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iPhone 15 Pro Max review: Come for 5x optical zoom, stay for USB-C
I knew I'd need a USB-A to USB-C cable for CarPlay to work with my new iPhone 15 Pro Max. It took me trying 4x cables to find one that worked. And then the one that works only does so with one particular side up. Pretty odd, and YMMV.
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 gains S9 chip, brighter screen, and new gesture
My AW4 is a candidate. Soon due. Not sure it's a lunch day thing, but soon now. That AW4 replaced a launch day first gen AW "series 0." Stuff has come a long way.designr said:So the question here is always: What previous watch would you be at that might justify an upgrade to, for example, the new Series 9?
I mean last year's? No. Year-over-year updates for Watch or iPhone seem pretty silly these days. But how far back does it seem like "Eh, that's a pretty decent jump in features, functions, performance, etc."?
I'm curious if the new finger tap thingy on the watch can be used by apps to do other things.
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Everything the iPhone 15 Pro Action button can do
Me neither. But I'm gonna buy a pro one for this anyway. I'm kinda curious if apps will be able to use it and/or change how it functions for system actions.cpsro said:I don't really need any of that
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 gains S9 chip, brighter screen, and new gesture
In today's cringeworthy moment: after touting sustainability and carbon-neutral-ness...we move to showing people climbing "the highest mountain" something that is widely known to be a complete ecological disaster. AWU is a cool product, but man...cringe city in highlighting the ability to enable that.
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iPhone 15 USB-C will fix some problems, but create issues for most
I had the same issue with my Xr, and had given it up for dead. Took it to the Apple Store, and they cleaned it for free without AppleCare, restoring the dead port. I then bought lightning port plugs for it from Amazon. Will likely see if those fit USB-C or get ones that do.robin huber said:I volunteer twice a week at my local State Park doing native plant restoration work in the field and nursery. Involves a lot of grubbing around in dirt and chopping through invasive plants. The iPhone in my pants pocket regularly gets tiny seeds, sand grains, and other debris in the Lightning port. I have accumulated a small arsenal of specialized tools to remove it. Hoping USB-C will make it better, or at least not worse. I know I could buy an expensive Otterbox type of protective case, but don’t want to have that on the other 90% of the time. A small easily removable plastic port plug would be great, but haven’t found one.
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