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  • Apple sued over FaceTime technology

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    These patent suits are a mess... especially when patents for fairly obvious technological evolution such as this. With these potential interpretations, Gene Roddenberry’s estate could be raking in $$ from communicator and other patents... 
    magman1979watto_cobra

  • Apple issues invites to October 30 iPad Pro and Mac 'There's more in the making' event in ...

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    Wishful thinking ... the stacked Apple graphic is a hint of Mac modularity 
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  • Tests show iPhone XS LTE speeds best iPhone X, can't match Galaxy Note 9 or Pixel 2

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    (for once) Intel should be commended for stepping up their game, as that’s quite a jump in performance from last year to this year

    also, it would be interesting to compare the power requirements of each company’s modem 
    Solibackstabgeorgie01MplsPjbdragonwatto_cobra

  • Apple & US carriers partner on 200GB iCloud promo ahead of new iPhones

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    dipdog3 said:
    200GB for 2 months is a joke.
    Seems like a reasonable free test period; if the user likes it they can easily buy or upgrade and if not then so be it.
    chasmracerhomie3lolliverAnilu_777tycho_macuserwatto_cobra

  • Test suggests 2018 MacBook Pro can't keep up with Intel Core i9 chip's thermal demands

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    jdw said:
    I could have told you that, even before Mr. Lee's findings.  A lot of people who embrace butterfly keyboards and impossibly thin designs don't give much consideration to thermal throttling.  But it is a reality.  Another sad fact is that it has been shown that Apple uses vastly inferior thermal paste between GPU and CPU chips and their heatsinks.  It would only cost them pennies more to use a half-way decent thermal paste.  So in addition to the fact the the thermal cooling in super thin designs like the 2016 and later MBP is inadequate to prevent throttling, thermal paste used does not transfer heat as well is it could.  Here's a SnazzyLabs Video that might help convince some of you.

    I've long called for the thinning of the MBP to end.  The thickness of the 2015 MBP is quite thin yet not too thin.  It allows for a good sized battery and for better cooling.  And while I think Apple should continue to strive for thinness, that doesn't mean it has to be the MBP.  Supreme thinness and lightness is what the MacBook is for.  Butterfly keyboards too.  But the MBP needs to be "Pro" all around in terms of cooling, thermal performance, battery size, ports-a-plenty, an internal SD card slot, and thick enough to accommodate a great keyboard with sufficient key travel that (a) will satisfy pretty much all users and (b) won't harmed by specs of dust under the keys.  Indeed, on my 2015 MBP 15" I can remove the keys.

    These important considerations need to be made more serious by Apple engineers in future designs.  Take everything you want away on the MacBook, but put the beefy stuff in the MacBook Pro.  Make the MacBook Air a hybrid of the two, and then you have 3 product lines that can please every Mac notebook buyer.  Seriously.  It's not that hard.  It's just a matter of Apple rethinking its design decisions.
    this ——^
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