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  • Apple modular Mac Pro launch coming in 2019, new engineering group formed to guarantee fut...

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    tipoo said:
    "Throughout, the idea of modularity was omnipresent. An iMac Pro with two iPad Pros hooked up to it allows for direct control, shortcuts and live access to the Logic manual all while you’re mixing a song on the main device. "

    Uh wait, you can do that? If not...Why not?! I always wanted tighter integration to use iPads to make Macs better. 
    Likewise. Also, the bigger point is being missed by Apple here... people want touchscreen capability on their displays!
    williamlondon

  • Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have collected data on up to 87M people

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    wwchris said:
    I have zero outrage over this. I honestly don't even understand how it is a story.
    You are on Facebook. They collect your data (especially when you agree) and they target ads at you. That is what they do.
    People are worked up because the ads were political. It's not like they stole your money. Facebook is free. Ignore the ads if you don't like them.
    Are people angry on the behalf of people whose opinions are swayed but didn't know it? So what, same thing happens every time you see a politician speak or put and ad on TV. And they all have spin and god knows almost none of it is based in fact.
    Who cares? All sides have been targeting people this way for a long time.
    Ok, they gathered data that, only some of which was supposed to be shared and used it to put an ad in your feed. It's not like they were giving away your credit card data. Hell, Google scrubs my personal email for keywords to target ads and that seems way more intrusive.
    Ignore the ads and move on with your life.
    I do it everyday on Facebook.
    It is a story because 300,000 people took the test. The testers then sucked up 87 million more records without permission associated with the 300,000 that agreed to take the test.
    Hasn't it basically been possible to slurp up this kind of data if a firm was willing to pay Facebook for it? I believe marketing firms pay for and collect this kind of data all the time. Besides, this wasn't information like Social Security numbers, phone numbers, dates of birth, etc., as was the case in the Equifax datatastrophe.
    cornchip

  • Disgruntled HomePod owners say firmware update alters sound quality

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    Reminds me of the introduction of “New Coke” and people’s complaints that Coca-Cola never tasted the same afterward.
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • UnitedHealthcare adds Apple Watch Series 3 to insurance discount program

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    sans said:
    Do we know how they will handle it if one already owns an Apple Watch 3 with LTE?
    Presumably this has to do with reporting or using their app to provide your information to them to move the needle on your insurance rate. This is almost the same as a car company lowering your rate if you give them total access to your driving data.
    albegarcGeorgeBMac

  • New Orleans police officer accused of stealing AirPods from Apple store

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    How much is a police officer's salary? Surely enough that $200 isn't significant. Definitely not worth risking your career over. Why do people do these things?
    If the police department had bothered to check her Twitter posts before hiring her, they could’ve avoided the entire incident:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Skylars_Mommyie

    She looks like a real winner.
    kent909cornchip