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Review: SanDisk Extreme V2 is the SSD we pack in our bags
Rugged phones have been done for years. They're still made, but not very popular. They're edge-case devices with not a lot of sales. https://www.techradar.com/best/best-rugged-smartphones ; Most consumers tend to want sleek and pretty. They also tend to want known brand names. None of those linked phones are well known brands.dewme said:
I cannot think of a reason why not. I used the previous generation of this drive to boot my 2014 HDD only Mac mini for well over a year until I found a inexpensive way to install an internal M.2 NVMe SSD into the mini using the empty fusion SSD socket.jwdawso said:Can I use it as a boot drive?The only issue I encountered booting from the external usb3 drive was the difficult and tedious process of installing macOS upgrades. Normal startup and rebooting wasn’t an issue, but OS upgrades created a temporary boot volume as part of the multiple automatic rebooting sequence that did not respect the Startup Disk setting or even respond to the Option key being pressed. Long story short, every OS upgrade involved upgrading both bootable drives independently and having to reassert which drive to boot from.Despite the issues that I encountered with the Mac mini case, using an external SSD as a boot drive turned an otherwise unusable machine with the world’s slowest hard disk into something that I could actually use.The aesthetics on these SanDisk SSDs remind me of the Casio G-Shock watches, which I’ve always liked. I’ve always wondered why no one has done a smartphone with a similar rugged design aesthetic. Yeah, there are rugged cases to strap on to fragile glass and metal smartphones , but it’s not the same.
Samsung has their XCover Pro line geared towards businesses. https://www.samsung.com/us/business/products/mobile/phones/galaxy-xcover-pro/ ; Again, niche product.
They used to make an "Active" version along with the regular version of their flagship S line. They did it for the S4 through the S8. Rumor has it they may revive the "Active" version. S8 Active below.
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Microsoft will 'absolutely' bring xCloud to iOS and iPadOS, targeting 2021 launch
1. I could be wrong about the revenue angle since Apple did suggest web apps.Rayz2016 said:
As @TMay has pointed out, if it was a revenue issue, then Apple wouldn't suggest running the service through a browser.CloudTalkin said:This is a pretty hot garbage excuse and I wish Apple would stop using it.
There's nothing inherently unsafe or untrusted about the games being streamed on XCloud. They are literally the exact same games being played on consolea, PC, and Mac from developers like EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, and other known game developers both large and small. All apps on the store get reviewed... so review the app. Pretty sure XCloud is going to come up clean. The streamed games are downloaded. They reside on MS servers. Pretty sure they're clean as well. The content rating is governed by ESRB. There is no safety issue with XCloud.
It's a revenue issue. That's totally okay for it to be a revenue issue. Apple wants to figure out how to get paid for iOS access. I don't see a problem with that desire. Trying to couch the issue as a safety issue is simply FUD."The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business opportunity for all developers," a spokesperson said in August. "Before they go on our store, all apps are reviewed against the same set of guidelines that are intended to protect customers and provide a fair and level playing field to developers."
Well, you're speaking from a technical point of view. Apple's apps are not only reviewed to ensure they don't misbehave once they arrive on the iPhone, they're also reviewed for suitability for their intended audience and for the platform in general. What Microsoft thinks is suitable for the platform.There's nothing inherently unsafe or untrusted about the games being streamed on XCloud. They are literally the exact same games being played on consolea, PC, and Mac from developers like EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, and other known game developers both large and small
You forgot to bring up the 'streaming movies' argument, so I'll do it for you. Streaming movies is not the same as streaming games. To begin with, streaming a movie service is a nice clear separation between what part Apple plays in the transaction and what part Netflix plays. This is why no one is busting Apple's chops about having the movie 'Cuties' on their platform, because people know that it's not Apple, it's Netflix (though I bet Apple wishes they could block it). If a game includes questionable content, then folk will instantly blame Apple because they're playing it on an iPhone. Apple allowed it through because it came through an app on Apple's service. Forcing them to go through the browser gives Apple a nice layer of "hands-off".
The other difference is that movies are far less interactive than games. It would be quite unusual for a movie to start offering to sell you bitcoins and then take your credit card details before allowing you to continue playing.All apps on the store get reviewed... so review the app.
How? The app is streamed. There is no guarantee that what the developers would stream the same app that they submitted for review, and Apple would have no way to check. Look how easy it was for Epic to sneak a payment module into a game that Apple had actually checked. Checking a streaming app would be next to impossible.
Oh, and of course, if you allow one company to add a streaming app then Apple would have to allow all of them, even the ones we've never heard of and who could be potential fraudsters. If they only allowed the big companies it then you'd start complaining about that wouldn't you?
2. You're 100% wrong about the differences between stream a game vs a movie. They're both H.265 streams. One being more interactive than the other isn't a difference of function, it's a difference of degree. They both do the same thing at different rates.
3. Your logic: If Netflix has questionable content, Netflix gets blamed. If MS has questionable content, Apple gets blamed. But if it goes through a browser Apple gets no blame. That makes absolutely no sense and it's silly to think anyone would be making that distinction. No one would because the entire premise is laughable. The MPA governs content ratings on Netflix. The ESRB governs ratings on video games. The content of the entire catalogue of games is a known entity. So instead of referencing vague non-existent boogie-men hiding in the game catalog, bring up a specific objection. I'll save you some time. You can't.
4. There is only one app. XCloud. The XCloud app is not streamed. Reading over your response, I started to get the impression you really don't know what XCloud is.
5. This gem solidified my impression: "There is no guarantee that what the developers would stream the same app that they submitted for review, and Apple would have no way to check." You don't know what XCloud is or how it works. What developers? There are no developers streaming anything. You're simply forming arguments to defend Apple's position without knowing anything about the actual subject matter. You're using vague (unrelated) examples because you can't speak to the specifics.
6. That last one is complete BS. Apple wouldn't have to let anyone have a streaming app. Apple rejects all types of apps on a daily basis. That's reductive FUD. More vague boogie-men.
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Security researchers spent months hacking Apple -- here's what they found
According to Ars, the total so far is $288K and could go past $500K. That's more commensurate with vulnerability bounties that entice hackers to divulge to the affected companies instead of the highest bidder. More detail here: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/white-hat-hackers-who-had-control-of-internal-apple-network-get-288000-reward/chasm said:
The article does actually say that the group expects they will receive further payment for the additional vulnerabilities they found (and either haven't been fixed yet or haven't been disclosed yet).sflocal said:Security is a never-ending whack-a-mole. I know first-hand that online security is resource-intensive and people always have to stay on top of it. Great job Apple. Apple should be doing much MUCH more of this. $51K is chump-change for Apple considering how much damage a breach could cause.
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Apple purges rival products from store ahead of rumored AirPods Studio, new HomePod
Well, if McDonald's had been selling your homemade burgers for years and decided to remove them right as they were introducing a new burger ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ... you might have cause to look at them sideways. That's not to say I agree with Chuck's opinion. I don't. It is to say you can't ignore the fact that the products were already being sold in Apple stores. It's not as if they asked Apple sell their stuff and were denied. Their stuff was already there and removed. Not exactly the same thing.MacPro said:
I want McDonald's to sell my homemade burgers, should I sue?chuck burr said:Apple is opening itself for an antitrust case by removing competition from the store.
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EU could force Apple to share user data with competitors
You're missing a lot actually. Apple collects a ton of user information. Not sure how this is not a known thing. They tell you in multiple places they collect this information. They even give you the ability to see some of the data they collect. Perhaps a perusal of Apple's documents would help clear up any misinformation you might have.MacPro said:Given Apple doesn't collect user data other than what Apple equipment they own and the like what am I missing?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208650 Info about your Apple ID
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205223 Info about your Apple Advertising ID
That's a good starting point. Don't want to overwhelm you. All of the above is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy, which goes into greater detail about the data they collect.
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Apple Privacy Policy.
So that I'm abundantly clear, my post is not a criticism of Apple or any of it's data collection practices. It is a refutation of your incorrect assumption about what Apple doesn't collect. They collect a ton of data. They tell you they collect a ton of data.
On topic: Considering the amount and types of user data collected by these companies, I'd be concerned about what specifically has to be shared (if this passes) with these smaller companies. Who's vetting what the smaller companies do with that information? How often? Consequences? All kinds of questions.
