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  • Apple releases first public betas of iOS 10, macOS Sierra [u]

    levilevi
    Been chomping at the bit for this one
    macxpressmagman1979jbishop1039

  • TSMC expected to net big revenue boost on Apple 'A10' chips for 'iPhone 7'

    levilevi
    thewhitefalcon said:
    Bull. TSMC was sole supplier of the A8 and kept up with demand just fine - the LCD panels for the Plus were the issue. I'm not sure why this site is so determined to rag on TSMC and praise Samscum. 
    Samsung supplied some percentage of chips. This isn't a slight to TSMC, nor an endorsement of Samsung - it's fact. There are advantages to having more than one supplier - price, capacity, redundancy, etc
    Solilolliver

  • Apple's 'iPhone 7' again rumored to feature 'Force Touch ID' home button

    levilevi
    foggyhill said:
    radarthekat said:
    The advanced optics, a force touch Home button (predicted by me here some 15 months ago), removal of the ancient audio jack, and updated internals to boost performance are significant upgrades.  Keeping the same industrial design for a third model year is not significant to the iPhone experience, especially for the large numbers of users who will be upgrading from pre-iPhone 6 models, or coming to the iPhone from another brand.
    I'm just wondering if they'll give the button more haptic feadback than they do for other force touch or 3d touch functions. Right now, the button gives a pretty big feedback.
    Had assumed it would be the same, but it may make sense to differentiate it from an app press. Regardless I look forward to see what they come up with. Double click to open the app carousel is getting old, and the 3D Touch side screen press isn't easy to initiate one handed. 
    aylk

  • Google may release self-designed smartphone by end of 2016 - report

    levilevi
    leavingthebigg said:
    More direct competition with Apple, eh? How about more direct competition with its Android partners or do the partners no longer matter? How will Google's new smartphone decrease the growth of fragmentation? I see Google's new smartphone accelerating Android fragmentation due to partners deciding to more fully differentiate themselves from Google. Also, what will Google possibly do differently from the Nexus line that will convince Android customers to jump from Samsung, LG and others outside of China since Google will not be able to sell its new smartphone in China? The Apple angle gets clicks, but the true story is with the Android partnerships..
    I'm sure they're frustrated with fragmentation and the push from larger phone makers (Samsung, Huawei, etc.) to develop proprietary OS. And sure, they'll sell a few - but nowhere the quantities that the top vendors do. Regardless, how does this not alienate existing partners?
    netmage

  • Apple to reveal fiscal Q3 2016 earnings on July 26

    levilevi
    I'm long Apple. That said, not looking forward to this call one bit. 
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