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  • OLED Touch Bar, controlling circuit in new MacBook Pro from Samsung - report

    damonfdamonf
    linkman said:
    I do find it surprising that Apple keeps Samsung as a supplier for anything. I wouldn't continue to buy things from someone that keeps ripping me off.

    Does Samsung make laptops?  If so, we should expect them to have a Touch Bar running Tizen in 3... 2... 1.....
    sockrolidjbdragon

  • Apple's wireless AirPods hit delays, won't meet October launch window

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    mac_128 said:
    getvoxoa said:
    It's a major disappointment. The AirPods should have been available along with iPhone 7. 
    Agreed 100%. A successful product can still have a botched launch. This does nothing to help transition people from using the headphone jack to wireless. The Lightning headphones can't be used on any other product, as there's not even the hint of a Lightning headphone to 3.5mm adapter, much less a USB-C, or Thunderbolt for using with one's own Mac. That means customers are put in the position of using the 3.5mm adapter with an old set of headphones, or worse yet, buying a new set of 3.5mm equipped headphones, because they don't have an old pair.

    How long has Apple known they were ditching the headphone jack? How long have they known a successful transition away from it depended on improving the wireless products available in the current marketplace? This really is inexcusable. One wonders how well the iPhone 7 would be selling following this delay had the Note 7 not been taken off the market tainting the entire Samsung brand along with it.
    Apple did plan: Beats Solo3, PowerBeats3, BeatsX. You act as if the AirPods are the only headphones designed with the iPhone 7 in mind.
    mwhitenolamacguyRayz2016urahara

  • After first revenue decline in 15 years, Apple forecasts return to growth in holiday quarter

    damonfdamonf
    I hope Apple has made a ton of AirPods. I think they're going to sell very well, as well as the new Beats models with the W1 chip. 
    watto_cobracali

  • Apple issues fifth betas of iOS 10.1 with iPhone 7 Plus Portrait photos, macOS 10.12.1

    damonfdamonf

    For my iPhone that was on Public Beta 4 (this new one being Public Beta 5), it's a 1.79 GB download.  My iPad Pro hasn't picked up anything yet, maybe Apple is still uploading the iPad images.  The 1.79 GB download for the phone suggests this is the 10.1 GM.

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  • Apple looking into glitch causing iPhone 7 to lose service after turning off Airplane Mode

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    larz2112 said:
    perkedel said:
    I just tried this with my new 7, TMo. Went to airplane mode, let the screen lock itself. Then came back in and turn airplane mode off.
    It was able to pick up TMo just fine. I wonder if it's just a specific to AT&T.
    I don't think it's just AT&T. When I was trying to fix my "No Service" issue I Googled the issue and found that folks who had the same problem were on various carriers.

    Also, Apple Insider just posted this article a few days ago about T-Mobile customers experiencing the same problem.
    http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/15/t-mobile-users-complain-about-ios-10-carrier-settings-causing-service-blackouts

    Some articles were blaming iOS 10, but it was actually the T-Mobile "carrier settings" update v25.1 that caused the issue.  I deferred the carrier settings update with my iPhone 6 (which was already on iOS 10), so I never experienced the issue, unlike others who upgraded to iOS 10 and also allowed the carrier settings update.  Apple/T-Mobile then deployed version 25.2 to fix the issue. 
    doozydozen