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Testing the speed of iOS 11 versus iOS 12 on the iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2
I realize this isn't the final release of the OS, but...
The results for the mini don't really seem that impressive. You're saving a second here and there on apps that take 15+ seconds to launch. It's nice to see Apple focusing on improving performance, but this will likely do little for those of us who don't buy the latest and greatest.
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Apple and EFF secure podcasting win as Supreme Court refuses case from patent troll
flydog said:
What you just quoted is a snippet from a patent that runs over 28,000 wordstylersdad said:"System for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence."
Doesn't this describe television? Is there someone at the patent office who is technical enough to identify a BS patent when they see one?
Seems like no.
Next time it may benefit you to familiarize yourself with the facts before making baseless conclusions.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,112,504.PN.&OS=PN/8,112,504&RS=PN/8,112,504
Well, I don't have time to read 28K+ words, but I did read the abstract. There isn't anything in the abstract that makes me think their idea is novel or new in any way. I'm still shocked that this patent was approved. The SCOTUS decision to not review the case bolsters my belief.
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Apple and EFF secure podcasting win as Supreme Court refuses case from patent troll
"System for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence."
Doesn't this describe television? Is there someone at the patent office who is technical enough to identify a BS patent when they see one?
Seems like no.
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Apple's Mac mini now inexcusably getting trounced by cheap Intel hardware
So...uh...would you care to elaborate on your comment? I can tell you I just priced out iMacs and MacBooks with comparable (somewhat) specs. The NUC still has much better specs. A comparably equipped MacBook is nearly $2000.macxpress said:
Bahahahahaha! Yeah right!tylersdad said:
Which MacBook or iMac gives you 2.6Ghz quad-core i7, Thunderbolt 3, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, and 16GB of RAM for around $800? I realize the NUC doesn't come with a monitor, but iMac or MacBook-quality monitors can be had for well under $300.foregoneconclusion said:I think you've answered your own question by buying a NUC that is centered around PC gaming. That's their primary reason for existing, and the prices that include RAM etc. end up very similar to MacBooks and iMacs at the low-end. So why not just buy a MacBook or iMac?
The iMac with 2.3GHz i5, 16 GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD is $1499.
Apple does not have anything that competes with this at this price point.
So, tell me, which Apple offering has reasonably close specs at a reasonably close price.
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Apple's Mac mini now inexcusably getting trounced by cheap Intel hardware
The author says he spent "about 800 dollars on the system". Regardless of what that link says, the author did not pay $1200.foregoneconclusion said:
If you follow the link that the author provided, the next NUC on the page that actually includes RAM etc. (without a monitor) is almost $1200. I think people are forgetting what the point of the Mac mini was for Apple. It wasn't to compete for small $$ in the mid-range PC gaming hardware market.tylersdad said: Which MacBook or iMac gives you 2.6Ghz quad-core i7, Thunderbolt 3, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, and 16GB of RAM for around $800? I realize the NUC doesn't come with a monitor, but iMac or MacBook-quality monitors can be had for well under $300.
