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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple Announces Its “Surprise and Shine” Event for September 9th: iPhone 18 Pro And iPhone Fold.Not in the market myself, but definietely excited for the iPhone Ultra (or whatever the foldable will be called). I've used the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and dig the form factor. Apple could one-up Samsung simply by having a sleeker design (the Z Fold 8...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics.My current take is "this is what you get." Mac mini sales mainly took off in recent months thanks to AI; the M4 redesign certainly helped, but there wasn't pent-up demand for a cheaper Apple desktop like their was for a laptop. That and Apple is...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics.I'm not sure why Apple would want to do that. It'd really just appeal to some gamers and to the legacy users that frequently drag Microsoft down (the "I need Windows 7 to run XP mode to run my NT database app" types). Apple is a hardware...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics.As much as I'd love a cheap Mac Neo, I'm not sure who the audience would be. Offices and kiosk operators? Laptops dominate the market even at the low end, and desktop buyers now skew more toward the high end.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics.MacOS Golden Gate is specifically meant as a clean-up release that fixes flaws and adds some much-needed polish. Not sure if it'll specifically address this concern, but Apple isn't pushing ahead blindly with new features this time.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics.Conventional as in the classic tower with expansion slots.
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AAurelius posted the thread Apple's Mac mini M6, Mac Studio M5 Ultra are pitched as better for AI and graphics in HardForum Tech News.Apple must want to clear the deck for its September event, as it just introduced two new Macs... and two new chips. The Mac mini with M6 (and M5 Pro), and the Mac Studio with M5 Ultra (and M5 Max). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WpzNmY35S4...
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AAurelius replied to the thread LG Display introduces new OLED deposition technique -1.6x brightness.In short: LG could offer OLED TVs (and monitors, and phone screens) that are much brighter, more color-accurate, and more affordable than they are now. OLED is already heavily commoditized, but FLiPP could make it just about as accessible as LCDs.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors - The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy.Side note: while I'm not alarmed about Comcast, I will say that I use a mesh Wi-Fi network instead of the one built into my modem. The 100Mbps speed boost and extended coverage were worth it.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors - The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy.True, but there's no indication Comcast is doing that. It just appears to detect whether or not there was significant movement during specified hours. The company wouldn't even gain anything by tracking movement.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Pixel 11 / Pixel 11 Pro / Pixel 11 Pro XL / Pixel 11 Pro Fold.From what I've read and seen so far, last year's maxim holds true: get the base Pixel 11 unless you know you'll want the Pro models' features. You get the core experience while spending considerably less. I'm not in the market right now, but if I...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Comcast Turns Millions Of Routers Into Motion Sensors - The Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy.This isn't all that freaky. It's opt-in, for a start. And Comcast can be compelled to hand over motion data if police or courts demand it, but it can't snoop on you as there's no precise location tracking or imagery. Your modem won't say "oh, you...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.This is honestly a far better explanation than any of the culture war fluff (sorry for my part in derailing things earlier). Microsoft was betting that Game Pass would be a must-have if Call of Duty and other major titles were always present...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.I don't think the issue is targeting the right audience. Women are roughly half the human population, and many of them are fans of Star Wars and video games. And its okay to have "masculine" women, too. But execution is everything. Kennedy's...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Chromebooks in school.Chromebooks in school aren't necessarily better. Kids are still staring at screens; they're just clicking trackpads instead of touching displays. I'd still like my child to stay away from computing devices until they're truly necessary for classwork.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.It's more like an obsession with fast food. They like the immediate, consistent gratification; they don't want something that requires patience and might not always pay off, even if it's ultimately healthier for them.
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.And the evidence is? I can point to systemic observations and sales data, CoD didn't just struggle because of Game Pass last year; its failure has been directly attributed to poor quality as well. And basic logic will tell you that relying...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.No, they aren't. The industry's main problem is an obsession with recurring revenue, whether it's new-game-every-year franchises, live service titles, or an over-emphasis on DLC. Call of Duty is more problematic than Ghost of Yotei as it amounts...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry.Golden rule of internet gaming forums: the longer a thread progresses, the closer it gets to complaining about women and minorities. Can we get back on track, please? Microsoft's issues come down to poor business strategy where the Xbox console...
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AAurelius replied to the thread Chromebooks in school.Norway experimented with this by giving every student an iPad in 2016. The effect on literacy was so rough that the country not only dropped the program, but is now going the extra length to restore educational quality. Tech literacy is...