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  • Apple's 'Mother Nature' sketch was a complete dud, and didn't belong in the iPhone 15 even...

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    As a 30-year vegetarian and a life-long supporter of environmental causes, I wholeheartedly applaud the aggressive approach Apple is taking on carbon neutrality…but it doesn’t change the fact that all the new Watch bands are ugly af, and this skit was cringy and uncomfortable to watch. 

    Content: A+
    Delivery: C-
    9secondkox2williamhgrandact73argonaut

  • Titanium iPhone 15 Pro has new Action button, faster processor

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    What a snoozer… I remember when I use to wait in lines early in the morning to get delighted to something added or a complete redesign that made a Apple product special. These days Apple just keeps adding a few things each year, making a few things better. Nothing ground breaking, still love Apple but man I remember the days…. 
    I usually feel a bit of release day fomo in the years I won’t be upgrading. This year I feel nothing. 

    Lol. Thankfully we have the memories because days like that may never happen again. 
    muthuk_vanalingamgrandact73

  • Titanium iPhone 15 Pro has new Action button, faster processor

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    retrogusto said:
    waveparticle said:
    retrogusto said:
    The action button is cool, but the mute switch is very useful and many of us have been using it regularly for 15+ years, so I don’t know why they felt the need to remove it. We could have had both, and the mute switch has the significant benefit of showing its status at a glance, something the action button cannot do. Maybe the 16 Pro?
    I think you can choose the mute option for the Action Button then your new iPhone will behave exactly like your old one. 
    The issue is that it doesn’t show the status. So if you don’t remember if your phone is muted, you’d have to hit it once to see if you just muted or unmuted it, and then either hit it a second time or not, depending on what its previous status is revealed to be. Not the end of the world, but certainly an awkward step backwards from what we’ve enjoyed for the last 16 years. 
    I think Dewme is correct. The mute status should be visible in the Dynamic Island. 
    watto_cobra

  • Faster Apple Watch Series 9 launches with on-device Siri processing

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    KBuffett said:
    Have they got rid of the stainless steel models? 
    The gold was very nice for ladies.
    They still have them. Gold, Silver, and Graphite. $699/$749. Thinking about a Silver model for myself. 
    watto_cobra

  • Faster Apple Watch Series 9 launches with on-device Siri processing

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    waveparticle said:
    appleinsideruser said:
    waveparticle said:
    DocUpdate said:
    Not much improvement (very minor tweaks) and they have dropped the ultra original watch face. Get the impression next year we will have carbon neutral plastic watches and cardboard wrist bands if things continue! 

    Anyone stop to think why we are paying the same or even higher prices for other peoples recycled materials! Surly the price should go down as the quality or durability has decreased?  I even read Titanium scratches easily.

    Thoughts? 
    Is the new double tap gesture available for old watches? 
    No. I think they said it needed the clever new accelerometer and neural whatnot magic…
    Then I will upgrade from my Series 8. Thanks. 
    Just like that? Based on one strangers answer that included the words “I think” and “whatnot”? 
    watto_cobra