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  • Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 7' to offer improved fast-charge support

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    TurboPGT said:
    Maybe I'm missing something, but my iPhone already charges really fast. They always have. I thought the fast-charging on Samsung phones was like stupid fast...but apparently not. 0 - 50 in 30 minutes? Pretty sure my iPhone can already do that, or nearly so. Whatever difference is negligible.
    The only way your iphone will charge fast is if you use something that delivers more current than the original charger supplied with it.  Pretty sure an iPhone 6s Plus won't charge 0-50% in 30 minutes.

    I wonder why this article says "In fact current iPhones already use comparable technology" but then doesn't explain the logic of deliberately supplying a less than optimal charger with every iPhone if the company is supposedly focused on the 'user experience'.  Could it be that there actually isn't any intentional fast charging capability in an iPhone other than the lucky happenstance of an engineer factoring in a safety margin?



    Note that the S6 Edge has a 2600 Mah batter vs a 2750 mah battery in the 6S Plus, so that is a considerably faster charging rate.
    singularity

  • FaceTime video chat competitor Google Duo released for iOS, Android

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    ericthehalfbee said:
    Google taking a page out of Samsung's playbook.

    Throw anything at the wall and see what sticks.
    Charles Darwin wrote a book about the effectiveness of throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what sticks.  He concluded it works rather well.
    singularityhtatc

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook touring China, pledges Asia-Pacific R&D center

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    I'm sure Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli will welcome reading regular reports on the progress of research at the center, before Tim does, and that Chinese phone manufacturers will welcome not having to pay for their own research, thanks to friends in high places.

    Have you thought of Australia, New Zealand or India, Tim?
    asdasddamonf

  • Apple CarPlay coming to higher-end models of Honda's 2017 Civic Hatchback

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    TurboPGT said:
    TIL there is such a thing a high end Honda Civic.

    Meanwhile my ridiculously overpriced Jeep Cherokee is desperate for the Car Play experience, as Unconnect is just an embarrassment for 2016.
    Depends what you class as high-end.  Being able to lap the Nurburgring rapidly  Is my idea of high-end, I suspect others might be more interested in the quantity of gadgets they can play with while stuck in traffic.
    singularitypscooter63

  • Tim Cook says AI & augmented reality are core technologies in Apple's future

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    nolamacguy said:
    cnocbui said:

    Sorry, but no we won't be doing that.  We ensure that all our devices have just enough battery life on the day you buy them.  That way, in a years time they won't, because of the way Li-ion batteries start degrading the minute they are manufactured.  So, at around three years - remember we told you that's all the life you could expect - your device will have half the battery life it did when new and you will find it intollerable, which should be really good incentive for you to buy another from us.  A lot of people think we are obsessed with thinness, that's OK, we don't mind that, but really, with all the technological advancements from our suppliers, if we kept our products the same thickness, we would have to fill them up with battery, then the device would last a lot longer than 'enough' on the day you bought it, so in three years, you might still find it useful.  I'm sure you can see why that isn't in anyone's interest.
    get a clue man -- it's already been shown time and time again that iDevices have the longest useful lives of any. people keep them longer, then give them to friends & family. so your little troll fantasy is as pathetic as it is untrue. 

    and its stupid, besides. if and when Apple can sell a device that changes battery chemistry and can last much longer than the core technology today, of course they'd sell it. why would they want to leave it a competitor to sell? that's just idiotic to press they wouldn't. 
    I bought my daughter a SH iPhone 5 two years ago.  The battery was good for one hour of doing nothing, when full charged when it arrived.  No wonder the previous owner got rid of it.

    My 2012 MBPR tells me the battery needs replacing.  I just got off the phone to Apple's authorised repairer for a quote - €663  ($740).  Fuck that and Apple too.  While I really like OSX, It is not worth it at those sorts of prices.

    Keep blowing your fanboy trumpet, I'm sure someone appreciates the noise you make.
    roger wade