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  • Apple offering 10% bonus for adding credit to Apple ID

    dinkydogsdinkydogs
    AppleInsider said:

    Running from Tuesday until March 10, customers in the United States with a valid payment card on an account can make a one-time top-up and receive further credit worth 10% of the payment.


     this should be May 10 and not March 10
    fastasleepwatto_cobra

  • Hands on: Mophie's Powerstation Plus XL stands out from the battery pack with built-in Lig...

    dinkydogsdinkydogs
    There is no mention of size or a picture of the battery next to an iphone for comparison. For me personally if it's too big, bulky and heavy then it's not worth carrying around. Also at $99.95 for a 10,000 mAh battery even with the cable built in or wireless charging seems a bit steep when you can get a regular battery from Anker for 1/3 of the price.
    randominternetperson

  • Swype add-on keyboard discontinued, pulled from iOS App Store

    dinkydogsdinkydogs
    anton zuykov said:
    Hate to ask, but how would Apple know if I am entering a password/credit card data or some message that does not contain any of that?
    Apple did allow third party keyboards, so I am not sure where did you get that stuff from, that they do not let 3rd party apps "enter" that info, especially considering the fact that a keyboard is there to ENTER information.
    I may be wrong but it seems as though you do not use third party keyboards otherwise you wouldn't be asking this question. And if you are not using third party keyboards then you shouldn't be making up quotes such as the one you made earlier. However, if you are using third party keyboards and have experienced what you stated then i apologize.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Watch can detect early signs of diabetes with 85% accuracy, study finds

    dinkydogsdinkydogs
    araquen said:
    I am fairly critical of the eHeart Study. 

    They classified me as having COPD because I used to have chronic bronchitis, which was brought on by a dust allergen (the bronchitis immediately cleared up when I took an antihistamine. Pretty sure COPD doesn't work that way). I haven't had bronchitis in years since I started working from home. This is not symptomatic of COPD at all. Nor do I smoke or have emphysema. It's not even a condition my own doctor diagnosed or considers me a risk factor for. 

    When I told the eHeart Study people of the error, they told me they "couldn't fix it" but to tell any surveys I do not have the condition. This is stupid. For one thing, as a consequence, I will NOT be asked to join any non-COPD related studies. I will also no qualify for any COPD related studies. Effectively, they categorized me out of the program.

    When I told them I wanted to leave the program BECAUSE they have no process to correct a mis-"diagnosis" they never responded. And there is no opt-out in the app. Once you're in, you're in forever. 

    So I uninstalled the app and whenever the eHeart Study people send me an email I unsubscribe. 

    But if they are completely unwilling to fix bad data, and have no desire to make sure that they're accurately collecting data to begin with, I can't see how this study can be in any way effective.
    chronic bronchitis is a form of COPD. so they study classified you properly.
    nhtSolilolliverstantheman