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  • 'Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You' documentary debuts a day early on Apple TV+

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    Thanks Bruce. I have a song for you; https://music.apple.com/us/album/return-to-sender/217633715?i=217635783.
    zoutTafelwilliamlondon

  • Airbnb hires Jony Ive to design next-gen products and services

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    Beats said:
    davidmalcolm said:
    People forget that Jonny has strong opinions on software that very much won the day at Apple. He’ll probably start by overhauling how Airbnb’s different interfaces work.

    Also this doesn’t surprise me much, the Airbnb guys are massive Apple Fans. Early on all their call centre reps used Macs. These days they’ve moved a lot of their newer reps to chromeOS based devices. But still, they’re a company that actually has a huge emphasis on design of systems and policies. 


    Absolutely NO ONE chooses Chromebooks because they like them. This is based on price.
    My kid has to use one for school. Crime against humanity. Hopefully Apple can figure something out with this new ASi to build a laptop for a few extra hundred bucks over the cost of a Chromebook. Then hire someone to run a project to take over Chromebook’s dominance in the education market. Seems like every few years they make some educational push then just let it die a slow death.
    Beatswatto_cobra

  • iPhone 12 '5G' indicator denotes best available connection

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    ITGUYINSD said:
    bageljoey said:
    iadlib said:
    For the love of all that is holy be transparent with your users with stupid little things like this. If it’s using 5G show 5G if it’s using ultra wide, show 5GUW. If it’s using LTE show that. Stop all this fuckery. 
    For all you people complaining about this, think about it for a second, please!

    First, can you acknowledge that there might be a benefit to the user to have the phone drop down to LTE when low data usage is occurring?  This was outlined in the article—lower battery drain and less generated heat.

    Second, imagine the howls of complaints when people see their phone “lose 5G connection” repeatedly!  Because that is what it would look like when it switches to LTE to everybody who is on edge and primed to complain. 

    Clearly, most people don’t need 5G speed for most of the things they do. But they might feel cheated AF if they think their phone or their cellular provider cannot hold a consistent signal.

    The benefit of showing the highest speed signal available is that you can have the peace of mind to know that if you need it, it is there—while at the same time not incurring the negatives of 5G for no reason.
    Sorry, but I don't buy that at all.  I'm all for the phone dropping to LTE to save battery if it thinks that is the best mode for the moment.  Fine.  BUT SHOW IT!  What good is an indicator if it isn't accurate?  And, if you're saying it's smart to always show 5G instead of the actual mode just to keep a bunch of angry consumers calm then maybe 5G technology isn't as solid as they claim!  Having no clue whether my phone is using 5G or LTE isn't what I would call "peace of mind".
    Think about what you wrote for a second. If the only way you knew you were on was from a little badge on the phone, otherwise you would never know, is it really that big of a deal?
    retrogusto

  • Tests show iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro batteries last two hours less under 5G

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    Tom's Guide did not replicate the same conditions with Android phones, it didn't run their batteries down on 4G and separately on 5G. Instead it more tested the impact of choosing faster screen refresh rates.
    So if I’m reading this right, Tom’s Guide did it half-assed. (Using technical terms here.) It appears it wasn’t done under real world usage/conditions, the things Apple based their design around.

    While it appears the sky is falling, no one is going continuous 5G in 2020, 2021, or maybe even 2022. I’d be interested in seeing Tom’s Guide do a complete real world test.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple editorial chief chats about Apple Music TV, Springsteen takeover

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    Japhey said:
    litoloop said:
    does apple music tv appear only in apple’s music app or will it (should maybe?) be in the apple tv plus app? 
    Apple TV app... scroll down until you see Beiber and you’re there. I lasted 30 minutes...not my scene.

     Don’t say “we want to serve all kinds of music lovers” when all you play is corporate pop. It’s misleading. 
    So no Headbangers Ball?  :s
    Japhey