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Motorola Razr revival with foldable display could cost more than an iPhone XS Max
Certainly an intriguing concept. I can see many advantages to a form factor like this. The execution not the graphic video will tell the tale.
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How to make new T2-secured Macs boot from external drives
This is Apple once again preventing you from using your Apple rental i mean purchase. I get the security and there are ways to do it without totally blocking the external boot option.
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Netflix pushes up Standard & Premium prices in second major hike [u]
First, it's gone up. Second, most of their stuff is rental fees even with Prime. Nothing is more annoying than finding out the show you want to watch is 1.99 an episode. Or more.SpamSandwich said:This is why I like Amazon Prime Video, plus free shipping is part of the service!
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Apple loses appeal of $439 million verdict in favor of VirnetX
How can Apple be forced to pay for an invalid patent?
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Rumor: Apple developing seventh-generation iPod touch, mulling USB-C for next iPhone
Yet they did this with the iPad Pro. Wireless charging had plusses and minuses. However data transfer is painfully slow. A physical port will be needed for quite some time yet. Makes no sense to the have the iPad line on USB-C and the iPhone on lightning IMO.mac_128 said:sflocal said:An iPod touch still has relevance today. There are plenty of reasons - and people - that want an iPhone sans the phone part. For kids, homes, cars, etc...My nephews still use their iPod Touches constantly. It's relevant.While I like the durability of the Lightning connector, it was an interim technology and now that USBc is here, well... we either move on or stay still.
The future is wireless. USB-C was too late to the game, and now it’s the intermediary technology between lightning and wireless. Apple would be foolish to switch a mobile device to yet another port that isn’t necessary for the phone, requiring more water-proofing, along with a more delicate connector, and it’s customers to replace 100s of millions of cables and accessories. Those same cables can connect to Qi charging cases, pads, and stands, or customers can use the same cables they use with their MBs and iPads.MplsP said:
That's what we did with my daughter. An old iPhone with no SIM card was perfect for her.rogifan_new said:aross99 said:iPod touch makes a great "gateway" into the Apple ecosystem for children who are too young to have an iPhone. A $200 apple device with monthly payment is the ideal Christmas/Birthday gift for kids. It allows them get hooked on the app store, and start building their music library. iTunes cards are a given at every gift opportunity. When they are ready, they can transition into a "hand me down" iPhone from Mom and Dad, and away they go...
Give someone a hand me down iPhone and don’t enable the cell service.
In general I would welcome the switch to USB C. It would be nice to have a universal connector for all smart phones. When the lightning connector came out it was clearly superior to the mini/micro USB connector, USB C has erased most of the advantage. Apple is saying it's the future - they should put their money where their mouth is. Or at least their design. I find it more than a bit ironic that they eliminated the USB A port from their computers but stick with old connectors in their phones.
The main concerns I have with USB C are durability and the presence of a center tongue. The USB C ports in my MacBook Pro don't seem nearly as robust and solid as the lightning connector. Also, I periodically need to clean pocket lint out of the lightning port. I imagine the USB C port would suffer the same issue, but the presence of the tongue in the center would make cleaning it much more difficult.
