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Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by gcanyon »

ks2048 wrote: post #307
gcanyon wrote: post #269

If it were possible to do so, I would possibly buy this as my new "phone": - I almost never hold my phone to my ear - I don't need the dual-lens features of the new iPhones - Standby battery life seems up to the challenge - Apple doesn't offer the iPhone Mini anymore, which is what I'm carrying now. If I'm going bigger, why not actually go BIGger. Things holding me back: - Not actually sure about the battery life - A…

Last last point makes me wonder: why have phone numbers at all?

I'm pretty close to skipping out on my cell number. I very rarely use it. But that said, I do use it every so often, and when I do I need it pretty strongly. Also, I've had the same number for something like 15 years, and that's hard to walk away from.

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Post by jonnycoder »

zombot wrote: post #380

Selling machine learning stuff as "intelligence" raises false expectations and is ultimately fraud. I can't wait for this whole overblown hype to crash and burn.

It's just their new brand name. I get the impression they are bringing genAI to boomers in a user friendly way. While everyone of us on HN have used chatGPT and knows the pros/cons, the regular users need a more gentle introduction using the basic use cases such as proofreading and simple image editing.

I was underwhelmed reading the link about the upcoming Intelligence features, but I put myself into the shoes of my dad and thought... well I guess that's a good starting point.

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Post by dotancohen »

tigereyeTO wrote: post #464
metadat wrote: post #182

Why is the bezel so thick? A 1-2cm bezel around the entire "mini" device seems a bit odd, given that the iPad Mini is a relatively tiny device and phones these days come with a 1-2mm bezel (10x less useless border). Is it a cost saving measure / sneaky margin increaser, or what might be the motivation? Edit: Touch interference is a good idea. Still, from the picture, it looks like the bezel could be half as thick and…

Bezels are good. Bezels are GREAT. They give you something to hold without interacting with the screen. If you've ever used a device with edge-to-edge, you know you have to hold it like a diva with 10-inch nails—it is neither comfortable nor effective. In my opinion, the industry's trend towards smaller-and-smaller bezels has made it MORE difficult to interact with them than the advances gained by having a few millim…

My Boox device has small bezels around three edges and one large bezel around the left edge. It's terrific, I can hold it comfortably and there's a quick button to switch orientation if I want the bezel on another side.

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Post by brailsafe »

aucisson_masque wrote: post #350
bschwindHN wrote: post #210

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> just because my email takes 150gb You have a very different email life than me. Is that like, all emails received in your life, or just huge attachments?

It's only a few years but lot and lot of attachment. Unoptimized pdf takes a big chunk.

The total size isn't so surprising to me, many have large archives, but why would it all be local to your main or external drive instead of just loaded on-demand over IMAP or whatever?

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Post by mensetmanusman »

eastbound wrote: post #290
browningstreet wrote: post #220

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I’m forever triggering the camera app, while locking the device, on my iPhone 15 pro max. Every day, regularly.

I click on ads by mistake on my iPhone 15 pro max. Even the iPhone SE was better, with its bottom bezel. Thumb detection on iOS is very bad.

Yeah every hour on the YouTube app. Probably a google feature though. Ha

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Post by rgreekguy »

zer0zzz wrote: post #445
rgreekguy wrote: post #134

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Well, they call it stage manager, but in iOS 18 (too) it only offers split screen and one window overlaid to the side. There is an example in the page somewhere.

That’s not stage manger it’s Split View and Slide Over https://support.apple.com/en-us/102576

You are correct. I would have sworn it was called Stage Manager in 17... For what it's worth, searching for "Stage Manager" in Settings returns only stuff in this multitasking page of settings.

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Post by nsteel »

jonpurdy wrote: post #458
nsteel wrote: post #421

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Does voip.ms work with 2FA services e.g. those used by banks? I have heard it doesn't and that's a dealbreaker for me.

It works for most of them, but not all. And sometimes a service originally supports it, but then changes and doesn't, which means you need to get in touch with them to fix it. I now have a Tello eSIM ($5/mo) that I use just for the 3-4 services that don't support voip.ms. And only turn it on when I need it.

Ok, thanks, as rumoured then.

I was trying to use Tello but despite supposedly activating the esim in my supposedly supported phone (6a), it reuses to do anything. I've just switched to tossble digits which a) works for me, and b) is much cheaper!

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Post by sph »

sph wrote: post #357
happymellon wrote: post #354

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On top of that, just consider that there may be someone with a different body shape. There is a really weird vibe that some folks put out trying to body shame over the internet.

"The phone is fine, it's your genetics that are the problem here"

I guess without /s people don't get the sarcasm these days.

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Post by zombot »

TheDong wrote: post #407
zombot wrote: post #380

Selling machine learning stuff as "intelligence" raises false expectations and is ultimately fraud. I can't wait for this whole overblown hype to crash and burn.

And the "magic mouse" is actually just powered by electricity. "Intelligence", like magic, has vague and diffuse enough meaning that there's basically no chance of it being actual fraud.

Everybody knows that "magic" is not to be taken literally because it doesn't exist. Intelligence, OTOH, has at least some credible instances on this planet of ours, so those are not exactly comparable.

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Post by adolph »

wasabinator wrote: post #168
adolph wrote: post #154

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Hot air rework is more accessible than ever. This video is kinda over-the-top breathless, but removing components and reballing new ones isn't rocket science. https://youtu.be/apEKAY11NQs?t=328

It is and will always be rocket science to most people, and orders of magnitude more difficult than swapping a drive or ram sticks.

I disagree that the current state of an art will not change. Consider the solution-state as a vector. 18 years ago people were performing reflow repair with candles! [0] Pathfinding hackers are able to perform the task now more precisely and with consumer priced tools.

SMD and BGA are definitely headed in a direction of non-specialized solubility at an individual level. What will drive it most quickly is that it is easier and more precise than holding an iron, solder wire and two components together.

0. https://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/726/diy-obsolete-ib...

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