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  • Qualcomm promises lossless Bluetooth audio with new chipset

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    jcs2305 said:
    IreneW said:
    Appleish said:
    Ugh. Let Bluetooth die. It's the floppy disc of wireless technology. Need something new.
    Why? What is inherently bad with BT, and how would something else be better just because it is "new"?
    For me personally sound quality and how easily it can be interfered with. I much prefer the sound quality that Wifi streaming offers and in my vehicles I am always plugged into a USB.

    Yes, compared to WiFi or a wired connection, there are obvious drawbacks to Bluetooth. But BT is surprisingly  well designed, robust and energy-efficient (especially the BLE version), which means it can be used in many situations where others can't. 

    byronl

  • Qualcomm promises lossless Bluetooth audio with new chipset

    IreneWIreneW
    Appleish said:
    Ugh. Let Bluetooth die. It's the floppy disc of wireless technology. Need something new.
    Why? What is inherently bad with BT, and how would something else be better just because it is "new"?
    elijahgbyronl

  • Volvo transforms car servicing by giving engineers Apple Watches

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    johnrlott said:
    johnrlott said:
    You mean the Chinese car company Volvo, right? Volvo is out need by China and China as shifted most of the engineering work from Sweden to China. Many parts are now made in China and shipped to Sweden for assembly. 

    Besides that, why would anybody but a ChinaHater care?
    The point was just accuracy: the article called it a Swedish company. The company is owned by the the Chinese, not any one in Sweden, and much of the design and production now occurs in China. The final assembly of the cars (not all the trucks) takes place in Sweden, but that is about it. Does that make it a Swedish company.?
    Volvo Cars (which is, again, not the same company as Volvo Trucks) is publicly traded, but with the majority of the stock controlled by Geely (a Chinese company). Volvo Car is headquartered in Sweden, has a Swedish CEO, designs and develops in Sweden, manufactures all over the world. Is Apple an American company?
    GeorgeBMacnicoteo

  • Volvo transforms car servicing by giving engineers Apple Watches

    IreneWIreneW
    johnrlott said:
    Here are a few examples. I have a relative who was involved in auto regulation in the Swedish government 

    Volvo invests in a new laboratory in Shanghai - Electric Motor Engineering
    batteries and electric engine motors designed and built in China.
    https://www.electricmotorengineering.com/volvo-invests-in-a-new-laboratory-in-shanghai/

    even by early 2014, Less tan 4 years after merger major engine plant for Volvo was finishing being built in China. 
    Volvo has launched manufacturing in China and a Chinese engine plant is almost done. 
    https://www.engineering.com/story/what-happened-to-volvo-engineering-and-plm-under-chinese-ownership

    The merger with the Chinese company Greeley has also had a significant effect on design resources a as operations have been “streamlined.”

    Volvo building trucks in China, engineers also there
    I happen to work for one of Volvo Cars many subcontractors, doing development and engineering, in Sweden, so I can say the majority is definitely _not_ in China. And, you really need to do your homework on this topic, Volvo Trucks is not even the same company... :-)
    GeorgeBMacnicoteo

  • Apple still hasn't made Dutch App Store changes despite $28M in fines

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    sdw2001 said:
    techconc said:
    DAalseth said:
    Maybe Apple has decided that €50 million is just the cost of doing business. 
    Yeah, just to do a little perspective on this.  Using the back of the napkin math...   Apple made $34.6 Billion USD profit last quarter.  Convert to Euros, that's 30.6+ Billion Euros.  Divide by 90 (days in the quarter) and that's 340+ million Euros profit per day or roughly 14+ million Euros per hour they make in profit.  So, the maximum fine represents the profit Apple makes in about 3 hours.  I suspect they can't be bothered by such nonsense.  

    Exactly.  I'll go even further...I don't see anywhere that Apple has actually paid any of the fines.  What will the Netherlands do about it? Send it to collections?  Put people in jail? I hope Apple really is ignoring them.  In fact, I think they should threaten to pull out of the country completely.  Apple is currently worth 50% more than that country's entire economy (1.6 Trillion to $1 Trillion).  Let that sink in.  
    ...and, you mean that Apple's size mean they can do whatever they want?

    Sure, Apple can leave. But, if not, the same argument is often used about the App Store: if you want to sell here, you have to play by the rules 
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