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  • The best of ShowStoppers at CES 2019

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    sunman42 said:
    Hope the Tech Den is made of steel or some extremely impact-resistant plastic, because I can foresee a lot of them being thrown at walls and flors by irate rugrats,
    Just let them calm down a little (or wait for the accessory that will cut off overswiped fingers...)
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone XS & iPhone XS Smart Battery case leaks out in Apple marketing document

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    randominternetperson said:
    MplsP said:
    CelTan said:
    One of the reasons my wife refused to give up to her 7 was that she lived the battery life with the battery case. Only when the 7 cracked was she reluctantly agreeing to a Xs. 
    Battery life for the naked phone is clearly better but still not as good as with case. 

    If this comes out we will be first in line to get one. 

    Please apple take my money. 


    Aren’t there other battery cases our there? The old case with the camel hump was such a fugly design I wouldn’t gone with it anyway.
    You should try it.  It fits my hand and pocket exceptionally well.  Design isn't all about looks.
    I for one want to marry lady Sponge Bob. It’s the inner working that counts...
    yojimbo007

  • iPhone XS & iPhone XS Smart Battery case leaks out in Apple marketing document

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    Moving that hump down 1,5” is soo much Thinking Different
    yojimbo007

  • Rosenblatt cuts AAPL target again, citing worries over 'Services' growth and low iPad Pro ...

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    The reality is sinking in that Apple's core products are, at this point, embedded in mature markets with little growth in volume or prices.

    It's growth areas are in the Apple Watch and related health as well as (potentially) home automation and self driving cars.   Plus, of course, other products and services that haven't even been thought of -- and that could evolve from the proliferation of 5G revolutionizing communications.

    In addition, it could reinvigorate lagging, narrowly focused Mac hardware as well as exploit the power of the A series chips to let iPads challenge laptops in a serious way.

    Tim's challenge will be two fold:
    1)  Keep the innovation coming
    2)  Keep the innovation customer focused rather than on glitzy tech features.

    That second point may be critical if you compare Steve's rollout of the MacBook Air to the recent rollout of the newest MBA:   Steve focused on what it (and its technical features) would do for me and you.  It was very personal.   The girl who introduced the 2018 MBA simply read off a laundry list of technical upgrades and features:  When the highlight of your presentation is a T2 chip, its time to rethink your thrust -- at least if you're Apple. 

    Or, compare the rollout of the 2018 MBA to the introduction of LTE on the Apple Watch:  Instead of a list of technical features we got a live shot of a real person making a phone call from the middle of a lake on her paddle board using her Apple Watch.   There is a huge difference between the two:  one appeals to geeks (like me) while the other appeals to normal humans.
    Agree 100% and I have been making these comments for 2 years now - without any effect.
    MBAir being crippled not to pale MB/MBPro says enough. Lamentation has become  a second nature, irreversibly & sadly.
    Cook has overplayed his strategy.
    Apple deserves 10x better than him. Look at  Microsoft CEO Sadella as an example.
    elijahg

  • Seriously, Apple's flagship Macs are now less expensive than ever before

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    AI must have been looking pretty deep to find a metric for a rosy look at the Mac market.
    In fact we are in a second Amelio/Performa timeframe, with a confusing portfolio of overlapping Macbooks, Pro Machines in an iMac casing, MacMini without proper peripherals, and a completely lost innovation cycle (MacBook Air being underdimensioned not to pale out the rest of the line)
    This mgt. does not deserve to head the Mac division that it severly lamented in almost all aspects:
    Wrong strategy when it comes to processors. Insufficient RAM/SD capacity. Deprived quality, leading to several call-back situations (mostly being denied) Inadequate handling of warrantee/service.  Faulty keyboards, being lapped by the competition.
    Inability to make “keystone” innovations like TouchBar platform-wide. Taking 2/3/4 generations to implement common iPhone functions into Macs.
    Where can I stop ?
    Let them concentrate on iDevices and keep their hands from the former Apple Computer catalogue. 
    They don’t want it. They don’t deserve it.
    The industry’s once best just can’t be handled as a second-hand hobby.
    The “What’s a computer ?” generation that can not “innovate its ass” better be gone.
    elijahg