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  • Apple calls 128GB 'lots of storage' in new iPhone 15 ad

    xyzzy01xyzzy01
    I've got 170 GB free on my 256 GB phone (minimum capacity).

    There's far less issues with 128 GB storage on iPhones than shipping Macs with 8 GB of RAM.
    muthuk_vanalingam40domiwilliamlondonAlex1Nllamawatto_cobrasandor

  • 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

  • Mac Pro in danger after fumbled Apple Silicon launch

    xyzzy01xyzzy01
    Overall, the Mac Pro just doesn't make a lot of sense these days.

    A hefty workstation like this would normally support multiple CPUs, ridiculous amounts of memory, and multiple powerful GPUs. The new Mac Pro doesn't support any of this, so the only thing you can use all that space for are very specialized IO cards - fibre channel, infiniband, and the like.

    That's a pretty subniche bit of an already niche market, so I wouldn't be surprise to see it go and Apple just quietly abandoning it.
    williamlondonAlex1Nwatto_cobra

  • Apple still doesn't need RCS, but the latest update brings it closer to being suitable for...

    xyzzy01xyzzy01
    This article is fundamentally flawed.

    RCS is not "a new internet messaging standard". It started as a telcom industry initiative in 2007, and was developed at the GSM Association from 2008 onwards. The goal was to replace SMS, which was a hack that had become incredibly popular.
    gatorguywilliamlondonravnorodom

  • Apple Silicon is why 15-inch MacBook Air was possible at all

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    This is just marketing hyperbole.

    Apple made the 13 inch Macbook Air for many years, and the new 15 inch MBA has the same chip/performance as the 13 inch. There's more room for battery, and more surface area for cooling than on the 13 inch.

    Sure, the Apple Silicon makes it better in some aspects than an x86-laptop, but that applied equally to the 13 inch. The real reason there was no 15 inch Macbook Air is because Apple didn't want to make one. This, in turn, would be based on sales estimates vs lower sales of the MBP as some customers would prefer the MBA.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondondocno42