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"At the time Apple once again used the claim that the app contains 'excessively objectionable or crude' content, that 'many users would find objectionable.'" Uh-huh. It's patently obvious what's going on here. Apple didn't want this app to make the previous administration look bad, so the company disallowed it. Now that there is an administration that technology companies generally hate, Apple has decided that this app might be okay after all. Look, I'm not a Trump supporter, but the fact that Apple wields this power to accept or reject apps based on purely political ideology is unsettling to me, and it should be unsettling to everyone who supports free speech.

How many times have you unlocked an iPhone that was sitting face up on a table next to you? All that was required was to place a finger on the Home button and ta-da! ... the phone is unlocked. Now imagine having to either pick up the phone and point it at your face, or lean over the phone so your face is directly over the screen, looking straight down at it. Inconvenient, to say the least.

Is there any indication Apple won't certify certain factories because those factories' worker policies aren't up to the standards that Apple would like to set for all the world's workers? In other words, will companies fail this certification process of they abuse workers' rights? If this is the case, I would fully expect the union representatives and workers' rights activists to applaud Apple for their work in this area, as well as immediately and without reservation recommend that all American consumers buy nothing but Apple products. Bahahahaaa! Who am I kidding? When it comes to activism, most people vote with their wallets, and they vote mostly in favor of cheap prices and immediate availability. I just hope HomeKit is able to weather this inconvenience.

Is this going to be the new upgrade cycle?

iPhone 7
iPhone 8
iPhone 8S
iPhone 9
iPhone 10
iPhone 10S
etc

Are we skipping every other "S" upgrade?

volcan said:

AppleInsider said:

Each lens has an f/2.0 maximum aperture, 

That is not the way to describe the lens. There are two different things going on. Aperture refers to the shutter opening size and is described as f-stops. Larger capability is better but is automatically adjusted according the conditions. In this case the lens is an f/2.0 (lower is better). This refers to how fast the lens is. The lower the number the easier it is for light to pass through the glass and enter through the aperture. f/2.0 is a pretty fast lens which makes it ideal for underwater use where light is already diminished. That is why the less expensive cameras have a higher lens f/ rating. They are not as fast.

Without direct knowledge of how these cameras are made, I'd guess the lens system is basically the same as other lenses in this bracket, including smartphones; most of them have a maximum aperture that cannot be adjusted and the exposure is corrected exclusively through shutter speed and sensitivity settings. Their tiny size makes an adjustable aperture difficult to implement and fewer moving parts (the shutter is electronic) makes the cameras more durable and impact-resistant.