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  • Apple's A15 processor may be 'enhanced' for the iPhone 14

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    Enhancing Apple processors also enhances the rage level of Android users.
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  • New leak shows exactly how big the Apple Watch Pro is

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    radarthekat said:
    I like where this is going.  A wider range of sizes, band compatibility likely, and longer battery life.  Oh, and no round faces like some were certain Apple would eventually cave in on.  
    Good. Only reason classic watches had round faces was because of the mechanical movements.

    I’ll be getting the Pro for sure if these leaks are correct. I use my AW a lot, and having more screen space is welcome. Plus it still doesn’t look as big as some of the Garmin or other round fitness watches.
    StrangeDayslolliver

  • Apple is exploiting features to expand its own advertising, say advertisers

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    gatorguy said:
    There is an antitrust investigation already underway because while Apple requires third-party apps to ask permission for ad-tracking, the company doesn't have the same restriction on its own apps.

    Also of note:  Apple app developers get paid less for in-app ads when users opt out of Ad Tracking Transparency. Seriously?

    Like another AI article says, Apple isn't (now?) against targeted ads, they're just against anyone but themselves doing so. 

    More bullshit.

    Apple isn’t against ads. They’re against massive data collection.

    Advertisers are mad Apple put a stop to their massive surveillance efforts. Apple ads are like walking into a Walmart and seeing promotions. Nothing you did at the Best Buy or Amazon show up and “track” you inside Walmart and nothing you do in Walmart follows you outside Walmart. It’s a “self-contained” advertising system. Tracking isn’t required because ads are related to context, not your history gathered from countless websites (or other sources). Therefore to complain about App Tracking Transparency is asinine. It’s all deflection.

    If I go to The App Store I don’t see ads for cars, cologne, sports equipment or anything related to my recent browsing habits. If I search for a video editor I’ll see promoted ads for video editing Apps. Once I leave The App Store and go on social media or other websites I’m not peppered with video editor ads because I searched for one on The App Store.

    This is the difference between Apple and Google. Apple ads are simple, akin to magazine ads. They’re served up based on a limited set of data Apple has or you enter (like an App Store search). They’re NOT targeted.

    Google has embedded tracking code in literally millions of websites. So does Facebook and others, but Google has the most. Apple doesn’t. Likewise Apple doesn’t have SDKs embedded into Apps for the purpose of gathering usage habits to assist in tracking users and serving ads. Because of this Apple doesn’t need to be included in App Tracking Transparency because Apple doesn’t do targeted ads.


    The day Apple starts delivering targeted ads in websites or social media, or starts building trackers into websites for data mining is when you can start complaining. 
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  • Always-on iPhone 14 Pro display will feature most lock screen elements

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    M68000 said:
    Boy are you behind the times.

    ”And although Apple has taken over the design of its own processors (with all the complexity that entails), then Samsung has been in charge of manufacturing them.”

    Samsung hasn’t made a processor for iPhones since 2015 when the A9 was dual-sourced from Samsung and  TSMC. And we know how that turned out - the TDMC version was superior and Apple has used them since.

    I stopped reading after seeing this glaring mistake.
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  • Always-on iPhone 14 Pro display will feature most lock screen elements

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    M68000 said:
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    dangaioh said:
    It’s about time. Apple always seems to be playing catch-up with Samsung which has had Always-on display as far back as 2016 starting with the Samsung Galaxy S7.
    I’m laughing just thinking about all the rage you’re going to feel on Sep 7th. Must be a very stressful day to see the most successful tech company announcing new products that you’re going to struggle to bash to justify your use of an inferior device (like anything made by Samsung).
    Do you know that Apple has for years used Samsung made components in the iPhones?  What do you think about that?  Samsung is also a huge company and to hear you and others make fun of them is itself funny.  Try looking beyond just Apple being the only company in the world that knows how to make something.

    What do Samsung components have to do with Apple haters that are always whining about products they apparently can’t stand or don’t use? Oh right, nothing.
    Just pointing out that you call Samsung inferior, but yet these inferior parts are used in the iPhones.   Perhaps Samsung is not as inferior as you think.   I wish Apple had the ability to make everything themselves.  I love iPhones because of the overall experience, hardware and OS.    But, to say how inferior android phones are is a bit of a stretch.   I remember years ago seeing a relative with a big OLED screen on a new android phone, probably a Samsung.  The screen and 120hz refresh rate was mind blowing at the time, gorgeous.  At that time, Apple had nothing like this for a long time after that.

    I don’t think you have a clue about what components are used in iPhones and what they are responsible for. 
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