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  • Editorial: The mysterious curse of iPhone 6, lifted with... the headphone jack

    netmagenetmage
    Soli said:
    kruegdude said:
    I still see a lot of confusion over this.

    Lightning is 100% digital. There's no pass-through that lets analog audio go through the Lightning port to your headphones. The Lightning headphones have a miniature D/A converter and amplifier built right into the connector. That's why it's physically larger (though not by much). The Lightning to 3.5mm adaptor also has a built-in D/A converter and amplifier. That's why selling it for $9 at the beginning made it such a bargain - it's not a traditional adapter and actually has a lot of tech packed into its connector.
    This line of discussion, including the original comment, confuses me. Why are we even talking analog as it relates to a digital storage device? There is no analog audio stored on the device. It’s all 1’s and 0’s.
    There are connectors that allow for digital and analog data to be transmitted.
     in fact, the Apple 30-pin connection was one that handled bith digital (USB, audio) and analog (audio) at the same time, but Apple decided to ditch analog for an all digital future and while they have had issues with it (mediocre HDMI) it is future proof.

    This line of discussion is because the article is entirely incorrect in a couple of places concerning Lightning and analog audio:
    In the interim, Apple could continue to deliver analog audio signals over pins of the existing Lighting port, which unlike the ancient minijack was designed specifically to accommodate water resistance. 
    Obviously it wouldn't work if Lightning were "a purely digital connection." 
    Actually, obviously it would work if you did the digital to analog conversion in the adapter.
    mac_128

  • Apple's new US campus most likely to spring up in northeast, report argues

    netmagenetmage
    Tax incentives bring in tax revenue that wouldn't otherwise be available from New job creation, they don't cost anyone at all. If taxes are raised in a locality due to an influx of new citizens than that is local government failing to fund itself properly and would happen regardless of the reason for the influx.
    randominternetperson

  • Analyst estimates average lifespan for all Apple devices at over four years

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    mattinoz said:
    NemWan said:
    Anybody with a 5/5s who loves that size should move to an iPhone SE, they can even keep using the same case.
    ... At A$699 (seeing the 32gb is to small) for a slightly better camera or A$100 for battery replacement. Hard choice
    A much better camera (1.5x MP, 1080/60 video, trutone flash, slo-mo), twice as much RAM, a 3 year newer cpu and gpu, TouchID... that’s a lot more but it is 3 years of upgrades at once. 
    Though waiting for a 2018 SE probably makes more sense at full price. A used one, however..,
    watto_cobra[Deleted User]

  • Phone from 'The Matrix' resurrected in the modernized Nokia 8110 Reloaded

    netmagenetmage
    The slide out is a bad design.  It means you can’t use it with one hand.
    You could in The Matrix, because they added a spring loaded function to it, which Nokia added to its successor, the 7110.

    In fact, that's what made it cool.

    Sadly they didn't include that in this remake. 
    StrangeDaysjbdragon

  • Chinese discount phone makers were supposed to rival Apple's iPhone globally. Instead, the...

    netmagenetmage
    Brandon916 said:. 
    Do I have to swipe away every single app to remove it? Just copy android, have a remove all button for clearing all the apps. 
    I assume you mean notifications because a button to uninstall all apps would just be stupid.

    On an iPhone, force press the X to clear notifications for a day, touch Clear All Notifications, done.
    watto_cobralolliver