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iTunes already has an extraordinary social capacity that is seriously underdeveloped, in the form of Library Sharing. The fact that Sharing does not does not already have basic social tools - you can't chat, comment, or even log what items in my Li…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GregAlexander I thought ARM chips were cheaper than Intel chips though - perhaps I'm wrong. I don't know the answer to this. Perhaps if Apple can get sufficient volume, as they clearly can with iPhone/iPod componen…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GregAlexander I'm kind of wondering whether we'll see ARM in the next AppleTV, actually. ARM's advantage for portables - low power consumption at a given level of performance - would not be relevant here, although…
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Quote: I think it would be very interesting if Apple were to buy ARM, and take over chip development for the iPhone completely. But aside from conspiracy theories like pissing of Intel, it's just not Apple's style as pointed out before. Apple so…
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Apple must have a hard time in thinking up uses for its monstrous cash pile! This seems like a good way of ensuring the security of their license, even of partially amortizing the cost, since they will receive the benefit, as a shareholder, of t…
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Shazam's been in business since 2002 - well before 2005 when this patent was filed. Back then, it worked by sending you an SMS for which you were charged a few pence (it was UK-only then) containing the track data. Linking to the iTMS closes the cir…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Fast Fred 1 Probably have a glass staircase too. I hate the glass staircases at the Apple Store. The steps flex under my gargantuan weight.
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Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj Perfect. I can't believe, though, that Apple is going to go forward with this USB dongle setup rather than getting an internal modem done. The article seems to indicate that this will happen in future: …
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Apple isn't buying Sun. They show no interest in selling long-term services contracts to enterprise on small, but steady margins, which is the bulk of Sun's business alongside a shrinking hardware arm. Think about it - exactly how interested does Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bageljoey I wonder if anyone has access to what Europe thought of Americans up to the mid 1800 (just to pick a date). I seem to recall reading about how Amaricans were considered immoral ruffians and hooligans who…
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Clearly, Intel doesn't want Imagination to do anything for Apple that it can't also have for Atom. Makes sense for them, and for Imagination. I wonder if Apple now regrets selling off its very large stock holdings in ARM? Granted, they made a kil…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Foo2 In Jobs' MWSF keynote in January 2007, the iPhone was shown to support video out, in both portrait and landscape mode, and simultaneous touch input. Supposedly, that was a demo model with a video-out card wedg…
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Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity I agree, cocoa touch will power the 'netbook' when it arrives. I'm placing bets on early 2009, depending on which processor they are holding out for. Possibly an ARM-derivative of their own design? B…
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Quote: Originally Posted by synp The Russians, the British and the Norwegians, as well as the Iranians have lots of oil. Oil in the British sector of the North Sea probably peaked in 1999. The UK is now a net importer of crude oil and gas.
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross No one, no matter how brilliant, does work in a vacuum. What are you, some kind of socialist?
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The move to this process has Jobs' fingerprints all over it - not just on the new, glossy surfaces, but under the hood as well. This is the man who ordered the original Mac motherboard to be redesigned on aesthetic grounds. He also appears to…
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I've only ever (3-4 times) had good experiences with buying phones at Carphone Warehouse - certainly, far better than I've had at carriers' own stores. I do wonder about the available display space in most Carphone Warehouses, though. I wonder i…
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Could Apple leverage their newly-acquired chip-design expertise down the road, and switch to something like a customized ARM processor for this model?
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Inspired? That looks like a cringeworthy use of the word. What is the result of the inspiration? Did you make a really nice piece of art or product? Or did it just make you happy like a drug might and not pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Alright, look, I'm not in need of any more fights right now.\ I'll take your word that you didn't mean anything, if you take mine that it wasn't just your comment, but the piling up that I was feeling. G…