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  • Peloton pumps the brakes on removing GymKit support for Bike+

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    I really hope Apple goes beyond gymkit and adds one low-hanging fruit: HR broadcast from Apple watch. 


    watto_cobra

  • Beeper's CEO wants to sue Apple for blocking its iMessage bridge hack

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    This is weird. Beeper is not a competitor to iMessage. Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Signal, etc are competitors -Beeper is just a security issue attacking one of the messaging apps.
    ronnStrangeDaysAnilu_777Alex1Nstrongywatto_cobra

  • AirPods' 2024 refresh could include two Gen 4 models, AirPods Max update

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    StrangeDays said:
    thedba said:
    If the only upgrade awaiting the Airpods max is USBC and additional colors, then muted isn’t the adjective I’d use.
    Grossly underwhelming would be more like it.
    What do you want them to do for you, besides play audio? Should they have a new shape too? Maybe triangles? Triangles are new. Should we do triangles?
    Improve noise cancellation, as the competition does. Support lossless audio. Replace the bra with better protection. Better Find My-support - match thew newest tech there, from the new Apple Watch/ iPhone. All this in addition to the obvious change to USB C

    I'd also love an on/off button, the current automatic setup just doesn't work well enough. The headphones often get confused on whether they're on the had or not,

    nubuschasmwilliamlondongrandact73beowulfschmidtargonaut

  • Valve makes Half-Life free on macOS for 25th anniversary

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    A great game, and also a symbol of one thing I don't like about Apple: Bad backwards compatibility. My Steam library is full of games that can no longer be played on my Mac(shipped as 32-bit), and almost all of my remaining library will be lost when Apple no longer ships x86_64-compatibility.

    I really wish they'd ship compatibility containers that would let us run these old applications in runtimes from when they were released.
    Honkersargonaut

  • Hands on: Apple's new FineWoven iPhone 15 cases

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    Zero_Cool said:
    First, USB-C, then a multi function button that no one needs. Now we are creating petri dishes for bacteria and inferior designs? Have they been drinking the google kool aid? 

    USB C is long overdue and the main reason I didn't buy the last one but stayed with my iPhone 12 Pro. Better charging, faster transfer, less cables to bring along - a great change. Apple stagnated in the connector department and hasn't innovated here for a decade, probably because it got addicted to royalties on the obsolete lightning cable.

    The multi-function button just replaces another button - mute. You can now use it for other things if you want.

    As for the subject of this article... not sure what I'll get when I order the Pro Max(*). I might just get something from another manufacturer, as I prefer real leather to plastic fabrics no matter how they try to brand it. Also, microplastic pollution is a big threat and this results in more of that.


    (*) unfortunately, the best camera isn't also available on the Pro - the size of the Pro Max is a negative.
    Alex1Npscooter63