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  • Extreme OLED test finds Apple's iPhone X takes much longer to 'burn in' images than Samsun...

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    lkrupp said:
    Apple may be using Samsung’s OLED display technology but it appears their software management of it is superior. Just like Apple’s software management of batteries to prevent sudden shutdowns. Could it be that Apple really does care about the customer experience?
    Good luck trying to explain that to various online peanut galleries. 
    I just spent a few minutes looking at a Mac Rumors Q&A article carefully explaining the battery issue and many posters there felt the need to post their uninformed opinions. Now my head hurts from all this  🙄
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  • Spotify slapped with $1.6B copyright lawsuit over songs by The Doors, Tom Petty, others

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    There are times when I miss the days where one could go down to the record store and buy an album bring it back home, admire the artwork, the lyrics and actually sit down and appreciate it in its entirety.
    I guess those days are long gone now in the age of "Despacito".  
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  • How iPhone batteries work, and how Apple manages performance over time

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    rogifan_new said:
    dws-2 said:
    This is the best article I've read so far. It's nice to get more information. Keep up the good work.

    I'm wondering if the "critical voltage" is higher on the iPhones 6  and later (vs. the 5s and earlier) because that's when the issue started. Maybe newer processors, being more powerful, need a higher critical voltage. Also, iPhone batteries tend to be smaller (iPhones being more power efficient) than Android batteries, and bigger batteries are less affected, so I'm wondering if this is less of a problem in the Android world. 
    Check out Rene Ritchie’s Vector podcast. Just before Christmas he had a round table discussion with a John Poole from Geekbench and a few others to discuss what’s happening and what it means. It was a balanced podcast with facts not outrage or hyperbole.
    I listened to that podcast and also just heard John Gruber's episode 210 from Saturday Dec. 30. They're all very informative but in this day and age of binary journalism, right/wrong, left/right, good/bad etc. there is no place for nuances, unfortunately. 
    Many have made their minds up and are using this to confirm their personal bias. 
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  • New analyst speculation suggests Apple cash repatriation increases odds of Netflix acquisi...

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    I guess there's a chance for everything but I do find 40% a tad bit high. The analyst may have slipped in one zero in there by accident, following New Year's celebrations. 
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  • South Korea probes Apple's decision to slow down iPhones with weak batteries

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    jd_in_sb said:
    VRing said:
    TheUnusual6 said:
    Apple doesn't slow down all the phones, only those with degraded battery. Also it slows down only in the peak performance time. Why can't people just understand that? When would you buy a new phone? when your phone shuts down randomly or when it lags sometimes? If Apple wants you to buy a new phone, it could just let your phone shut down due to poor battery. Its actually making you not to buy a new phone often. My 6S has the same exact Geekbench score now on iOS 11.2.1 just like it the day I bought it.
    Users that did experience this problem never knew that a battery replacement could remedy it. Apple never told them either, and to top it off, some of these users might have been under warranty and eligible for a free battery replacement.
    All good points. I think Apple should have been transparent about it. But I disagree with you that Apple had bad intentions. 
    We can speculate all we want about Apple’s intentions.
    I agree that this should have been communicated to at least the Apple Store employees.
    I expect Phil Schiller to call a press conference soon. Would this fall under his management?
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