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  • Editorial: No, the new 2019 Mac Pro isn't a fairy tale come true

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    burnside said:
    Maybe it was 5 years ago when we suggested Apple had a roadmap where MacOS and iOS would merge? Maybe we saw a leaked memo? Or maybe discussed on these forums? Nevertheless, they appear to be following through with that plan. MacBooks with A-series chipsets are around the corner. 
    Switching out Intel’s CPUs for Apple’s has nothing to do with the incorrect prediction of iOS and MacOS merging. 

    Apple currently runs MacOS on x86, but they can also make it run on ARM if they so choose. That is completely separate from how close or far apart iOS and MacOS are now, or will become in the future. Apple can add an ARM version of MacOS whether MacOS and iOS converge, stay the same or diverge. 
    fastasleepwatto_cobra

  • Apple's 'PhoenixCE' diagnostic software left on customer MacBook Pro

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    Rajka said:
    Surely you jest, Jimh2. I'm sure many people like to have a go at Apple's in-house diagnostic software. That could save someone a trip to the Apple Store, and time is money.
    According to the article it seems Apple’s in-house diagnostic software only works in-house.  Apple is quite aware the software slips out occasionally, and it’s not going to be any more functional outside the repair depot than they want it to be. 
    cornchipwatto_cobra

  • iPhone 11 Pro Max hardware points to latent bilateral charging functionality [u]

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    nadriel said:
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    That being said, induction is one of the most inefficient ways to charge anything, and it’s not wireless, just contactless. Inductive charging has been a thing for a long time, why marketing speak has been allowed to make up new names for old tech?
    Old, tired and inaccurate statement. 

    You may prefer the more technically correct “inductive charging”, but since I can set my iPhone down on a charging pad without having to plug a cable (wire) into it and have it charge, it is certainly wireless. It’s hardly “marketing speak”, it’s simply descriptive (and accurate). iPhone charges without having to connect a cable to it equals wireless charging. No wires connected to the iPhone—i.e. wireless—yet it magically charges. The phone doesn’t actually have to touch the charging pad, either, it just needs to be sufficiently close. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro rely on Intel LTE modems

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    muthuk_vanalingam said:
    One of my friends who is a hard core Apple fan is weighing up his options for switching to Android. Reason - Signal issues with his iPhone Xs, which none of his colleagues with Samsung/Huawei phones are facing. Only his iPhone Xs has this problem according to him. Possible Technical reason - Intel modem in iPhone Vs Qualcomm modem in Samsung phone. Not sure about Huawei phones though.
    I’d probably just return it before the 15 day return period is up, and see if the iPhone 11 works better for him. Or go ahead and switch to Android if he wants to give that a try. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro rely on Intel LTE modems

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    citpeks said:
    A Qualcomm modem won't be able to overcome mediocre antenna performance if Apple doesn't get that part right with future phones.

    Or has everyone forgotten about the iPhone 4, where a user's grip had adverse effects and elicited Jobs' infamous quote?

    It's clear that a good many are too young, and have never had to wrestle with a TV antenna to get a clear picture.

    With RF systems, the tuner isn't the only part of the equation.
    I assume you’re referring to the made-up quote pushed by the Apple-hate crowd: you’re holding it wrong. His actual quote acknowledges there’s a problem, and has none of the victim blaming of the made up quote. “Just avoid holding it that way.” It’s a terse, but perfect response, and even implicitly (“Just”) puts into perspective the magnitude of the problem—and how simple it is to avoid. 

    Jobs being Jobs, it wouldn’t have surprised me in the least if he had responded “who the hell holds a phone like that”; I guess he wasn’t in one of his moods lol. 
    ronnwatto_cobra