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  • YouTuber wrecks car to test iPhone 14 crash detection

    illriggerillrigger
    Why do people posting things on the internet always want to pretend that Apple doesn't stress test their products? Guaranteed that Apple did crash testing that is significantly more sophisticated than anything a YouTuber could jury rig. 
    Because they often find shady stuff when they do so? 

    Like how easily the iPad bends because Apple didn't design any structural support into the frame? Or that the iPhone 14's rear glass is easily replaced if it breaks but the 14 Pro you may as well just replace the phone if you want to fix it? Or how Apple is still locking the serial numbers of individual components in software so that users can't easily replace them if they break (even with known working parts from another iPhone) despite posturing on how they are letting people self repair?

    There's tremendous value in testing the claims of manufacturers rather than just taking them at their word.
    muthuk_vanalingamgrandact73

  • Apple will increase feature gap in the iPhone 15, says Kuo

    illriggerillrigger
    It's not shocking that the vast majority are getting the Pro. Entry level customers and enterprises are getting the SE, and both standard models are so expensive that financing is needed, so when you are going to keep a device for 2+ years it only makes sense to spend the extra few bucks per month to get the more feature-rich version so it stays relevant longer.
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • Apple's CSAM detection system may not be perfect, but it is inevitable

    illriggerillrigger
    The problem with lines in the sand is that the next wave that comes along removes them.

    In the end this solves nothing. The kiddie porn moves to private clouds, which any idiot can put up and secure with modern platforms like NextCloud and its ilk (it took me about half an hour to get mine up and running via Unraid - encrypted with two-factor auth and everything), and Apple sends the message that it's willing to allow the government to use anything you put on their platform as evidence against you for any offense that their moral compass sways past at any given moment. Apple sells music and moivies, will they let the RIAA/MPAA scan everyone's storage for "pirated" content next?

    I'd suggest everyone begin looking at setting up a NextCloud instance of their own at this point - it's not hard or even that expensive. Between Google willing to use anything they that you put in their storage to farm info about you and Apple apparently willing to do the same should the whim hit them, hosting your own storage is clearly the best way to go from here on out. At least it's a good time for all of this, with such great platforms like it and DuckDuckGo available to enhance your privacy.
    elijahgbeowulfschmidt

  • Electric vehicle maker Polestar beats Tesla to Apple CarPlay

    illriggerillrigger
    Beats said:
    illrigger said:
    Beats said:
    illrigger said:
    Beats said:
    If the new CarPlay UI is an indication of what Apple Car could/would look like.

    DAMN.

    Polestar's current built-in OS is Android Auto (no phone connection needed, it's built from the ground up by Google), so you don't have to imagine very hard - it'll basically be the same as it is now but with an Apple UI instead of a Google one.

    No, no, no. I was suggesting imagine THE ENTIRE CAR from hardware to features. 

    So, basically the same thing as everyone else but 20% more expensive, more colorful and with a proprietary charge port? (Kidding!)

    Are you joking about the “same thing as everyone” part? Because I’d like to see a time Apple did the same thing as everyone else when they released a product. 

    In the end, my iPhone 13 and my Galaxy S21 do the same things, with very minor differences between the way they do them (I have to carry both, one for work and one for personal). The iPhone is a better product overall, but they aren't doing anything that different from everyone else; it's all back and forth between new features at this point with nobody really innovating. Android and IOS are more similar to each other now than they ever have been, with Apple finally catching up with widgets, an app tray and now always-on displays. I like the iPhone's focus on privacy and will recommend it over Android for that one reason, but I wouldn't ever say that it's different enough to dissuade anyone who thinks that Android is better at this point. The same goes for my Mac vs my PC - I'm a gamer so I would not want to live with a Mac alone, but for everything else there's no real reason to choose one or the other at this point - they both do everything you ask of them about as well as the other as long as you stick with the same platform (Mac/IOS or Windows/Android).

    This is off-topic, though. I'm sure I'll get all kinds of guff for being a cross-platform user expounding on the "not as special as the keynotes make it out to be"-ness of Apple products like I always do, just like I get the same thing when I talk about Apple's advantages on the Android sites. There just aren't enough people out there with experience with products outside of one silo or the other, and way too many who drink the cool-aid on both sides.
    beowulfschmidt

  • Electric vehicle maker Polestar beats Tesla to Apple CarPlay

    illriggerillrigger
    Beats said:
    If the new CarPlay UI is an indication of what Apple Car could/would look like.

    DAMN.

    Polestar's current built-in OS is Android Auto (no phone connection needed, it's built from the ground up by Google), so you don't have to imagine very hard - it'll basically be the same as it is now but with an Apple UI instead of a Google one.
    williamlondonjony0