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'Ted Lasso' wins Peabody Award for its 'radical optimism'
First, hats off to Ted Lasso - love the show.
But I can't help but be saddened that an optimism is rare enough to garner enough attention to garner awards. Perhaps it is the start of a trend! (but maybe I'm just being optimistic
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iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro pre-order results beat iPhone 11 launch, Kuo says
Where do you get that? AT&T isn't charging any more on their plans for 5G access.NotoriousDEV said:Of course AT&T wants more $$$ for adding 5G service, so they’re hoping to earn it back.randominternetperson said:At least in the US, the carriers are being much more aggressive about subsidizing new phones for new and existing customers this time around. I know nothing is truly "free" but in practical, dollar-and-cents many customers with a 3-year-old phone can trade it in (and re-up for 2.5 years) and get a free high-end phone. That'll be great for Apple's bottom line.
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Lawsuit bemoans iPhone XR's 'inferior,' 'defective' 2x2 MIMO antennas
I'm around a lot of horses, and their, um.... deposits. You sir are giving those deposits a bad name. This lawsuit is much, much worse than that. Cretins.slurpy said:"Inferior" and "defective"? The XR sold millions upon millions upon millions worldwide, was pretty much the highest rated phone, and this is the literally the first time I hear of this. What a horse-shit lawsuit.
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How to make video conferences more bearable for you & other participants
Please folks, for the sake of those with working ears: Make sure your audio is decent before jumping on calls. It is amazing how many people have no idea how bad their audio sounds.
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Apple updating New York City map with greater detail, Look Around [u]
I'm no expert, but go research Ultra-wideband support on the iPhone. That sounds like it will help in such a situation. example: https://gizmodo.com/what-is-ultra-wideband-and-what-does-it-do-in-the-iphon-1838097808larryjw said:We just returned from a four day trip to NYC Manhattan. Maybe navigation in this part of the city can be improved with the current technology and Apple’s recent patents. I hope so.
Navigation quality in Manhattan is quite uneven, to be generous. I don’t think it is possible for our devices to know with any accuracy where it is located. It’s the EMR noise of signals bouncing off the buildings, signal filtering, monster buildings preventing signals from every getting down to the street level. And, if you’re on the 19th floor of some building, the signals your phone will receive can tell it you’re located a couple of blocks away.
Now, at 1500 7th Ave, I connected Wi-Fi to the Starbucks/Google system at that address that would allow automatic connection at any Starbucks in the city as you get near, so I’m assuming Starbucks has fairly accurate location signaling set up. To navigate in NYC I think this technology would need to be ubiquitous.
Bluetooth/iBeacon would work, but accurate location data might have to await high frequency 5G with multiple antennas in every block and around corners.
