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  • Niantic to shut down 'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' AR game

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    Gosh. It's almost as though people have better things to spend their time on.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple shipped estimated 6.5M MacBooks in Q3

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    AppleInsider said:
    It should be noted that firms like Strategy Analytics do not have insight into Apple's supply or retail chains and provide estimates based on independent research. The methodology, and more importantly results, of market research firms have been brought into question in the past, with Apple executives dismissing the data as largely incorrect.
    But hey, that doesn't disqualify it from being an AI article.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • New Apple hinge tech could be used in a folding iPhone, MacBook Pro, or future wearables

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    Someone thinks this is patentable?

    I fear for our society if this gets approved.
    williamlondon

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

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    nicholfd said:
    zoetmb said:
    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.
    MplsPwilliamlondon