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  • New rumor suggests four iPad Air models could be on the way

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    twolf2919 said:
    I wish Apple added a lower price iPad.  Right now, the cheapest iPad is $329.   I don’t mind spending lots of money on iPhone.  With those at 6.8” in size, iPads are becoming convenience accessories for the couch.  I still have a 5 year old one (9.7”?) laying around, collecting dust.  I’d upgrade it and maybe even use it again if it was lighter and had a bigger screen - but not for $329.

    My dad actually uses his - even older - iPad all the time, but is too cheap to consider a new one at $329 (he got the current one from me - a hand-me-down).

    If you think $329 too expensive for an entry-level iPad, you are not really an iPad customer. Check out an Amazon Fire tablet.
    williamlondonPauloSeraawatto_cobra

  • Apple releases iOS 17.0.3 & iPadOS 17.0.3 with overheating fixes

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    stinkypete22 said:
    Is the WiFi and Cell bars disappearing when you are not in an App something anyone else is seeing.  The second I open an App the bars come back.

    This self corrected for me after about a day after the initial 17.0 update.
    watto_cobra

  • DuckDuckGo could have been Apple's private search engine

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    22july2013 said:
    imat said:
    - Apple Card availability?
    Not even in Canada yet. With no hints of it coming here. Thanks for making a list of Apple's US-centric worldview.

    Can Goldman Sachs even issue cards in Canada? They issue the cards, not Apple.
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Apple FineWoven case review: Not the leather replacement we were hoping for

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    Are there any third-party leather cases that are more like Apple's previous leather models? Most of what I have seen are extremely thick, if beautiful, leather. Just not looking for that kind of bulk. Frankly, I found Apple's leather cases perfect for my phones and my use.
    MplsP

  • Apple's iPhone 15 & Apple Watch event -- what we loved, and didn't

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    chasm said:
    ApplePoor said:
    I compared the specifications of my iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB to the just released iPhone 15 Pro Max 15 1TB. Then I compared the specifications of my iWatch Ultra to the just released iWatch Ultra 2. The prices did not change for either device from last year. There just was not enough "improvement" to justify dropping close to $2,700 to buy new ones this year. My current inventory works just fine for me. 

    1. There’s no such thing as an iWatch.

    2. You’re not the target market for an iPhone 15, and you have made the correct decision IMO. The target market for *any* new model of iPhone at this point is not the previous-model buyers, but the “haven’t upgraded in 3 or 4 years” audience. That would be me. :smile: 

    Exactly. The percentage of users who upgrade their devices every year is minuscule. and that percentage gets lower each year as Apple's user base grows. Prime target for this year's phones, I believe, is anything older than a well-functioning 12/12 Pro.
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra