sog35 said:

Music streaming needs to be cheaper to get wider adoption and grow revenues:

$4.99 for one user
$7.99 for 2 users
$9.99 for 3 users
$12.99 for 4 users

The prices are way to high right now for mass market adoption.

For the mass market playing more for streaming music versus Netflix is nutty.

what total number of titles does Netflix get you?
what total number of albums does streaming music get you?


HD Netflix (really? a $7.99 SD tier?) is US$9.99 a month
Apple Music is US$9.99 a month

People, Apple is *still* shipping wired earbuds with the iPhone 7. They are just lightning-plugged.

Very few people will care one iota about *how* their white earbuds connect. Seeing the number of people with Apple's earbuds in use on any city street, subway, bus, etc shows just how few people use anything aftermarket, so how small the crowd of complainers will be. 

kevin kee said:

cali said:

I'm a little underwhelmed.

Keep in mind what Apple posted is usually the worst case scenario (like if you play game for 18 hours non stop with it). Often the battery life is much longer than what they advertised. My AW gen 1 lasts 60 hours before it goes to sleep and they advertised it as 18 hours as well.

18 hours of battery with: 30 minute workout, 45 minutes of app use, 90 time checks, 90 notifications.

you didn't read Apple's website:
https://www.apple.com/watch/battery.html

All-Day Battery Life

Up to 18 hours

Testing conducted by Apple in August 2016 using preproduction Apple Watch Series 1, Apple Watch Series 2, and Apple Watch Edition, each paired with an iPhone; all devices tested with prerelease software. All-day battery life is based on 18 hours with the following use: 90 time checks, 90 notifications, 45 minutes of app use, and a 30‐minute workout with music playback from Apple Watch via Bluetooth, over the course of 18 hours. Battery life varies by use, configuration, and many other factors; actual results will vary.

evilution said:

When he said a new material, I expected titanium, liquid metal or carbon fiber, I would never have guessed ceramic. Interesting choice.

makes sense.

one of the most abused parts of (high-end) cars, the disc brakes, have been ceramic composites for a long time now. very durable, very resilient, very light.

tallest skil said:

AppleInsider said:

France's interior minister on Thursday announced plans to meet with a German counterpart and tackle the issue of encrypted messaging apps, which he argued are preventing intelligence agencies from fighting terrorism.

Gotta stop those natives from talking about the invasion! That’s a hate crime!

I’ll teach you how to fight terrorism:

CLOSE YOUR GODDAMN BORDERS AND DEPORT EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THEM.

How does this stop Americans from shooting up theaters in Aurora or schools in Sandy Hook? And countless other locales?

Sure, it is is a popular close-minded idea, especially after *your* family has already immigrated and naturalized, but in the US at least, home-grown white Christian gun nuts kill more citizens.

Australia solved their home grown mass murders quite well.