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  • Apple removes headphone jack from new 10th generation iPad

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    auxio said:
    Stabitha_Christie said:
    JP234 said:
    This is sure to bring out the trolls, claiming they will never buy another iPad.

    But at this point, who needs the audio jack anyway? You have legacy earbuds? Get new ones. Get Bluetooth ones. Or buy a cheapo adapter. You say the audio quality is too low over Bluetooth? Well, you should be using a high end stereo system, that has both the 35mm and 1/4" audio jacks, not an iPad.
    People that work with audio. I will use my iPad Pro for recording keyboard, guitar/bass and drums. The latency with Bluetooth is too high and can't be used to for monitoring what you are recording. So I end up having to use the built in speakers. That Apple has GarageBand on the iPad and this limitation is kind of a bummer. I also get that the people that do what I am doing are in the minority and Apple isn't going to keep the headphone jack for us. Side note, there is a group of people that complain that Logic and FCPX aren't on the iPad.... there is your answer. Both would be gimped by the lack of headphone jack.
    Anyone who seriously works with audio buys a digital audio I/O interface. While Apple's mini jack is better than most when it comes to shielding against noise from interference, the quality still isn't nearly as good as a separate audio interface. Combine that with the fact that you can't separate your tracks (so you have to record each one individually if you want to bring them into another audio editor/mixer, taking far more time), and it's really only people who dabble with music production who used it.

    Now on the other hand, DJs who used to split the audio output into separate mono channels for mixing are REALLY upset about this...  :p
    A phone is not a serious audio device and bluetooth still sucks. As long as they keep a port that can be converted to a headphone jack I'll be content.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Teens are still excited about iPhone & Apple Watch, less so about VR

    jimh2jimh2
    VR is just like the Web3 promises of greatness but cannot be explained without massive complexity, vagueness, hand waving and the hope that no one will ask questions. 
    FileMakerFellermuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • App Store sales fell, but Apple services revenue will still grow overall

    jimh2jimh2
    These app download guesses are meaningless since Apple has never reported these sales. Unfounded speculation based on guesstimates that will never be substantiated is fake news. AI there is no need to give this garbage credibility by publishing it. 
    FileMakerFeller

  • NFT firms say Apple rules make the App Store 'impossible'

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    iqatedo said:
    Crypto technologies including cryptocurrencies are old technologies dressed for the modern age. They do and will make activities possible that are currently not and have huge potential for good, such as a means of personal privacy in public and corporate spaces that is currently not possible. NFTs have in many cases earned a justifiably poor reputation, however, they permit quite admirable use cases too. The cat is out of the bag and isn't getting shoved back in...
    For most it is just another opportunity to get scammed by scammers. The dream of "working outside of the traditional financial system" is just that...a dream and one that will be regulated after enough of the right people get burned. Apple is doing the vast majority of people a favor by keeping the same rules in place. Not being able to buy/sell/trade NFT's via an App is a feature. There are plenty of other ways to buy and still use your phone.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple faces Mexican competition probe over App Store fees

    jimh2jimh2
    Every developer knows what the fees are upfront and Apple has never raised the fees…case closed. 
    JinTechwatto_cobra