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  • How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water

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    Not a very convincing article.   The author has no evidence that Apple is actually readying a ring.  Sure, Apple has been filing patents for ring-like devices for years, but it does that even when it has no current plans for one.  It's called research. 

    The author goes on about how the ring has do something better than the existing devices - but never actually gives an example of what that could be.  All he manages is examples of a ring assisting other devices in doing an existing function more seamlessly.  That's hardly a recipe for assured success.  Especially when the  tradeoff for getting a slightly enhanced function (e..g . more accurate heart rate monitoring when both Apple Watch and this ring are worn together), is the up-front cost of that ring as well as the continued 'cost' of having to charge yet another device.  We don't mind charging our phones every day because it provides us with lots of functionality we otherwise would not have.  Same with the Apple Watch.  But is the ability to gesture with a ring vs. pushing a button on the watch or phone enough for you to find the time to charge that ring every day (or every n days)?  I doubt it.

    This equation will change only when something like Apple Glass gets released.  Unlike the Vision Pro, Glass will be worn all day and its market might be as huge as the iPhone because it'll let you do all the things you do on your iPhone without taking your iPhone out of your pocket.  To do that, gestures - e.g. with a ring - will become vital.  But it might come bundled with Apple  Glass instead of being its own product.
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  • Apple has reportedly dropped Qualcomm modems on two 2025 iPhones

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    tht said:
    The two models include the forthcoming iPhone SE, which Kuo says will be in the first quarter of 2025. The other is a slimmer iPhone 18 Pro model around September 2025.
    Does Kuo follow some other calendar than we do?

    iPhone 16 models in 2024
    iPhone 17 models in 2025.
    iPhone 18 models in 2026.

    Makes it sound like he doesn't know what he's talking about.
    Or it could just be poor editing on Apple Insider's side.
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  • Apple has reportedly dropped Qualcomm modems on two 2025 iPhones

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    y2an said:
    Not a peculiar move at all. Trial the new modem with phones at the fringe edges of sales volume. Less liability if something goes awry. 
    Except that the "Pro" models are not at the fringe edge of sales volume:
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  • Rivian adds Apple Music, but won't consider CarPlay

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    xyzzy01 said:
    twolf2919 said:
    TimJobs said:
    They do get it. They don’t want to use apples proprietary software when trying to have you navigate the functions of the car. Why do you think Tesla hasn’t enabled android or CarPlay? Because these companies are putting the entire settings into the screen


    StrangeDays said:
    These dudes still just don’t get it. I don’t want to use their coming-along infotainment systems. I don’t want to use a Rivian mapping app. I want to use the polished one I already use every day, that is feature-rich, and integrates with my devices and events. 

    “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”


    You seem like you've never used CarPlay or Android Auto.  What "functions of the car" do you think CarPlay controls?  I'll tell you - none.   It's a pure money grab by these executives.  They want you tied to their infotainment stack so you can, at some point, pony up for services you already get on your smartphone.
    To be fair, for EVs deep integration into maps can be useful. You can add charging stations to your route based on need and even preheat the battery (if needed) before you arrive for optimal charging speed.

    But at least on my Jaguar, access to the native apps is just a click away inside Carplay.
    Fine!  Nobody's asking the car makers to get rid of their map software - if' that integration is useful enough, people will adopt it.  The point is that Tesla and Rivian (and now GM) are preemptively eliminating customer choice.  If  Scaringe's argument were valid and people just shouldn't have to exit CarPlay to access car functions, then make your car's stack superior to CarPlay - nobody would enter CarPlay in the first place!  But it's all nonsense and hand-waving to distract from the fact that  Rigian, Tesla, and GM just want to avoid (or eliminate in the case of GM) competition - and eventually charge for their substandard services instead of allowing users to use the services they already pay for on their phones.
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  • Rivian adds Apple Music, but won't consider CarPlay

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    TimJobs said:
    They do get it. They don’t want to use apples proprietary software when trying to have you navigate the functions of the car. Why do you think Tesla hasn’t enabled android or CarPlay? Because these companies are putting the entire settings into the screen


    StrangeDays said:
    These dudes still just don’t get it. I don’t want to use their coming-along infotainment systems. I don’t want to use a Rivian mapping app. I want to use the polished one I already use every day, that is feature-rich, and integrates with my devices and events. 

    “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”


    You seem like you've never used CarPlay or Android Auto.  What "functions of the car" do you think CarPlay controls?  I'll tell you - none.   It's a pure money grab by these executives.  They want you tied to their infotainment stack so you can, at some point, pony up for services you already get on your smartphone.
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