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  • Samsung starts 7nm chip production, trailing behind A-series supplier TSMC

    JustSomeGuy1JustSomeGuy1
    This is very badly written- or is simply wrong: "While TSMC has worked at the 7-nanometer level for some time, Huawei recently joined the fray with the Kirin 980 system-on-chip made using the process." Huawei didn't "enter the fray" at all. They're fabless, just like Apple, using TSMC.
    chaickawatto_cobra

  • Watch: iPhone XS Max's A12 Bionic smokes Samsung's Galaxy Note 9

    JustSomeGuy1JustSomeGuy1
    "As expected, the aging Snapdragon 845[...]" Calling it "aging" is not really reasonable. The first devices to use it reached the market just a few months ago.
    gatorguy

  • About a fifth of Android phone owners plan to switch to an iPhone

    JustSomeGuy1JustSomeGuy1
    Leaving aside the question of accuracy, interpreting this study comes down to basic math. It says that 30% of iphone users are LEAVING the platform. If 20% of android users are leaving android (and ignoring meaningless BB and MS options), the net flow of users depends on the proportion of the market each already has. It's simple algebra. To find the tipping point where net flow is even, solve these simultaneous equations.

    a=fraction of market using android
    i=fraction of market using ios
    a + i = 1 (they own the whole market, basically) so a = 1 - i
    .3i = .2a (this is the point where ios and android loss would be even) so
    i = .2/.3 a = .666a

    Combining the two,
    i = .666a = .666 (1 - i) = .666 - .666i
    1.666i = .666 ... i = .666/1.666 = .3997 but taking into account rounding, .4 ... which makes intuitive sense.

    This means, as long as Apple has <40% of overall marketshare, these are winning numbers for Apple. At 41% or more, it's losing.

    So the big question now is, in which country(ies) was that survey taken? In the US/Canada/Japan it would spell disaster. Most other places it would be a big win.
    kevin kee

  • Review: Jaybird's Tarah sport headphones may be the best budget option on the market

    JustSomeGuy1JustSomeGuy1
    How does the sound quality stack up against typical $20-30 BT headsets that are popular on Amazon, like the TaoTronics ones? I have a pair of TTs and while I'd never use them for listening to classical/jazz at home, on a noisy subway the quality is as good as can be taken advantage of.
    aylk

  • Review: Audio-Technica's ANC700BT headphones sound great, but are marred by odd controls

    JustSomeGuy1JustSomeGuy1
    "Macs may not take kindly to this sort of Bluetooth headset" ...well. It's nice that you're at least paying lip service to this issue in the review, but did you really not even try it at all? Even though you *did* try it with Windows?? Does this mean that there *is* some sort of BT headset that Macs do work well with?
    wlymwatto_cobra