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  • Here are all the big changes to Apple Maps from 2017 through 2019

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    Should show speed limits like my car's built-in nav system. I'd also like my nav system to alert me if I'm exceeding the speed limit just like it has voice alerts about accidents ahead blocking lanes.
    cornchipwillcropointpatchythepirateplothwatto_cobraMacProjbdragon

  • Apple's work towards waterproof iPhones continues with new sealing technology

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    crowley said:
    Waterproof is a commonly used term.  Being 20m underwater is not a common scenario.  If the dictionary definition does not meet the usage, therefore the definition is wrong and needs to be updated.

    Lots of words have scientific or engineering meanings that differ from common use meanings.
    Just repeating what Apple says about the Watch not being waterproof. They claim it is water resistant.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205000

    I get your meaning though. Waterproof is in common usage, such as a slicker or galoshes, but this article is very scientific and does discuss engineering so using words that have precise scientific definitions is not inappropriate in my opinion. Water resistant ≠ waterproof.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's work towards waterproof iPhones continues with new sealing technology

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    JMStearnsX2 said:
    Since I will never go more than 10 feet underwater, my phone and watch are indeed "waterproof" for me.....
    Good to know that you are not encumbered by the actual definitions of words.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's work towards waterproof iPhones continues with new sealing technology

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    Apple's work towards waterproof iPhones...
    Waterproof? Not even divers watches with ISO 6425 rating (200m) are waterproof. No consumer electronic device will ever be "waterproof".

    Title should be "Apple's work towards more "water resistant" iPhones..."
    h2pStrangeDaysSgt Storms(trooper)[Deleted User]watto_cobra

  • Apple bans cryptocurrency mining on the iPhone and iPad

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    sflocal said:
     I can easily see App developers abusing this and next thing you know, every "free" app will contain mining software, sucking battery life like it was going out of style, and slowing down one's iPhone in the process.  
    It seems pretty unlikely and quite stupid that an end user would intentionally use an iPhone to mine bitcoins, but I wouldn't be at all surprised that some unscrupulous developers might try to harness the collective power of millions of iPhones to do so unbeknownst to the users. Apple has never approved apps that secretly do things behind the scenes other than what is advertised. Now they are saying you can't even mine bitcoins in the foreground or background or at all.
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