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5 votes
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Apple introduces second generation AirPods, with Hey Siri, H1 audio chip, & wireless charging
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Apple announces new iPad Air and iPad mini
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Apple and Stanford’s Apple Watch study identified irregular heartbeats in over 2,000 patients
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Apple denies Spotify's "unfair play" claim
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Spotify are asking the European Commission to stop Apple's anti-competitive behaviour
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Apple confirms March 25th event, expected to announce new TV service
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The prototype iPhones that hackers use to research Apple’s most sensitive code
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Apple’s Hollywood venture marred by ‘intrusive’ execs, including Tim Cook
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I stood up to Apple and fixed my own Mac
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Why the Galaxy Fold will be a huge success even at $2,000 -- "[...] Samsung has effectively turned into the new Apple. They are the innovators. They are ahead of the game."
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Apple lays off 200 employees working on self-driving cars
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Intelligent Tracking Protection 2.1 in WebKit
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Does anyone here work in infosec? If so, which laptops are you allowed to use?
I’ve recently gotten to speak with a few folks who work at an enterprise security company. I asked what their security researchers set as company rules for allowed laptops. My one datapoint so far...
I’ve recently gotten to speak with a few folks who work at an enterprise security company. I asked what their security researchers set as company rules for allowed laptops. My one datapoint so far is “Dell or Apple.” So for example, no Thinkpad X1 Carbon, which is arguably the best work laptop.
I am curious what other large security companies (or any of you security minded folks) set as rules for trusted laptops. Can anyone share their lists and theories as to why I heard Dell and Apple? BIOS is more trustworthy?
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SoundCloud has launched a new distribution feature which enables artists to spread their music to a range of rival streaming services
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r/Apple is legit?
I am a constant lurker in the Apple subreddit but I always wondered if people defend the company so much because they really are rabid fans or are they shills? Don't get me wrong, I know that some...
I am a constant lurker in the Apple subreddit but I always wondered if people defend the company so much because they really are rabid fans or are they shills?
Don't get me wrong, I know that some people there can be really critical of Apple but it is still surprising to me the attitude of some of its users.
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What's your favorite online music streaming platform?
There are loads of music streaming platforms to choose from and I'm curious why you decide to use your current one. I see most people use Apple Music and Spotify but other platforms seem...
There are loads of music streaming platforms to choose from and I'm curious why you decide to use your current one.
I see most people use Apple Music and Spotify but other platforms seem convincing like Google Play Music, Deezer, or Pandora.
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Huawei cloning Apple parts, rewarding employees for tech theft
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Deciphering the Messages of Apple’s T2 Coprocessor
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Apple to Show First Original Series Clips at March Event but Launch Still Months Away
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Reverse engineering Apple's CoreDisplay API
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Critics call on Apple and Google to shut down Saudi app that can restrict women’s travel
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What It’s Like to Work Inside Apple’s ‘Black Site’
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Apple Clashing With Publishers Over Subscription News Service
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VLC on iOS - Late to the party on this but I have to GUSH!
Like many on here I've been moving away from cloud services. I used to think that the open-source-heads that grumbled about loss of control were just out of touch. Just "get-off-my-lawn-types" but...
Like many on here I've been moving away from cloud services. I used to think that the open-source-heads that grumbled about loss of control were just out of touch. Just "get-off-my-lawn-types" but now I'm one of them. One of the things that pushed me over the edge was Amazon removing a bunch of tracks I had in my workout mix. Just so not cool.
So I'm done with Amazon but hesitated to stop paying for Prime because I couldn't figure out a good way of getting music onto my old iPhone 5S that didn't involve the absolute steaming pile of garbage that is iTunes sync. Why oh why does ti have to be so hard? And the answer is DRM. It's always DRM. Fuck DRM.
I have mp3s from hundreds of CDs I bought and burned to my computer back in the 90s and early 00s. These have largely sat unused. But not now! Now they are free!
And that is all thanks to the magical open source media player VLC. I've long used it on my laptop and desktops but didn't even know there was a mobile option for iOS. I stumbled across it while struggling to find the default iPhone Music app in Apple's app store. I never found it - I found one that looked like it could be it but it talked about an online store to buy music from so I wasn't sure. Anyways, up popped VLC.
The VLC app is awesome! I can get audio/video to it so, so easily in a variety of ways. I can drag-and-drop across my network, use a number of different kind of online services like dropbox, etc (which is not what I did, but that's cool). In theory, I could sync through iTunes as well, but F that noise!
So now I have 5-10 of my favorite albums, including good music to work out to. And best of all, I have "you are my sunshine" which I was able to download off of Youtube. I play that every night for my daughter and ever since they nerfed the YouTube app to prevent it from playing music while other apps were open, well it's been a pain to just sit an listen to it while she falls asleep each night without doing anything else. But not now! VLC isn't trying to market the shit out of me and lock me into their app. I can put on a song and finally use other apps.
So if you are one of those "get-off-my-lawn" types like me, I invite you to check it out. I don't know if there is an Android version but I sure hope so.
This is all stream of consciousness so forgive my typos and likely poor grammar. I'll clean it up after a I get tired of rocking out to these awesome tunes (maybe...)
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Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
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Goodbye Big Five: Kashmir Hill tried to block each of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from her life for a week. To end the experiment, she tried to block all five at once.
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Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps
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Apple in 2018: The Six Colors report card
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Google is also abusing Apple's Developer Enterprise Program to distribute a data-collection app
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Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps
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Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling before they pick up
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Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources
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A tiny screw shows why iPhones won’t be ‘assembled in USA’
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This Week's Releases 18/01 - James Blake, Sharon Von Etten, Future and more.
Releases of the week 12/01/2019 - 18/01/2019 Featured Release James Blake - Assume Form (Alternative R&B, Art Pop) "After dropping two new songs yesterday — the subtle trapper “Mile High” and the...
Releases of the week 12/01/2019 - 18/01/2019
Featured Release
James Blake - Assume Form (Alternative R&B, Art Pop)
"After dropping two new songs yesterday — the subtle trapper “Mile High” and the haunting “Lullaby For My Insomniac” — James Blake reveals today the entirety of Assume Form, his fourth full-length to date and follow-up to 2016’s The Colour In Anything. It’s available to stream in full below via Apple Music and Spotify.
The album spans 12 tracks, including last year’s excellent “Don’t Miss It”, and features guest spots from Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Rosalía, André 3000, and Moses Sumney. Blake previously contributed to the most recent full-length efforts from Oneothrix Point Never and Travis Scott, as well as on singles from Kendrick Lamar, André 3000, and Moses Sumney.”Other Notable Relases
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (Indie Pop, Synth)
Future - The WIZRD (Hip Hop, Trap)
Deerhunter - Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared (Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock)
Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace (Alternative R&B, Synth Funk)
Feel free to discuss or feature any and all other releases in the comments below
Discussion Points
Have you listened to any of these releases?
What are your thoughts?
What are you looking forward to listen to?
What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?// All feedback on this format welcome below.
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Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Apple accused of GDPR breach
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Apple launches $129 battery cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR
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DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps in search results
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Experiences with LineageOS and/or moving from iPhone to Android (or LineageOS )
Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to...
Hi there,
I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to continue using Ting as my provider.
I am attracted to LineageOS because it's open source and allows greater control than the standard Android-build I'd get from an ISP. I'm not afraid of installing ROMs or tinkering - I know I'll be doing a lot more of that by moving to an open-source OS.
I was looking at Galaxy S7 because it's well-known and has wide support/information available on forums, etc and of course because it's relatively cheap to get a used one ($200-ish).
I'm in the US and use Ting as my provider.
So some questions I have are:
- Should I expect to use the standard Google Play store? I'm still a little unclear on this after looking at the LineageOS website and wiki. The best I could find for an answer is this article talking about installing default google apps. I think my question is so basic it's not addressed on their site lol.
- Can I drag and drop MP3s from my computer to the phone? In other words, can I get my music on there without having to install something dreadful like iTunes or use Spotify/Amazon Music?
- The LineageOS project looks healthy to my untrained eye...any rumors that it'll vanish overnight?
- I found these instructions for a Galaxy S7 Anything else I should know or look out for?
- Any general thoughts/advice about moving from the Apple to the Google ecosystem? I'm entrenched in Google everywhere BUT my iPhone where I mostly use Google apps.
- What else should I look out for? See any gaps in my understanding?
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Apple's Errors
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Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors
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Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue
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Apple computers used to be built in the US. It was a mess
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Your ideal smartphone in 2019?
As evidenced by recent topics, most people are unhappy with the direction the smartphone industry has taken in recent years. As more unnecessary features and sacrifices are made with each passing...
As evidenced by recent topics, most people are unhappy with the direction the smartphone industry has taken in recent years. As more unnecessary features and sacrifices are made with each passing generation of handsets, what components are essential in your ideal smartphone? Create one in the comments.
Here is mine, in no particular order:
- Optimized Stock Android
- Gesture-based navigation (think iPhone X)
- Removable matte black plastic back
- 2:1 Aspect ratio, 5.6" diagonal AMOLED display
- Dual front-facing speakers in top and bottom bezel
- Dual front facing cameras (Wide Angle and Standard)
- Bezel-less sides
- Dual back cameras, with OIS (Wide Angle and Standard)
- USB-C
- 3700 mAh removable battery with Fast Charging+Qi
- Snapdragon 855
- Apple-esque Face Unlock
- ~$750 price tag
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China ruling could ban some Apple iPhones sales amid Qualcomm fight (affects 6S through X)
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Apple Watch's ECG feature is already proving its worth
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Google, Apple, Facebook face world-first encryption laws in Australia: Tech companies can be forced to "build new capabilities" that allow access to encrypted messages.
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The birthplace of the modern apple
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Tim Cook defends using Google as primary search engine on Apple devices
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In northern Japan, orchardists harness the power of the sun to sear images of good fortune—and the occasional face of a celebrity—onto apples
6 votes