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  • Smarthome firm and early HomeKit partner Insteon is dead, with no warning to customers

    DAalsethDAalseth
    You see this is one of my problems with a Home Automation system connected to the internet. A problem with a server, or in this case with the company, and poof, you have a house full of junk that’s worse than useless. My Honeywell thermostat won’t miss a beat even when the network is down. My old style motion sensor lights are the same. The remotes for the fans, and a few other things, don’t need a remote server to work. They just work. That’s not to mention my Schlage locks always work even if there’s no power. Just put in the key and turn to open. 
    ravnorodomAlex1Ngregoriusmsconosciutodarkvaderviclauyycjcs2305watto_cobra

  • At least nine Macs with M2 Apple Silicon chips are reportedly in development

    DAalsethDAalseth
    The Mini is on my radar. A Mini with dual 4k screens~27 inch or so. 
    gregoriusmmarc glkrupp

  • It's time for Apple to revisit these iconic products

    DAalsethDAalseth
    In addition the Magic Mouse goes inert when it is plugged in. You can’t even plug it in and then try to kludge along and get something done. Plug it in it is dead.

    Doubly stupid.

    I hate the MM. Even when it is charged and connected, it’s a twitchy, finicky POS. Another in a long line of Apple POS mice.
    Alex1NlkruppOctoMonkey

  • EU will force Apple & Google to allow third-party app stores, payment services

    DAalsethDAalseth
    Can’t this be handled with flick of a switch to make everyone happy? Have a setting in Settings > App Store “Allow Sideloading”. Have it switched off by default.  If a user switches it on, they can side load. Everyone wins, and nobody is forced to do something they don’t want to.
    In theory it could be. The trouble is, as I'm sure I've mentioned before, is that there will be a rush for the exits. A lot of the apps that we need from MS, Adobe, and such, will immediately exit the AppStore for their own company stores so they can keep that 30%. Companies will appear overnight offering to host  apps for 10% commission, so even a lot of small time developers will feel the urge to leave the AppStore.  The result will be that even if some of us don't want to leave the Walled Garden, we will have no choice. We will all have to flip the switch, set up an account, give them our credit card info, and cross our fingers. We will all have to allow side loading. 

    Whether this will be good or bad I'm not going to get into. I'm just pointing out that once this Rubicon is crossed, it will be a very different world we are operating in.
    mwhiteDead_PooldoozydozenthtSylasdope_ahmineMacsWithPenguinsdarelrex

  • Apple hit with second iCloud services outage in two days

    DAalsethDAalseth
    Once again DownDetector indicates that it’s more than just Apple getting hit. 
    jas99