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  • Check out the 117 new emoji coming to Apple platforms later this year

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    fastasleep said:

    ITGUYINSD said:
    I just don't get the point of things like a screwdriver or other objects.  Can't people just type "screwdriver" faster than searching through 12000 emoji's for the screwdriver emoji?

    As it is now, I have a hard enough time finding the facial or hand expression I want, let along having to sift through emojis for every word in the dictionary.
    In Messages, it auto suggests emoji based on what you type. Other places you can search for it. It’s not that hard. 
    Right, so you're typing the word anyways.  Which emotion does a ladder or screwdriver describe?  It's almost really not an emoji anymore, it's an icon.
    dysamoriadarkvaderelijahgdoozydozen

  • Apple gets FCC approval for Mac Pro tower, and rack-mount version

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    What would one be doing when rack mounting it?  It doesn't have a true server operating system, but a server app (with minimal functionality at that) which runs on top of macOS.

    With racks typically down the hall and in a secure room, how would one use one of these?
    williamlondon

  • T-Mobile 5G service launches across US, minus high-speed mmWave

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    yuck9 said:
    T-Mobile is giving speed increases like At&t has done. Though they appear to use newer modems that are only going to be available on any mainstream phones out next year.

    I'd like to see a 4GLTE comparison (of each carrier) with 5GE, T-Mobile 5G, and Verizon 5G before calling this out as unimportant, as its to my understanding speeds are supposed to jump from 50Mbps, 100Mbps,250Mbps,1Gbps between the 3 types, and if thats the case people are seeing at least noticeably higher speeds years before MM wave towers make it to any rural areas, no matter what carrier it is.
    AT&T 5GE is slower then 4G LTE. There is a write up on it at tomshardware.com

    Do you have a link to that report?
    I found on Tom's Guide this information:

    "When I tested AT&T's 5G network in Las Vegas, I hit 900 Mbps over 5G. LTE can't compare, but I clocked over 200 Mbps on an iPhone running on AT&T's 5G E (advanced LTE) network. That's exponentially better than AT&T's existing LTE network, which averaged download speeds of 32.91 Mbps earlier this year."
    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple's brawny 5G iPhone family will require larger, pricey motherboards

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    I've yet to be convinced that this whole "5G thing" isn't really a fleecing of consumers because carriers (and phone manufacturers) have run out of ways to innovate and need a revenue stream in the coming years.

    It's going to be spotty coverage.  It doesn't penetrate buildings well.  Short distance.  And, most of all, who needs that sort of speed on a phone?  You're not going to watch a 2 hour movie any faster!  Not to say some people won't have some reason to validate ridiculously fast speeds on a phone, but for 99% of us, isn't the existing 4GLTE system plenty fast?   If the carriers just worked on filling in the dead spots for that, who needs 5G?  The other day, on AT&T, I was getting 100 down/50 up.  Why would I need anything faster on my iPhone?

    And now, 5G devices will be more expensive, bigger, hotter, etc.  Not convinced.

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  • Compared: The 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10 versus the 10.2-inch 7th gen iPad

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    I bought the previous version for $99. I was very pleased with myself, as I'd have a tablet to take traveling without having to worry about losing it. Traveling with my expensive iPad Pro made me very nervous. Turns out is was just a waste of $99. The volume was too low, the screen had a terrible light leak that drew my eye away from any movie I was trying to watch. It was too dim to see in a bright room. It was painfully slow. Almost felt broken sometimes waiting for the home screen icons to appear. I hated it so much.

    The article states that if you don't have enough money then you don't have a choice between this and the iPad. This is true, but I think a third option is to put the extra $150 toward a better phone. I found the Kindle device to be so horrible to use, I used my phone instead. Maybe the faster chip will make this revision worth it, but I doubt it.
    I always find it interesting how people can have two completely different experiences with the same device.  Through careful stacking of discounts, I got my Fire HD 10 for $79.  While I also have an iPad Pro 12.9 (latest version), I find the Fire HD 10 is just fine.  No issues playing media, it's zippy (not an overpowered supercomputer like the iPad Pro 12.9 is), and really, just does what I need when I need a cheap tablet.  Even added Google Play Store to it.  

    Each device has a purpose and I do't expect my $79 Fire HD 10 to be as beautiful and lightning fast and buttery smooth as my $1000 iPad Pro.  But I can stick a 200GB SD card in the Fire tablet and load it up with movies or use the PLEX client app and it works just fine.

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