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  • Apple's Siri-based Echo competitor to carry premium price, feature high-end audio with 1 w...

    HermeyTheElfHermeyTheElf

    Siri is so 2001ish. Their new voice assistant will be called HalTim:


    watto_cobra

  • Samsung Galaxy S8 fires first salvo against Apple's 'iPhone 8' with 'Infinity' display, AR...

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    My initial impression is this new Samsung phone is 2-3 years ahead of where the latest iPhone is. The features I like the most are when the device is able to recognize real world objects, and then offer the option to purchase those objects, when the phone can connect to a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and 5 hours of use with a 5 minute charge.

    I have been anti-Samsung for years, but will switch to Samsung in 2018 if:

    1. The iPhone doesn't compete this Fall in looks, and the above noted features

    2. The iPhone doesn't physically connect to a "dummy" laptop, and then offer a similar experience to macOS (windows, file hierarchy, etc.)

    3. Samsung releases a device with their own OS. I refuse to use the Android OS where almost everything done on the phone is tracked by Google, and where OS updates are rare

    4. The Samsung phone doesn't explode on an airplane
    calibrucemcpscooter63KawhiUCONN

  • Fire breaks out at Samsung factory responsible for Note 7 battery production

    HermeyTheElfHermeyTheElf

    Does this mean the Samsung Galaxy S8 will be delayed even further?

    Maybe they need to redesign the device.
    magman1979macseeker[Deleted User]watto_cobra

  • Apple cedes ground in growing Chinese smartphone market as consumers await redesigned 'iPh...

    HermeyTheElfHermeyTheElf
    "They'll be back. They allllways come back."
    Not if a major war is occurring. Some people might continue to upgrade on a regular schedule, but many will hold back on "luxuries" in a time of uncertainty. 

    The chance of the U.S. sending hundreds of thousands of troops into the Middle East was probably around 10% before the U.S. election. When a Republican won the election the chances probably got pushed to 40%. Since Trump mentioned the U.S. should take Iraq's oil the chance got pushed again to 60%. If the neocon, Elliot Abrams, is hired as Assistant Secretary of State  then there is probably an 80% chance of a major U.S. involved war in the Middle East.

    I also imagine the false flag will be larger than 911 this time and precipitate a draft. This means the people between the ages of 18-30 will be fretting about going to war. Do you think these future soldiers are going to be purchasing the latest iPhone, Playstation, car, house, vacation?

    And what about the rest of the world? People in Mexico are already boycotting many American products because of Trump's rhetoric. Will consumers in Europe and China buy iPhones when the U.S. commits another folly into the Middle East? 

    I'm told there is a forum elsewhere on AI for political conversations.  I suggest most of this post belongs there. 
    This is a strategic conversation. Apple, their partners, and other U.S. companies have to prepare for this contingency.
    avon b7

  • Apple cedes ground in growing Chinese smartphone market as consumers await redesigned 'iPh...

    HermeyTheElfHermeyTheElf
    "They'll be back. They allllways come back."
    Not if a major war is occurring. Some people might continue to upgrade on a regular schedule, but many will hold back on "luxuries" in a time of uncertainty. 

    The chance of the U.S. sending hundreds of thousands of troops into the Middle East was probably around 10% before the U.S. election. When a Republican won the election the chances probably got pushed to 40%. Since Trump mentioned the U.S. should take Iraq's oil the chance got pushed again to 60%. If the neocon, Elliot Abrams, is hired as Assistant Secretary of State  then there is probably an 80% chance of a major U.S. involved war in the Middle East.

    I also imagine the false flag will be larger than 911 this time and precipitate a draft. This means the people between the ages of 18-30 will be fretting about going to war. Do you think these future soldiers are going to be purchasing the latest iPhone, Playstation, car, house, vacation?

    And what about the rest of the world? People in Mexico are already boycotting many American products because of Trump's rhetoric. Will consumers in Europe and China buy iPhones when the U.S. commits another folly into the Middle East? 
    kamilton