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The HomePod acoustic hardware is not just better than the cheaply made Amazon and Google products. It has technologies that are only found at the very high end of the audiophile market. For example, HomePod has 360 degree beam forming tweeters. Com…
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At launch, HomePod doesn't support multi-room audio or stereo playback. Apple notes the features are "coming this year in a free software update." The press statement is explicitly clear that multiroom support will be will be coming later in the ye…
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The Air already has replacements in the existing product line. It only continues to exist to hit an entry level price point. I doubt this rumor really points to an all new machine, it’s probably just a new supplier for the existing 13 McBook Pro pan…
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A major factor is whether you plan on getting your Apple Watch wet such as swimming or showering. All the leather and metal bands are not water resistant. Only the nylon and fluoroelastomer sport bands are recommended to be used in water.
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To be covered by the warranty you must, under the terms, be able to provide proof of purchase - I’m not sure how you go about this if you buy a second hand device. Does anyone have experience of this?
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The lawsuits allege that the new power/resource management system that throttles peak processor activity prompts people to buy new phones. Actually, the oppose is surely true, Apple introduced this new resource management system to prevent phones f…
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I just replaced a battery in an iPhone 5. It’s easy to do. A kit from iFixit cost $25 plus shipping. It included the battery and all the tools. It was a bit tricky to get the tiny screws back in but most I think most people should be able to do a D…
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I just changed the battery in my wife’s iPhone 5. Her battery was only lasting a few hours. A couple of years ago she had some random shutdowns but then that problem went away - so it seems her phone was affected by this. Now after using the new b…
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You write: Kuo, who has a strong track record in predicting Apple's future product plans, was the first to report back in April that the iPhone X would boast a two-cell, L-shaped battery design. This is is not exactly true, Kuo revealed the battery…
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This article states: Like HomePod, the Samsung’s speaker does not include a touch screen, but instead features a visual feedback system composed of lights located on top on it’s chassis. I think it is technically accurate to call it a “touch screen…
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T-Mobile gave openly criticized conventional TV delivery infrastructure and insisted that the future is wireless. We are also at a point now where many people are finding they have faster internet on their phone than on their home wifi. I expect ad…
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You write: “The iPhone dominates all other manufacturers and devices on Flickr's annual year in review roundup, with all of the service's top 10 devices” No. It was 9 of the top 10.
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I can’t wait to listen to HomePod. This is groundbreaking speaker design - it has 8 amplifiers, a driver arrangement that will radiate sound like the theoretically perfect ideal audiophiles dream of, and takes computational audio to a new level. I w…
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“the accessory is also Apple's answer to intelligent home speakers like Amazon's Echo and Google Home” Not exactly. Apple’s speaker is first and foremost a speaker. The media seem intent on spinning a ‘battle of the personal assistants’ narrative. …
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Are Samsung still cheating on the benchmark tests - it seems like they are called out for this every year. Typically, they have some script that recognizes the benchmark test and over-clocks the processor during the test.
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There have been a number of tech ‘experts’ professional journalists and bloggers that have complained about ‘having to press the side button’ in situations where they can’t raise to wake - totally unaware of the fact they just tap the screen!
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I took my 5 and 7 year olds into an Apple Store. They picked up iPhone 8s and started playing a game. I played with iPhone X on the same table and after several minutes I wanted to find out what my kids would do if handed a phone with no home button…
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I’m not seeing this. I always manually toggle to capital letters before writing the word “I”. (Rather than typing a lowercase “i” and letting it autocorrect) Therefore, I don’t think my phone ever has the opportunity to learn this autocorrect base…
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Tim Cook already said publicly that AR glasses are not happening any time soon - the the technology required to do it well does not yet exist. I expect Apple would want to implement it with strong privacy, in a way that users are not able to record …
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Soli said: ihatescreennames said: Soli said: 2) You can't have AR without a camera, but as we saw with Google Glass a camera just makes it creepy. Can Apple overcome that stigma? Is this actually true? Couldn’t many of the …