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Mac mini, iMac, iMac Pro: How to choose the best desktop Mac for your needs and budget
AppleInsider said:
This last table really needs some performance info. I don't know what benchmark is the best to use - but just some indication of how much faster/better one is over another. Ideally I would have liked two additional rows: benchmark at base price, benchmark at top spec.
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Australia's largest bank finally caves, announces imminent Apple Pay support
First Germany and now Australia. Apple Pay is a wonderfully secure design. Really glad to see it succeeding in the marketplace.
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Hands on: How to use the ECG app on Apple Watch
Anyone know or test how it is deciding if your AW should enable ECG based on The ‘United States’ limitiation?
Eg
iTunes account country
iCloud account country
AW model ID
geolocation of AW
geolocation of iPhone
geolocation of client IP address
furthermore if its geolocation, is it when download or when install?
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Apple rolls out watchOS 5.1.2 update, complete with ECG function
Anyone know or test how it is deciding if your AW should enable ECG based on The ‘United States’ limitiation?
Eg
iTunes account country
iCloud account country
AW model ID
geolocation of AW
geolocation of iPhone
geolocation of client IP address
furthermore if its geolocation, is it when download or when install?
I’m in and out of the country a bit...
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Apple avoids iPhone ban in India by approving regulator's anti-spam app for download from ...
canukstorm said:
No one is above the law. You want to play in someone else's backyard, you play by their rules or don't play at all.osmartormenajr said:
At this day and age, I fear it's the latter. No matter your nationality, ideology, or education (I'm an engineer BTW), if you can remember high school history, you can recognize that we are frogs in a warming pot. We are just letting too much slide...... It is unclear if TRAI's app was approved because it uses the framework and follows App Store policies, or if Apple ultimately gave in to demands.@Canukstorm - I think the tech industry like to believe otherwise. Case in point: Uber. Most countries required 'hire cars and taxis' to use special number plates etc. when Uber set up - they just ignored this regulation. Ditto AirBnB (hotels are supposed to collect stats for gov and pay taxes per guest/night). Tech call this 'disruptive', wheras lawyers call it 'illegal'. Now both Uber and AirBnB co-operate a bit more with regulatory authorities, but largely they've been successful in 'disrupting' markets that were closed by regulation and created wealth for themselves and their customers (drivers/landlords) in the process - that money hasn't come from nowhere - the incumbents have had the money taken away from them by a company that just ignored the rules.
For iPhone and AirBnB and Uber, the reason why they were successful at breaking the rules was their popularity. In democracies the government is always reticent to move against a person or company that is extremely popular for fear of the next election results. But that popularity has its limits. When taxi drivers start protesting and blocking the streets or your customers are getting SPAM'd then the argument of the incumbent begins to cut through.
I think the new framework in iOS 12 is they key here - Apple are beginning to acknowledge that SPAM is a problem. I think they'd prefer a consumer focussed solution (eg: call block) but where they operate in a company that operates a DND register, then for consumers it makes sense to offer that as an option.
