This is an annual story, not super interesting. Nikkei itself actually posted something similar at this time last year: http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Parts-makers-brace-fo... > Apple is expected to reduce output of its latest iPhone models by around 30% in the January-March quarter compared with its original plans, according to several parts suppliers. The measure will deal a blow to Japanese and South Korea…
>This is an annual story, not super interesting. Nikkei itself actually posted something similar at this time last year:
Apple's losing its mojo in a slow steady drip and there's going to be more of this if they don't get it together soon. Apple used to be synonymous with premium equipment an a "It Just Works" experience. It made it really, really easy to just get the Apple version of anything knowing it was going to be good. My parents need equipment, I get them an iMac, an Airport Extreme, iPhone, iPad, etc...knowing it's all just go…
I tried quite a few routers and if you are on a budget (or simply aren't fussed on giving $200+ for a router which is entirely fair) I found that the Asus RT-N18U is a fantastic device for the money. I attached my printer and external HDD to it and had almost no problems. The UI is better than most other vendors (Eero and Ubiquiti are still kings though) and on top of that they have a very decent mobile app as well.…
Well I guess "Fritzbox"-Routers do not work in the US. (At least some modems, might not work with all providers) But if they do you should probably look into them since they are stable, extremly stable and getting updates for at least 5 years if you buy the new product line. https://en.avm.de/products/
I thought the same thing about the MacBook because of what you hear in the tech echo chamber. The reality is that I t's mostly bullshit -- the notebooks have been selling extremely well. The disgruntled "pro" audience is mostly bullshit. Intel isn't focusing very well on his category of product. Most of the PC OEMs have similar challenges -- faster laptops are bigger, have worse battery life and usually shittier scre…
Source on MBP sales? Are these launch sales figures or over a longer-term period?
Like many of you here, I've also had buyers remorse with the iPhone 7 (Plus). I see everyone talking about putting the dongle on their headphones and leaving it there. Maybe my car is old fashioned, but I use my phone to stream spotify when I drive, which means the dongle stays in the car connected to AUX. I dont want to spend $10 on an extra dongle because that is fucking stupid. Not just this - but, like a fan boy, i purchased their new Macbook Pro with nothing but USB-C ports. The keyboard sucks, the touchbar is worthless to me (a sysadmin) and the trackpad is overkill. They removed the glowing apple, which doesnt affect my work but everything that was signature about the laptop has been stripped out. Do you know how stupid I look plugging my yubikey into a dongle into a USB-C port? I am a creature of habit so I just assumed that I'd get over all these changes but they are seriously impacting my use of the devices. It is not as easy to switch back to my iPhone 6 Plus but it is very easy for me to use my work macbook that doesnt have the gimmicky piece of crap they call the touch bar. The only positive on both the iPhone and MacBook is the battery life. Once they come out with something comparable that truly lasts as long, I'll switch away from Crapple.
Usually I have upgraded, but I currently have no intention of buying an iPhone 7 or later, unless they fix something! For me it's a double whammy. I don't like the lack of headphone jack, and whereas I feel like I could manage grumpily ... for me it kills the excitement of buying the new device, and I think that is important. (My standard listening headphones are Etymotic ER-4Ps; there is no way I am going to downgra…
I feel the same way. The UX in iOS has gone way downhill. This is especially evident in the system notifications in-use, and on the lock screen. Do I swipe this? Which direction? Do I tap it? I get no visual feedback after a tap, but then a new notification window appears after a second? What do I do with new window? Swipe? Tap? I have to authenticate now? Do I hold my finger to the Home button, or do I press the Home button? Again, no immediate feedback to reinforce the 'correct' behavior.
I probably have a hagiographic image of who Steve Jobs was, but I have to imagine that the current state of iOS wouldn't have slipped past him.
I can definitely relate to that. Using iOS at this point frustrates me so much that sometimes I pull out my iPhone 4S running iOS 6 to remember what a wonderful UI and UX that was. The bigger problem is the lack of alternatives. Android is such a mess of inconsistencies and bad UX, added to that are the problems with system updates, lack of a proper flagship device (the Pixel is a joke compared to the iPhone 6s in my…
Isn't Apple just as bad as google with user data? I feel that all of them, apple, google, facebook, amazon, they all disregard our privacy.
Actually no, privacy is a point of difference between Apple and the other companies. Apple has very different philosophy regarding user data. Generally they try to keep it on your phone and they don't suck everything up into their datacenter, as they aren't in the business of selling ads. That's why their "intelligent assistant" stuff isn't as good as Google's.
I have an iPhone 6S since its first month. Just thought, you know, test it once. But I always look jealously at my friends who run Android phones for half the price. You can just do more with Androids, it's more efficient, the keyboard is more efficient, apps can run concurrently, and to my surprise even the cameras seem to be way better. Besides the brand I really don't know what reason there is to buy iPhones. So t…
I have an iPhone and an Android phone. I use both on a regular basis. I see a lot of friends with iPhones looking jealously at people with Android, and vice versa. The grass is always greener. I've talked people out of switching—on both sides. I'm far from the only one—before I got an Android phone, I asked my Android-using friends about it. They told me it was a bad idea. I'm in a cynical mood right now so I'm going…
I still use my iPhone 4S every day as my main phone and it is well over 5 years old now. It still works great for me!
it's more efficient, It would need to be to run on the slower processors available to non-Apple companies. You can just do more with Androids What more, specifically?
My biggest examples are: Notifications. You can react immediately to notifications on Android (e.g. respond to a chat message without opening the app). You have them at the front and they are not gone after seeing them once hidden somewhere in a back menu (whcih is kind of important for reminders). Keyboard. I have this phone for a year now? It still doesn't know sh*t about guessing my words. And you can't just slide…
Like many of you here, I've also had buyers remorse with the iPhone 7 (Plus). I see everyone talking about putting the dongle on their headphones and leaving it there. Maybe my car is old fashioned, but I use my phone to stream spotify when I drive, which means the dongle stays in the car connected to AUX. I dont want to spend $10 on an extra dongle because that is fucking stupid. Not just this - but, like a fan boy,…