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In before "Apple confirms Siri consults Google Assistant for delayed answers" (I missed you all -- this was enough to bring me back in -- flame away)
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kent909 said: waterrockets said: kent909 said: I think it is interesting that all the BS around the San Bernardino phone and wanting Apple to unlock it for them. Now all they need is a week or so to unlock hundreds of phones. Ni…
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kent909 said: I think it is interesting that all the BS around the San Bernardino phone and wanting Apple to unlock it for them. Now all they need is a week or so to unlock hundreds of phones. Nice to see that they are getting better at techn…
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I find the various codes useful every so often if I'm wanting to search for a product I'm holding and don't feel like tapping anything in. But yeah, not an impressive feature in general.
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melgross said: michael scrip said: Maybe that was the old MetroPCS. They were acquired by T-Mobile in 2013. And why should that stop them, as T-Mobile was selling iPhones back then? T'mobile's monthly and prepaid services are …
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thewhitefalcon said:I mean, I think Nancy's 'intelligence' speaks for itself. Must be all the Botox. par4 said: Since 2009 (you know, those tough years), her wealth has grown from 24-100 Million. Yeah, she must be really stupid.
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TurboPGT said: scampercom said: The question isn’t whether you adore Clinton (which I do not… but that’s irrelevant). It’s whether you want an administration whose tech platform backs Apple’s positions on encryption, privacy, innovatio…
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Lib-Simulator said: daven said: So what is your excuse for Tim McVay, the Sandy Hook shooter, the church shooter, the Columbine shooters, etc.? In the end I think objective people will conclude that the Orlando shooter was more motivated…
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sy1492 said: This is just plan ridiculous. Meanwhile, Apple, Google, etc have business dealings with countries who have punished gays in the past. If you want to do something, stand up to this at least. I think it's a little silly to imagi…
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bestkeptsecret said: gatorguy said: Nexus phones are simply meant as solid reference designs for new Android features and versions. The OEM's would of course be expected to take that hardware set and add their own flair to it. Some w…
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SpamSandwich said: The second or third gen Watch should be a "must have" item once real health monitoring functionality is fine tuned and battery life continues to improve. Yeah, this is a potentially huge benefit to the health of users ov…
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cali said: In reply above, it's sad really. Apple built the foundation for everything android is based on. They worked hard and for years only for scumbags to steal the tech and make it cheaper and now Apple has to catch up to GoogMaps. Had…
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foljs said: waterrockets said: YouTube is a problem and a monopoly? Do tell... Do tell what? Is that really news? It might not be a monopoly in the "US legal" terms. YouTube isn't even a monopoly in Webster's terms: mo·nop·…
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volcan said: waterrockets said: the top 1% of cable TV providers... There is no such thing as 1% of cable TV providers in the US. There are really only 14 providers and they are mostly crap according to the rankings. Verizon FiOS…
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foljs said: Occupy the App Store? Top 1% of monetized apps dominate 94% of US App Store revenueSo? 90% of apps are crap. And of the remaining 10%, 90% is again crap (but of course less than the 90%).This leaves us with 1% of apps -- and they …
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Sounds just like many other industries. The top 1% of revenue generating video games... the top 1% of smartphone manufacturers... the top 1% of defense contractors... the top 1% of cable TV providers...
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ireland said: foggyhill said: Wow, that's a staid butt ugly car. Google want to be the OS in all cars that aren't Tesla or Apple. I'm not convinced of this. I think Google just wants your eyeballs on a screen instead of the ro…
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sog35 said: IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS OVER 2.5 BILLION PEOPLE WILL BUY THEIR FIRST SMART PHONE. 2.5 BILLION PEOPLE. WORLDWIDE SMARTPHONE PENETRATION IS AT 40% FEATURE PHONES STILL OUT NUMBER SMARTPHONES WORLDWIDE. What do the demographics o…
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nolamacguy said: ericthehalfbee said: You just like to make stuff up out of thin air, don't you? Do you understand what a logical fallacy is? what's wrong about it? the fbi's inability to use their secret technique on anything …