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  • Tested: Will the new i7 Mac mini run faster with new thermal paste?

    hodarhodar
    At this time, we don't think swapping your i7 Mac Mini's thermal paste is worth the risk. Love the honest reporting. Yes, the result is not what you hoped - you ran the experiment twice, and confirmed everything. This is solid information, and shows that Apple did their homework.
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  • Apple developing own iPhone cellular modem, hirings and insiders say

    hodarhodar
    How does Qualcom win in this scenario?
    Alienate a major player into creating his own sets of Modems, specific to his needs.  This player has more than ample cash on hand, to simply buy you.  So, you continue to harass this "customer" until he mixes your product, with your primary competitor.  In a year or two, this major source of cell phone revenue will have built his own specific modem, and due to existing technology, he can modular it such that this new product not only serves him; but also can be sold to other existing customers (now at a discount).

    This seems like a stupid war, where the best that Qualcomm can hope for, is going bankrupt (or severely reduced in customer base).  Because LTE is a STANDARD, they cannot demand royalties on implementing it, only royalties on "how" the protocol is implemented.  I do not see Apple utilizing the same techniques as Qualcomm, as they likely already have in-house solutions that will accomplish the tasks required - it's simply a task to organize these patents into a modem tailored to their needs.
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  • ECG function of Apple Watch Series 4 arrives today in watchOS 5.1.2 update

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    felix01 said:
    10:56 EST and my iPhone X still reports watchOS 5.1.1 is "up to date."
    I believe that Apple will release the WatchOS around 10am PST, which is still a couple hours away.  Look for it around 1pm your time.
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  • ECG function of Apple Watch Series 4 arrives today in watchOS 5.1.2 update

    hodarhodar
    This was perhaps the most compelling reason I upgraded my Series 2 to a Series 4, and got one for my wife.  When you start closing in on 60, things that were never a thought are suddenly very serious possibilities.  I would never have imagined my wife would have had a stroke at 57, but she did.  Now she's about 90% recovered, but her sense of balance is not as good, nor can she do other cognitive things as fast.

    So, what is a novelty to others - is a very serious consideration for many.  I'm glad to see this welcome addition to the Health coverage that is presently on our Apple devices.
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  • Apple Watch could protect users from sunburn by monitoring UV light intake

    hodarhodar
    The human eye, because of our iris, is not a very good light intensity detector.  Add to this little fact, that we are incapable of seeing UV light.  So, depending upon your latitude, cloud cover, time of year, and surroundings; you can be in a high UV area and never know it.  If we are at the beach, we know that the UV Levels will be higher than when we are working in the garden; and we take precautions accordingly.

    But, having a numeric monitor that tell me, real time, of what UV levels I am subjected to; I see as a very good thing.  Being a person with a light complexion, I know I burn easily,  I think having this capability is almost justification in and of itself to upgrading my Apple Watch

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