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  • Trump's 25% smartphone tariff starts just in time for the iPhone 17

    The childish behavior of the trump has triggered one from me. I will happily cut my personal spending to only necessary items for four years. Will my Apple devices or even my 14 year old plasma TV last that long? I’m sure they will. Why reward the rich kid’s economy?

    Fortunately I live near the border so I can spend my money on long weekends and vacations outside the US. Serenity now!
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra
  • iPadOS 19 rumored to get more Mac-like in productivity push

    charlesn said:
    [snip] If Apple wanted to give the iPad Pros a real sales boost, make them capable of booting into either iPad OS or Mac OS at the user's discretion, which Apple Silicon can do. In iPad OS, it works as usual. In Mac OS, you lose touchscreen capability and it operates just like a Mac, requiring the use of Magic Keyboard with the built-in trackpad. Apple could do this today. [snip] 
    This is not, as Apple would say, elegant.
    brianusdewmewilliamlondonneoncatStrangeDaysfastasleepwatto_cobra
  • watchOS 11.4 was briefly available, and was pulled by Apple [u]

    The break-through silent mode is curious. I have a configured exception in Sleep Focus that lets one contact’s notifications go to my watch while the focus is enabled. My watch is always in silent mode and this one contact’s notifications have always worked to buzz my arm while sleep focus is on. Maybe they’re making the break-through more obvious than it was before. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Leaked iPhone 17 metal molds show off new camera protrusions

    I hoped any camera bump re-design would allow for a more stable tabletop experience. If the phone is on a table and you tap the screen near the left side of the Dynamic Island the phone wobbles. It’s a minor thing but feels like a silly oversight of design. 
    programmerwilliamlondonwatto_cobra
  • How to turn on Siri on macOS without sending your Contacts to Apple

    This is the strangest rambling of a post I’ve seen in a while. 

    When turning on Siri it also says it’s sending your voice input and location. 

    Is there a post on how to only use Type to Siri, even though it could send your key strokes, and disabling location services, but only temporarily each time you use it? 

    That secret SQLite database, though.
    lotsacaffeine