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  • LG will roll out out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to 2019 smart TVs on Thursday

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    In case anyone is confused: No one with an Apple TV should care.

    - I can AirPlay to my Apple TV, but who really does this anymore? Frankly it is a bit old fashioned at this point. 99% of what I would AirPlay can be natively played back on Apple TV, and easier than even before with new Siri commands.
    - My TV turns on and off with the Apple TV via CEC.
    - My volume control is all universal via CEC/HDMI-ARC and controlled from the iOS Remote App/Remote Widget/Apple Watch, or the Siri Remote itself (bluetooth not IR).
    - Switching inputs also happens automatically via CEC, but I rarely switch inputs anyway because the Apple TV is the main driver.

    AirPlay and HomeKit coming to the TV's themselves is a good thing, but only for certain use cases. It does not apply to anyone already using an Apple TV. I feel like this has to be mentioned because I see a lot of confused people trying to find a way that this applies to them.
    dv8orAppleExposedwatto_cobra

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro coming in October for over $3000, claims report

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    tomahawk said:
    McJobs said:
    I'm so sick of the Tim Cook era, where every product redesign comes with a substantial price increase over previous model. When Steve was there, products got better at the same price points (e.g. MBP--->unibody MBP), or even were less expensive at the same time (e.g. polycarbonate iMac--->aluminum iMac).
    Why wouldn't a new device, with a larger screen, and likely a true "Pro" version of the Pro, cost more? It's going to have a more expensive screen, likely larger battery and potentially more powerful CPU/GPU combos.  It should cost more...  Even if it has the same config as the "better" 15" (8-core, 16GB and 512GB SSD) it would only be ~$200 more than the 15".
    Yeah but see...that's reasonable, and not what it will be.

    Reasonable would be $2,999 for 8-core, 16 GB, and 512 GB.

    Instead it will be $2,999 for 8-core, 16 GB, and 256 GB.
    firelock

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro coming in October for over $3000, claims report

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    It is simple. Just take whatever you think would be reasonable...then add $400 to it, and take away some RAM or Storage and you'll know exactly what it will be.
    elijahgAI_lias

  • Apple disables Walkie-Talkie app due to iPhone snooping threat

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    This feature is still not working. I'm getting a lot of flack over this, as it is one of the main features used by wife and one of the very few reasons she even wears the Apple Watch.

    I am getting really tired of this ridiculous overreaction to meaningless "vulnerabilities" (a term completely coopted and used to describe things that are nothing of the sort). We're now a week without one of the advertised features of the device.
    libertyforall

  • YouTuber reveals 'iPhone 11' models, claims few changes

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    crowley said:

    crowley said:
    iOS_Guy80 said:
    crowley said:
    It used to be that Apple made things that looked better from the back than their competitors looked from the front.  I really hope they've got something special in the works for 2020, because that bump is grotesque.
    Really. When you use your phone what side do you look at? What side matters the most? When was the last time you looked at the back of your phone? Does it really matter why it looks like. What matters is that IT JUST WORKS.
    WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

    It's ok that aesthetics don't matter to you.  Other people think differently.  I like for things to look nice as well as work, especially when I'm paying as much as an iPhone costs.
    No, other people don't. Unless you can demonstrate that any measurable amount of users spend any measurable amount of time looking at the back of their own phone, then you're spouting nonsense...utterly predictable, reactionary nonsense.
    Wtf?  I'm not claiming to represent anything other than myself.
    Ha! Is that so? -->
    crowley said:
    iOS_Guy80 said:
    crowley said:
    iOS_Guy80 said:
    crowley said:
    It used to be that Apple made things that looked better from the back than their competitors looked from the front.  I really hope they've got something special in the works for 2020, because that bump is grotesque.
    Really. When you use your phone what side do you look at? What side matters the most? When was the last time you looked at the back of your phone? Does it really matter why it looks like. What matters is that IT JUST WORKS.
    WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

    It's ok that aesthetics don't matter to you.  Other people think differently.  I like for things to look nice as well as work, especially when I'm paying as much as an iPhone costs.
    That new bump with the three lenses does look nice and aesthetically pleasing. We agree to disagree.
    I think you're in a tiny minority.
    Literally 1 post later.

    As I said. Your posts in relation to the camera housing are reactionary, and predictable, and completely unimportant, and forgettable.
    watto_cobra