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  • EU finalizes charger rule forcing USB-C on iPhones in 2024

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    The report is wrong.  The EU rule does not require Apple to use USB-C, it gives Apple another option.

    The rule only applies to phones that charge with a wire.  It does not apply to phones that charge wirelessly.   

    For EU models of iPhone, Apple can remove the USB to lightning cable and replace it with a MagSafe cable.  They can change the documentation to refer to the lightning connector as a "diagnostic port."   With those two packaging changes the existing iPhone with lightning connector would meet the new EU regulation.

    Now, I suspect that Apple will move the iPhone to USB-C, as Apple is already starting to phase out the lighting connector.  However, it is incorrect to say that the EU rule is forcing Apple to do this.

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  • Storage firm Drobo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    mfrydmfryd
    maciekskontakt said:
    ApplePoor said:
    Drivers are an issue now.

    Right. Then why it needs any special drivers? You know Synology sits on Ext4 file system. It may not be the fastest, but it is pretty standard. Getting FuSE and extensions on macOS should not be a problem to access Linux standard file system if ran as local rather than NAS (you do not need drivers if you run them as NAS).
    DROBOs do not need special drivers for use.  They present themselves as typical external drive.

    The DROBO software is for initial configuration, status, and configuration changes (adding/changing virtual volumes, changing between single/dual drive redundancy, etc.)
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  • Storage firm Drobo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    mfrydmfryd
    maciekskontakt said:
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    I was tryomg to recover something like that. Then I recommended to the person to move to Synology which I also use. Why people would buy something that is not very standard and it has support and recovery issues? Moving too fast without long term support is not the option to built reputation. Synology does exactly opposite so updates are still available to models from 2014. Why one would stop supporting something that is pretty much standard with standard file system that is a wonder. Drobo is unique.
    RAID units and DROBOs do not eliminate the need for a regular backup strategy. 

    There are far too many hazards that can cause the loss of data on a properly configured RAID.  Common ones are a thief stealing the unit, someone knocking the spinning RAID off a table, a roof leak soaking the unit, malware encrypting your files, the RAID controller writing random data over your files, etc.  

    The traditional benefits of RAID like devices are improved performance over a single drive, and/or protection from a failure of a single drive mechanism.   

    If your RAID like device fails, you should not rely on trying to recover data from the drives.  You should restore form your backup.  If this is not a feasible option, then you need better backup procedures.
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  • iPhone & AirPods will require USB-C for charging in the EU by late 2024

    mfrydmfryd
    If you read the actual EU rule, it only applies to phones that use wired charging.  Phones without wired charging are exempt.

    Apple's current iPhone 13 can meet the new spec with a software update.  All Apple has to do is to disable charging via the lightning port.  If the lighting port is only for communication, and not for charging, it doesn't have to be USB-C.   That leaves only wireless charging for EU market iPhones.

    When it comes to the law, one should be wary of relying on media summaries as to what the rules actually say.



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  • Apple's iPhone repair tool kit that it rents is wheeled and weighs 79 pounds

    mfrydmfryd
    The big deal here is that independent third party repair shops can now buy the tools needed to repair iPhones.

    The big change is not that individuals will be fixing their own phones, but that Apple no longer strictly limits the locations that can reasonably repair an iPhone.
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