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Apple launches webpage detailing $30M bag-and-technology search lawsuit settlement
12,000 employees get a maximum of $1,200 each? That’s only $14,400,000, maximum. A few thousand for court fees and the rest goes to the lawyers. Sweet!
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T-Mobile blocking Apple's iCloud Private Relay for some - but it's complicated
Not being a tech peep, I don’t understand how a carrier can block a setting on a phone. Can someone please ‘s plain? Thanks.
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Apple working on multiple folding iPhone prototypes, but launch isn't soon
I understand. And I agree that the differences between iOS and iPadOS aren’t big enough to require anyone to have both, as opposed to a laptop or desktop. Again, my problem is the size - half an iPad Mini is too big for a phone, in my (seldom) humble opinion and an iPhone that doubles in size is too small for me to use as a tablet. It’ll be interesting to see if Apple really does move forward with this. If they do, we can be sure that they see a market for it.GeorgeBMac said:I merely related that foldable phones can do the job of both a smart phone and a (small) tablet and equated that to 2 in 1's doing the job of both a tablet and a laptop -- not that a smart phone can effectively replace a laptop. Sorry if I didn't express that clearly.But Apple forces you to buy one device for each category.CPU, RAM and storage are not issues (except at the highest ends of performance). But Apple keeps their OS's separate making them an issue. Others have resolved that problem.
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iPod Shuffle, cabled EarPods drafted in retro tech revival
If the trend keeps the stuff out of landfills, then that’s a good thing. I still use the very first Apple device I ever bought - an iPod Nano.
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Apple working on multiple folding iPhone prototypes, but launch isn't soon
If you’re able to do all the tasks from those three devices on only one then more power to you. Ikd love to be able to, but I’ve looked into it and it’s not possible. Size is one factor, operating systems are another, CPU, RAM, and HD are another.GeorgeBMac said:fred1 said:
Yep. Obviously I’m only speaking for myself and no one else, but for portability I have my iPhone Mini and for readability, drawing, etc., I have my iPad Mini. A screen that’s twice the size of an iPhone is too small and a phone that’s half the size of an iPad Mini is too big.GeorgeBMac said:fred1 said:I don’t see a need for this ...."No need for this"? Interesting!Ever since Apple abandoned Steve's idea of a small screened iPhone with the iPhone 6, they've been racing ahead to bigger and bigger screens -- while even talking of abandoning the small screened mini.The single biggest limitation of any smart phone is its pocketability -- the ability to fit into a pocket. And that is determined by its screen size. In fact, that is probably the single biggest reason for Face-ID -- to eliminate bezels in order to enlarge the screen. Further, the flip phone proved the utility of the concept: Not only did it shrink the physical dimensions of the phone, it hardened the phone against damage by protecting its screen and keyboard from external damage. (With a flip phone I had no problem carrying keys and phone in the same pocket -- now my iPhone needs a separate pocket all to itself because its screen is so delicate.)At this point, Apple has exhausted the expandability of tits iPhone. If the Pro-Max gets any bigger it goes into iPad territory and its mobility will be severely impaired.They have only one direction to go: A folding iPhone.Apple knows this. But its fans tend to think that if Apple doesn't make it, they don't need it.But don’t base the potential market for a folding phone on my preferences!
Yes, that's one way to do it: buy two devices.Many say the same about tablets and laptops -- that 2 in 1's are in some way bad and you should buy two devices instead: an iPad and a MacBook. But, oh wait! now we're up to three devices: a mini, a tablet and a MacBook.Too rich for my blood!
