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  • iPhone 17e may be nearing test production ahead of a 2026 launch

    saareksaarek
    It makes sense to release in September. The 16e looks very over priced, part of that is because it came out months after the standard iPhone 16’s which were already discounted by stores, as such the price gap is £100 or less.
    williamlondon

  • Apple Watch Series 11: What's expected to arrive this fall

    saareksaarek
    Sounds like it will be another extremely weak update. At this point, I wonder if replacing the battery on my Series 6 Cellular will be the best course to take as nothing on the newer models has gotten close to tempting me to upgrade.

    Perhaps the new Ultra version will offer something worthwhile.
    starof80williamlondon

  • Apple leads global smartphone market as iPhone 16e boosts sales

    saareksaarek
    mpantone said:
    When Apple revealed the iPhone 16e, a lot of Western journalists (including some here at AppleInsider) and many commentors scratched their heads saying "I don't know who this iPhone 16e is for."

    And like every other lower-priced smartphone, the answer is always the same: emerging markets.

    I don't know how many comments I read like "the lack of MagSafe is a dealbreaker for me." Clearly there's a very large portion of this planet who really doesn't prioritize MagSafe. Note that if you're mostly on-the-go (particularly if you rely on public transit), using a MagSafe charger simply isn't part of your daytime modus operandii. It's good for big fat Americans who sit in front of their big fat monitors (or in their big fat SUVs) where having a stationary MagSafe charger is a reality.

    Remember people, smartphones have reached the point of saturation in the USA and many other technologically advanced markets (Japan, South Korea, much of Western Europe, Canada, etc.). It's places like India, Brazil, Indonesia, Latin America, Africa where there is growth potential. Removing MagSafe from the iPhone 16e was a very reasonable compromise in features to cut costs.

    Same with the lack of mmWave 5G: poorly adopted outside of the USA and even here in the States, it's mostly metropolitan downtown zones, sports stadiums, and a handful of other places that really benefit from mmWave technology.

    I'm sure the next time Apple releases another lower-priced iPhone, we'll get the same ignorance about emerging markets. This is nothing new, we saw this with the iPhone 5c and every single iteration of the iPhone SE and the two iPhone minis.
    I think the confusion with the 16e is that it’s rather expensive for a “budget” phone and that the perception was that for most people the small amount of price difference between it and the base iPhone 16 simply meant that it made no sense to drop down.

    Because the iPhone 16 has already been out for months you can usually find it discounted, which decreases the gap even more.

    Emerging markets tend to be on the poorer end of the spectrum, as such the expensive starting price would seem like a major downside.

    It would seem that that hasn’t been the case.
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  • Health app's future AI assistant will tell you how to keep fit

    saareksaarek
    I often think that Apple is missing a massive trick with their Health/Apple Fitness programme.

    They should have exercises specifically suited to the super obese who are going to try and get into better shape. The vast majority of what Apple offers is for those whom are already super fit. The rest seems aimed at people with standard body weights who want a gentler session.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple finally brings lossless audio and low-latency audio to AirPods Max

    saareksaarek
    charlesn said:
    winstoner71 said:
    So only to the USB-C “updated” Max and not to the lightning Max even though they have the same hardware, chip, etc? 
    As an owner of the original APM, I was wondering the same and--at least so far--it doesn't appear the gen 1 APM will get the update. With the 2nd gen APM, you'll be able to play lossless music from any source that outputs lossless digital to a USB-C port (like an iPhone) simply by using the USB-C to USB-C cable that comes with the headphones. It would seem that if the gen 1 APM were to get the same update, it should support lossless using a USB-C to Lightning cable. Both gens accept only a digital signal at the input, with the only difference being USB-C vs Ligntning input, which shouldn't make a difference--Lightning can support the bandwidth needed for lossless audio. Same is true for the expensive 3.5mm to USB-C or Lightning cables. Both cables convert analog to digital, with the only difference being that the USB-C version is lossless and the Lightning version is not--but again, the connector should not make a difference. 

    If anyone has a technical explanation for why the difference in connectors should matter--when the internal hardware of both APMs is supposedly identical--please post!


    They don’t want to release the cable for Lightning seeing as it’s now dead. As far as I can tell there is absolutely no reason, apart from financial, as to why it cannot be done.
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