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  • Apple douses rumor of impending iMessage release for Android

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    roake said:
    SpamSandwich said:
    If people want the full iPhone and Messages experience, they should get an iPhone. Having 100s of millions more Messages users placing a strain on Apple's servers for no financial gain doesn't make sense, IMO.
    Except to make this the world-wide standard.

    If a world wide standard is what people want, they can always use other apps such as Whatsapp, Viber, Hangouts, etc.  Even Google's Allo will be coming to iPhone soon.  There are plenty of alternatives if you do not want to use iMessage.
    ai46

  • Inside iOS 10: Apple Maps will remember where you parked your car

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    kmanvan said:
    Wow. Doing what Android has been doing for years already and calling it innovation. Embarrassing. 

    I've found it works very hit and miss on my android phone. Once  when I moved my car a couple of miles it didn't recognise that I had moved and told me my car was still in the previous place. 
    doozydozenstevehwatto_cobra

  • Some low hanging fruit for Apple to pick at WWDC 2016

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    techlover said:


    No, that's 11 years. 2007-2016 "inclusive" is 10 years.
    You could just count it on your fingers, like this:

    June 2007-June 2008 = 1 year
    June 2008-June 2009 = 2 years
    June 2009-June 2010 = 3 years
    June 2010-June 2011 = 4 years
    June 2011-June 2012 = 5 years
    June 2012-June 2013 = 6 years
    June 2013-June 2014 = 7 years
    June 2014-June 2015 = 8 years
    June 2015-June 2016 = 9 years
    June 2016-June 2017 = 10 years

    June 2017 would make 10 years.

    @bdkennedy is correct.

    At least that's how I count it.

    Then again I am terrible with birthdays and anniversaries so I could be wrong.
    Thank goodness for calendar reminders.


    Or you could count it like this:

    June 2007 - iPhone 1

    June 2008 - iPhone 2

    June 2009 - iPhone 3

    June 2010 - iPhone 4

    June 2011 - iPhone 5

    June 2012 - iPhone 6

    June 2013 - iPhone 7

    June 2014 - iPhone 8

    June 2015 - iPhone 9

    June 2016 - iPhone 10

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  • Facing 'sluggish sales,' Apple said to continue reduced iPhone production through June quarter

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    bluefire1 said:
    The iPhone 7 had better be a real upgrade, both cosmetically and internally. My friend recently showed me his new Galaxy S7 and it is stunning. And the battery life....
    That wasn't my opinion when I saw it in real life. Oversaturated screen, the sample images looked awful, and the build quality really isn't the same as an iPhone. 
    baconstang

  • Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 7' to retain 6s dimensions, thinner Lightning port, lack waterproofing

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    bulldogs said:
    fallenjt said:
    What will excite you? Double edges like Samsung? iPhone is mature. You will see minimal cosmetic change. It's all about features from now on.
    Dual screens such as on the LG V10 would be compelling. As would be swappable modules for such things as much better cameras, high definition audio or a second battery like the LG G5. http://www.androidcentral.com/quick-look-lg-g5-vs-lg-v10
    Also, 6 GB of LDDR4 RAM and the Snapdragon 820 on the Vivo Xplay 5 makes it officially the fastest phone in the world ... faster than Galaxy S7 and the iPhone 6s. 

    Finally, although it is a Windows 10 device, the HP Elite x3 is a 6' phone that - when used with its accompanying dock accessories - can be used as a tablet and a touchscreen laptop. Funny, they were able to get a Continuum-ready device on the market before Microsoft was. The Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will do the same, as Google and Samsung are working (together!) on putting similar features in Android N, and the device will have either 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM to accommodate it. 

    So A) Samsung has never been the only company to innovate in this space - in fact the current Android flagship design that most OEMs use is based on the HTC M7, not a Samsung phone - and B) there are still a lot of design features out there. Just as Apple took fingerprint scanners from the Motorola Atrix and HTC One Max Android phones and made them mainstream, I could definitely see future iPhones doing the same with LG's dual screens and custom modules. 

    And yes, Apple will introduce their own devices with Samsung and LG style curved and bendable screens, and do so as early as 2018. Whether it excites you or not, it is happening.
    Actually HP were not able to get a Continuum device into the market before Microsoft was.  Microsoft has already got Continuum devices out in the 950 and 950XL whereas the HP Elite X3 is still months away from coming to the market.
    netmage