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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 No that would keep the screen the same size. I can understand the phone getting a lil bit smaller with the current screen size but I doubt they'll be able to make the screen bigger and the phone smaller. Btw…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cvaldes1831 Nah, the specifications measure the thickest part of the unit. The current iPod touch and iPad are thinner at the center of the back. Apple isn't measuring the beveled edges. Note that both the iPod t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 How can the screen get bigger if the phone is smaller? Easy. Smaller perimeter ('picture frame') around the screen. These must be trick questions or something.... Ah, I get it now. The rapture h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cpsro How can the new iPhone be thinner if the display is curved? Easy. The same way the iPod Touch is thinner due to its curved back, or the iPad 2's thinner because of its curved edges, or the Macbook Air's thinn…
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This is a great idea. I was wondering if I could order a custom-built Mac online and have it shipped to my local Apple store, because I can't be at home to sign for it, and my employer doesn't like personal packages to be sent to work. So purcha…
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In the old days, "computers" ran "programs." Today, "devices" run "apps." It's generic, and not tied to any one manufacturer, despite the fact that Apple got a big head-start in the mobile device category.
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Quote: Originally Posted by czech44 colleges and universities here in toronto were done by end of april... 'Back to school' generally refers to grade school -- crayons and 'Trapper Keepers.' (anyone else here as old as I am?) The kiddies get…
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So some people are claiming that Apple will have a 'back-to-school' promotion before school even lets out? This is getting to be like stores that put Christmas stuff out a month before Halloween.
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Quote: Originally Posted by brutus009 In years past, did you need any proof that you're a student to get the deal? I've been waiting for a Mac Mini refresh and to get in on a student deal would be great, but I'm no student. At least you're …
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This is a window: The fact that MS used that term to refer to a rectangular box on a computer screen is a unique use of the word.
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Thanks for the tips! Did all but the monitor check, since I didn't have a monitor or TV. No dice. Took a drive to the Apple store thinking it'd be a 'recovery' case, so I wanted to know how best to go about retrieving my files. Turns out they a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross You don't know much about it, do you? Wise up.
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Awesome. Been looking foreward to better audio solutions from Apple. I'm running a Logitech Squeezebox and love it. I've heard Sonos is good, too. I think Apple dropped the ball in not entering that market -- meaning, something with a halfway …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Robin Huber Amen, this whole "science" thing is vastly overrated. And why isn't that Darwin character in jail yet? Anyone can see monkeys and people are separate species. Sheesh! I think you may have inadvertently p…
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The global-warming movement needs this sort of whiz-bang graphics to make up for lack of evidence. EDIT: Come to think of it, Al Gore and Lady GaGa have a lot in common. Image over substance....
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Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip -- Barnes & Noble Nook, Lenovo ThinkPad prepare second volley of iPad alternatives How did that first volley of the Xoom and Galaxy Tab do? Poorly, which is why there is all the more reason to g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Elian Gonzalez The much vaunted coming of age update for the NookColor can't even supply landscape reading for books, which is, ostensibly, the reason why it exists. Now, neither could the original Kindle, but that …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich The "location tracking logs" issue is a non-issue. It's fluff filling the news cycle. To you, O.K.
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Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal Apple has the apps, the ecosystem, the walled-garden that takes the guesswork of malware and viruses out of the equation. Malware and viruses aren't an issue, and as you can see even Apple has issues when it…
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Makes sense. Google is an American company. Apple is a Chinese company.