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Didn't Apple learn with the failed Power Mac G4 Cube? I guess not. New MacBook for $1,299. Offers slow performance (not even twice as fast as an iPhone 6 per Geekbench scores). One USB-C port, lacking MagSafe, and requires expensive optional do…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Oh my, how did Mac OS X ever run on PowerBook G4s? And how did we ever think it was fast? Mac OS X Panther & Tiger were much faster operating systems than any other version released after that.…
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Here is how AppleTV with Siri will work: "Play Music". Siri: "Did you say, Watch Netflix"? No! Worthless feature.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Roake Awesome! Pay $19k for your pimped-out Apple Watch Edition (AWE for the shock and awe it causes), Then I can stylishly have a wire running from my suit pocket to my wrist! Probably wouldn't be all that noticea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 Good. Now all the cry babies can STFU about battery life. The Watch can last 3 days on Watch mode. And 5 days on low power mode. So a total of 8 days on a single charge if you only need the time. If you on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY And yet they've signed on and it's being offered, with many having release dates and car models in which they'll first be offering the service. How the hell can you think a year is enough time to get this…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon What? Why is it $79 more? None of those adapters are necessary for operation. You realize that Apple probably did studies and found that people hardly use their ports, right? So now you have to buy…
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rayz wrote: » Okay folks, if we can just pause for a second to sum up this week's arguments against the Apple Watch: 1/. There is a large proportion of the population that can remember to charge an iPhone and iPad, but are suffering from som…
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mac_128 wrote: » Except I clearly recall somebody from Apple saying at the announcement last year that you could leave your phone at home and still make payments with ?Pay on the watch. But Eddy Cue seems to be saying now the phone has to be nearb…
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mac_128 wrote: » Is he saying the watch requires an iPhone to actually make a payment using ?Pay? So you can't run out for a jog wearing only the watch and buy a bottle of Gatorade, without your iPhone nearby? Amazing how you people have no ide…
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slurpy wrote: » Sounds awesome. Makes payment even faster and easier than it already is with Touch ID and Apple Pay. Using two hands to pay with the watch is faster than one hand with an iPhone? Yeah, keep believing that. Apple will gladly t…
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flaneur wrote: » The other big story about how the Watch is going to make things easier and quicker is in TechCrunch, linked to by Gruber: http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/06/the-apple-watch-is-time-saved/#tmhmdj:DqmR Gruber's take is here; …
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solipsismy wrote: » That's fine that it doesn't require any authentication once it's on your wrist and actively tethered to your iPhone, but if that's the only way ?Pay can be used on ?Watch despite having it's own NFC HW, which includes the secur…
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Here is a good article on what iPhoto can do, but Photos for OS X cannot do. Typical Apple behavior...removing existing features and then trying to claim it is better, when it really isn't. At least you can continue to use iPhoto and Aperture with…
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The BMW i3 is the ugliest car on the road. What the hell were they thinking at BMW?
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Quote: Originally Posted by GTBuzz It would be nice to have articles here that have substance. Rumors, on top of Rumors, make for a very uninteresting article. How about some research, before writing and publishing articles. Perhaps site name s…
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Is there really a smart watch market to dominate? Has anyone ever seen anybody wear a smart watch that is currently on the market? I see a very small number of fit bits, but no watches. Millions of smart phone owners, but none of them wear a smar…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy This isn't about whether Samsung can use Apple's IP without repercussions They cannot .In this part of the appeal it's all about Apple's demand for a sales injunction which is only granted when specific re…
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Installed 10.10.3 beta with Photos on my MacBook Pro i7 and got the same error trying to create a Photos Diagnostic log...cannot communicate with helper application. Not sure how to fix that one. Oh well, no bug or suggestion reports since a Photo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips I assume now you have had them pointed out to you, you are happier with Photos' abilities? I think you are confusing me with the another user. I don't have any issues with Photos' abilities as a pho…