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  • Intel announces technology team restructuring amid 7nm woes

    chelinchelin
    I’m quite torn here. I generally do not have a problem for consumer grade custom CPUs. However one obvious risk with moving off the x86_64 architecture is that necessary developer tools such as hypervizors and products such as Docker and Java will not be readily available. Apple gained a lot of enterprise developers once they moved to Intel. 
    Now their work laptop will probably be some Linux variant. This means less awareness and higher threshold to write iOS apps. I could be wrong, but I think Apple would have better long term chances. It will take years, only time will tell
    williamlondonwatto_cobraviclauyyc

  • Hands on with all the changes in tvOS 13

    chelinchelin
    YES finally multiuser support!
    watto_cobra

  • New phishing scam masquerades as Apple support call

    chelinchelin
    I got this call just before Christmas. I realized that it wasn’t Apple that called since they failed to explain how the ‘hackers’ worked around the 2 factor auth. Satisfactory...
    When they asked to provide me with login coordinates to my computer I simply provided them a new VM where they searched around for an hour w/o finding anything. At least they had to waste some time.
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone support added to Google Fi wireless internet access program

    chelinchelin
    KP81 said:
    tedp88 said:
    There’s the cost of the service, but then data is $10/GB... that seems a bit hefty.

    up to 6GB only. You get data after that but the pricing is capped at $60. 

    So 2 lines w/ "unlimited" data - runs you $95 mo. That's pretty competitive. If they threw in Google services like Music or YouTube or Play credits, it would probably get more people. 

    No visual voicemail and not auto switching to another carrier (it will be TMO only) is the drawback for iOS folks. 

    **** 
    NM - I was wrong about this. The data cap scales based on # of lines. https://support.google.com/fi/answer/6201699/?hl=en&authuser=2 ;

    2 lines = 10GB billing cap. $135 mo. 
    wow. 

    Here red in Ireland I pay $18 a month for unlimited calls  texts and 40gb Data on a network that offers 96% LTE coverage, 

    Always fascinated at the insane cost of data plans in the US
    It is because everything that has todo with internet here is incredibly expensive and unfortunately quite low qualified service if you compare with Europe. You are incredibly lucky if you can get a 300 Mb hardwired internet here. And the. You get to pay $150/month. Something that is half as slow and 4x as expensive as when I lived in Sweden 11 years ago.
    watto_cobra

  • Verizon's '5G' home broadband to launch on Oct. 1, free Apple TV 4K included

    chelinchelin
    Man I would like to poor diesel on my Xfinity modem and throw a match on it.. now when will the be have coverage in Cupertino?
    watto_cobra