Magnificunt move! That way, the MacBooks get all the problems back they had back in the days when they got thinner and thinner, and with the “self repair service” they get even more money! And when the people verschlimmbessern their devices, they get even more money when they buy a new MacBook!!

The law allows local authorities to name “designated providers” of a certain scale – currently only achieved by Apple and Google – and require those providers to do three things:

• Allow third-party app stores on their devices;
• Allow application developers to use third-party billing services;
• Enable users to change default settings with simple procedures, and offer choice screens for tools like browsers;

And it forbids them doing three more:

• Engage in any form of preferential treatment of their services over those of competitors in the display of search results without justifiable reason;
• Use acquired data about competing applications for their own applications;
• Prevent application developers from using features controlled by the OS with the same level of performance as the one used by Designated Providers.

This… this is amazing

Bloomberg reports that Apple is ready to launch a standalone password and passkeys manager that works across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and Windows PCs.

So… like the keychain works with the Windows extension?

Cool. So first they ditched the free news app for all and now there’s a paid news+ app for Americans only.

Foldables are shit when your sweat is so aggressive it destroys the plastic

Avoid ✅

No need. I asked Gemini about the summary from that link and the 3rd answer was satisfying:

Here’s a revised summary without favoring any specific AI model:

Bloomberg reports Apple is in discussions with Google to license a generative AI model for potential use in iPhones with iOS 18. This could bring advanced AI functionalities to iPhones, though the specific applications remain unclear. The talks suggest a possible collaboration between Apple and Google in the field of AI for smartphones, which could be significant considering their usual competitive nature.

What is this wedge shape anyway?

But 8 GB of RAM in a MAC is like 16 GB of RAM in any other computer! That’s what Apple said!

Jokes aside, I’ve got the M1 Air with 16 GB and I idle around 14/15 when working hard. It’s a shame it’s so expensive to do this little upgrade on Mac.

Android was cool as a teen because they had more games and emulators I could play during classes. Nowadays I have an iPhone because it just works for 3 years, then gets a new battery for like $100, and works for another 3 years. That’s 6 years of phone for $1500 for 6 years of phone if you go for a pro with 256GB

Series 4 looking at you longingly, missing 2 of 3 death rolls

I’ll definitely try that

Like a hotspot with my phone and connecting the watch to it?

“Yeah, we made the first one a little cheaper by removing some features and changing the charger. It’s totally new and innovative. Gib Geld“

I’d rather prefer an option within the settings to toggle it off for a set amount of time or until turning off the device. You don’t need root access about 99% of the time.

Finally!

14 Pro User here.

Yes. It’s crazy. Typing in any app makes it lag, no matter if iMessage, Mail, WhatsApp, internet, in here, Notes…

The rest is lag-less. So as long as you don’t type you’re good using power saving mode.

Because fuck apple‘s repair policy! Good products, bad repairability.

“Oh, you used a flex cable from an other iPhone 15 Pro in your own iPhone 15 pro? Too bad! It’s not authorized with your phone!“

There’s some battery charged mini bluetooth AUX dongles. I used one in my car.

As someone who made the switch when they introduced faster induction charging:

I hated myself for not using apple any sooner.