Mr_Grey

VR (unsurprisingly, like most things in the computer world) is 90% hype.  

If you believe most of this stuff is "just around the corner" or on the verge of happening anytime soon ... well, bigger fool you!  

VR headsets for VR games, yes.  Most of the rest of this stuff, no.  Not for many years at least.  
There's a big difference between what's theoretically possible, what works in the lab, and what actually works.  What can exist in a shipping product and be actually helpful to people.  

A company famous for it's censorship is going to produce modern TV shows?  Hmmm ....

The most advanced wireless power technology in the world, even in the theoretical laboratory stage, has an effective distance of three feet.  It also has problems with reliability and charging time at that distance and works a lot better (duh) the closer you get.  It wouldn't surprise me if Apple could duplicate at least 80% of this success rate with shipping technology but to what end?  

As is always said when the subject of wireless charging comes up, it isn't really wireless charging, it's only wireless charging for the last few millimetres.  You still need a "charging station" or "charging pad" or cradle to put your device on to.  What difference could it possibly make to the user, to be able to put your iPad down *beside* the charger instead of right on top of it?  

The charger/cradle still has to be on your desk.  You still have to have a spot on your desk for it thats as big as the iPad that sits on it.  You could conceivably put the iPad down on the *other* side of your desk and it would (might) still work, but how big is your desk?  And why would you bother doing that when you have a charger/cradle thingie just a foot or so away? 

jmey267 said:

Mr_Grey said:

AppleInsider is probably backing the wrong horse in the naming game here.  It's been said before by me and many others, but "iPhone 6c" makes absolutely zero sense as a name for this purported device.  It's is a ridiculous name for a device that has none of the iPhone 6 level features, and doesn't (as far as we know) come in multiple colours.  

I'm not convinced on "iPhone 5se" either, but it makes some kind of sense for a device that is based on an iPhone 5s.  

6C makes sense to me, its "compact" version

Congrats.  That's the first response to my assertions that's actually sensible.  

I still favour "iPhone 6 mini," and I have a sneaking suspicion that it will actually end up being "iPhone 5se," but your idea does make sense.  

welshdog said:

volcan said:

Like government. That is about the only place I see it anymore.

I have tons of things that use Java every day. Will be interesting to see how this shakes out.

Java, or Java browser plug-in?  There is a difference.  

I find that it's hard to get rid of Java in the OS because many programs still require it, but I haven't had the Java web plug-in activated or installed for years and years.