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How HomePod leverages Apple's silicon expertise to deliver advanced audio performance
I see the attraction of multi room audio but for me it is non event. I actually like having a single source - bee that mono or stereo - source for my music. I like walking in and out of the sound scape. The idea of a house wide blanket of sound reminds me of hotels and restaurants - the experiences of which I am no fan. I will likely get a HomePod at some point but I predict I will get so pissed off with Siri I'll end up controlling it with my iPhone. Or maybe I'll set up an old iPad as a controller. There is something to be said for browsing through AppleMusic and finding the perfect track.haywood said:I'm extremely impressed with sound quality of mine. Especially compared to the Echo. Can't wait for the additional capabilities in Airplay2.
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Samsung defends Galaxy S9's 'AR Emoji,' says feature doesn't copy iPhone X's Animoji
I am willing to believe this... up to a point. But this is all about appearances and the timing of this release is conspicuous. I think Apple should now just go ahead and copy this feature entirely, just make it a lot better. Samsung's high end smartphone business model is based almost entirely on shamelessly copying Apple as quickly as possible so I don't think Apple need to worry about copying some nifty features from Samsung. Samsung fans heads may pop, but who cares? For me it is not about who makes the best phone not who copies who - I am not even looking in Samsungs direction.
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Apple confirms use of Google cloud services to store iCloud user data
I understand that, and obviously there is much I do not know, but it doesn't sit well for Apple to use any of Google's services for something this sensitive. Appearances are important and Apple has been building data centres left right and centre, it seems. I am sure a lot of Apple users could not care less, but then again I am equally sure that a lot of Apple users would raise their eyebrows. I'd love to see a breakdown of Apple's data usage / requirements / capacity on a world wide basis.airnerd said:
I was going to say the same (but you said first and better), just because it is on their equipment doesn't mean that Apple wasn't in control of it with their own rules/safeguards in place.GeorgeBMac said:having worked in computer outsourcing for 20 years, I have my doubts about this. Not that the headline is not technically true, but that it is misleading.
There is an enormous difference for a customer between using third party's datacenters and equipment to store and process their data while maintaining their own policies and procedures for the data versus downloading your data to a third party for them to manage and control.
While, quite obviously this means that Apple data was on Google equipment, this does not (automatically) mean that it wasn't under the control of Apple with their own policies and procedures in place to protect it.
I will reserve judgement on this until we know more. But, for the time being, I give the benefit of the doubt to Apple.
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Apple confirms use of Google cloud services to store iCloud user data
Not OK.
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Samsung to more than halve OLED production due to slow iPhone X demand, Nikkei says
Yup. Big grin. It is actually a super nice photo. Such a happy bunch of people.Rayz2016 said:Folk ask why Tim Cook doesn’t do more to protect the share price. This is why. How many times have we heard that you cannot glean anything from Apple’s complex supply ch— Holy cow! Is that Jony Ive … smiling??
