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  • First wave of 2018 iPad Pro reviews praise new features, but warn on price & OS limitation...

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    chay85 said:
    I think most of you guys who don't agree with Nilay miss the point that this is intended to be a "Pro" device. i.e., professionals are targeted user's, think about creative pro's but not limited to (DJ's, photographers, musicians etc).

    -DJ's will think about the missing headphone jack, and also the inability to hold a music library in a external storage device.
    -Photographers will miss the ability of editing their pictures on an external storage device, some TIFF files could be larger than the internal memory of the iPad Pro.
    -Musicians would also appreciate a headphone jack, a dongle might work but if you forget it on a gig than it could be a disaster. Air Pods and Bose QC 35 are great for everyone else but not this class of Pro users. 

    Some of the limitations might be resolved by app updates, but only time will tell if app developers can and will work around them. I was really excited by USB-C, but the lack of external storage support while working with Lightroom CC kills it for me, may be a future software update might solve that but until then, i will be happy to use my 2014 iMac for editing pictures and my iPad Air 2 for watching Netflix.

    Rubbish. People who have never DJ’d or used an iOS device for music have no business commenting on the lack of a headphone jack.

    One was addressed above regarding DJs needing two separate outputs.

    As for musicians, are you aware that 1/4” and XLR are the only “professional” connectors used for analog audio? Nobody, and I mean NOBODY uses a piddly and fragile 1/8” connector. And since musicians typically use external I/O interfaces (how else are you going to get multiple channels of audio into and out of your iPad), the lack of a 1/8” headphone jack is moot since these interfaces usually come with their own headphone jack.

    elijahg

  • iPhone XR demand reportedly forcing Apple to cut production expansion plans

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    seankill said:
    Going to be interesting to see Apple find that market ceiling for phone prices. 

    Nah, I don't really want to see what you look like having an orgasm.

    Luckily I won't have to worry.
    elijahg

  • Google's Pixel 3 XL is no match for Apple's iPhone XS Max at Fortnite

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    kevin kee said:
    maciekskontakt said:
    Yes. except helium problem. https://www.cnet.com/news/iphones-reportedly-malfunctioning-after-helium-exposure/?fbclid=IwAR0mzocKsFeBrN9XvVRS61u56QoAClkymMZtpVTSSCxWnzw3mcr7gbhyY7A
    Even if that’s true, are you using your iPhone in the room where helium exposed daily?

    I'm sure it's true. There are lots of strange interactions between electronics and various gases/chemicals. For example, I know of an automotive recall for taillights where outgassing from the type of foam insulator pad used between the light and vehicle body caused a reaction that led to rapid corrosion and failure of the lights.

    People who work in environments with higher than usual concentrations of various chemicals/gases would either not use a cell phone at all, or would purchase devices that are rated to work in such environments (just like they would for other electrical/electronic equipment used in those areas).

    The poster you replied to is nothing but a troll trying to derail conversations by bringing up completely unrelated topics.
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  • Apple rakes in $62.9B in revenue on sales of 46.9M iPhones in record-breaking September qu...

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    rogifan_new said:
    Stock is down over 4% due to weak holiday guidance.

    Ben Bajarin (@BenBajarin) 11/1/18, 3:37 PM
    Apple’s guidance of 89-93 B for next quarter seems a bit weaker than most thought. Seems like a big holiday quarter for them coming so will be curious to see their explanation on the call.

    Bullshit. Last year guidance was $84-87 billion and this year it's $89-93 billion. So an increase of $5-6 billion and they claim it's "weak". In what universe is an extra $5-6 billion weak?
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  • Apple repair policy critic vows to fight 'counterfeit' battery seizure by U.S. customs

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    This seems very suspicious.

    Why would the batteries have "markings which are substantially indistinguishable from, and therefore, bear a counterfeit design/word/mark"?

    Why wouldn't he just import generic batteries that had the same physical dimensions and electrical connector as an Apple battery, but no brand name on them? You know, like countless battery shops have been doing for decades for Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba and all the other laptops out there.
    chia