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Apple is lying about Apple Intelligence, John Gruber says -- and he's right
I'm not sure about the "too hard" part - I believe they've earned the complaint.KalMadda said:I think people are being way too hard on Apple over this. For all we know, it sounds like they actually did have these features most of the way completed, but ran into issues later in the process, and so now have to spend time repairing and reworking elements. And the ads they ran were very clear that those features weren’t available yet. Sometimes things come up and happen, I’d rather they spend the time to fix whatever issues they ran into with it then them rushing it out for release…
At the same time I can see where they may have had an early prototype but getting it to completion has bee more difficult than expected. Thats pretty common with other AIs - it's easy to get the basics, but it takes an exponential amount of work to improve.
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Canadians may never get to use AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids
It's a firmware update to existing Airpod Pro 2. Apple would need to come up with a mechanism to break it down by province.DAalseth said:A spokesperson for Ontario's Ministry of Health said that prescribing hearing aids is restricted to licensed audiologists and physicians. "Should the AirPods Pro 2 be sold in Ontario as a hearing aid it would need to be done in accordance with the requirements [of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991]
Ontario is not all of Canada. Why if Ontario objects, couldn’t I still get a set with the feature in British Columbia.
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Apple's extortionate upgrade prices can't stop the MacBook Air being a bargain
(In Canada) - the change in upgrade pricing across the board came as an unpleasant surprise. Example: it was $250 CAD to go from 16GB to 24GB - it's now $300. That change happened on all models.
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Core design: How chip binning helps Apple offer A18 variants
Intel, AMD, and other CPU and GPU manufacturers have been using binning for years - that's pretty much the only reason you can buy different clock speeds for a given CPU and then overclock later.rob53 said:If the chip doesn't include all operational capabilities then it should be considered defective and either disposed of or sold for no more than half its fully functional cost. If someone tells me a fully functional A18 SoC only costs $100 why does the rest of the iPhone cost so much? Dropping the cost of the binned SoC in half to $50 is chump change. Apple needs to justify its cost based on materials especially since the iPhone is no longer a unique device. Most of the iPhone is either the same as the previous version, very close, or was easy (not expensive) to upgrade. Someone is reaping the benefits of every new Apple device. -
Pegasus infections on iPhones more common than previously believed
Sure, but as the spy-er or the spy-ee?DAalseth said:
Don’t kid yourself. There’s a 100% likelihood that Pegasus has found its way into the hands of criminal organizations.Pegasus, created by NSO Group, is known to be spyware used by governments and security agencies around the world.
