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  1. No charger, no thanks. It doesn’t matter if I have a gazillion better chargers in my drawer; it’s my birth right to have a charger included when I buy a new phone.
    6 points
  2. First, Samsung will make commercials about how funny it is that people come home and cannot charge their new iPhone. Then, in about a year, Samsung will quietly stop shipping chargers. Or will make a huge marketing splash because #moresustainablefuture or something and then ship no charger.
    5 points
  3. When they go portless, do you expect them to include a wireless charger as well? Yes.
    5 points
  4. So, since I doubt they are going to reduce the price of the iPhone, now users will need to pay more for a charger. And if they go with an Apple charger, probably going to cost what, $30 or more? Nice Apple....nice....
    5 points
  5. I'm much happier if they discount the phone (which it seems like they will be). It'll make for smaller packaging also. I have tons of chargers as is.
    4 points
  6. From next year, no iPhone or charger in the box. You will buy iPhone separately.
    3 points
  7. I have nothing against people who write down thier passwords. I actually wish more people did. I'm far less worried about a thief breaking into someone's house and steeling all their passwords than i am about someone either forgetting a password or getting their account logged into because they use the same password everywhere. Whenever I'm helping someone remotely and we (as an example) log into google, I say "type in your email address", and they do. Then I say "type in your password", in which I'm thinking... wait for it... 3 ...2 ..."I never had a password" or "Oh, god I have no idea what my password is". Then they say, "Can I just type in a new password I want to use?" or "Can you change my password for me?". I say "No I cannot hack Google and change your password; we have to do "Forgot my password" and HOPE you have good recovery options" I've attempted on numerous occasions to try to show people something like LastPass, but I almost always INSTANTLY regret it as their eyes just fog over and they are totally lost. Even though it's not hard at all. Plus, all they usually end up doing is just saving the same password for every website in LastPass.
    3 points
  8. Sure, I'd say from my experience that it's unusual. But you know, his house, his computer, his internet, his rules, and our speculation over reasons is as likely to be on base as not. If you really want to know, find a way to ask that doesn't result in a fight, and I suppose that might not be possible.
    3 points
  9. We as customers need to vote with our wallets, and do not buy either version from developers that want to double dip. NBA 2k21 I wouldn’t buy anyway, but I’ll do that of any game that interests me that tries to pull the same ######. Microsoft is actually trying to be consumer friendly, and some greedy publishers are just seeing what they can do to squeeze us for more dollar
    2 points
  10. Head of Google AI talks about the lack of inclusiveness in AI

    Another weasel doing virtue signaling. We’re doomed...
    2 points
  11. Microsoft is allegedly interested in acquiring WB Games

    Microsoft could single handily kill entire PC gaming eco system. HELL NO! An eco system that Microsoft helped to create and build to the level it is today. If Windows was ###### at games as Linux or MacOS, what do you think PC gaming would look like? Even with any fault anyone thinks about Windows, it kernel and GPU technologies are still a generation ahead of any other consumer OS. Even the Linux advances in the last few years is USING Microsoft technology, and native ported games to Linux are ALSO USING Microsoft technologies. One example: Vulkan was the original MS DX12 project with AMD/ATI. OpenGL for the last 10+ years has done nothing to create, but instead implement DirectX technologies. Every few years Microsoft is given tons of engineer awards and accolades for 3D technologies, which eventually are adopted by the rest of the entire video/3d/creation/movie industry and the gaming industry. Name a GPU rendering concept used in games in the last 10 years that didn't originate at Microsoft. There are some, but the majority of them come from Microsoft. The reason nobody notices? Microsoft doesn't restrict the technology to their platforms or technologies, and often releases these as whitepapers for the industry to consume and use. Hybrid Ray Tracing? ML/AI technologies in gaming and visuals? Things that are still newish - even though many were introduced with the XB1 in 2013. Things like Adaptive frame rate, Adaptive Mesh, Adaptive textures, and on and on. Microsoft was pushing game and 3D studios to use server side AI training in the cloud and running the trained sets on the XB1. It took the world nearly 10 years, but this is what everyone is doing - finally. From Disney to Adobe to Blender to Maya to Unity to Unreal - pick any graphical tool/technology or animation/movie studio - they are filled with Microsoft technologies. (Yes, even Blender - the pure snow of open source built primarily for Linux.) Even the 'Microsoft Store' isn't all suck, and is pushing the industry forward in good ways. It doesn't consume resources like the Epic Store or Steam, it has multi-platform game purchases or Buy Once is pushed hard by Microsoft, and offers Game Pass subscription features. Go for the things that suck. The problems with the Microsoft Store, errors, lack of end user easy backup, etc... Talk about all the crap they do all day long, but don't ###### on the things they do that is good for everyone and continues to uplift the entire gaming and 3D industry.
    2 points
  12. Last year it was the day after the developer release, starting with beta 2, so my guess would be tomorrow
    2 points
  13. When they go portless, do you expect them to include a wireless charger as well? Yes. lol. Do you get angry when you buy something, but "batteries aren't included". I can see some of the debate with not including a cable, especially if you're a first time apple user, but expecting a wireless changer? Please. Expecting that users will either 1) have a wireless charger or 2) buy a charger on top of your $1k phone? Please. 5 years of updates, and the phone being fully functional that entire time? You'd have spent more than that on 2-3 decent android phones in the same amount of time. Please. You haven't refuted one bit of what I said. You just needlessly dragged Android into the situation. If you have an actual reason why people should have to drop extra money just to charge their $1k phone, then please do tell. Please. People don't need it? They already have a wireless charger, or go on eBay or amazon and get a charger 3 pack for 5 bucks? Nobody goes to an Apple store looking to just buy the $20 Apple charger. Charger/cables are by far one of the most disposable elements of Apple products, either breaking cords, or forgetting the charger at a hotel, etc... People have access to them, with far cheaper methods than using the apple bundled one. Also, you glazed over the original post you quoted... I said I can see *some* of the debate... as in it's a little ######, especially for first time Apple users, but also I get why they aren't including them... per basically everything I've already said. And also per the quote you originally started harping on, nobody should expect them to include a wireless charger. Again, please. Do keep up.
    2 points
  14. Just another company and project that's going to be shelved in 2 years time.
    2 points
  15. Until support is cancelled in 2-3 years time.
    2 points
  16. People are outraged over "Liquid Retina" LCD displays on iPhone XR and how "low res" 720p they are. And I have one after owning 1080p and SuperAMOLED displays and I couldn't care any less about it. Are colors and blacks nice? Yes. Can it be super bright? Yes. Is it high res enough for you not to care about pixels density? Yes. It ticks all the boxes for me. Besides, people demanding 4K displays on tiny devices like smartphones are idiots who only brag about specs and only care about them because they are higher than someone else's. But they don't really bring any practical use. The lack of charger is annoying tho. I find use even for crappy 5W ones that come with AirPods and iPhone. They are super slim and easy to fit anywhere and 5W is still enough to charge a lot of things decently even if only for emergency. Buying a phone and being forced to also buy separate charger is absurd. And people who say it creates "e-waste", sorry, but I haven't thrown away a single USB charger, because they always find a purpose. One of them once powered a set of two 140mm computer fans I used to blow in my face when AC died and I had USB to 3pin adapter. Or just use it to charge phone at work and I charge it on some other adapter at home. There is just always something they can be used for.
    2 points
  17. Not sure if being serious or not.
    2 points
  18. If the phones are going to be cheaper I'm for it. Otherwise I want to add the charger to my collection of chargers... lol
    2 points
  19. OnePlus Nord will be officially announced on July 21

    I'm so tired of the hype, it's sickening at this point. A teaser for a teaser for a teaser 🙃 Just show the darn thing already!
    2 points
  20. sad to see yet another european company being bought by the americans...
    2 points
  21. Could it be that Movial is responsible for the cruddy new Microsoft Launcher rewrite?
    2 points
  22. Nobody: Microsoft: Here's another Android phone!
    2 points
  23. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra leaks in real-life photos

    So how much of a second mortgage will I need for it though?
    2 points
  24. He's probably also annoyed he has to keep logging back into his websites
    2 points
  25. What's Google+?
    2 points
  26. Microsoft is allegedly interested in acquiring WB Games

    Microsoft will kill that too.
    2 points
  27. By cutting quality most people don't notice or care about. It's not so much that, but more being able to leverage faster processing speeds of newer hardware lets you do more complicated (And more efficient) compression. You could probably write a video codec with 10x the compression ratio of anything out there today, but at the expense of not being able to decompress it in real time on commodity hardware.
    2 points
  28. The new iBox from Apple.
    1 point
  29. Apple = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and the people will get conned into it. Show me on the doll where Apple hurt you Or are you just all wound up by an article that is nothing more than bait?
    1 point
  30. OnePlus Nord will be officially announced on July 21

    OnePlus Fnord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnord
    1 point
  31. If the rumor is true that the iPhone 12 won't include a charger, how long before Samsung and other manufacturers stop including them?
    1 point
  32. I'm much happier if they discount the phone (which it seems like they will be). It'll make for smaller packaging also. I have tons of chargers as is. Same here. I won't sweat the lack of an included charger. Now if they come without a battery, well, I might have to think about it. lol.
    1 point
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  34. Again, just a report by someone who is paid to write such reports. Not from Apple, not from someone who works for Apple. I don't know any more than this person does - so if you genuinely care, then wait until you hear it from Apple.
    1 point
  35. This is the first Android phone I'm actually looking forward to since moving to the platform (from WM10). Until foldable materials are made much more durable, they are a generation 1 gimmick. Don't get me wrong, the idea of a folding device with a large screen appeals to me - but how fragile those screens are does not. The Duo is a good approach to a productivity device. This is not a camera-powerhouse-gaming-flagship phone, and it's not being marketed as such. It's an area in phones that doesn't get much attention.
    1 point
  36. Microsoft is allegedly interested in acquiring WB Games

    What was the last studio MS canned, Lionhead? Yeah, but Lionhead was just sitting on Fable for so long and it didn't look like it was going anywhere. I think many of the core people had already left on their own so it was only a matter of time.
    1 point
  37. Microsoft is allegedly interested in acquiring WB Games

    Microsoft could single handily kill entire PC gaming eco system. HELL NO!
    1 point
  38. lastpass help

    Maybe this is what you're looking for but I've not tested it. https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/disable-lastpass-for-specific-sites-lp040006
    1 point
  39. 8 iOS 14 features Google should bring to Android

    As a Android daily user, you are WRONG
    1 point
  40. Because Safari can work closely with the in-house OS team and Hardware teams to optimize specifically on the select few devices that Apple offers. It's part of why Edge also was much better on battery than Chrome or Firefox. Edge is much more tightly integrated to the OS taking advantage of more optimizations. This is also part of why Edge on Chromium is great for Google. It has people much more familiar with Windows working on their codebase. It also can lead to Windows itself having changes that would help the browser.
    1 point
  41. avoid Chinese products, most of them are used for spying or collecting information
    1 point
  42. [Delphi] Problem with SaveToFile

    You need to iterate though the DbSet Fields property and write out the FieldName in each field. E.g. Field: TField; // in var section // put this before adding row values strT := ''; for Field in DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Fields do strT := '"' + Field.FieldName + '",'; slst.Add(strT); And you can add the value of the text box to the stringlist. It's more popular than you'd think. You can also use recent versions to create macOS, iOS and Android apps.
    1 point
  43. 8 iOS 14 features Google should bring to Android

    That's because whole updating process on any Android phone is garbage. First you wait for months to even get the update, which is then further delayed per regions in most cases and then you lose the ability to get any new updates usually after just 2 years because vendors of the device you bought simply stop updating it. It's one of reasons why I went with an iPhone and the experience is like night and day. Updates now arrive the moment they are announced and 5 years of updates is nothing unusual on iPhones. Google seriously needs to change things dramatically if they'll ever get me back. And then there's privacy thing where Android sucks even further...
    1 point
  44. I think the hassle is in the every day use. Like Rich said, the way the weight is distributed means that you're holding down the base to keep it from toppling over. As for converting it, you can't just convert it in one swift movement like you can with a 360 device. The button push, wait a second and the detach and wonder what to do with the base, or reconnect it backwards, is a little cumbersome for what little use many people get out of using it as a tablet only device.
    1 point
  45. I think it probably is costing more and more each year to make a game. However a sports game, goes through minor iterations each year, with bigger jumps being claimed when a new generation of console is released. I feel like the yearly updates that sports games get could be delivered via a patch
    1 point
  46. Simpsons Voice actors fired

    yeah bad joke but I did find it funny they said no white actors will play non-white characters when the only white Simpson character is wendel 😄
    1 point
  47. HBO is killing off its HBO Go and HBO Now brands

    How is it greedy? HBO now was for people who didn't have a cable sub but wanted HBO. HBO go is free for people that had a cable sub, but wanted HBO on other devices. HBO Max is replacing both. If you have HBO go or Now, you now have HBO Max.
    1 point
  48. HBO is killing off its HBO Go and HBO Now brands

    when hasn't HBO been greedy though? They were always a premium channel even before the days of general premium content ...
    1 point