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  • AT&T launches DirecTV Now streaming service with free Apple TV offer

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    I have yet to get in to the DVR features of Vue, so I'm not as miffed by the lack of that (yet).

    To lock in 100 channels at $35/mon + get a free Apple TV (of which I do need another) will absolutely make it worth me jumping on that deal and trying it out for 3 months.

    If I hate it after 3 months, I'll have paid less than the retail price of the Apple TV, and can go back to Vue if I want.
    Deelron

  • Amazon plans major crackdown on counterfeit sellers for 2017

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    Can they start with every single Apple Watch Band seller that is using Apple's photography to pass off their cheap imitations. 
    sockrolidanantksundaramStrangeDaysstompywatto_cobra

  • New bezel-less 10.9-inch iPad said to be same thickness as iPad Air, iPad Pro to grow 0.3mm

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    stantheman said:
    Metriacanthosaurus said:
    eschewing Apple's normal drive for thinner products as they evolve.

    This is a total misnomer...anyone paying attention knows that Apple has released almost as many "thicker" iterations to products in recent years as they have "thinner".

    Thinner is not always the goal. It is A goal, unless other priorities become MORE important.
    Almost as many? You may be right, but I can't think of enough examples to support this claim. I do believe that Apple is strongly committed to shrinking its products. In fact, that was one reason given for eliminating the microphone jack on iPhone 7.

    Apple does not have any good alternative to shrinking iPhone and iPad as a matter of policy. Ten or 20 years from now, people will own tiny, tiny mobile computers -- perhaps neural implants. There is no way for Apple to arrive at that destination without making annual progress toward it. A company that refuses to participate in that evolution will find itself sitting on the sidelines, next to Blackberry.
    Quite a few.

    iPhone 6s was thicker than iPhone 6, and iPhone 7 is thicker still from iPhone 6s. That line has only gotten thicker through 3 iterations.

    iPad mini 4 is thicker than the 2,3.

    iPad Pro 9.7" is thicker than iPad Air 2 9.7".

    Those 3 core designs have only gotten thicker with each iteration. It seems when Apple does a new "core" design, it is thinner than the previous core design, but iterative updates to that core design are steadily thicker to accommodate new/additional technology. Makes a lot of sense.
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  • New bezel-less 10.9-inch iPad said to be same thickness as iPad Air, iPad Pro to grow 0.3mm

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    eschewing Apple's normal drive for thinner products as they evolve.

    This is a total misnomer...anyone paying attention knows that Apple has released almost as many "thicker" iterations to products in recent years as they have "thinner".

    Thinner is not always the goal. It is A goal, unless other priorities become MORE important.
    Rayz2016mike1randominternetpersondoozydozenjony0

  • With Apple abandoning AirPort, here are the best alternative Wi-Fi routers for Mac users

    MetriacanthosaurusMetriacanthosaurus
    I'm sure the current AirPort products will remain available for years to come. There isn't any need to upgrade them anyway.

    williamlondon