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  • Apple's new $19 Polishing Cloth is already sold out

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    I still have the cloth that came with the original iPhone, are there any trade in discounts? 
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  • Intel CEO hopes to win back Apple with a 'better chip'

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    It’s cute that he thinks Intel can outcompete Apple’s silicon efforts when they’re still digging the foundations for their chip fabs. 

    But even if Intel could somehow produce a better chip in the next 15-20 years, Apple won’t be interested. They don’t want someone else’s chip technology. They want to design their own custom silicon to match their strategic roadmap. 

    Apple’s done with Intel’s chips, and for its own sake Intel needs to move on and stop acting like a clingy ex. 
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  • Android executive offers to help Apple deploy RCS messaging

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    Maybe RCS genuinely is the future of messaging on Android. But…

    1) Google has a long history of dumping services when they get bored of them. Unless RCS is going to be a big income driver for Google I wouldn’t be surprised to see them walk away from it several years down the line. 

    2) RCS has been under discussion for what feels like forever and it’s still not the default on Android. If it takes this long to roll something out, how long is it going to take to add new features? How are Apple expected to maintain parity with RCS if Apple’s ready to launch support for a feature and RCS isn’t ready?

    3) Control of iMessage is of obvious strategic importance to Apple, but it also lets Apple set and control the direction and feature set of its default messaging service. If the RCS folks decide they want to take RCS in a new direction (say, adding send money features), and that direction isn’t where Apple wants to go, then we end up breaking parity again. Apple doesn’t want some other consortium of companies setting the strategic roadmap for iMessage features. 

    There’s lots of good reasons for RCS and customers of both platforms for this to work. I can see very few reasons for Apple wanting to do it though.  


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  • Flying with iPad mini: A pilot's review

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    crlee said:
    Just curious…. How does one in small planes like this connect to the internet while in the air?
    I had a look at the developer’s website for more info on this. 

    Turns out it doesn’t need an internet connection to do its thing while in flight; all the data for the flight plan is downloaded ahead of departure (for example weather). The charts and maps are already stored on the device, so nothing to download there. GPS positioning doesn’t need an internet connection. 

    Interestingly (for me anyway) the app is capable of connecting over Bluetooth to a whole variety of different aftermarket hardware sensors and transmitters that are common for small aircraft. Things like enhanced GPS, communication transmitters, GSM receivers, and so on. So it can pull in additional data from these sensors to augment what’s already on device, even without an internet connection. 
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  • Apple making display repairs harder on iPhone 13 Pro is a step too far

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    magman1979 said:
    Good, if I get a part as critical as the screen w/ Face ID replaced, I wanna be DAMNED sure it's a vetted replacement that will be certified as legit, and not get replaced with some cheap knock-off Chinese junk that may do illicit things later.

    These articles are so stupid.
    Try reading the article properly. The FaceID hardware and the display are entirely separate components in the iPhone 13. A display cannot do something illicit. It’s a screen. 

    These comments are so stupid. 
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