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  • Apple announces plans to improve Siri's privacy protections for users

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    These are good changes. It’s too bad it took Apple being embarrassed by a salacious news story for it to happen.
    muthuk_vanalingamAtomikTacochemengin1

  • Editorial: CNBC is still serving up some really bad hot takes on Apple

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    svencito said:
    Do people still watch CNBC??  :)
    Apparently DED does.
    cornchipdocno42

  • Editorial: After taking the premium tier, HomePod will expand in markets Amazon and Google...

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    AppleZulu said:

    bigtds said:
    Too bad the HomePod is of no use to anyone outside the Apple ecosystem. Sonos provides a much better value and allows many more music services to be used. And it costs less and works with both Alexa and Google.
    Why would Apple produce a speaker device that supports the Alexa and Google home-automation platforms? That's just silly. HomePod is specifically designed to reinforce use within the Apple ecosystem. Not that Apple would give Amazon access, but no one seems to expect Alexa to be able to play from your Apple Music account. Do you expect Netflix to play Amazon Prime content? No? 

    On the other hand, This fall's iOS updates will add functionality to HomePod, including recognizing multiple user profiles, simple handoff of calls and active content to and from your iPhone, and the ability to dial up local radio stations. These are all features that will add significant usability for the average household, and will make HomePod a more practical and routinely used device.
    Except you can use Alexa to play Apple Music content on Amazon smart speakers and Sonos devices. The HomePod restrictions are silly and I suspect they’ll be gone soon. Especially if Apple determines they’re part of the reason HomePod sales are sluggish.
    CloudTalkin

  • Editorial: After taking the premium tier, HomePod will expand in markets Amazon and Google...

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    melgross said:
    According to the latest numbers, the HomePod has a 7% marketshare here in the US. That percentage has been shrinking, from a high that itself was pretty low. It’s well behind the market leaders.

    i have two of them, so I’m not against it. It’s pretty good, for what it does. But realistically, it’s going nowhere. Apple needed to have a much cheaper model as well, when they first introduced this.
    Notice too that Apple execs rarely talk about HomePod. I can’t remember the last time Cook mentioned it on an earnings call. If it was successful we’d be hearing about it like we do with Apple Watch and AirPods.
    FileMakerFeller

  • Titanium Apple Card shows signs of wear after just one month

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    big kc said:
    This reads like something from The Onion. And the card "maintenance" issue is getting mocked everywhere. Not a good look for Apple & its card customers.
    How so? Apple isn’t promoting this support page. If anything it’s a bad look for rumor sites. They’re the ones that made this newsworthy. And once they did then other tech sites like The Verge picked it up.
    watto_cobrachemengin1