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• GeorgeBMac said: MacPro said: Mike Wuerthele said: ireland said: At €879 for a 64 GB LCD iPhone, I'm going to say it does not bring value. What it does however it bring the price of iPhones higher than last year. Higher a…

  in Hands on: Apple's iPhone XR brings color and value to the 2018 lineup Comment by microbe October 2018
• Saw the XR at store Saturday. A quick flip of websites showed the screen looked better than my 7 and as good as any screen I’ve seen.

  in Short lines aren't predictive of the iPhone XR's long-term prospects, analyst clarifies Comment by microbe October 2018
• lovemn said: When you apply for the Apple Upgrade Program a credit check is one step you go through. You are given a yes or no during the process. The loan is zero percent through Citizen One.  But be warned, like any loan, it will lower y…

  in iPhone Upgrade Program pre-approvals for iPhone XR start Monday Comment by microbe October 2018
• davidw said: Evanston212 said: these arbitrary decisions such as 5th amendment protecting your face but not your deadbolt key need to be decided.   People's rights shouldn't be decided on a whim or case by case basis.  Rules should be …

  in Forensics firm urges police not to look at screens of iPhones with Face ID Comment by microbe October 2018
• And sadly, Apples strict App Store would prevent outside app developers from offering an app that replaces the weak security with stronger than ever security.

  in Apple urges Australian government not to weaken encryption with backdoors Comment by microbe October 2018
• Such bravado from Apple considering APPLE does not allow the “call blocker” apps to let us block entire area codes. There’s what, something like 800 area codes for North America? A private individual may expect calls from a dozen at most. “Call bloc…

  in Future iPhones could automatically detect nuisance callers using spoofed phone numbers Comment by microbe October 2018
•   The XS had an excess of grating highs. The Note had more bass, fewer highs, but I would bet a more flat audio response. That said, if you think any cell phone, tablet or computer speakers sound good, there is no point in having a discussion on thi…

  in Watch: iPhone XS Max versus Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in audio test Comment by microbe October 2018
• entropys said: Why don’t people just take defective units back? Why hold on to them? I don’t understand either. If the $1200 you gave Apple had several defective $10s and $20s I’m willing to bet they wouldn’t just sit back and say “Oh we…

  in Apple doing 'outreach' to address weak LTE for some iPhone XS & XS Max owners Comment by microbe October 2018
• Yep. As George Carlin said, dangle a shiny whirring thing in front of people to distract from their problems....

  in Apple teases iOS 12.1 release that will add 70 new emoji to Messages Comment by microbe October 2018
• Such a complex sequence of actions that let you into any iPhone. Gee. Almost seems like some sort of an intended hard to find “key” that could have been designed into the system to allow, well, maybe governments to get into phones they have been scr…

  in Complex iOS 12 passcode bypasses grant access to iPhone Contacts and Photos Comment by microbe September 2018