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USB-C Philips Brilliance 4K monitor offers docking features including gigabit networking

volcan

September 2018

maciekskontakt said:

Forst of all, Is this professional graphic monitor or regular consumer monitor?
In the first sentence it says it is aimed at creative professionals. The specs sound pretty sweet. I'd be surprised if the case is not plastic. On the Philips site it says the finish is textured.
iPhone XS teardown shows single-cell battery, few other changes from iPhone X

volcan

September 2018

AppleInsider said:

The customary teardown of the iPhone XS, this time by FixjeiPhone, appears at first glance to be the same as the iPhone X's treatment last year. From the outset, however, the technician disassembling the device notes it is harder to gain access, with the screen a little tougher to remove than before because of its watertight seal, which helps the iPhone X have an improved IP68 water resistance rating.
I believe there is a typo.

Should be iPhone XS has IP68. The iPhone X has IP67.
Hands on: Google Maps in CarPlay fights Apple Maps for your dashboard

volcan

September 2018

maciekskontakt said:

Why would I care? None of them is even close to Waze. Both of them resemble outdated GPS in Land Rovers. Do any of them have adaptable algorithms to traffic levels and road hazards? Waze does so do not think it will guide you the same route every time.

A lot of people in LA hate that feature because Waze reroutes commuters through their quiet winding narrow streets that were not designed as shortcuts to avoid traffic. They are for neighborhood access not thoroughfare for the general public.
Testing the speed of iOS 11 versus iOS 12 on the iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2

volcan

September 2018

What's up with these old threads being reposted?
Samsung teases mystery Galaxy device launch promising '4X fun' in October

volcan

September 2018

supadav03 said:

4 cameras? 4 new devices? Wonder what it’s referring to. Guess it doesn’t matter, since I wouldn’t buy anything from Samsung

According to the Samsung Developer Conference website, the speculation is that it is a new Galaxy phone with four rear cameras. Funny thing is, the article was posted 2 months ago and has zero comments so far. "A lot of people are saying..."