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  • Apple international regulatory filings hint that two new iPad models are imminent

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    The mini is dead. No longer needs to be in Apple's lineup. Sorry folks! Go hang out with the 17" MacBook Pro crowd.
    williamlondonmike1Nameo_watto_cobralolliver

  • Ohio State University expands on Apple educational partnership with app for first-year stu...

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    applesauce007 said:
    Great ideas.
    Every incoming freshman should get an iPad and Apple Pencil.
    How about getting the college books digitized and lowering the prices?

    Go Apple!
    Then how are the College Bookstores supposed to make any money? 
    night9hawk

  • Jamf now manages more than 9M Apple devices

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    I love using Jamf Pro. I use it everyday to manage our Macs and iOS devices. Its so much easier and far more intuitive than using Microsoft's SCCM which is the equivalent to Jamf Pro. They also have a great community on Jamf Nation and their support is also great whenever you need them. SCCM is a typical Microsoft program that is 10x harder to use than it should be...even for the most simplest task, such as pulling up a query for something specific. 

    I also use SCCM to manage/image our Windows PC's on a daily basis so I have experience in both. 
    GeorgeBMacJonInAtlwatto_cobra

  • Apple's HomePod gets FCC approval, hinting at upcoming launch

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    vmarks said:
    ihatescreennames said:

    Missing December allowed products by Amazon and Google to gain a critical foothold in the smartspeaker market. Apple is prioritizing audio quality over voice functions though, which could help justify the HomePod's $349 pricetag.
    I mentioned this in another thread, sorry for the repeat.

    I seem to remember when HomePod was first announced there was talk of Siri having a limited functionality on it, like it would only support some music and HomeKit commands.  But on apple.com it says this on the HomePod page:

    ”Because it has Siri, HomePod can hear and answer questions in the most popular categories. Timers. Clocks. Measurements. Translations. News. Sports. Weather. Traffic. And general knowledge. It’s great at the things you want to know, and do, in your home.”

    That doesn’t seem as limited as we were led to believe. Or am I missing something? 

    (I suppose the limitations could be in the form of no personal stuff, like setting reminders and no functions it won’t support like making phone calls)
    One of the difficulties is that we know Siri has different limitations on different devices. Siri on Mac can't talk to HomeKit. Siri on AppleTV can't do... things out side of media search. Siri in CarPlay has limitations for safety in the car. It's frustrating bumping up against these limitations. We don't know what limits HomePod does have, or how well it works.

    This I believe is a large problem. Siri needs to be consistent across the board. Why should I have the learn Siri's limitations on the Mac, and my iPhone, then my AppleTV, and then my AppleWatch, etc. If it works on one, it should work on any Apple device that supports Siri. Otherwise, I think it gets too confusing for the customer (me included). 
    SoliRayz2016

  • Apple informs Chinese customers of iCloud service handover in late February

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    racerhomie3 said:
    You can criticize Apple all you want .
    But there are easy ways to get VPNs, just by changing the App Store country.
    Apple also allows you to use iTunes backup ,for more privacy.If you live in China & you do not trust Apple use iTunes.

    This is not the same thing as wanting individual device Backdoor.

    Stop trying to hype this up.
    Unless your country blocks VPNs...a VPN isn't the savior to all things. There are ways to block VPN's. 
    muthuk_vanalingam