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goodbyeranch wrote: » Curious why there might be a lack of apple retail presence in India. To open a company branded store (for most product categories) some 30% of the products offered must be produced in India. Only a few international brands…
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"Detractors, however, claim the initiative offers special privileges to two specific groups that do not qualify as "true" minorities." As I am neither from Houston, nor do I know HERO or their opponents... Is this a quiz, and where do the answers g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cornchip Some day, iMessage... Some day. Not so sure about that. As long as they maintain encryption between devices, with Apple having no access to the message content, I don't see how they would show it on a Web…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSauce007 ApplePay is in the US and Europe and will soon be in Canada. I think the tipping point is happening this year and the coming years will build on the strong foundation. Uh, well. Europe is a bit of an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Where are you buying thousand dollar pencils? I’ll sell you some for $500 a pop, if you like. I’ll even pay shipping. Well, mechanical pencils by Montblanc, ST Dupont et al, especially limited edit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan You do know this is sophisticated piece of technology not some Bic pencil. How anyone could lose a $99 pencil is beyond me. Huh? Losing something that is small, round and slippery does not require a lot …
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Quote: Originally Posted by razormaid I wish they would have magnetized the pen. I like how the pen sticks to the side of the Surface Pro. Jonny made all these covers with magnets that seemed a no brainier to me I would even be happy, if the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DanVM What about a device that excels as a 2 in 1 device, like the SP3? Why it cannot exist? Because the SP3 does not excel at anything? It is a laptop with less ergonomics than a netbook, a tablet without apps …
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Would appreciate a solution for a different "problem" (a first world one, admittedly)... How can I use more than one Apple Watch with one iPhone (not at the same time, but swapping watches)? Merging activity etc. data from multiple watches, and swap…
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gordon1420 wrote: » A go Anyone with work email that requires full Exchange functionality, for starters. The OS X version of Outlook does not have "full Exchange functionality", it actually has only fractionally better Exchange support than Ap…
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The Band slowly becomes one of the more interesting fitness devices, and the redesign is a huge step up. These phones will of course go nowhere, the Windows Phone market is in sub-$150 phones in prepaid markets. What is really funny though is MS's c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by msantti Apple has banned stuff from both their online and physical stores. And they have done it more than once. There is a grave difference between "not selling something" and "banning" it. Every retailer ca…
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So, he announces time and date and location of the launch, as if a single person would line up for that? That's cute. Google is already offering iOS apps for newer Android Wear watches, and the reviews are pretty damning. Google can't be blamed for…
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I was hoping that they will fix or improve some things over the 3 months period, but they did not even try. Things I would like to see addressed: I do not see the need to decide between my own music and Apple Music on my mobile devices. I want m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by fallenjt but but ...it's just like Right Click per Fandroids, nothing special. Well, what else can they say? It is not a feature that can be easily copied (will take years to come up with something that remotely h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cali It's just there's a lot of iOS 8 features that were never supported. I don't think it would be a bad idea if Apple mandated all apps update to iOS 9 features. A few points... Users of any other platform c…
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Hm, since the beginning of the year assembly workers make between $2 and $2.50 per hour, almost four times the local minimum wage. How many unqualified factory workers in the US make four times the minimum wage? How many of them support their entire…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zaba I'm getting old, sorry, what the f*%k does YoY mean? year over year
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY I think it's quite possible that the 3D Touch component could account for a great deal of its new unbendability. Hm, since 3D Touch is implemented through sensors in the backlight measuring the distance…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY I am under the impression that the A8 is 20-nanometers and A9 is 14nm, not to mention the advancements in the chip design itself. There might be other savings, and Apple does say the longevity on a full ch…