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  • Apple announces 'Tap to Pay', lets users take payments on iPhone

    brianjobrianjo
    hmlongco said:
    Nice, but whatever happened to the tap to transmit contact information feature?
    There used to be an app called 'Bump'.  It was awesome. You could use it to easily transfer contacts, photos etc in a very easy way, simply by bumping devices together.  And, what made it even more awesome is that it was totally cross platform. Didn't matter if you had an Android phone or an iPhone. They simply connected.

    But, Google ended up buying the app and simply shut it down. No explanation given.

    Just one more example that shows these companies don't actually care about making products that do what customers want, but they want to make as much money as they possibly can, at every possible angle.  And there's not a thing you can do about it.
    randominternetpersonpatchythepirateviclauyyckitatitjony0

  • M1 MacBook owners complain about easily cracked screens

    brianjobrianjo
    This has been an ongoing issue since the 2016 redesign.  The way the screen hinges leaves little to no tolerance of ANYTHING being in the hinge gap.  A grain of sand can get wedged in, and the pressure created by the leverage of closing the screen can cause the screen to crack.  The user won't notice any increased pressure, again, due to the leverage being created.

    While technically it's user error because that grain of sand shouldn't be there, it's poor design because in the real world, sand exists and can end up unseen in the crevice of the display.

    The previous design never created such a wedge point on the glass where this would cause an issue.
    elijahg