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  • AirTag foils $1.1 million armed robbery of an armored truck

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    Xed said:
    dkouns said:
    None of them had iPhones? How come they weren't warned that an AirTag was following them?

    Or does an AirTag have to following someone for a very long time before the warning happens? 
    It takes 8-24 hours before they start chirping and it’s not that loud. 
    The chirping is irrelevant when you get a notifcaiotn on your device, hence his comment about none of them not owning an iPhone.

    Unknown item displayed on map in Find My app on iPhone
    And the duration of the sound delay?

    AN AppleInsider article said 3 days. “But you will not miss the sound that the AirTag makes. Currently it waits three days before it starts sounding an alert, but Apple could change that time at any point.”
     Certainly even has Apple greatly shortened that delay I’d expect the victim and law enforcement to respond rapidly enough, minutes, that the delay wouldn’t be exceeded. While any sound would be muffled by the plastic wrap and other money bundles, plus wherever it was stashed likely being out of the way. 
    watto_cobralolliver

  • iPhone will catch a sales block in EU countries if Apple limits USB-C

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    “I  understand the USB-C standard and that the charging speeds should not being throttled, as the point was to limit charger e-waste . But the EU wants to define data transfer speeds? Overreach. ”


    Without “throttling” there’d be a lot of exploding devices out there. Every device controls power input to protect the device from being damaged. 
    Alex1Nmuthuk_vanalingambeowulfschmidt

  • iPhone will catch a sales block in EU countries if Apple limits USB-C

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    mfryd said:
    Laws don't always have their intended effect.

    If you read the EU law, it doesn't require that all phones have USB-C charging.  Only phones that charge with a wire.  Phones that charge exclusively via MagSafe, or other wireless charging methods do not need a USB-C connector.

    Apple has the option of a software change to make the lightning connector "data only".  If they do that, all current iPhone models would meet the current spec, without any hardware changes whatsoever.

    It turns out that the EU law, doesn't require USB-C, it merely prohibits other wired charging methods.  Apple has the option of choosing to meet the rules by reducing functionality via software for iPhones sold in the EU. 
    My only regret if they went that route is the added inefficiency making my battery packs 50% less useful due to the wireless transfer loss. I could live with it, but I’d dislike the added weight for when I’m wandering far from any outlets. 

    Otherwise a data only port is FAR better than portless from a maintenance, backup etc. point of view. 
    Alex1N

  • Apple Savings is expected to finally launch on April 17

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    Just before Tax Day!
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple launches Apple Pay Later, but only for selected users

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    Smart money managing recognizes opportunity costs and never uses funds earning interest when other funds, including zero interest or lower interest loans than investment returns are available. It adds up. 
    fred1