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volcan said: Some people are buying the USB-C to Lightning cables for their new MBP, however if they switch the charger end of the phone cable to USB-C many more people will need to buy and carry a USB-A to Lightning adapter if they want to c…
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qwwera said: Metriacanthosaurus said: qwwera said: I say they change it, but not the phone end. That makes even less sense. USB-A charging is ubiquitous. There is ZERO incentive for Apple to change USB-A to USB-C on the iPhon…
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icoco3 said: Apple produced 5 phones with the legacy port, 5 phones with the Lightning port, so the pattern points to a change this time around. I doubt it will happen as Apple has invested heavily in Lightning and with the headphone change …
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MplsP said: I fully agree with security, but if their requirements are so stringent and onerous that they prevent devices from coming to market what's the point? Apple is already behind in the home automation game. If they keep delaying their…
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Is there a technical reason why improvements to Siri are tied to hardware releases, or is this just a way to obsolete older devices and drive upgrade sales? Certainly there are some functions, such as always-on, which would depend on the hardware an…
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AppleInsider said: Apple's release notes specify that the 10.12.3 update improves automatic graphics switching on the 2016 MacBook Pro 15-inch model Hopefully the graphics switching improvements aren't limited to the 2016 MBPs. Sierra als…
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MnMark said: What I don't get is that the record companies could put Spotify out of business over night by demanding a higher rate. And if they don't pay they are done. Gone. You can argue that people will then 'steal' music, but there are ot…
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nomadmac said: How about police doing their job and ticketing people? My wife was sent to the hospital and our VW totaled when she was rear ended by a distracted driver. No ticket was issued. There is no way an iPhone can determine whether s…
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nht said: gatorguy said: nht said: teaearlegreyhot said: lkrupp said: The kerfuffle uncovered a bug. Apple admits a bug caused the issue for CR’s testing. The bug was squashed. The new tests caused CR to change it…
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coolfactor said: bulk001 said: How is this a backpedal? CR had an issue with the battery and reported it. The report got Apple's attention and a fix. As the problem doesn't exist any longer they change their recommendation. They re…
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Soli said: durandal_1707 said: Apropos of nothing, I'm just wondering how one gets a job doing these battery tests. You'd be paid basically to browse the web, watch videos, etc. for hours until the battery runs out. Sounds like a prett…
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NY1822 said: Apple did not "fix" any bug....the only evidence we have of what Apple did is in the last line of the article: "After we asked Consumer Reports to run the same test using normal user settings, they told us their MacBook Pro syste…
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JessiReturns said: No. Not after "software fix", after their FRAUD was exposed to everyone. Running the machine with a hidden developer setting that is DESIGNED to reduce performance, and then not disclosing that fact, and then claiming an i…
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friedmud said: wiggin said: I think the AirPods are pretty cool and will do very well, but I'd be very hesitant to draw too many conclusions based on two weeks of data following two months delay to the release and a little over a week …
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I think the AirPods are pretty cool and will do very well, but I'd be very hesitant to draw too many conclusions based on two weeks of data following two months delay to the release and a little over a week before Xmas when people are scrambling to …
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I actually wonder how many people who don't look at their monthly usage have no clue how much data they are using and find out their 10-year old with an iPhone is streaming video all day? My wife was driving our out-of-state nieces home one day whe…
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linkman said: I have no problem with a company putting reasonable caps on data usage. They just need to stop calling it unlimited if it has these restrictions. If they want to call it unlimited then they must own up to the definition: unlimi…
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jmgregory1 said: Typical Consumer Reports. They're not much different than other publications that benefit from click-bait headlines. I would love to see the average age of their readers, because I'm guessing they're in the 55+ age bracket.…
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rotateleftbyte said: Quote If Apple updates its software in a way that the company claims will substantively change battery performance, we will conduct fresh tests," the original report said. IF is the problem. CR could just as equally …
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jas99 said: Rayz2016 said: "... allowing bloggers and whiners to take control of the narrative. " ^^^^THIS. So much disinformation ALL THE TIME. Is there no PR at Apple???? Steve Jobs was about half of Apple's PR, regar…