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  • Banned Dash developer accused of nearly 1,000 fradulent reviews, Apple says

    nolamacguynolamacguy
    i'm amused by the armchair executives online who are under some mistaken notion that this is a court of law and apple is obligated to personally hand over its fraud findings to them. 
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  • More Galaxy Note 7 fires reported as cryptic communications from Samsung complicate exchange proces

    nolamacguynolamacguy
    can you imagine the hatred and circus if this were Apple? if Apple had still not instituted a complete and permanent recall & discontinuation of the model? people would be losing their goddamn minds.

    but Samsung? meh.

    i mean there have been countless articles, and TV & radio segments dedicated to Apple's migration away from the legacy audio port...but a flagship phone literally exploding and causing fires? meh.

    its pathetic.
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  • Apple opens up iTunes donations for Hurricane Matthew relief

    nolamacguynolamacguy
    dougd said:
    Why doesn't Apple make a big donation ? 
    every thread. sigh. ok: 1) maybe they will, who knows they have in the past. 2) why dont you make a donation? 3) why are you worried about it? are you "concerned" apple isn't doing its part?
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  • Two more Galaxy Note 7 phones catch fire, Samsung allegedly stonewalling users

    nolamacguynolamacguy
    wizard69 said:
    dewme said:
    This is a black eye on the CPSC. They should have insisted that Samsung provide sufficient peer reviewed evidence from the root cause failure mode analysis of the first round of defective exploding phones and the prescribed modifications before allowing the now possibly defective replacement phones to be imported. The speed at which Samsung was able to deliver the supposed "fixed" products into the sales channel leads me to believe that consumer safety is being short circuited for reasons known only to the CPSC and Samsung. Someone's not doing their job and consumer health and public safety is being compromised. Totally Unacceptable.

    Sadly the only thing the CPSC people are doing is pushing a leftist agenda. Like many federal departments they have lost their way over the last decade or so. 
    well that certainly sounds like unsupported right-winger nonsense. 
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  • Headphone picks for iPhone 7 users missing the 3.5mm headphone jack

    nolamacguynolamacguy
    dacloo said:
    It's so childish to label people with complaints as 'crybabies'. Their arguments are valid.

    Apple is forcing us to invest in wireless. This 'bold move' is being compared to the removal of the floppy drive in the iMacs back then. It's not a fair comparison because the removal of the drive didn't force people to invest in a propriety Apple format (lighting cable, W1 chip, etc, for third parties all subject to Apple's review process and expensive licensing fees).
    The iMacs alternative was USB, external CD-ROM player and floppy drive. That seemed fair.

    I personally hate the removal of the jack because I need a reliable wired connection for all my daily team calls, and I need to be able to charge my phone while doing so. And I sure as hell don't need another Apple accessory that requires charging.
    And we all know that Bellina dongle sucks balls. 

    Apple didn't provide a second lighting port, or included the W1 chip while keeping the jack. Their move isn't 'bold', it's arrogant and unneeded. They're creating a way to earn more money from third party accessory creators and iUsers at the same time.
    much nonsense. again nobody is forcing you to do anything, let alone invest in wireless. lightning is wired and there's an adapter. i take calls with my team and the lightning headphones are fine (tho i will get AirPods on day 1!). my iphone 7 battery lasts me well until bed time without needing a second charge. yet, if for some strange reason it did, there's a charging cable on my desk -- thus in no real-world scenario would i: 1) not have charged from the nite before, and 2) had to be on the phone for 12+ hours talk time straight preventing me from sneaking in a second daily charge. in years of being a software dev and manager this has never happened. your supposed scenario is likely made up to fit your complaints. 

    as for your supposed charging + wired headphones need, you have so many options it's pathetic:

    - apple dock
    - belkin dongle 
    - griffin trip clip BT/3.5mm adapter

    ...so your "need" can surely be met.

    but yes, whining about it for months to come on rumor sites will be oh so much more productive. 

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