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  • Netflix to end password sharing in early 2023

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    Madbum said:
    So I cannot use my account in my office or when I travel? If they are going to base it on home IP? How stupid is this?
     No reason to panic. No one knows what they'll do, but I imagine that it'll be more like looking for recurring patterns of concurrent streams from different regions. Not a simple change in IP address for a weekend or the movement of a stream from place to place.
    ronn

  • iCloud Shared Photo Library vs. Shared Albums in Photos

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    You missed the most important reason to use the Shared Library: When using a shared album, photos are reduced to 2048 pixels on the long edge, except panoramic photos, which can be up to 5400 pixels wide. For reference, the back camera of an iPhone captures at 3024x4032. Digital SLRs just move up from there. As a result, every picture gets knocked down in resolution.

    If you want to share photos as originals, don't use shared albums.
    FileMakerFellerappleinsideruserwatto_cobra

  • Ampere Apple Watch Charging Cable review: A better fast charger

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    fastasleep said:
    JP234 said:
    When I go to bed at night, I set the watch (v.7) on the included USB-C charging puck. Whadda ya know? By the time I wake up, it's 100% charged.
    What's the need to spend $39 extra to accomplish the same thing? Did you break your OEM cable?
    Imagine not understanding the concept of multiple chargers for different situations.
    ... or that many people wear their watch while they sleep and charge it during the daytime.
    StrangeDaysgrandact73watto_cobraurahara

  • Volkswagen CEO isn't sure that Apple wants to build cars

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    I believe that with EV platforms that cars will become more of a customization / personalization experience. Today, most manufacturers design and build most of their cars and electronics. Some may buy an engine from another manufacturer (e.g. Toyota engines in Lotus) or work together on one car (BMW Z4 / Toyota Supra). I expect that with an EV all but the largest manufacturers will buy a platform: batteries, motors, drivetrain. They'll mess with suspension, body, interior. Purchase the electronics. This is great news to companies that make (today) unreliable cars (fill in your favorite British or Italian brand here). Apple's plan in this could be to provide components. Software via CarPlay, self-driving, maybe even offer the battery / chassis / tech as a ready-to-build-upon stack.

    JWSCretrogusto

  • New 15-inch MacBook expected in 2023, 12-inch model questionable

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    9secondkox2 said:

    MacBook - low end
    MacBook Air - midrange 
    MacBook Pro - high end


    I'm not sure that MacBook is low vs Air midrange. If anything, the MacBook is theoretically faster than the Air under load due to active cooling. It's also a tiny bit more expensive. I don't think it's going to be a low-mid-high positioning, but rather power-to-weight ratios on the machines. If you want a bit more weight for the times you may need active cooling, then MacBook. More power, bigger battery to support it and more ports? Heavier unit in the Pro. They need to increase the differentiation between Air MacBook to make the choice clearer because it's now it's not. Add an HDMI to the MacBook and then for someone who travels & presents it becomes a clearer choice.
    muthuk_vanalingamTheObannonFile