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  • Qualcomm's iPhone 7 Plus modem beats Intel modem in areas with weak signal

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    softeky said:
    Intel has been holding Apple up for well over a year on the Mac side. Intel has been trying to get Apple to use their processor on the iPhone side too. I wonder if Intel has been playing games with delaying Apple until Apple has agreed to use Intel's product in the iPhone. My spider sense is tingling (or just more paranoid than usual). Is it possible that Apple had to commit to use Intel chips (starting with the modem) in the iPhone then Intel would get MacBook Pro Kaby Lake processors into Apple's hands in sufficient quantity for Apple finally to be able to refresh the MBP?

    In order to support 4-5k graphics throughput and ThunderBolt 3.1 Apple would need Kaby Lake (not a cut-down version either). Intel does not seem to have been in a cooperative mood so I wonder if they have been holding out on Apple without business quid-pro-quo, putting Apple in a position to be the Beta tester for Intel's modem chip set.

    Perhaps now we can get a 5k Apple 27" display too with TB 3.1 and various ports?
    Perhaps Intel can be persuaded to fix their iPhone modem chips (can the software drivers make up the gap)?
    Must order more popcorn. 
    That would backfire relatively quickly.

    Examples which come to mind:
    - Motorola -> IBM Power
    - Mac Clones -> Shut em down | build own hardware
    - IBM Power -> Intel
    - Microsoft (foot dragging) with Internet Explorer (for Mac OS) -> Apple answers with Safari
    - Microsoft (foot dragging) with Office (for Mac OS) -> Apple answers with iWorks
    - Samsung iPhone Application Processes -> Apple brings it in house (A Series) and just 'kills it all'
    - Google Maps -> iOS Apple native Maps

    For better or worse, Apple has shown/proven that if/when hamstrung by a 'supplier', they have a solid plan B in place. All the speculation of Apple possibly running full blown OS X / macOS on A series processors, I would be surprised if they were not. They've moved before, twice (Motorola > IBM, IBM > Intel). If they did it again, no one who has followed Apple history should be surprised.

    If you want it done right, you've got to do it yourself - I'm sure it's some un-documented internal Apple philosophy.

    What's Bob Mansfield special project that he was brought back for, I wonder!

    Definitely will be ordering more popcorn with you.
    ronnafrodrinolamacguyidrey

  • Hammer finally falls as Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is officially, permanently discontinued

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    haar said:
    rwes said:
    sog35 said:
    Remember when the tech media was criticizing the iPhone for not having fast charging? LOL


    Aside from not having fast charging. You've got people complaining about the removal of headphone jack when, apple used some of that freed up space to increase the battery capacity by 14% I believe (in iPhone 7). I'm not saying I'm a fan of losing the headphone jack; just that if you look at the reasons it was done, it's sensible. Not at all the best thing/idea at all since sliced bread, far from it, but sensible.

    Instead or just trying to cram a larger battery in the same space, which is reportedly the issue with the Note 7.
    "The chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was more explicit when his agency announced an official recall on Thursday. He said the phone’s battery was slightly too big for its compartment and the tight space pinched the battery, causing a short circuit." Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-18/samsung-crisis-began-in-rush-to-capitalize-on-uninspiring-iphone

    Which means that SAMSUNG was warned that the battery was too big to fit the phone.
     (Probably by a low level supervisor... and ignored)
    And because they were in a rush to get the phone out, they forced the issue, and said "do not worry"...
    and they are in the situation they are now.  
    THEY COULD HAVE USED A month, in total, it get a thinner battery...
     (BEFORE THE "fireworks" WENT OFF... instead "wow, look at all the pretty colors" )
    when they should have stopped production, dump the batteries, get new thinner ones... but NO...
    and here we are 18 BILLION dollars poorer. 


    You're probably right about some internal engineer or low level manager/superior saying something and just being overruled.

    Now the s**t has hit the fan.

    Everyones left with popcorn in hand, watching the fallout/show and people (I'll risk it, and speak for all people, on both sides (pro Apple, pro Samsung)) left hoping there is no loss of life over something like this.
    iosfangirl6001watto_cobra

  • Hammer finally falls as Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is officially, permanently discontinued

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    sog35 said:
    Remember when the tech media was criticizing the iPhone for not having fast charging? LOL


    Aside from not having fast charging. You've got people complaining about the removal of headphone jack when, apple used some of that freed up space to increase the battery capacity by 14% I believe (in iPhone 7). I'm not saying I'm a fan of losing the headphone jack; just that if you look at the reasons it was done, it's sensible. Not at all the best thing/idea at all since sliced bread, far from it, but sensible.

    Instead or just trying to cram a larger battery in the same space, which is reportedly the issue with the Note 7.
    "The chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was more explicit when his agency announced an official recall on Thursday. He said the phone’s battery was slightly too big for its compartment and the tight space pinched the battery, causing a short circuit." Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-18/samsung-crisis-began-in-rush-to-capitalize-on-uninspiring-iphone
    longpathwatto_cobra

  • Apple reportedly in discussions to buy sports car manufacturer McLaren

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    I'm going to have to side with the people thinking this, if it were true and completed, would be an ingenious move. Some people talking about buying Tesla (I love Tesla BTW), or BMW (I also love BMW BTW) or [insert some other well established brand here].

    As some have said, the larger and known established brands have a lot of -baggage-, good a bad, a lot regardless. Here, they would get somewhat comparable expertise at a very comparable bargain, if the numbers are anywhere close to what's been said.

    Here, you've got a very well established, but "small" player. It's not typical Apple to do this, but they could leave McLaren semi-independent while taking what McLaren has learned over time and applying it to mid/mass market vehicle(s) of their own!

    Designed by Apple in California; with the added engineering prowess of some of the best and fastest McLaren has ever offered.
    qwwera

  • Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 largely incremental, except for iris scanner

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    Baldwyn said:
    I don't even have to turn my phone on for Samsung Pay. With the screen off, I swipe up from the home button and my card comes up. I touch the fingerprint sensor, it vibrates and I'm done. With the iris scanner, I'll swipe up, look at my phone, and tap it to the POS reader. What could be easier? 

    BTW, you have the weight of the N7 listed as 345 grams, where It should be at 169. Big difference there. 

    That's Apples original implementation actually. The (iOS) device doesn't have to be woken up first; the other poster who mentioned waking their phone may not know.

    When near a NFC capable terminal, once within range, the device will wake and show a list of cards. If you then rest your finger on the home button, it'll pay with the default card. Otherwise, you can switch cards before and and then rest your finger. Phone vibrates and once moved away from terminal, it'll go back to sleep on its own.

    Both (Apple and Samsung) implementations are nice, fast and smooth (if a user knows).
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