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  • Apple considering offline mode for Siri that could process voice locally on an iPhone

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    In other news... water is wet.

    It’s very much a given that Apple’s been researching and experimenting with this for quite some time. If nothing else because it’s cheaper to do as much processing as possible client-side.
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  • Drive-by shooting suspect remotely wipes iPhone X, catches extra charges

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    rob53 said:
    It's her phone. She can do anything she wants with it. How can this be evidence tampering when the 5th amendment protects you? I don't condone illegal things but she has every right to protect her personal things. When a criminal wipes their fingerprints from a crime scene is that tampering with evidence?

    I'm sure this will be used by government officials to demand that Apple disable this privacy and security feature. 
    It’s her phone, but in the custody of the police, that are using it as evidence in an ongoing investigation; which in layman’s terms can best be described as it being the Police’s phone.

    You can’t just demand that the police stop using your stuff as evidence, or demand access to it to wipe your fingerprints off it.

    Deleting data currently being used by the police as evidence in an ongoing investigation is a no-no.
    gatorguyStrangeDaysapres587randominternetpersonarlomediawatto_cobraargonaut

  • Apple to reportedly unveil iPad Pro, MacBook Air replacement, Mac mini at Oct. 30 event

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    StrangeDays said:

    svanstrom said:
    StrangeDays said:

    svanstrom said:
    macxpress said:
    goldenclaw said:
    I'm very sensitive to Apple messing with the MacBook Air model as it seems to be the last remnant of practical computing.

    Is USB-C for power better? It's really not, it's consuming a valuable port and MagSafe could be argued was an excellent design. USB-C for power feels like a step backward in that regard.

    I was at an Apple event recently and watching the presenter carry his new MacBook Pro around with various dongles hanging off to be able to connect devices was quietly ridiculous.
    Almost as ridiculous as brining up the fucking dongle argument again. My god get over it already. It's not that big of a deal. Shame on Apple for making a laptop more practical without having set in stone ports on the sides. 
    Less practical for anyone that ever does presentations though. And for a company that does great design those dongles are just fudging ugly. 
    Then buy USBC cables and stop using them. But you don’t even have one so it’s all moot. 
    So… your best attempt at a personal attack is based on that I’m still hanging on to a MBP with an HDMI port? That’s kinda sad…
    It’s not a personal attack. Your spouting some bullshit about need dongles while ignoring the fact that you don’t need a dongle because you can get a normal HDMI USBC cable for years now. But it’s all moot because you don’t even have one of these machines despite your excited hand-waiving. 
    Call it a dongle or a cable, whatever it is it is one more thing to carry just to get back basic functionality for us pros that actually present stuff…
    williamlondon

  • Apple to reportedly unveil iPad Pro, MacBook Air replacement, Mac mini at Oct. 30 event

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    StrangeDays said:

    svanstrom said:
    macxpress said:
    goldenclaw said:
    I'm very sensitive to Apple messing with the MacBook Air model as it seems to be the last remnant of practical computing.

    Is USB-C for power better? It's really not, it's consuming a valuable port and MagSafe could be argued was an excellent design. USB-C for power feels like a step backward in that regard.

    I was at an Apple event recently and watching the presenter carry his new MacBook Pro around with various dongles hanging off to be able to connect devices was quietly ridiculous.
    Almost as ridiculous as brining up the fucking dongle argument again. My god get over it already. It's not that big of a deal. Shame on Apple for making a laptop more practical without having set in stone ports on the sides. 
    Less practical for anyone that ever does presentations though. And for a company that does great design those dongles are just fudging ugly. 
    Then buy USBC cables and stop using them. But you don’t even have one so it’s all moot. 
    So… your best attempt at a personal attack is based on that I’m still hanging on to a MBP with an HDMI port? That’s kinda sad…
    williamlondon

  • Apple to reportedly unveil iPad Pro, MacBook Air replacement, Mac mini at Oct. 30 event

    svanstromsvanstrom
    What dongles do you need for presenting? If your projector doesn’t have USB C you just connect a USB C to HDMI cable or adapter. Other than that what do you need? You can flip slides with your phone, your watch, or a Bluetooth clicker. 

    You act like presenting is some sort dark magic. At home you probably already had a USB hub for connecting things to your laptop (or you should have). The ports on MacBooks aren’t really an issue unless you never upgrade your gear or just buy a thousand dongles instead of one that fits your needs. 

    Personally my I got a TB2 to TB3 adapter and that was all I needed. 
    "At home you probably already had a USB hub for connecting things to your laptop (or you should have)."

    So it's user error if they at home have a minimalistic setup without a USB hub?

    You can't get away from the fact for many people a MBP has a battery that lasts all day, and that it easily fits into very slim sleeves/bags; and it's a fact that wherever you go there's already a HDMI cable ready for presentations… Not having an HDMI port on a computer meant for professionals is a bit ridiculous.
    williamlondon