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wood1208 said:

Wish Apple kept female part of lightening on cable side and male connector inside iphone's port like iphone 4/4S and USB(Type-C, MicroUSB,etc). Instead, when Apple introduced lightening in iphone 5, Apple reversed the placement(male connector on cable side adapter and female inside lightening port). Overtime, lint/dust get collected inside iphone's port blocking female connector pins creating charging issues. By moving to smart connector, Apple can solve this. Other scenarios is reverse lightening male/female orientation or move to USB Type-C.

No Apple did it the right way. What happens when that little tab breaks off the USB-C connector? USB-C still has a female component that will also collect stuff, preventing a plug from making a good connection. At least the female Lightning connector can be easily cleaned out -- cleaning out a USB-C port might just result in breaking that tab off.

repressthis said:

Would the free 3 month subscription supplement my existing paidApple Music subscription? Would be nice to get 3 free month even though I'm already a subscriber. 

Right, I've gotten promotions like this for Netflix where free service was offered for non-subscribers, but existing subscribers got the equivalent time credited to their account.

DCJ0001 said:

eyekey said:

StrangeDays said:

i have no argument against the Airpods. 

No controls is a deal breaker for me. I can't imagine how silly it must feel to say "Siri, Volume down", followed by "Siri, next track" in the subway or in the supermarket. I have absolutely no idea why Apple is so persistent on voice control. I will probably buy the X when (if) they come out and have decent sound quality.

News Flash: You can adjust the volume multiple ways by using your hands on the iPhone!

This is such an uncalled-for response, and typical of those lately on this site, from those intolerant of criticism against Apple, whether justified or not. 

You do realize that the whole point of wireless devices is the ability to move away from the transmitting source? What happens if you're standing across the room from your phone working on something, and a track comes on that is too loud at the current volume settings? You're going to stop what you're doing and walk across the room, find your iPhone and adjust the volume, then return to what you're doing, only to have to stop again when the next track comes on and is too soft?

Even looking at the specific post you replied to, it may require putting down whatever is in your hands to dig into a purse or backpack to find the phone when it may not be convenient to do so. On a subway someone might be holding a book and a cup of coffee. In a supermarket, someone might be down the aisle from their cart with the bag where the phone is, they may have items in their hands that have to be put down before they dig out their phones.

Apple has taken away wires and offered the freedom to move away from our devices and live unencumbered by them, yet Siri's limitations continues to tether them to us for the most basic functions?

jsmythe00 said:

thewhitefalcon said:

MalyOpa said:

Maybe someone should sue state of Texas of not implementing a law which prohibit people from using phones while driving

Or maybe personal responsibility can be a thing still, and we don't need The Almighty Government to tell everyone what to do. 

I like this idea. And do away with helmet laws too

Texas doesn't have helmet laws.

Also, if the plaintiffs are suing Apple in TX, they aren't likely to get much sympathy considering their generous malpractice laws -- not only does the plaintif have to prove the physician demonstrated incompetence, or gross negligence, but also that the physician intended to cause the harm of which they're being accused.

A SIM card completely defeats such a design, but I suppose there's no way around it, especially in a premium phone unless all of the carriers worldwide get onboard with a software sim.