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  • Apple grants US developers the same NFC features it was forced to provide in Europe

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    StrangeDays said:
    VictorMortimer said:
    Good.

    Now give us the ability to install software from any source of our choosing, not just your idiotic app store.
    No, because this is a feature not a bug. It’s what’s made the iPhone stone-simple to use, without fear of junk ware or malware or the ills of PCs. Don’t like it? Buy an Android. What are you waiting for? Go, be happy. You’re free now, Yeller!

    "...without fear of junk ware or malware..."

    I'm not sure what app store you're using on your phone, but there's plenty of junk ware and malware on Apple's app store.
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  • Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence

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    PSA: Everyone complaining about clickbait titles has generated revenue for AI.
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  • Look out MapQuest, Apple Maps debuts on the web in beta

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    Apple Maps is available on the web in English only. It works in Safari, Chrome, and Edge browsers for now, and additional browsers and languages will be added with time.

    Yay!  One browser that isn't available on Windows, and the two most privacy invasive browsers ever!  Awesome!

    Yes, I'm being curmudgeonly.  I know it's a beta.  I know they went for high market share browsers for the penetration.  Still annoying.

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  • Apple has reportedly dropped Qualcomm modems on two 2025 iPhones

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    neoncat said:
    if apple can produce these for less, then hopefully they can charge less. it would be nice to see the option for cellular drop from about $130 to maybe $50.

    On what planet is Apple—king of the upsell and margins so fluffy and plush it'd make a down jacket blush—going to pass along even a nickel of cost savings? Are you completely out of your mind? 

    This.  In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple were to charge more for it's own modems.  Because obviously an Apple modem would be superior to Qualcomm's in every way, right?

    As for comments about it taking so long, Apple does not want to pay anyone else licensing fees if it can avoid doing so, which means not using anyone else's patented technology, or buying those patents outright (or, cynically, using them anyway and hope they're invalidated).  All that research takes time, and engineering a new modem to not infringe on existing patents is no small task.
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  • Party's over: Apple tries to shrink costs of Apple TV+ productions

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    nmemac said:
    I realise I am probably an outlier on this, but I stopped watching much broadcast TV over a decade ago because I got tired of series being cancelled with no conclusion to a story at the end of a season, often ending with a cliffhanger for the next series that never came. I often waited for the end of a series to buy dvd complete series boxsets if they reached a satisfying conclusion.

    Streaming has possibly made this even worse, with many shows cancelled across different platforms before they reached a natural ending in the storytelling. Streaming services are under pressure to see a return, but I think some patience is required and viewing figures cannot be judged on a single season - the advantage of streaming that should not be thrown away is that people can come to watch a series in its entirety years after it first started, with many people binge-watching an entire series from start to finish in one go. Evan now I rarely watch an Apple show unless it gets go ahead for at least a second series, or more... i'm not going to waste hours of my life each year on shows that get cancelled with no conclusion. Whilst growing rapidly, Apple's offering is still too thin to be judged properly, and with uncertainty still surrounding shows like Foundation.

    Maybe try to address why they're not successfully reaching a wider audience before cutting their legs off below the knee...

    You might be an outlier, but you're certainly not alone.  I am currently watching Smallville, which I only did for the first season when it was broadcast, because I knew it had a satisfying ending.  Breaking Bad was another one.  The Fallout series is another one that I probably won't watch any more of until it ends, and then only if it ends well.  There's too many cancelled shows to waste my time watching an incomplete story.
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