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Editorial: Apple just told you that they aren't going to make an 'iPhone SE 2' any time so...

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September 2019

One observation about all this.

In the iPad line-up, Apple sells the recently upgraded iPad Mini for *MORE* than the new iPad 2019. So, there's no reason that Apple … (more)

Apple's decision to 'break' FaceTime in iOS 6 injured owners of older iPhones, class actio...

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August 2019

Why is this lawsuit happening now? It's been *years* since iOS 7 was introduced — and years since the iPhone 4 first ran into this problem.

Tim Cook supported Apple's legal team after 'very ugly' iBooks lawsuit

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June 2019

lkrupp said:

charlesgres said:

As Apple fanboy believing in the ethical Apple, this shakes me a bit, I must admit.. They are not into illegal stuff, but

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Here are the five biggest iPad Pro problems, because no device is perfect

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November 2018

I have both a MacBook Air and an iPad Air 2.

Gave serious thought to switching over the iPad as my main computing device. However, what held me back were several things.

1. … (more)The typing experience is far better with a laptop than with the cobbled together external keyboard-iPad combination.

2. The combination of good keyboard, indeed, a real keyboard, and a good trackpad and/or mouse cannot be replicated--YET--with an iPad.

3. I use Word and Excel extensively with both customized greatly (something far less possible now in the latest versions even on the Mac)-- and I use the trackpad or mouse all the time. Both keep me sticking to an older MBA. (I have tried Pages and Numbers and while they have some good features, the overall experience and capabilities are lacking in comparison to decades of Office use.)

4. I am able to fully backup my MacBook Air (Carbon Copy Cloner) and know that, if disaster strikes, I have a *complete* full restorable copy of my hard drive.

Alas, one cannot do that with an iPad. There is no complete backup from the iPad to a drive (or the Mac). Instead, one synchs via iTunes, which is only a partial backup and gives priority to what's on the Mac. I cannot, e.g., have *ALL* my photos, ebooks, etc. copied to the Mac; instead, I have to sync them in a process that can be quite convoluted. I have ToDo apps, news reading apps, and ebooks apps that do NOT make mirror copies of all settings, bookmarks, categories, etc. You may wish to blame the developers, but Apple should provide a way of backing up the ENTIRETY of an i-device to a Mac or hard drive.

One could respond by suggesting using iCloud, but I do not want my taxes, business and medical information, personal letters, political material, private notes, etc. stored on a 3rd party server.

Apple needs to create a Carbon Copy Cloner type app that will make an exact duplicate of an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad on a Mac or external hard drive.

5. For many people, an iPad is fully-functional, useful, computer, one that takes care of everything they need. For me, it is an excellent complement to Mac and even does many things much better--ebook reading, newspaper reading, tech forum browsing (but not commenting), running various apps pertaining to my hobbies, etc. But neither can substitute for the either! (less)

A history of the iPad Mini, from life to limbo

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September 2018

Agree 100% with those extolling the iPad Mini.

We'd buy 2 in a heartbeat if they came out with a new model -- with upgraded camera, flash, more RAM, and faster CPU.

It's the … (more)

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Editorial: Apple just told you that they aren't going to make an 'iPhone SE 2' any time so...

Apple's decision to 'break' FaceTime in iOS 6 injured owners of older iPhones, class actio...

Tim Cook supported Apple's legal team after 'very ugly' iBooks lawsuit

Here are the five biggest iPad Pro problems, because no device is perfect

A history of the iPad Mini, from life to limbo