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  • Amazon UK will charge more for ad-free Prime Video from February

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    AppleInsider said:

    There is still no date for the US version, but customers in the UK have begun receiving an email notification that says when the adverts will begin.


    I'm in the US and got an email on Dec 26 saying this will start on January 29.
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  • Level Lock+ review: Must-have HomeKit smart lock with Apple Home Key support

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    macminion said:
    My home front door and interior door access to the garage use the same physical key.  Can Level Lock key two locks for use by one physical key?
    yes, you can have the lock rekeyed to your current house key if it's a Schlage lock. I'm not sure if it will work with Kwikset keys. Any locksmith can rekey the lock for you
    JP234 said:
    Having to disassemble the lock to replace the AA battery is a non-starter for me. So is having to remember to carry an extra physical key for the inevitable, a dead battery.

    Really getting sick of all the assorted batteries in my life that need constant replacing or recharging. I have to have a box full of AAA, AA, C, D, 2032, 2430. 2025, 312, and spare power tool batteries, to avoid having to go to the store in the middle of some activity. And then there's the rat's nest of adapters, chargers and cables.
    you don't have to disassemble the lock to replace the battery. just unscrew the cap on the bolt and swap out the battery. it's really easy and quick to do. less than a minute


    I'm curious though if the Level Touch will get a firmware upgrade to be able to support HomeKey since the Level+ looks like the replacement for the Level Touch

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  • Samsung mocks iPhone 14 in latest ad campaign

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    winstoner71 said:
    I’ve never heard Apple mention another phone or company in an ad in my life. If they did, I missed it. 

    Although not phone related, Apple did do the MAC vs PC commercials many moons ago.
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  • Apple sued for allowing loot boxes in App Store

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    svanstrom said:


    The important thing to understand here isn't the Apple-specific situation, but rather that companies could do a lot to trick people into "accidentally" doing purchases; which means that legally there needs to be some sort of guidelines as far as what is trickery, and what is a reasonable level of making sure you as a company don't by complacency allow your customers to accidentally make unwanted purchases.

    So if Apple make their products to be used by children, and allow some type of purchases to happen in relationship to that, then they end up with a legal obligation to one way or another make sure the parents easily understand how to control such purchases. And "parents" in this context doesn't mean some ideal parents with perfect tech competency, but the type of normal parents of the market that buy Apple products.
    I don't know how you can get tricked into accidentally purchasing something. Whenever I make a purchase either in the app store or in a game I have to enter my password or use face id/touch id. So if I see something pop up asking me to approve it and I didn't knowingly purchase something then I hit cancel and don't approve it. Not sure what else a company needs to do other than make a person enter their password to approve a purchase.

    As for the second paragraph you speak in generalitites. What is easy for one person may not be easy for another. Also it doesn't take a parent with perfect tech competency to do anything on apple products, and how do you define normal parent? What's normal for one person may not be normal for another. If a parent doesn't understand how to do it then they should ask for help, either on line, go to the apple store or ask friend or family member. People need to learn to take responsibility for their own actions or kids actions and stop blaming others.
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  • Apple Watch Fall Detection credited with saving unresponsive Arizona man

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    When a user takes a hard fall, Fall Detection will prompt the user to respond and dismiss the notification or contact first responders. If the user doesn't dismiss the dialog within one minute, the Apple Watch will do so automatically.

    This is incorrect. If the user doesn't dismiss the dialog, the watch will contact 911 automatically and not dismiss the dialog automatically.

    I think it also sends a message to your emergency contacts
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