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  • Apple ditching Imagination Technologies GPU technology, moving design in-house

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    lkrupp said:
    Kinda makes being an Apple supplier a crapshoot doesn’t it.
    Sure does, at least those that go all in with Apple, neglecting to expand their customer base. I always wondered why Imagination's stock price yoyo'd on a regular basis. 
    But then the small innovative outfits with unique products get a $B lottery ticket chance. 
    I wouldn't be surprised if Apple wanted Imagination's sole attention but there are limitations here in the UK regarding honoring existing contracts when take-overs are decided. You can't just cut them off. 
    I also wonder what Apple has up it's sleeve? They must have evaluated Furian so a backwards step is unimaginable. 
    Apple: "We control our destiny" is being hammered home. 
    argonautdoozydozen

  • Samsung's Galaxy S8 facial recognition feature defeated with digital photo

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    thekonger said:
    Lol, they deleted my post. Can't have any Apple fans unhappy. And I am real idrey, and your 'dead' statement is idiotic. Like, really, really, really idiotic. What do you do for a living? Just curious.

    I just laugh because you guys cheer so much for Apple. But you're really asking if Samsung innovates? ALL TECH COMPANIES INNOVATE PEOPLE. Yes, even Apple. The S8 is almost all screen, it has hardly any bezel. That's not innovation?

    Why are you guys so blindly devoted to Apple? I was once - when pizza box Macs were hot and I owned a spanking brand new 8100 with Mac OS 6 (I think it was OS 6) maybe 20 years ago?? Back then I did hardware and software support for macs. And guess what, Macs are no better than any other system. Linux, Windows, Mac, they're all just as good. It's what you do with it that counts.

    But I apologize of I offended any of you guys. But really, trying to talk smack about the new S8? It's an awesome phone. If you don't want one cool, but don't try to talk crap about it (Less the Konger show up and smack you down ;)). jk, please don''t delete my post. Apple fans are big boys and girls and can handle the truth.
    Wow...just wow. So many fails in one post. 
    #1 So you think walking up to a total stranger(s), metaphorically jabbing them in the eye, then demur with a "you guys take yourselves too seriously" by way of an apology, is funny?
    #2 Try justifying #1 with an additional insult to truth and Apple history. 
    #3 Think that being a service grunt for Macs two decades ago entitles you to be a loudmouth blowhard. 
    #4 and always my favourite...accuse AppleInsiders of blind devotion, even as you show up here to shill for the S8...aka...major Irony Fail.
    Fuck off.
    StrangeDaysSpamSandwichjony0magman1979pscooter63dysamoriaradarthekatwatto_cobra

  • Industry so far 'lukewarm' towards Samsung's post-Note 7 battery testing standards

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    maestro64 said:
    Isn't it the case that those batteries themselves were never a problem. It is HOW they were installed and the size of the internal compartment is what created the problem.
    How can those battery tests address those issues if they only test batteries?

    It was never made clear what the actual root cause was. I personally suspect, it was the fact they rushed a new batter size to market, did not do all the necessary testing, they implemented wireless charging along with quick rapid charging and then squeezed it into a small package. I believe it was the charging circuitry and the software they were using to charge the batter which caused the battery to go into failure condition they did not test for. I worked on failure analysis like this and it take a long time to get to actually root cause when there are so many variable. The only true way to prove you found the root cause it to fix it that one thing, then test if goes away good, but you have to remove that one fix and see if the problem reproduces. I never believe Samsung went through the process.
    AFAIK there were some XRay images of troubled batteries.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/galaxy-note-7-investigation-blames-small-battery-cases-poor-welding/
    Slide 3, in particular
    Everything I've read, points not to a battery fault but a design fault in the casing - too small with no margin of error to allow for thermal expansion which then caused internal battery malfunction. I'm guessing Samsung thinks that blaming their battery division with a specific 'fault' rather than admitting their woefully inadequate QC failures at many levels throughout management that almost guaranteed battery failure...is a better option.Their testing ads are laughable. 
    watto_cobra

  • Chance the Rapper declares Apple paid $500K for exclusive 'Coloring Book' debut on Apple M...

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    cali said:
    What a ripoff. "For 2 weeks". Album wasn't even good, he was a B list rapper....

    I'm pissed. 
    Less than 1/10th of 1¢ per download in iTunes promotion costs...is a ripoff?
    i think it qualifies as a no-brainer in marketing. 
    SoliRayz2016awilliams87

  • Insufficient Samsung security forces UK military communications project to switch to modif...

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    gatorguy said:

    http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/53806/digital-id/secure-smartphones.html


    "A closed source platform, such as Apple's mobile operating system, is at much greater risk of being compelled to deploy software backdoors, he added. "I think the best argument against backdoors is that they are technically impossible to deploy at all, due to the security properties of the system and people's ability to remove or avoid the backdoor. That argument is stronger for open source than it is for closed source."

    Perry also worried aloud about targeted backdoors delivered to specific users.

    "The iOS App Store is at a significant disadvantage there even compared to Google Play," he told us (ArsTechnica). "Each iOS app is re-encrypted specifically for the user with Apple's DRM, making it technically impossible to verify that the package you installed matches the official one."

    He said that Apple has "created the perfect platform for delivering targeted backdoors to specific users. I don't like banking on iOS for those reasons."


    Well that was a fun read - if a bit mischievous. 
    The first para is contradictory and the conclusion ré Open Source is anything but reassuring or even provable.  
    The rest hangs on 'Trust but Verify' which in the real world is almost impossible outside of a full time job and an intricate understanding of all theoretical and technical issues. 
    I had to laugh at the last sentence - I was reminded of an occasion when I accidentally tried logging into my bank whilst browsing with Tor which resulted in my account being frozen because of fraud prevention measures...it took some explaining. But then I realised, not that sort of banking. 
    It boils down to trust and accepting Apple at face value for their very publicly-stated promises on user security. The stronger the commitment, the more there is to lose if they are found to be wanting. 
    ration alcornchip