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US iPhones and iPads might soon access EU's Galileo satellite navigation system thanks to ...
Because the FCC’s authority is not limited to “transmitting” and because even devices that are purely receivers emit radio frequency energy that can interfere with other devices.applejeff said:Since the devices are, as far as I understand, only listening to the satellites, not transmitting to them, why do they need FCC approval?
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Apple's Mac Pro 'cheese grater' is 12 years old, and is the best Mac ever made
Source for this definition?ascii said:The definition of a "pro" computer is simply one that has the latest technology. And new technology is always big and hot and noisy before it is small and cool and quiet. So a pro chassis is necessarily large with lots of cooling.
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Corning reveals Gorilla Glass 6 likely destined for Apple devices
You do know that above a couple of hundred feet it doesn't make a difference what the starting altitude is?dr. x said:
They need to test it from Space. Fly to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere and drop a device, if it cracks upon impact, back to the drawing board. it if it survives, well, that's it they've finally developed glass tech that will withstand anything.MplsP said:But the current glass can already survive a 1000 foot fall from an airplane - how are they going to top that?
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How to quickly request the desktop version of a website on your iPhone
It has nothing to do with adhering to standards. There is no web standard for honoring "request desktop site." All that button does is change the user agent in the mobile browser to a desktop use agent. But these days most websites are optimized for devices based on the detected screen width and device orientation, not on the user agent, which is the correct way to implement the behavior.Mike Wuerthele said:
If the mobile version still gets served after the request, then the web developers from that site are not adhering to standards. You'll need to take it up with them, I'm afraid.riverko said:It happens very often that I request the desktop version of a site and still get served with mobile version. Which is often very annoying and i didn’t find any way how to fix this...
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AT&T completes $85B acquisition of Time Warner
How would your bill be affected by a wireless carrier buying or not buying a company that doesn't offer wireless services?hmurchison said:Well 7 Hells...my cell bill is never going down.
