robjn

I checked my info and got a notice saying they did not believe my data was compromised and an optional button to register for protection, I was given a 9/14 registration date for the protection service.

5 mins later, we checked my wife's details, she was automatically given a 9/13 registration date and WAS NOT TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT WHETHER HER DATA WAS AT RISK.

These scumbags don't have the balls to tell people their data was likely compromised - just keep them guessing.

You write:
A report from Bloomberg earlier this week claims each seat cost some $14,000

Not exactly, that figure is calculated by dividing the total estimated cost of the entire theater by the number of seats.

Apple have not "changed the name". The Media invented the "iPhone 7s" and "iPhone 8" names.

Apple were never going to release a '7s' and an '8' at the same time!

"iPhone Pro" was a far better guess than "iPhone 8" for the higher tier phone.

The so called "7s" is actually a major redesign of the 7 which has been consistently misrepresented in the media as a "minor update".

I long argued for "iPhone Edition" because I think Apple need to kind of 'anti-sell' the constrained, high end phone. They need to send the message that the high end phone is not the standard phone for most customers. Calling it the "Edition" will achieve this.

This is where Apple has the advantage - controlling hardware and software.

Google can't just bake AR support into the OS - the technology needs to work with specific camera/sensor hardware.

So Google and phone manufacturers need to work together to create hardware and software that works together - this is going to take some time!

Cool!

One of my initial thoughts when learning about ARKit was "one day there are going to be location and situation based AR experiences to discover all over Disneyland, these could also be personalized" - the possibilities are endless.