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  • 'Apple Glasses' AR headset could launch in 2021, says Gene Munster

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    lmasanti said:
    Will Munster's opinions on Apple's glasses have the same fate as Muster's opinion on Apple TV display?
    My first thought seeing the headline was to offer my condolences to anybody that was hoping for these products.
    Considering Gene's record, specifically the TV, his prediction here is probably yet another kiss of death.
    chasm

  • Tim Cook Duke commencement calls out to Steve Jobs, urges grads to think different

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    "The question we ask ourselves is not what can we do, but what should we do. […] " said Cook.
    And there lies IMHO one of the differences between the ethos of two great tech behemoths. In light of the recent Google Duplex phone call to book a haircut, and in retrospect the Google Glass of a few years back, along with the 2004 Google Books initiative, as impressive as they are, these projects seem to lean more towards :
           “The question we ask ourselves is not what should we do, but what can we do.”
    This is just a personal impression, not a judgement. Although admittedly I do have some reservations about their respective disingenuousness, creepiness and copyright issues, I do appreciate the technical merits of these endeavours and what possible advancement they can bring.
    cornchiph2p

  • Spectre-style Intel chip vulnerability disclosures delayed, patches not expected until Aug...

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    Security researchers usually inform manufacturers of the flaw once confirmed, giving the company a period of time to find a solution before publishing their findings, typically 90 days later. While delays can be requested, they are not always accepted by the research teams, who may opt to keep to their original schedule if it believes enough time has already passed for a fix to be created and distributed. 
    Why would they do that ? What is the motivation ?
    Why would they refuse an extension when they already showed some restraint ?

    Since I am not a security researcher but a simple user and potential victim of any of these exploits, I can’t fathom any possible incentive of publishing. I can understand they don’t want Intel or others to be complacent but these flaws seem to be a tougher nut to crack.

    Is it just bragging rights for the researcher or the team, or is it the usual common modern motivator ?
    Do they collect a reward only upon publication ?
    Do they sell the scoop to the media or worse to nefarious agents ?
    If so I guess we have to commend their discipline so far, however temporary.
    Alex1N

  • Apple Pay coming to Norway, Poland and Ukraine later this year

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    After 2 years of retail purchases I just made my first Pay online purchase this week for a first time purchase at an upstart company. Obviously I don't buy much but this is exactly why I was looking forward to using it. Although they have my address of course, they don't have my CC info, so no worries of hacking or other funny business.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's iPhone 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' feature helping to reduce dangerous habits

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    macxpress said:

    If you have CarPlay you can receive and send messages without ever having to take your eyes off the road or hands off of the wheel. In a time where even a cheap car is $20k, including CarPlay should not be that big of a deal.
    I know this is quite hard in today's world, but I think we also need to get past this just because a text came in, doesn't mean we have to respond to it right away. What did we do 10yrs ago when texting wasn't a thing? The earth still rotated, your friends were still there, the sun still rose the next day because you weren't in contact with someone 24/7/365. I'm just a guilty as the next person, but I think its something we somehow need to correct. How? I have not a clue!
    It's not something that Apple or another company can do on their own, especially if it's left optional. I think it's something that has to be legislated, such as possibly a fairly simple solution like incorporating an NFC chip in the steering wheel that would turn the feature on automatically, ALL the time. The chip would detect that it is indeed the driver and not a passenger that is using the phone. The driver's own phone could therefore also be used by a passenger. It should be mandated that all new cars have this inexpensive feature and that it even be installed immediately at the first offense, similar to alcohol breathalyzers in certain jurisdictions. I will leave it to legislators to allow for some override with certain levels of self-driving features … or not. And if the legislators are too squeamish than maybe the insurance companies could pick up the ball and offer a discount.
    watto_cobra