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European politicians on the cusp of requiring USB-C in all smartphones
Yeah because is for the environment and nothing says “save the environment” more than the wasteful wireless charging and now they want it on laptops suuuure that’s not going to generate a wasteful amount of heat. Plus I am sure that people are going to wait patiently 3 or 4 days for a laptop battery to reach 100%. When it comes to tech no one knows better than politicians.
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Wemo Stage with Thread review: Finally a reliable HomeKit button
You can have 20 HP mini but only 1 will be the border router. All others will be routers only. Have you check that the unit is actually using Thread? Download the Eve app and check your Thread network it tells you if the unit is already on Thread or still using Bluetooth.itinj24 said:I must have a faulty unit. I have an extensive amount of HomePod Minis in my house scattered around. Eight of them to be exact. I’m not sure if I need more Thread devices but the response time for mine has been just a little better if not the same as when it was running in Bluetooth. That’s only with one of the configured buttons using single tap. Double tap or long press doesn’t work at all for me.The worst part is the battery drain. After the update, I replaced two batteries within a week. Not even exaggerating. I saw the battery drop to 94% inside of 10 minutes and kept going from there. Then the Home app stopped showing the battery percentage altogether after two days. I already reached out to Wemo regarding these issues but I’ve never had a Wemo HomeKit device that I was happy with. Shame because that new doorbell looks really good but I’m skeptical.How to change it from Bluetooth to Thread? That’s just the same as AirPods firmware update: MAGIC. There is no way to force it just let it sit there and it will switch. That happened to me with 1 of the A19 essential bulbs from Nanoleaf. It was using Bluetooth with the slowest response. I didn’t pay attention to it and eventually switch itself to Thread.
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Apple wipes on-device CSAM photo monitoring from site, but plans unchanged
iCloud is been CSAM screened already…like any other cloud service.badmonk said:I suspect CSAM screening will ultimately be performed and confined iCloud server side, like every other cloud based service has been doing for years (and not talked about it).
I always thought iCloud screened for CSAM, after all MSFT and Google have been doing it for years.
Freedom has its limits.People are clueless on this subject.
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Apple continues to make it clear that it will collect its share of iOS app purchases
Apple should drop commissions entirely?OutdoorAppDeveloper said:Oh good. Now Apple is going to track everything you do on your iPhone and use it to bill developers. Meanwhile they are cutting back on iPhone 13 production due to lack of demand. Apple makes a lot more money from the sales of iPhones than they do from their app commissions. Developers and users can and do routinely work around Apple's existing restrictions using their web browsers. Perhaps Apple should drop the commissions entirely and focus on selling hardware?
maybe also developers can drop charging for apps and in-app purchases. How about developers invest their own money and offer apps for free to iPhone users?
Do you think developers will agree?
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Apple's 21.5-inch Intel iMac is officially retired
Just the iMac 21.5 like the title said. Apple still sells the Mac mini and also the iMac 27 with intel chips.cia said:Not sure if they were referring to the iMac only, but you can still buy the Mac Mini with Intel new. And the refurb store has a gazillion intel Macs across the whole product spectrum still available.
