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  • Apple Watch Series 10 vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 - comparing the biggest wearables

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    f1turbo said:
    Not hearing anything about blood oxygen sensing, so I assume that’s still gone, perhaps never to return?
    Non US versions still have it. 
    entropyswatto_cobra

  • Sleep apnea in, hypertension out for Apple Watch Series 10

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    pulseimages said:
    Why doesn’t Apple want to license the patent? 
    Perhaps they feel that the patent in question does not apply?

    In any case Apple is still entitled to have this be adjudicated in a court of law. There is currently an import ban, which prevents Apple from importing devices manufactured outside the US with this feature, so technically a work around for US watches would be to manufacture it in the US. 
    Fidonet127watto_cobra

  • Sleep apnea in, hypertension out for Apple Watch Series 10

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    kellie said:
    Apple is more interested in profits than helping their customers lead healthier lives. The licensing fee they would have to pay for O2 levels is a pittance in the overall scheme of finances at Apple. They got caught violating a patent and their ego is preventing them from admitting it which is preventing existing and future customers from the health benefits of monitoring O2 saturation. 
    If the situation was reversed you would be in here encouraging the non Apple entity to fight the good fight. Just admit you have a hatred for all things Apple and move on. 
    Fidonet127jahbladewatto_cobra

  • Upcoming M4-based Mac mini rumored to replace USB-A with more USB-C ports

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    edr said:
    Really really unfortunate if they remove <any> of the ports the mini currently has. There are still a bunch of items out there that are USB-A only (keyboard/controller dongles and various others, now you will need an ugly USB-C dongle to use them). The pro mini currently has 6 USB ports in the back, 4 USB-C/TB and 2 USB-A, the loss of even a single one of these is really really unfortunate. If they move to having only 3 USB-C ports in the back and 2 in front, this is barely better than just using a laptop. A MAJORITY of the POINT of the mini is to have significantly better connectivity than a laptop and a cleaner look with all the ports in the rear and not coming out of multiple sides of the device as you have with a laptop. Plus the change of form factor which almost nobody has asked for in order to help Apple have cheaper cargo shipping and the inconvenience of changing any mounts and brackets some users make use of.
    With that sort if thinking USB-A will never be deprecated. It’s about moving forward, not getting stuck in the past. 
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  • Another Apple ad campaign crashes and burns under pressure from viewers

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    nubus said:
    ducarmur said:
    Apple owes no one an apology for any of their commercials.
    Apple can do any ad without apologizing. As customers we can decide if we like the message or not.

    The iPad "Crush" commercial was destructive, disturbing (destroying tools of art that people are passionate about), and negative. Apple is seen as an enabler. A company that allow us to do more, saves lives, protects privacy, and enables us to create, keep, and share moments. Car companies don't crush bikes and you don't incinerate stuffed toys unless you sell insurance.

    "Destroy wonderful tools and go spend on iPad" - so off-brand. It passed all checks and ended up in a keynote. That is the problem.

    The Thai-commercial was never in a keynote. Apple could have invented a country "Lambastian" or "Mid Nowheria". Toasting a real country is stupid but at least on-brand with how Americans are seen abroad.
    To each their own I guess. I wasn’t fazed by the iPad ad.  Picked up an M4 iPad Pro as soon as it was available. 
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