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  • Microsoft reveals Surface Book 2 hybrid tablets, claims they're twice as powerful as Apple...

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    canukstorm said:
    macxpress said:
    appex said:
    Apple should make a Mac tablet.
    I think you should just stop making suggestions....
    He might have a point.  As nice as the iPad Pro & Macbook Pros are, maybe the future of the tablet & laptop is the marriage between the two.  
    Not imo.
    - Windows 2 in 1s are not great tablets. The Windows hybrid is a laptop for most of it users where the trackpad / mouse is essential. Finger touch is an afterthought on these Surface PCs which usually only gets occasional use.
    - As for the laptop, the best OS imo is one optimized for mouse / trackpad use. Kludgy overlays of big tiles are a waste of resources and get in the way of the UI.
    - As for finger touch tablets, the best OS for that to me is one which is completely optimized for finger touch. 
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  • Apple becoming America's favorite company, as 64% own iPhone, Mac, iPad, iPod or watch

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    I'll join the party.

    Active devices in a household of 3:
    3 iPhones
    2 iPads
    2 iMacs
    1 MacBook Pro
    1 Apple Watch S2
    2 Apple TV
    2 Airport
    2 iPod Touch
    3 iPod Nano
    Not active: 2 Macs, 1 MacBook Pro, 2 iPhones, 2 iPads (the rest of the collection was donated or sold)


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  • Apple considering 'Full Active' LCDs from Japan Display for 2018 iPhones

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    melgross said:
    StrangeDays said:
    melgross said:
    sog35 said:
    melgross said:
    It’s a shame that Samsung is the only manufacturer of high quality OLED panels for smartphones and tablets that can make them in large numbers. But it makes sense. There is no other Android OEM that sells flagship phones in the tens of millions each year. And the only other Android OEM that also makes OLEDs, LG, makes them for large screen TVs. And strangely enough, they are the only manufacturer of those large panels. They do cut small panels for their own flagship phones, but they aren’t very good, apparently.

    since Apple has a bunch of their own OLED patents, I’m REALLY curious how these Samsung panels for Apple will work. It’s interesting that we haven’t already gotten samples that have been tested, on the sly, so that photos of the pixels could be taken. Are these Pentile displays, or something else?

    also, the iPhone X doesn’t really have an edge to edge display.
    No phone in existence has an edge to edge display.

    But the X is the only phone that has 4 corners that are near bezeless.

    1. The Samsung's have relatively thick top and bottom bezels
    2. The MiMix has a thick bottom bezel


    The Samsung models have, for several years. Edge to edge means sides, not top and bottom.
    Where is this defined? I’d always thought it meant the entire screen, not just the left and right sides.
    No, while there’s no,”official” standard, just go to articles and reviews. It’s more of a defacto definition. Everyone states that the Samsung’s have edge to edge screens. Well, maybe a small few who don’t want to acknowledge it, don’t. When talking about the forehead and chin, they’re referred to as the top forehead, and bottom chin. I suppose if you look around, you can find someone talking about top,and bottom edges, but that just sounds strange,
    This seems very subjective to me. 
    Objectively, a screen without a bezel on the left and right edge is just that. It is talking about the bezel on two edges.
    A screen without a bezel would refer to all 4 edges. 
    StrangeDays

  • Apple considering 'Full Active' LCDs from Japan Display for 2018 iPhones

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    Marketing slogans about what is a display without a bezel does not eliminate the plain meaning of words.
    A smartphone screen has 4 sides and therefore has 4 bezel areas.
    If a display removes 2 of 4 bezels, it still has the 2 top and bottom bezels. It is a bezeless screen only on 2 sides. 
    A screen with no bezels would include removing the top and bottom bezels. 

    * A common measurement is to calculate screen to body ratio. For instance the new Galaxy phones have a screen to body ratio in the 83% to 84% range. 84% does not = 100%.
    StrangeDays

  • Apple Watch Series 3 with & without cellular vs. Series 1: Which model is right for you?

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    cyberzombie said:
    On the high end, the stainless steel, Hermes and ceramic Edition Apple Watches come with cellular connectivity. Internally, they are the same as the $399 Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular. Simply put, these options are a personal decision based on budget and fashion. From a technical perspective, there is nothing unique
    The higher end models have a sapphire crystal face. Definitely should be a consideration for those prone to hitting things...
    I have a stainless steel Series 2 AW and the sapphire crystal was one of the reasons I got it over the Series 1. 
    This would also apply buyers of the Series 3. 
    Other reasons to pick the Series 3 over the Series 1;
    - The speaker and microphone on the Series 2/3 are better than the Series 1. 
    - The Series 2/3 have better waterproofing allowing for water activities while wearing the AW. 
    - Series 2/3 AWs have brighter screens than the Series 1.
    - Series 3 is faster than Series 1 (or 2).
    - Series 1 does not have GPS which is a feature of all Series 3 AWs. 
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