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Apple acknowledges 'Error 53' glitch, says it's part of Touch ID security [u]
Apple are probably going to get sued over this. It is something intentionally built into iOS 9. Deliberately incapacitating an iPhone someone has paid a lot of money for is probably illegal in the EU.
Imagine if car manufacturers did this. You put aftermarket brake pads on it, then later take it in f or a dealer service and they update the firmware in the ECU. You go back to pick up your car and they say 'sorry, mate, the new firmware has detected you fitted non genuine brake pads and has disabled your car - you will have to buy a new one.
Yeah, I can see people saying 'Oh... ok. Fair enough.'
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Apple acknowledges 'Error 53' glitch, says it's part of Touch ID security [u]
gatorguy said:Absolutely the way it should be done. Anyone complaining about it hasn't thought thru the possible even if unlikely consequences of it not working that way. -
Apple Music update lets Android users save songs to SD cards
cropr said:cnocbui said:Because there are just so many other alternatives Android users they could use they need to offer something to make their offering attractive enough for people to pay for.
Each to their own. I recently popped a 64Gb card in my phone to give me more storage space for music, photos, videos and apps. It's nice to be able to do that and not have to buy a new phone. Can you imagine if Apple made DSLRs with fixed memory?
This is one of the things I hate about iOS - not being able to do file transfers via Bluetooth. Couldn't you use Airdrop?
With this move Apple acknowledges that general offline storage has a value and that the limited file management capabilities of iOS also have some downsides. Apple just told the world that I should use the Android app for the Apple Music service, it has a killing feature not available on iOS.
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PSA: If you don't want to fry your new MacBook, pay attention to the quality of your USB cables
sflocal said:With all the reports of people's electronics getting fried from cheapo cables and charges, I just shake my head in disbelief that people want to take a chance and save a few bucks to use questionable hardware from sketchy chinese companies to charge their pricey iPhone or Macbook. For me, the peace of mind far outweighs the headaches I'll have if I fry something.
A: Powerbook Ti after nearly 9 years of use
B: MBPR after 18 months use
C: MBPR after 14 months use
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Sony says dual-lens camera tech launching with 'major smartphone players' in next year
1983 said:Apple lost its traditional lead in camera image quality with the 6 series (especially the 6s) hopefully this new approach will put them back on top again.