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  • Inside Apple TV 4K -- the best addition to your TV set

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    Well,  I’d you’re someone who likes Apple TV and wants Apple type interface on your TV and maybe other things too,  that’s great.  But,  I started using Roku recently and love it.  A $30 go anywhere streaming box led to a new Roku TV.  Yes, Roku makes TV’s, in 3 price and features classes.  My iPhone and MacBook get plenty of use.  I find it refreshing to use something different than Apple.   

    The remote control on the Roku is great.  The Roku channel has amazing variety and much of it is free.  The Roku OS is fast and great to use.  

    It’s a bit subjective to call any of these devices the “best”,  like this article does.    The best is what works for you.  For me, it’s Roku.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingammike1StrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • iPhone Fold rumored to cost over $2000

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    geekmee said:
    Remind me, what problem does this solve again?
    “Keeping up with the Joneses”. 😀
    watto_cobra

  • New iPhone Fold leak details screen resolutions & under-display camera

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    Xed said:
    AppleZulu said:
    So now it’s a folding screen that’s not even that much bigger than an existing iPhone? This rumor is really doubling down on the unlikely scenario that Apple would release an iPhone that’s more fragile, will have an inferior camera due to reduced thickness, adds bloat to iOS, and costs a lot more just to deliver the brief novelty of “hey, look, it folds!” Add to that a significant chance of a hefty tariff by the time of the alleged release, and you can really figure this will never see the light of day. 

    I'm still waiting to see a viable use case. I feel like this is the Netbook all over again, except at least with those they were cheap so everyone was producing them in droves... except Apple.
    I did search on google asking what advantages a folding phone has.  Bottom line, it sounds like a load of nonsense and maybe questionable unwanted things.   I mean, really, are most people going to put up with having to fold and unfold phones?  It reminds me of pouch style phone cases.  They have advantages, but yet most people won’t use them because of the extra work involved with putting it on and off.   
    Grizzmickwatto_cobra

  • OpenAI mulls taking over Jony Ive's AI startup for $500 million

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    This sounds like a complete flim-flam. 
    Not sure.  But,  heard about “love from” a while back, but have no clue if they have done anything or what they are about.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple plans another iPhone X style redesign for the iPhone 20

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    brianus said:
    I've long thought that the endgame was an all-screen device... front, sides, even extending into part of the back (but obviously not all of it since you still need inductive charging, cameras, etc). After a few years the iPads and Macs would get the same no-bezel treatment. 

    Apps would float on the front side by default, but could be coded to take advantage of the sides.. otherwise the sides would be reserved for system buttons. They could even have an "invisibility" mode where the entire screen background was a live feed from the back camera.. so we'd finally have something similar to those transparent tablets/phones that sci-fi shows insist we're all supposed to have in the future.

    I don’t share that “endgame”.  The idea of sides of screen probably has little use case,  not to mention most people use cases to cover their phone.  

    As for back of phone being a screen?   Again, cases are used to protect phone.  Also,  screen on back could be privacy issue.

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