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In two-pronged attack, Microsoft intros low-end Windows 10 S, high-end $999+ Surface Lapto...
Surface Pro (tablet wannabe but really small PC chained to its Windows legacy) --> iPad Pro competitor (pure tablet)brucemc said:Microsoft "Surface" messaging:
- Surface Pro, which is a tablet that is promoted as a laptop (keyboard, kickstand, ability to dock). With keyboard, pen, and dock, it comes to $1,140 USD.
- Surface Book, which is a laptop promoted as a "the ultimate laptop", with the detachable screen for tablet-like use, with a starting price of $1500 USD.
- Surface Laptop, which is advertised as a laptop. Starts at $999.
So if you want a laptop, which one should you get?
Surface Book (wants to compete as a high end laptop, sucks as a tablet) --> Macbook Pro competitor (high end laptop)
Surface Laptop (small lightweight laptop with touchscreen) --> Macbook competitor (very lightweight laptop for those who don't want iPad)
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Apple 'finalizing' design of Amazon Echo rival based on Siri
In the world of online punditry, Apple can only fail, even if they sell double the number of these hypothetical devices in one quarter than what Amazon sells in a year. If it's not as big as iPhone, then it fails. If Apple doesn't report total sales in their quarterly call, then it's a fail.jbdragon said:Echo a hit? It's doing OK, but a hit? No! Go Google selling numbers and it's around 9 million sold to date. That's since it's been released. Apple sold over 12 million Apple Watches last year alone. My Apple Watch is a better Echo!!! It's not tied down to a single location because of a power cord so it's everywhere I am. I don't have to touch my watch, just say Hey Siri and a command. It actually works quite well other then it's a little slow. It is the Original Apple Watch.
For example just now from seeing other comments on things like Joke with Echo, so I asked my watch, Hey Siri, Tell me a Joke. It was doing a number of different ones, I liked this Classic, "How many Apple Watches does it take to screw in a bulb? Two: one to screw it in and another to watch. Get it? Watch! Haha!"
From setting reminders, and timers, and asking questions like When to the S.F. Giants play, and it shows me right on the screen. There's Homekit support, though I haven't tried it yet as I don't have any of them devices yet. I'm always learning how to do new things.
I'm not sure why Apple really needs a stand alone device like a Echo and Google's Copy of the Echo. The Sales numbers doesn't really show a huge demand. How about Apple releasing a Kinect type device that plugs into a Apple TV4? They do have a USB3 port on the back that's generally never used. You could plug into that and now you can have Facetime support on your TV which would be kind of cool, and Siri support always on without having to hit a button on the remote and talk into that. Other then that, I don't really see a big need to copy the Echo.
I wonder if I can open and close my Garage door using Siri? I can control it on my Apple Watch by starting the app and hitting the door open button, but I wonder if Siri would work also? I'm going to have to try that.
Of course everyone also forgets that Amazon basically deals in one language, English.
Apple OTOH has to deal with multiple languages.
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Plastc goes the way of Coin as Apple Pay takes the lead in digital payments
I'm very surprised that in Japan you can not reliably use Apple Pay (or contactless payments) other than public transport.jdw said:I am an Apple fan who wants ApplePay to succeed, but the reality is that about the only place one can reliably use ApplePay here in Japan is when traveling on Public Transport, which I normally do not use because I prefer a car. Furthermore, the article makes no mention of the new competition -- Mastercard's plastic credit card with a built-in fingerprint reader:
https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/20/mastercard-biometric-fingerprint-card/
Even though it would appear that ApplePay is more secure and reliable that MC's fingerprint tech, the ultimate decider will be the end consumer.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/04/20/mastercard-to-add-fingerprint-sensors-to-cards-wont-follow-strict-apple-pay-security-policy
Furthermore Apple Pay just doesn't appear to be more secure but is more secure than this new finger print enabled Master Card.
With Apple Pay, no one can pick any useful information off your card even with the Wallet app open. No card number, no expiry date, no CVC number. With a plastic card OTOH, all those are readily available.
It's what I answer people who ask me the always silly question: What if I steal your phone?
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Plastc goes the way of Coin as Apple Pay takes the lead in digital payments
A very uninformative post and even more so, website.billybob88 said:http://www.pymnts.com/mobile-wallet-adoption-2017/
Samsung Pay is the most used at 4.5%, Apple Pay has had decrease in usage over the last few months.
Says nothing about their samples, geographic location. Even their data points are insufficient. Apple Pay has the most and others only have one.
In short no conclusions can be drawn from this.
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Apple stores install special signage in celebration of Earth Day
So I guess that now in the year 2017 your CRT VGA graphics display is on its last legs and you will be replacing it soon? And what will you do with it? Throw it in the garbage or take it to recycling center nearby just as you would do with a 2008 iMac?appex said:Apple could protect the Earth producing and promoting headless desktop Mac instead if iMac. Computers may last for seven years, but displays last more than 20 years.
