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  • Apple makes the last-ever iPod nano and iPod shuffle obsolete

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    sflagel said:
    The clip-on iPod shuffle is iconic. It was the first and last device that was a joy to go running with. We dis not have that again until the Apple Watch came out. 
    That's true for me too!

    I both liked and somewhat didn't like the iPod shuffle. I liked that it was lightweight and I did use it when I went running. What I didn't like was that the navigation was so limited because it had no screen. I ended up just randomly listening to whatever was on my iPod Shuffle. I now run with my Apple Watch and also listen to audio when I'm running. Before I run, I pick a podcast episode I want to listen to, play it, and then start running. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's Journal app is getting new features in iOS 18, but it's still not on iPad

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    Ah, it's a shame they aren't including Journal on the iPad. Journal is a feature that I turned out to like, but tapping away on the phone for anything more than a few sentences is not a good experience at all. It's not only slow, but frustratingly erroneous (lots of spelling mistakes) even when using swipe.
    dewmewatto_cobra

  • iCloud+ gets larger storage tiers, but the lowest tier is still terrible

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    I think it's naive to say "but the lowest and barely functional tier is still available". I subscribe to the 99 cents/month for 50GB option and it works just fine for me and my spouse with lots of space leftover. Yes, the two of us share the 50GB option and we have space left to spare.
    baconstangappleinsideruserAlex1NStrangeDayschadbagjas99Alex_ViOS_Guy80watto_cobra

  • Apple Store launches slow down as focus moves to refurbishment

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    robin huber said:
    Apple, if you follow stories here, please include serious acoustic dampening in mall stores. At the very least, isolate the presentation area. 

    Absolutely agree! I have not been to a standalone Apple store. All the ones I've been to are part of a mall. I feel bad for the presenter making their presentations while almost no one is paying attention to them. Oh dear.
    watto_cobrabyronl

  • Apple pulls latest Rapid Security Response updates

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    ChrisSalvatore2003 said:
    IMO this is becoming more frequent, and the allure of Apple being the gold standard is dulling. the general lack of innovation, horrendous Siri dictation, and lack of exciting features are (slowly) driving people to Android. As a reference i have all the devices, watch etc, but have been losing faith in Apple since iphone 12.
    I'm curious about the use of the idea of "gold standard". Since when was Apple considered to be the gold standard and by whom?

    I've been an Apple and Mac user since the 1980s and have never heard of Apple being regarded as the gold standard. If there's such a thing, it's made up and perhaps by people who are projecting their expectations and when their expectations do not meet reality they cry not about their false impressions but that reality failed them? Very odd.
    ronnwatto_cobra