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  • Tesla debuts - then pulls - portable Qi wireless charger with ho-hum specs

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    The rise and fall of Elon Musk...it’s coming I reckon. The bloke has been behaving strangely for a while now. Maybe he just took on too much juggling multiple companies, and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown or something?
    watto_cobra

  • New HomePod, 'AirPods 2,' death of 3D Touch all expected in 2019

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    “Early calendar year launch for a new product in 2019” likely the redesigned Mac Pro I’d imagine? As for 3D Touch possibly biting the dust. That would be a shame, but not surprising...I’ve had my 8 Plus for nearly a year now and have never found the need to use it. It’s definately of limited functionality IMO.
    baconstang

  • Apple's new head of Apple Music publicity worked with Metallica, Madonna, more

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    radarthekat said:
    Iovine and Dre were dead weight and they should've never been given any kind of advisory role at Apple.

    Apple should never have purchased Beats. They didn’t need it to stand up a streaming music service.
    Thankfully, you're not in charge.
    So you think Apple couldn’t stand up a streaming music service without paying Dre and Iovine $3B?
    What do you suppose they got for that $3b?  They bought a very visible maker of headphones and wireless earbuds, adding their product lines to Apple’s own.  This reduces distraction in the market, and allowed Apple to profit from adding these products to its existing worldwide distribution, including Apple stores (where Beats was already sold) and retail partners, at little incremental cost.  Like Apple products, Beats hardly needs advertising spend, leaving more money to flow to the bottom line.  Apple also added differentiation to an already differentiated product line., Beats had attitude, now they have the W1 chip to synch more seamlessly with Apple’s iPhones and Watch.  The Beats hardware product lines, on their own, justified the acquisition, in my opinion.  

    Getting Dre and Iovine created tremendous publicity and street cred for Apple Music and Apple’s resurgence into the realm of music.  It’s hip to be Apple once again after the company became a bit long in the tooth with iTunes and their Radio offering.  It might be true today that Apple no longer needs Iovine and Dre, but, again my own opinion, bringing them aboard at the juncture Apple was at a few years ago was a great move to align Apple once again with the greater music scene.   
    Exactly! Well said...
    claire1

  • 2018 iPhone refresh more than a spec bump, may not be called 'S' or 'plus'

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    mjtomlin said:
    Sorry, but the 6.1” LCD “value proposition” iPhone X does not make any sense. There is NO reason for Apple to make a cheaper version of something, when the expensive version is already selling extremely well.

    I’m betting that the 6.1” LCD display is for iPhone 9 Plus.

    They will release 2 new models and 4, maybe 5, new phones...

    iPhone X.2
    iPhone X.2 Plus

    iPhone 9
    iPhone 9 Plus
    iPhone 9 mini

    All new models will have True Depth cameras, meaning no more Home Button. The iPhone 9 display will not have a notch, but rather smaller top and bottom bezels.
    You sound very silly you know. Don’t confuse your wishful thinking with what will actually be launched. You haven’t a clue, so don’t pretend you do...peace.✌️ 
    airnerdnetmageshark5150

  • New 'professional' Mac mini, low-cost MacBook refresh coming soon says report

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    If Apple are going to release a Mini Pro, I hope they use the opportunity to update the rest of the Mini range to 2018 spec. It’s incredible to me that Apple still produces new Minis with obsolete 4 year old tech and still charges what they do for them! Is anybody still purchasing these antiques?
    Pylons