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blaze756

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  1. Do you set up new phones from backup or as new phone, this could contribute to your battery life problems?
  2. Some times I wish I could easily contact them just to correct them on certain things, especially when it comes to their Apple coverage.
  3. Can I just say I don't buy a laptop for specs, that's what my Gaming PC is for, my laptop is I device I use for note taking and portability. That and I find macOS a lot easier to use on a laptop than Windows. However I find it quire the inverse on the desktop side.
  4. I do agree that their channel content has shifted, but they've gotta stay relevant. Sometimes however I wish I was their Apple consultant or something, they constantly get the facts wrong! I mean come on guys, do some research before you make a quick video about Apple.
  5. Apple spend a record $10 Billion dollars on research and development this year! Just think about that, that's just under a quarter of their total income for this year they posted a US$45.687 billion net income this year. and about 2 thrids of Alphabet's income for last year US$16.34 billion! Apple didn't actually say where all that money went. OP: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/26/apple-rd-spend-breaks-10b-barrier-in-2016-after-350m-increase-in-q4
  6. I think it's more of a "Because we can." kind of scenario. But if it offers more reliable signal than that's always a benefit.
  7. Qualcomm, along with Netgear, Ericsson, and Australian carrier Telstra, is announcing the first product to support gigabit LTE, a mobile hotspot. As an Australian I am proud to say we have some of the worst (fixed line) internet in a developed country, however surprisingly we actually have pretty good 4G speeds (the best I've gotten is around 200 mbps) and I'm glad to see the ISPs actually continue to invest in upcoming technologies. Now all they have to do is give me fibre and I'll be happy! Qualcomm also announced its first 5G compatible modem to be launched sometime in 2018. It'll supposedly offer up to 5 Gbps transfer speeds. Sounds like it should be good. OP: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/10/17/13306814/qualcomm-gigabit-5g-x16-x50-modem http://fortune.com/2016/10/17/qualcomm-speed-up-4g-5g-wireless/
  8. I do believe that Apple has the most cash on hand (some where in the order of $200+ billion US). However the banks would probably have a greater influence.
  9. I went postal Census and by the sounds of it, it was a good idea. Next time I'll try out the online system. By then it should be better... hopefully.
  10. A few weeks ago I posted an article about the Australian Banks and their want for iPhone NFC access. See here. Now Apple has responded! Talking about iPhone security, and I must say it's a fair point as we found out from Black Hat the iPhone is ahead (by a large amount) in terms handset security, thanks to it "secure enclave" (read more about it here and here if you wish). Giving a 3rd party access to this could cause a security exploit maybe Apple will one day found a way to open it up securely, but until then, Australian banks, just give us Apple Pay already! OP: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/09/apple-counters-australian-banks-call-for-iphone-nfc-access-cites-handset-security
  11. It was the same here (Australia) for about 6 months until one of the major banks decided to support. The other major banks and minor banks for that matter haven't budged at all. I mean seriously guys you make billions of dollars a year what a couple of million to you?
  12. I don't think they've "sold out" to Nvidia they're just more in favor of their cards, AMD isn't what they use to be. But they certainly are getting a lot better. I'm waiting for their higher end cards then myself and I think everyone else will make a new judgment on AMD again. As for DX12 vs DX11 games I think everyone knows that AMD will beat Nvidia in most if not all cases (at least until Nvidia sorts their s**t out). I must confess I'm a fan of team Green and would require some heavy persuading before witching to team red, but it's not total out of the question. But the decider for this generations cards will be VR performance so we'll see what happens in the "Furry xyz" vs "Titan XP" or "1080 ti".
  13. Being a user of Apple Pay, and loving it, not having to unlock my phone and also having the ability to use my watch (even when my phone is't present) that is extremely handy as well, albeit a lot more awkward to do. I feel that unless Apple also opened up the Apple Pay API, everyone solution would be garbage in comparison. Being able to hold my phone next to the NFC terminal takes literally seconds since I don't have to unlock my phone and look around pages of apps for my bank app, then sign into that one and so on, holding everyone up while you do so. Apple will open up the NFC at some point not necessarily iOS 10 or 11 but they will, they'll have to and when they do it'll cause a lot of apps that just don't hold up as well as Apple Pay's senselessness and perfect integration into iOS. However saying that it will benefit all these other areas is true, although to my knowledge a lot of these can be achieved though Apple's wallet app, but I may be wrong and it probably only allowed for certain developers. OP: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/27/australian-banks-say-apple-pay-is-anticompetitive-appeal-to-anti-trust-regulators
  14. I hope this won't affect Linus Media Group's sponsorships in anyway, although I doubt it seeing as it's still being run by the same people. Having used the service myself I do certainly hope they continue with their fantastic business model and great adverts. OP: http://www.recode.net/2016/7/19/12232698/dollar-shave-club-just-sold-for-1-billion-to-unilever
  15. Rig Name: Fractal CPU: Intel i7-4820K GPU: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti RAM: 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3 Score: 6.5 (High) or 9415?
  16. Apple's CEO Tim Cook has responded to the order from the FBI to help them unlock an iPhone recovered in the San Bernadino shootings. Another user, 13CA350, has posted about this, post linked below. Tim Cook talks mostly about data encryption and need for it. He also talks about what would happen if they were to create such a tool to unlock devices. Cook also talks about how data is handled by law enforcement and companies and there needs to be a public discussion about what is a risk. People pour their personal data into their mobile devices and entrust it to Google, Apple, Microsoft and other companies. The need for a strong encryption and privacy is becoming more and more important with the amount of personal data we give to companies. OP: http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/17/tim-cook-apple-wont-create-backdoor-to-unlock-san-bernardino-attackers-iphone/ Full letter: https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/
  17. Gates' funding towards this research is a great idea. Our large scale energy production hasn't had that much innovation as of late, while our power consumption will continue to rise. Sure people are working on fusion power but that might take a while, so investing more money into research can help speed up the process. OP: http://gizmodo.com/bill-gates-says-our-energy-system-is-broken-and-hes-giv-1740662383?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29
  18. Haha. I think Telsa found the best way to break into that market.
  19. Telsa's new Model X has a brand new feature; a "bioweapon defense mode". The Model X has an air filter that is 800 times better at filtering viruses than other cars. The 300 times better for bacteria, 500 times better for allergens and 700 times better for smog. Now only if I could afford one. OP: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/30/9421719/tesla-model-x-bioweapon-defense-mode-button
  20. Haha that's what the quotations are for, since it's not as bad as everyone was claiming. Also with Windows 10 just around the corner who knows what'll happen
  21. Just shows you how little money is to be gained from the Android phone market, with Apple offering iOS and no competition in their optimisation of their devices.
  22. I actually uninstalled Flash on my computer and just rely on Chrome's sandboxed Flash that allows me to browse the web without worrying.
  23. Intel reported that they beat their earning estimates in the "Post-PC era". With Intel's massive expenditure on R&D and the development of the new (now delayed) 10nm node they still are earning money and beating estimates in the "post PC" wold. However their profit is down from this time last year. Original Post The Register
  24. Just saying, in the article published today, it states
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