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Apple drops Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo integration in iOS 11
tyler82 said:I deleted my Facebook app long ago
Right. Because you decided not to use something, nobody else should either.
The egocentric replies in this thread are astounding and disheartening. -
Apple escalating use of Intel modems for 'iPhone 8' - report
Metriacanthosaurus said:
Latency is a far bigger problem than actual bandwidth these days. The focus should shift to improving that.
Agree, but the current administration is working to strip the FCC from any monitoring or oversight of networks. So don't count on the issue being resolved anytime soon. -
Apple phasing out iPad mini in light of low sales, Plus-sized iPhones - report
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Apple Pay agreements with credit card companies, banks up for renewal this year
EsquireCats said:weaker penetration of wireless payment terminals - a slowness that is unique to the USA.
Indeed. The U.S. banking system lags badly behind the rest of the world. U.S. banks are stuck in 1950. A couple days ago I wanted to transfer $75 to a neighbor who I owed. He and I both have M&T bank accounts. Yet M&T told me there is no way to transfer those funds from my account to his despite me having both bank account #'s. They said the only way they could do it is if I set him up in my account's Bill Pay and if I did, they would literally cut him a paper check. From M&T to M&T. Then I called my credit union. They too said there was no way for them to e-transfer funds to his (different) credit union account. For some reason Americans are just willing to accept this dark ages banking system. I eagerly await these new e-payment startups eating the decrepit big banks for lunch. -
First impressions of Apple's 2017 9.7-inch A9-powered iPad
> There's no physical lock switch on the new iPad
WTF? How do you mute the sounds then? And, no, the answer is not to turn the volume all the way down. I keep all my iOS devices sound off 99% of the time, but there are certain things that override that switch speakerphone, playing podcasts, and that's fine. I pretty much need that switch.