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I think "preview" should be "portrait"? "iOS additionally asks that shooters be within 8 feet of a subject for previews"

mjtomlin said:

macxpress said:

sog35 said:

Wireless charging is a huge, big, waste of time, IMO.

But I'll trust Tim Cook's judgement in the end.

I mean, how much effort is it to plug my iPhone? 1 second?

What if the iPhone X doesn't have any ports? Why would you need a port if you can wirelessly charge it? I'm tell ya people this is coming soon...as soon as Apple gets wireless charging down, that lighting port will be a thing of the past. You can sync it wirelessly, connect bluetooth devices to it (wirelessly)such as EarPods and now charging wirelessly. No need for a lightning port anymore. I know this will piss people off just like the headphone jack, but people will get over it just like they did with the headphone jack missing. 

Of course it'll have a Lightning port. You will still need to charge it via a cable when you're not around a wireless charging transmitter. 

port could be limited to service (non-consumer facing) as with apple watch.

ravnorodom said:

Should've gotten myself a 64GB AppleTV instead of 32GB. Oh well.

In all seriousness, do you really use the app component of AppleTV?  We were so excited when it came out - bought controllers, 64GB version, etc.  But the games were few (and those few were weak).  And the non-game apps were even less useful.  So our ATV just does no more than our old 3rd generation ATVs do - stream netflix, show movies, and display the occasional slide show.  I got a little hopeful when they pulled the restriction on making all games remote compatible (instead of being limited to standalone remotes) but nothing seems to have happened.

This is hard to understand.  Why would a new size be scaled to be twice the size of the mini if the mini is to be jettisoned?

And a 10.5" iPad would now be subject to the Office licensing standards (where Office must be paid for screen sizes greater than 10.1").

And, would Apple really make a family as densely packed as 9.7", 10.5", and 12.9"?

This all seems a bit hard to believe.

Here's a car connectivity question.  Why hasn't any manufacturer started including a real mounting dock (no wires, a sturdy mount, the correct orientation, etc.)?  For iOS it's easy (one connector, only a few form factors, etc.).  Even for Android, it shouldn't be too hard to cover most of the dominant devices.  The space taken up by a CD loading slot should be about right to have a pop-out platform that includes a sturdy port (that can swap between lightning and micro-USB).  This would reduce clutter and wires snaking around the cockpit area (usually from a center console to the dash).