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  • Apple readying for legal battle against European Union's App Store regulations

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    darkvader said:
    Apple needs to give up this one.

    It's insane that I can't load whatever software I want on MY iPhone from whatever source I choose.

    Hopefully once they're forced to do the right thing in Europe they'll go ahead for the rest of the world too.
    /s
    What’s insane is that
    1) Apple hid the fact that all the apps must be downloaded from their App Store
    2) Never allowed side loading or jailbreaking
    3) Forced users to purchase their gear
    4) Prohibited other platforms 
    /s

    It’s a shame more thought wasn’t given into what you’re getting when you bought your iPhone 
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  • iMessage Contact Key Verification appears in first iOS 16.6 beta

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    appleinsideruser said:
    So, as there can be multiple device logged into the same iCloud (messages) account, this system somehow knows which ones are really me and warns me if there is another device active on the account?

    How does it know which ones are real and which ones are eavesdroppers? If it can tell, why not just prevent the eves-dropper from connecting in the first place?
    The system itself can’t tell who is the real person you’re having a conversation with, all it is doing is notifying the other party of a new device in use for the conversation. This is why confirmation of the key is to be done by means external to iMessage; preferably in person or via FaceTime, where a visual identification can be made. 

    From my understanding, this isn’t addressing some unannounced hack or vulnerability but addressing a possible attack vector created by how iCloud works—

    iMessage allows its users to sync their conversations between devices logged in on the same iCloud account so that you can continue on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac regardless of where it was initiated. Previously when a new device was added, only the adding party was notified of the new device. With this new setting both parties will be notified. 

    So with this option enabled, should a third party manage to gain access to one of the other party’s iCloud account and thereby include the device in the conversation, not only will the breached user be notified of the new device, but as well the one being conversed with. 
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  • Coming to a theater near you - Blackberry: The Motion Picture

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    lowededwookie said:
    For 2022 is effectively the end of the story, as BlackBerry removed the ability for its old phones to even make calls in January. 

    I’m sorry, what? Blackberry won’t even function as a basic cellphone? That’s mental. Hell, even a phone from 1990 should still be able to make calls. That’s literally the basic functionality of a cellphone.

    Seems like a good thing BlackBerry failed.
    That’s the way of cellular radios. 

    Cell phones aren’t simply just a wireless version of the old style Bell phone, but are now radio signal receivers/transmitters. As such when the carriers drop support for a legacy transmission specification, any phone limited to that spec will no longer work.

    Here in the US that is currently happening to all non 4G capable phones. So this isn’t just a decision made by Blackberry to stop supporting their phones. 

    It seems that just like the concept that batteries don’t last forever, some don’t grok that radio communication standards aren’t permanent (thankfully so) either.
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  • Mac keyboard showdown: Apple versus chiclet versus mechanical

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    The only thing I miss from my windows days 20 years ago is the Microsoft natural ergonomic keyboard. The older ones from the 90s were dead on perfect for hours and hours of typing for me.

    I tried to continue to use them on macs, but as they weren’t native it was a bit clunky and then finally gave them up at some point in the Bluetooth era.

    Still wish though to this day that someone would out right rip that design off but make it a native Mac keyboard. 
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  • Apple proposes more flexible work schedules amid unionization efforts

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    ihatescreennames said:

    …(and also that the schedule changed from week to week. I could never understand why we couldn’t have a fixed schedule)…
    This sadly is something that is likely long gone for anyone being paid hourly. It’s not just an Apple store problem, or even retail. The move to ‘flexibility’ has been underway for well over 40 years now. Any fixed schedule is a fixed cost, and managers hate fixed costs as it doesn’t allow for them to manage it and make performance claims.
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