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larrya said: This is the right approach. If I need a puck or mat, it's no different from needing a cable. Exactly how I've always felt about the majority of current wireless charging technologies that use a charging mat or puck. You're de…

in Apple hires wireless charging experts, hinting at tech for 2017 iPhones & iPads Comment by larz2112 May 2016

For instance, in the current Music app in iOS 9.3.1 where is the friggin' repeat song/playlist button? It used to be easy to find. Now I can't find it, or maybe it doesn't even exist anymore. Just one example of a UI element that used to be easy and…

in Apple Music UI to go grayscale, add better support for lyrics - report Comment by larz2112 May 2016

Over the past few years, with both iOS and Mac OS X the UI design has slowly but surely been getting worse. Things that used to be intuitive are no longer such. Things that used to take two clicks now take two clicks, a scroll, and one more click, e…

in Apple Music UI to go grayscale, add better support for lyrics - report Comment by larz2112 May 2016

mac_128 said: Can't wait until they're available at Target! That won't be until all of the the early adopters have passed through the door marked "This Way to the Egress".

in Apple Watch Hermes now available from Apple & Hermes outlets in 17 more cities Comment by larz2112 April 2016

...and this watch is approved by P.T. Barnum.

in Apple Watch Hermes now available from Apple & Hermes outlets in 17 more cities Comment by larz2112 April 2016

"First of all Apple should give the security for that phone, okay?" Trump said. "What I think you oughta do is boycott Apple until such time as they give that security number. How do you like...I just thought of that." The crowd responded w…

in Avid iPhone user Donald Trump calls for Apple boycott over encryption fight Comment by larz2112 February 2016

SpamSandwich said: Li-fi is a bust even before it becomes anything. The line of sight requirement is instant death. I don't think line of sight requirement is a deal killer because I can envision a system where every light in every room of…

in iOS code shows Apple experimenting with ultra fast, light-based Li-Fi wireless data for future iPho Comment by larz2112 January 2016

Nice idea. I've been using the voice memo app to quickly capture song ideas for a while. It would be great if this new music memo app allowed you to record a track, then playback into earphones while recording another track so that you could make a …

in Apple releases new Music Memos app for capturing and organizing beats on iPhone Comment by larz2112 January 2016

Like it or hate it, this is the beginning of a slippery slope. The big communication companies couldn't defeat net neutrality with a frontal assault, so they will slowly and cleverly begin to chip away at it one bit and one byte at a time.

in Verizon joins AT&T in launching sponsored data access, raises net neutrality concerns Comment by larz2112 January 2016

In other new, makers of home security systems predict more burglaries and home invasions in 2016.

in Security experts predict rise in cyber threats against Apple devices in 2016 Comment by larz2112 December 2015

Seems like Spotify is finally understanding the reality that no one needs them. Musicians and music listeners did fine before steaming music apps and there are enough alternatives now that if Spotify folded it wouldn't really matter. Spotify needs p…

in Spotify might allow high-profile artists to restrict music to paid subscribers, report says Comment by larz2112 December 2015

Quote: Originally Posted by willgonz You could have pirated it and gotten it right now. I'm sorry to tell you all. You might be the only honest ones out there, but a lot of people pirate music. A majority pirate it or stream it through Pand…