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  • How and where Trump's new tariffs affect Apple

    imatimat
    According to ChatGPT Apple could also offset some of the decreasing US revenue per product by increasing prices worldwide and therefore increasing margins in other markets.
    williamlondonronnradarthekat

  • Apple's rumored Home Hub said to be under employee testing

    imatimat
    Meanwhile I am still waiting for the AppleTV to be brought up to speed and have some Home things integrated to it in a serious way. And a better integration with HomePod and or HomePod mini.

    I don't particularly feel the need for another device, especially now that iPad is so "cheap" I can use it as a spare tablet at home for most of the uses that seem to be integrated in the new device.
    SmittyWDAalsethwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • iPadOS 18 review: making iPad better for everyone but the pros

    imatimat
    Pros, as in programmers.

    I do construction management and the new things iPad OS brings to the table are really useful. Not all pros think of the iPad as a device you have to sit in front of and write on a keyboard (that is what Macs are for). Some, like me, use it to take notes on plans with the pen, take minutes of meetings, annotate pictures on the go and sketch on freeform. For these things the iPad is plenty "Pro" and irreplaceable. I feel many reviewers want to use the iPad as a Mac and are frustrated, rightly so. 
    But there are a lot of other users which use the iPad for work in other environments where the purported shortcomings are inexistent or even become positive aspects. I don't feel the need to have many open windows when I am on a construction site, for instance, nor do I use a keyboard (I use the pencil extensively though).

    There ARE things that Apple could do do better, don't get me wrong, like for instance:

    - annotate pictures directly (i.e. having the ability to immediately write with the pencil on a photo without having to open the "editor" first and THEN selecting the pen tool. The pen tool should be readily available when viewing a photo)
    - make it easier to move photos to freeform and annotate them
    - make it easier to print or share freeform pages on PDF or other format
    - make it easier to take a picture with the phone and drop it immediately in freeform

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    My opinion is that if iPad OS becomes too much MacOS like I might lose a lot of practicality. So, if they get added, and I can understand that some people wish they were, I hope they are optional and don't make iPad more cumbersome for the use I make of it.


    Of course, I love my Mac and wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. Just to be clear on that.

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    dewmedanox

  • Hands on: Everything new in tvOS 18 for Apple TV

    imatimat
    Since it is also a stock app I wonder why you don’t mention the complete revamp of the Fitness+ app on AppleTV. It might be worth explaining how it changed because from the connection screen to the tabs being similar to AppleTV app (there’s even a “for you” section) the app has been vastly improved and it is even more fun to use. Also, the connection time between watch and tv has vastly improved (and we are still on beta). Overall, to all who read, I really suggest checking out fitness+. It is becoming truly a great product and no one seems to talk about it.
    stompywatto_cobra

  • How to refurbish and restore the original Apple TV

    imatimat
    From a purely aesthetic point of view this is the best AppleTV Apple has ever made. And an HDD drive, for the purpose of streaming and storing files locally (like pictures and so on) is perfect.

    I wish Apple would release an AppleTV which is much more the true center of the home instead of basically a streaming box. Even if the device has to get bigger do accomodate a better CPU (which can handle Apple Intelligence) and a decent amount of local memory. It could really become a gaming device, the center of your home and still be the best streaming device there is. AppleTV has had so much unexpressed potential.


    BTW. I owned the original one. It was a beauty.
    watto_cobra