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  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

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    nicholfd said:
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    laytech said:
    Im sure someone has commented above but no Face ID, surely not. Are we still logging in with finger print? Surely not.
    So?  I prefer TouchID and I would prefer it on the iPhone as well.    It's easier to stick a finger over there than to have to stare at the camera and be recognized.   Especially on the phone in the car.    I HAVE to buy a new IPhone because I'm currently using an iPhone6 and a lot of the apps won't work anymore and it's bugging me that they won't restore TouchID until next year, so I'm going to be stuck without it. 


    Sound like maybe you haven't used Face ID.  You don't have to "stare at the camera" - just a glance.  It's almost instantaneous.  Much faster than fingerprint for me.  The device is usually unlocked before my eyes see the open lock at the top of the screen.  I assume that when you "stick a finger over there", you then look at the device?  That same look would have it already unlocked, without you touching anything.  And for the phone in the car, I prefer to use Siri - no touching or looking anywhere.

    And I wouldn't hold my breath "waiting until next year".  No one knows if Apple will ever return Touch ID.  Face ID is superior in almost all scenarios (and is proven more secure), so why return to something that is in general, inferior?
    Siri requires the phone to be unlocked to do some things. Legislation in Australia says a phone must be secured in a recognised mount and if you look away from the road ahead (for any reason) and a collision occurs, you are at least partly at fault. You cannot handle the phone if the key is in the ignition (whether the engine is on or off).

    I used to have my iPhone 6+ secured in a cup-holder mount and it was easy to locate it by touch, place my finger on the sensor to unlock or long-hold to trigger Siri (I don't use the "Hey, Siri" option). FaceID is nowhere near as convenient for that use case.
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  • Apple rumored to release 27-inch iMac with mini-LED display in early 2022

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    "Just" wrap the new MBP display in a standalone shell. Plenty of people would be happy with that.
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  • Facebook to reportedly rebrand with focus on the metaverse

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    "Interfacebook"
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  • Facebook to reportedly rebrand with focus on the metaverse

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    Japhey said:
    The future will be dystopian, indeed, if Facebook becomes the gatekeeper to the metaverse. Meanwhile, Apple is dicking around trying to figure out what materials to make it’s HMD out of. First mover advantage will be important here. People are ready for this, and it will be expensive enough that many won’t be able to simply swap platforms whenever they want. Apple perfected the sticky ecosystem blueprint, and if it doesn’t get off it’s ass, it’s going to get beaten at its own game. 
    2¢
    The Internet is littered with claims that Apple is too late delivering (x). Apple is happy to be the first company to make something right, that the rest of the industry then falls over themselves to copy.
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  • Google launches Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor processor

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    Interesting to see default 90Hz refresh rate rather than scaling up to 120Hz and down to 60Hz that Apple chooses. And the machine learning capabilities will be compared to the A15/M1-class chips pretty soon, too.

    I find the display ratios quite unusual; I wonder what tradeoffs will be required for media playback and whether the overall experience will be acceptable.
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