phone design is so badly thought out and has zero advantages over physical volume buttons and a few negatives. And laser cutting a block of sapphire crystal doesn't sound plausible either given that yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 So basically if Apple didn't change their accounting method they would have $10B more in profits the last year........ I really don't see why they need to defer revenue for hardware for 2 years. This a reall…
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It should be noted that Apple expenditures in R&D are incredibly low when compared to industry peers : http://www.asymco.com/2012/01/30/you-cannot-buy-innovation/ Historically, they almost have been always lower than 4% of sales rather than …
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Quote: Originally Posted by akqies Psychologically it's pretty amazing that so much in the consumer tech industry depends on whether Apple can work out all the kinks in the logistics. Sure, fingerprint scanners existed, touchscreens existed, …
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One of the most important tenets in ergonomic studies is to not use a working area larger than 50x80 cm (that is less than a 25" diagonal) for both hands access (note that some things can be larger if the work area at any given time is that, ie a dr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iRon man This makes it a lot clearer - thanks. I guess the next question I have (without knowing the case more than reading the article): Is the feature that was demo'd copied between the SteveJobs demo and p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JohnSmithSon So you can't show your invent before filing patent. Not reasonable in my thought. Actually you can. eg to investors, and making them sign NDA. What you cannot do is disclosing it in a public event or…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jd_in_sb This is outrageous. Demo your own invention, then patent it and have it invalidated because you demoed it prior to patenting it. That is the rule everywhere in the world, except in the USA. The USA use a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lightknight Well, that's a pretty fun idea, as long as it stays in the world of irony. Please don't shout it too loud, please, as someone might hear it and make it a reality For iPad I'd say iTablette. Maybe iTa…
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DCRF probes are routine. Perhaps 1 in 20 of those end going in formal inquiry and/or trial. More, the carriers had a lot of troubles with DCRF lately, and if the latter found anything even vaguely troubling, they would launch another probe. We alre…
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The funny part is that there is no way a gold ascent slapped on plastic crap will have any sway. East culture is fond of metals, not simply colour. If they had made a metal shell that would be different, but of course that is harder to make. Not o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by David Dennis Geez, how much RED Epic footage can you store on even a 128gb Scarlet? I'm thinking not enough to make much of a film ... D 19 MP/frame at 100 frame/s and you store it raw ! in 1 Gb you store 13.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by flippysc ALL appliances are garbage. My sister just got rid of her 4-year-old Bosch dishwasher, because it failed. The last 3 houses I purchased came with GE appliances. I would never buy a GE appliance. I wish Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 Apple's philosophy: Superior User Experience, end-to-end. It isn't really something that is easily articulated with words. It has to be part of your company culture. It has to be something like …
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Quote: Originally Posted by John.B PIN debit transactions give you almost no protection against fraudulent use, correct? If so, they should be cheaper. Don't know in the US, but a PIN transaction in the EU is specifically authorised for …