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Quote: Originally Posted by jjcale Here in Germany the Dell Studio Hybrid is 649? vs. MacMini 799?. Apple isn't competitive at all. Ok, the server is nice but if you need a mini as a computer, not as a media center you get better an iMac. But t…
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The price is even worse outside the US. And I don't even start to compare it to the US prices because Apple is always way off, and there is sales tax here of course. That said, the price has increased by an unbelievable EUR 200 in Germany from the p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GregAlexander I agree it would be if it's true. But I've seen nothing to back it up yet - can you provide anything more than "apparently"? (I've run into apparently a lot in trying to work that out!). The standard d…
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The article was a good read because it covered only the obvious but didn't go into the details. From what it says, I can't even tell what's the difference between Facetime video chat and iChat video chat. And the article's reference to old UMTS vide…
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Quote: Originally Posted by shubidua I'm expecting an update which makes use of some of the snow leopard goodies (OpenCL, GCD). I don't know if they are still written in Carbon or if they are cocoa. In any case I think they do some major work on …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Watch the event! Sorry, can't follow you.
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism There is nothing random about a GPS location update based on movement. It's quite systematic. If it's done constantly, then of course you're right. But if it's only done upon cell tower switch, then I'm st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism That is how the service works on the iPhone so it's not polling constantly. Plus, A-GPS doesn't take long since it's using cell towers to get data from sats. This is why the GPS in cars can take minutes to co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DocNo42 If your not moving, your location hasn't changed so why do you need to poll GPS? If the app knows your friend is close you will get a notification, launch Loopt and then it will use GPS to get the accurate f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jnjnjnjn That, and resuming an app that isn't suspended fully (with its state written to flash) could be a lot quicker because it is retrieved from RAM. (Note that apps started from the home screen are always loaded fr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vhyyp9 OK, so you basically agree then: nobody has copied Apple, but Apple copied lots of other technologies and phones. And Apple didn't introduce any innovative technologies with the iPhone. And I expect that in ano…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marik Wow. Just found this, and I'm very confused. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/i...for-video-med/ The link seems to suggest that the integrated Intel HD graphic chips are worse than the Nvidia offering in the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Targon Does this Auto graphics switching thing mean the machine is going to be using the integrated intel video and my main system memory? If so is there a way to force this not to use the integrated graphics so it doe…
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What I would have liked to see:Reconnect to Apple Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard after safe sleep work 100% of the time (instead of 90% requiring a hard restart every other 10%) Spelling auto-correct work in German (now it's unusable because it replac…
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How do you get photos onto your iPhone / iPod Touch other than via iTunes? I can receive photos in emails just fine and in full/high resolution, but once I save them they are in REALLY (and I mean REALLY!) low quality. It appears that they are being…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lightandshadow Please listen carefully. My objection is that putting a move operation under the guise of cut and paste is a poor solution. In addition, moving files can cause data loss in specific situations. Since…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lorre I know cmd + c cmd + v works but why is there no copy in the right-click menu? I really don't see why not... If I was ljocampo, I'd reply "We in the OS X world don't use that Windows-style right click menu at…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ljocampo So you mean dragging the file to a new location in the window's sidebar structure or using spring-loaded folder actions to go deeper into the file system, all with one simple drag, isn't enough for them that t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zunx Except if all partitions fail. Firewire target disk mode is a MUST. No Firewire, no purchase. That simple. You should have noticed that you don't need Firewire to have Target Disk Mode. Is works seamlessly with…
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Quote: Originally Posted by brianb I just wanted to throw my two cents in here.. I put in a preorder for the Macbook Air the second the store came online after the keynote. Due to this, I've had mine since thursday, so I've gotten a decent amo…