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  • Apple's Siri renovation is probably going to take longer than expected

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    Siri already does the few things I ask it to do (mostly add things to my calendar or reminders or play this online radio station) just fine. I look forward to the improvements, but apart from some occasional "wording the request correctly" issues on my part -- for example, there's one radio station I like where I must add the phrase "on TuneIn" before she's able to play it -- I don't use it for much, and what I do use it for works fine.
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  • iPhone SE 4 -- All the rumors about Apple's next budget-friendly device

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    michelb76 said:
    The SE 4th is looking like a great phone without a ridiculous pricetag. Actually useful AI on a phone (iOS or Android) is still 1-2 years away, and I'm not looking to pay the upcharge again like I did for my 13 Pro. Can't wait! 
    I may not be taking full advantage whatever AI is supposed to do for me, but I really appreciate the writing tools I now have that didn't before, and I'm already finding that Siri doesn't resort to "here are some links" as often as it previously did.

    In particular, I find the summarizing and proofreading tools handy. Don't have much use for the generative-art type features at present, but I could see myself creating a custom emoji or two that look more like me than the generic emoji. I notice with some amusement that -- without fail -- the Genmoji my friends create always make them look younger, fitter, and more photogenic. :)

    For those that like chatbots, I like the fact that queries to ChatGPT are integrated, and yet still private -- and not used to train it.

    Like a lot of new Apple features over the years, my use of it is experimental and minimal for now -- but the parts that are relevant to me will likely be used more going forward. I'm really looking forward to the full Siri makeover once its complete, as it already does a lot of what I request it do, though you have to be much more careful with your phrasing at present compared to what Apple is promising for the future.
    Alex1N

  • UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on iPhone users worldwide

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    Let me take a stab (itha_christie, my fave username here) at mansplaining why this UK effort is a) hare-brained and b) will go nowhere:

    The UK cannot, and is certainly not in a position to, pass laws that OTHER COUNTRIES have to obey. Full stop.
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  • Apple accelerates hiring for its home robotics projects

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    Pema said:
    This is the companion to let's extend the lifespan of our existing and tired devices, iPhone, iPad by making them foldable. 
    99.9% of iPhone, iPad users want a foldable device, as much as they want a book light and electric toothbrush added to their Apple devices. 

    This is called spinning your wheels when you have nothing new and revolutionary to offer. 

    I love it when I can't tell if a rant has been generated by AI or a psych patient off their meds.

    Apple has not announced any foldable products. Based on sales of foldables over at Samsung, they aren't likely to, either -- maybe (MAYBE) a foldable iPad someday..

    Have you looked at the price of Samsung's foldables? I get the feeling you have not.

    Of the top 10 smartphones shipped in 2024, Samsung had three models in that list -- the Galaxy A15 at #4, the Galaxy A15 5G at #8, and the S24 Ultra at #9. All the other models in the top 10 were iPhones. The Galaxy Fold was not in the top 10 field at all.

    Why doesn't the Galaxy Fold sell well? Because its price makes even Apple blush. Starts at $2000. The best-selling Galaxy A15 models are best sellers because they retails for around 10 percent of the Fold's price -- it's a good basic phone for cheapskates, and half the cost (and half the features) of an iPhone SE.

    Other than folding -- which is not revolutionary, flip phones had that down two decades ago -- what's "new and revolutionary" about any Samsung phone?

    Seems to me they are the ones "spinning their wheels" -- apart from the broken merry-go-round that is your mind, that is.

    The iPhone WAS the revolution. Go back and look what phones were around before the iPhone was introduced, and what happened immediately after that. Hint: Steve Jobs even made a chart to show you!

    There is nothing wrong with iterating and incrementally improving a revolutionary product, which is exactly what Apple does, which copy-machine Samsung faithfully follows AFTERWARDS. Oh wait, except for the Samsung S-Pen -- an "innovation" so popular that no current model includes or supports it. And don't get me started on Windows. ...

    If you are "tired" of Apple products, find something clearly superior in an all-around sense, and report back. In the meantime ... get back under your bridge, troll.

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  • Apple's original and delayed HomePod finally shipped seven years ago

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    I still have my first-gen, full-size HomePods -- two of them, used via my Apple TV box and television to play music and TV sound. They still work flawlessly and deliver great room-filling sound, but if a more sophisticated third-gen model is produced alongside Apple's plans for a smarter Siri, I'll finally have an excuse to replace them.
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