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Apple engineers reveal how they prevent Mac Pro overheating
I think it may even date as far back as the 2012 MacBook Pro. I recall one of those Jony Ive videos where he explained spacing the fan blades in such a way as to reduce the noise typically associated with cooling.cgWerks said:I wonder if some of that tech started in the 2018 Mac mini. While it can get noisy, I don't find the noise quite as irritating as I have past MBPs or especially some of the PC laptops (my wife's work-issue laptop drives me nuts when she brings it home and works on it).AI ran this article back in December 2012: https://appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/20/patent-filings-detail-retina-macbook-pros-quiet-asymmetric-fansLooks like they’ve been perfecting this design ever since.
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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro reveals its future direction
“The war on butterfly has created the public perception, however, that Apple had to "fix" its keyboard.”
Apple did a fine job of that themselves when they released a brand new laptop and instantly bundled a keyboard repair program with it.
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Editorial: Apple's removal of 3D Touch is a backwards step for 'Pro' iPhones
“Unfortunately, as those who have used 3D Touch for a long time can attest, Haptic Touch simply isn't a good enough replacement for 3D Touch.“
That’s projecting a personal opinion on others. This is an editorial / opinion article, not the results of a survey.
As someone who liked 3D Touch, I actually think haptic touch is a very good replacement. I’ve actually come to prefer it.Switching between iPhone and iPad and having to adjust how I interact with them because one had 3D Touch and one didn’t was maddening for me.Consistency in this case is an improvement for me, and the trade offs associated with losing 3D Touch are worth it.For a start, the ‘long press’, whilst ever so slightly longer than 3D Touch required, is actually not very long at all. It’s barely a second, and it works the same across my devices.I also know exactly what is going to happen when I “long” press now. Whereas before I never knew whether the menu option I wanted was hiding behind a long press or 3D Touch press, and the choices made by the UX designers in this regard were not obvious. I often had to try both to see what they offered up, which made the experience slower on the whole.As for things like cursor movement, Haptic touch on the space bar is no less discoverable than 3D Touch on the keyboard area. There’s a general issue with Apple’s UX and discoverability, with Apple seemingly taking delight in hiding things off screen and behind non-obvious interactions, and cursor movement isn’t a unique issue here.At risk of coming across as “you’re holding it wrong”... if you’re repeatedly turning on the flashlight when removing the phone from your pocket then it might be better to pull the phone out by holding its sides? That’s also a safer way to hold it, as it’s less likely to get dropped.
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Contradictory iPhone 11 Pro drop tests reveal easily breakable/highly durable glass
Apple has a video for iPhone 11 Pro on their YouTube channel, where they briefly show their drop test. It’s entirely unrealistic. The video shows the phone being held upright in a clamp, which then descends towards the ground at speed, and at about a foot off the ground the clamp opens releasing the iPhone which then hits the floor. As a result, only the bottom of the device makes contact with the floor.It would be almost impossible to drop a phone in this way in real life. The iPhone is not a cat which can ‘right’ itself midway through free fall, ensuring it lands only on a specific side.
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How to find your Apple Card number to buy something online
You don’t need to do this to use your Apple Card to buy something online. Safari will offer up your Apple Card in the autofill bar when you’re at the checkout stage. Just tap it and Safari will populate the card number field for you.
