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  • All of Apple's OLED 'iPhone 8' models to use curved Samsung panels - report

    thefunclownthefunclown
    repressthis said:
    Put on your thinking caps. What use is there for wrapped display? What value is added to the user experience?

    Any ideas?...
    Well ... so that if you have your phone resting on the edge of the top shelf of your bookcase you can see the latest text message in the scroll. /s
    doozydozen

  • Examined: Nintendo's flagship franchise comes to the iPhone in 'Super Mario Run'

    thefunclownthefunclown
    schlack said:
    Surprised to see the complaint about $10. This makes it probably the cheapest Nintendo game ever sold. I know there are a lot of quality games on iOS for free or for low prices, but $10 for a well made Nintendo game seems like a bargain.
    My issue is less about cost and more about the friction/complexity of it all ... Nintendo Network IDs are a PAIN. I have already received a "Another device is logged into this ID and you will have to log back in" type of message on my phone because I had opened the game on my iPad to get the progress in sync. I would RATHER pay $39 just so my family can play the game like any other seamless GameCenter username sync than deal with this.
    GeorgeBMaclolliver

  • Examined: Nintendo's flagship franchise comes to the iPhone in 'Super Mario Run'

    thefunclownthefunclown
    And they continue to use their broken "Nintendo Network" for profiles ... unbelievable. I know GameCenter has its issues, but it works FAR more seamlessly than anything Nintendo has ever done. That sucks.

    And I still haven't seen how it will handle the linked kids accounts ... I'll find out soon.

    One other quibble: at the beginning ... really? Make me scroll through a list of 400 countries for my "region"? That's what the GPS in a device is for.
    lolliver[Deleted User]

  • Anticipating WWDC 2016: what's ahead for Apple Watch 2 and watchOS 3

    thefunclownthefunclown
    Lots of great ideas here. I genuinely love my watch, and I've had it since launch. Not sure I'll be driven to invest in another this soon unless they provide an upgrade path based on having a stainless steel version. This is the only product that Apple has priced differently based on construction materials, so I'd like to think they would find a way to allow the watches to upgrade a bit while keeping the "heirloom" element of the watch case.
    ai46

  • As the sun sets on Microsoft's Sunrise, here are the best alternative calendar apps for iOS

    thefunclownthefunclown
    Lots of great options, but until Apple allows us to designate a third-party app as our preferred client for email, calendar, etc. I will end up defaulting back. It's very frustrating that they have barely improved email and the calendar app AT ALL since the iPhone was launched. They are incrementally better at best. 
    roger wade