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15 votes
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Apple will extend the lifespan of your AirPods by choosing when they charge
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The end of OS X
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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 Livestream & Discussion (starts 10AM June 22 PT / 5PM June 23 UTC)
15 votes -
Apple, Hey, and the path forward
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The art of the possible
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#YouDownloadTheAppAndItDoesntWork — Highlighting hypocrisy and double standards on Apple's App Store
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Apple doubles down on its right to profit from other businesses
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The Apple ARM Mac transition: Re-engine, not re-imagine
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Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020 keynote timeline, week-long conference schedule
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On Apple announcing the ARM Mac transition at WWDC this month
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Apple plans to announce move to its own Mac chips at WWDC
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Seven years later, I bought a new Macbook. For the first time, I don't love it
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Hands-on review: Why Apple’s newest iPad Pro packs a powerful punch
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macOS 10.15.5 has a trivial bug or a ‘reprehensible’ security decision
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Suck on your AirPod to fix the volume
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Apple reportedly weighing shifting some production from China to India
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Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps
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Apple releases two new Pride Edition Sport Bands for Apple Watch
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Opportunities for watchOS 7
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How Prince of Persia defeated Apple II's memory limitations | War Stories
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The secrets behind the runaway success of Apple’s AirPods
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A spectacularly bad Washington Post story on Apple and Google’s exposure notification project
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Apple Store's temperature checks may violate EU privacy rules, says German data protection office
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Review of new Apple and Google contact tracing protocol
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1998: Apple's iMac is full of flash, dash, but has a few big holes
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MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020) first look from Dieter Bohn at The Verge
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Playing devil's advocate: Is there any possible reason Apple is gluing parts in instead of using screws in newer devices other than "greed"?
Inspired by the news of the new 13" MacBook Pro and Surface Book 3, I was thinking about just how much I hate not being able to replace the RAM, SSD or even battery in newer MacBook models. It...
Inspired by the news of the new 13" MacBook Pro and Surface Book 3, I was thinking about just how much I hate not being able to replace the RAM, SSD or even battery in newer MacBook models. It seems like such an extreme decision and I wonder why.
The obvious answer is to make the devices less repairable thus forcing people to upgrade sooner.
But Apple isn't really dependent on devices breaking. Hardware is vastly improving every year and their customer base happily upgrades just for that. Also it could be argued that their most profitable product line – iPhones – have, despite all of that, some of the healthiest life cycles in the smartphone marketed with people happily using 5+ year old devices which still are supported in the latest releases of iOS. Few other devices hold their value in resale like Apple products, their sturdiness is quite remarkable and clearly factored into pricing and consumer decisions. They pride themselves with a reliable repair program and I have to imagine their repair geniuses (their term, not my sarcasm) don't like messing with glue.
So, all things considered, is there an argument for fucking gluing in batteries other than petty greed? Like, is it cheaper? That doesn't seem a motivation behind any other major design decision on their part. Is it it lighter? Easier to cool? Does it make for a slimmer chassis?
I tried searching the question but couldn't find anything (in fact, I wouldn't even know what terms to search for). Is there any good analysis or reasoned speculation? It somehow makes less sense the more I think of it and it would give me some head peace to at least know of some arguments for it other than Apple being assholes.
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How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad
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The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance
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Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
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Face ID doesn’t work when you’re wearing a mask—Apple’s about to address that
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Apple COVID-19 mobility trends reports
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Apple and Google’s COVID-19 exposure notification API: Questions and answers
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Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing
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iPhone SE (2020) review
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Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, US states over contact tracing apps
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The Apple Watch is five years old today: Original Apple Watch designer Imran Chaudri shares facts about its development and origins
@imranchaudhri: here's a reproduction of my original sketch for the home screen. the shape of the circular icon was driven by the clock that lived in the centre of what i originally called the dock. the crown gave the home screen a dimensionality, allowing you to scrub through layers of the ui.
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Multiple vulnerabilities affecting the default Mail application on iOS since at least January 2018, with evidence of being exploited in targeted attacks
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John Gruber reviews the iPad Magic Keyboard
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Google & Apple adjust maps during pandemic
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Apple developing high-end headphones with interchangeable parts
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LIDAR: Peek into the future with iPad Pro
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Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health—battery will charge to 80% by default
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iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design
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Answers to questions about Apple and Google’s new coronavirus tracking project
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Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
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Apple to make millions of face shields for hospitals desperate for gear
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I have used Android my entire life. Then I acquired four Apple devices in a week.
Hi Tilderinos! As the title says, I have used Android almost my entire life. Many parts of the internet (especially reddit) really look down on Apple for many reasons (may of them valid). Starting...
Hi Tilderinos!
As the title says, I have used Android almost my entire life. Many parts of the internet (especially reddit) really look down on Apple for many reasons (may of them valid). Starting about 3 weeks ago, I started to wonder if the grass really was greener on the other side. I would like to share my experience.
My first smart device was an iPod tough 4th generation. Back then, iOS was really bad. Notifications took over the screen. If you didn't want to deal with a notification right then, you had to dismiss it permanently. Multitasking did not exist (until a few updates later) Android was miles better then. Switching was the obvious choice. Flash forward to now, through many different android devices. I had a Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy Watch LTE, and Galaxy Buds. I had the best ecosystem of devices that Android has to offer (Tizen vs WearOS is arguable, but I have not used WearOS).
I wanted to get back into mountain biking, and I wanted to bring only my buds and watch. This should be an obvious use case for an LTE watch and bluetooth earbuds. Unfortunately, transferring music to the watch is a difficult prospect. You must have the files downloaded onto your phone, but I use Spotify or Google Play Music. Spotify does have a Tizen app, but it is pretty terrible. Also, I wanted to have audiobooks and podcasts downloaded to listen to. I could not find any apps for audiobooks or podcasts for my Galaxy Watch. All my google-fu got me to the answer: Just transfer the files and play them in the watch music app. This was a pretty bad solution for a few reasons. First, listening times did not sync with the phone. Second, I don't think that the watch music app would save the timestamp when you closed it. Finally, the Galaxy Watch has 4gb storage, and only leaves around 2gb usable. Game of Thrones book 5 weighs in at about 1.3gb. If I wanted my book and even a single episode from most of my podcasts, that would not be enough storage.
Because of this experience, I started looking into the Apple Watch. My grandfather gave me his old iPhone 6s+ and I got an Apple Watch series 3 LTE for a great deal on craigslist. I thought the phone would be a downgrade from an s10e. In a few ways it is, such as the screen, battery life, and camera. But for everything else about this phone, it is just as good as my s10e, which is 4 years newer. I still have my s10e, and I keep it charged. There are very few times where I want to use my s10e over my 6s+. This was not what I was expecting when I switched. I expected to use the 6s+ to see if I could handle a new iPhone, just so I could use an Apple Watch. Since then, I borrowed my dad's old MacBook Pro mid 2012 non-retina, to see if I liked OS X. I am currently typing this in that MacBook. I also bought the AirPods Pro.
Almost every single interaction between these devices is quick, intuitive, and seamless. OS X is way better than windows. Parallels makes running windows software a dream. When I bought parallels, I was able to pay with my watch through Apple Pay. I have not heard of any software doing anything like that with google/samsung pay and windows. Overcast is able to automatically sync podcasts and playback times to the watch, and easily switch which device is playing. Audible is a bit more clunky (and I am still looking for an alternative for books), but it is possible to get books on the watch, and the playback time syncs without issue. The AirPods Pro seamlessly switch between the phone and watch. They are already paired with the MBP through iCloud, although they do not seamlessly switch. I think this is because the bluetooth chip in the computer is too old. CarPlay is miles better than android auto. Siri is just as good for most thing as google assistant, and is more consistent.
This is a pretty long post already, but the bottom line is every single apple device I am trying out is better than the corresponding android/windows device that is 2-4 years newer. After many years of shunning apple, I am back on the apple bandwagon. I am currently planning on replacing all of my devices with something from apple (except my gaming desktop, unfortunately). I would like to hear about your experiences with switching to or from either ecosystem.
(Mods: I wasn't sure if this should be in ~talk or ~tech. Please move it if necessary)
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