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  • Sonos CEO insists iOS app cannot be rolled back to the older, better one

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    jorjitop said:
    I have used Sonos speakers for 20 years.  Made the switch from Sonos 1 to Sonos 2 with minimal headaches.  I have rarely had problems with my system.  But, I am afraid that the bad publicity being given by groups like "appleinsider" and "ZDNET" are going to kill the company.  It almost sounds like a conspiracy. 

    I can recommend the Sonos system to anyone looking for a good distributed sound system in their home or office.  Setup problems are massively exaggerated.
    Yeah, so in your mind, just because you have no problems with Sonos, that means everyone else is imagining theirs.

    Sonos's wounds are entirely self-inflicted (not for the first time), and furthermore they admit that.
    VictorMortimerwilliamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobramelgross

  • Serial mail thieves thwarted when victim sends herself an AirTag

    neilmneilm
    Sweet, sweet irony!
    watto_cobra

  • Set-top showdown: Apple TV 4K vs Google TV Streamer compared

    neilmneilm
    Considering how inexpensive both these devices are, would it be too much to expect an actual test rather than this rote spec comparison?

    Regarding their aesthetics, the AppleTV is the obvious winner. However I see no reason to put either of them (and their trailing cables) on display, since they’re remote controllable via Bluetooth. My ATV lives and happily works inside a cabinet.
    watto_cobradewmegrandact73

  • The best Thunderbolt docks for your Mac or MacBook Pro

    neilmneilm
    "There are 18 massive ports around the front and back."

    Really? Just how massive are these ports? Can you stuff multiple connectors into each one, or do you need matching giant connectors?
    Enquiring minds want to know!

    On a more serious note, I have several dozen TB docks in operation at the office, and I'm sick and tired of the low rent power bricks used by most of them. In many cases they're bigger and heavier than the dock itself, and in every case they add to the cable clutter and general desk mess. Compact and high power GaN power supply technology exists — get those power supplies inside the dock!
    jeffharris

  • Siri for iOS 18 to gain massive AI upgrade via Apple's Ajax LLM

    neilmneilm
    The key question is: what will be the device hardware requirements for AI aided services?

    For instance my iPhone XS is the oldest that can run the current iOS 17, so it may well not be supported by iOS 18. While my XS still works well — even the original battery! — and does everything I want it to, I may be prodded to upgrade by the availability of useful AI.
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