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So are we to read into this that the low end display will be coming from LG? It would seem more likely to me that that would fit better with the so-called 'entry level' device (i.e., the least expensive phone).

rob53 said:

viclauyyc said:

Can someone enlighten me? Is there a US law that prohibits a company to buy another company while they are fighting in court with each other?

Qualcomm has a market cap of $68B so there's no way Apple would simply buy Qualcomm since Qualcomm isn't worth much of anything to them other than to fight against patents Qualcomm bought from someone else.

Yeah, with a market cap of $68B and rebates of $1B due to Apple & a judgment of $31M against  Apple with their value far exceeding Qualcomm's I would have to say that Qualcomm took a much bigger hit than Apple. One question though? Where did the report of $1B due to Apple come from - I've heard nothing of QualNOTcomm actually aquesing to this rebate now!

dewme said:

jeromec said:

Unrelated question: when will Appleinsider's commenting system work properly with Safari on iPad or iPhone ?

Are you referring to the comment box not enabling and giving you the insertion cursor when you touch in the box? A workaround for this is to touch in the extreme upper left hand part of the box, where the first character will be inserted. Yeah, this is an annoyance but hopefully the people who maintain the site will fix it soon.

I want to be able to type a comment — like a very simple WP/rich text instead of having to add HTML for anything other than plaintext. I look at comments I have entered & it reminds me of a Wordstar doc or the slugs in WordPerfect (& using a preview window to view the finished view).

JanNL said:

cp- said:

AppleInsider said:

The iMac 5K is the only new Mac that allows you to easily add third-party RAM. Taking advantage of this, we added another 32 gigabytes, and now it is equipped with 40 gigabytes [...]

Did it come with one single 8gb stick and you added another 2x16gb still leaving one slot free? o.O A bit unusual since I'm used to getting stock configurations with multiple sticks of lower capacity (as they are cheaper) than less sticks of higher capacity.

Always install(ed) in pairs, so it probably came with 2x4GB and two free slots. Filling the two free slots with 2x16GB makes 40GB total.

The RAM is designed to be optimal when pulled from two slots (a bank) in lieu of a single stick which works but typically adds a penalty of about 10% or since it takes to serial grabs instead of a parallel grab from to slots (a single bank). If not upgraded before I move the smaller to the upper pair and the new pair to the lower bank.

P.S. I get the style and aesthetics but I would not mind a slightly thicker iMac (edge and bulge) if it allowed for better thermal performance and easier user upgrade (mind you and don't want a Mac II with a Monitor shaped on the front. /s
  

backstab said:

My only wish for the iMac is, that they would increase the screen size. Something like, 24" and 30".
21" is just too small for a desktop. And while 27" is too big for the needs of users like me, I'm sure pros who really need a bigger screen would do well with a move to 30"

With the Thunderbolt ports why not go to a larger external monitor or does the speed/color accuracy/etc... get lost by going to an external?
Before the iMacs I always had 2-3 monitors (granted that was many years ago) but the extra real estate was wonderful for both video and especially development. This is the only place I have really found the iMacs of the past lacking (er uh... well upgradeability/service of course).