Comment Can't trust Apple (Score 1) 97
Will Apple also warn when contractors listen to your microphone?
For a company that made a billboard about privacy, that was an inexcusable error.
Comment That's why I use an older version (Score 2) 155
Long ago, the Facebook app wanted new permissions like access to my contacts. I didn't think they should have it, so I still don't allow the update.
Turns out I'm using Facebook version 3.9 from 2013 on my mobile (Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo). I ripped the apk with AirDroid from my older phone and installed on the new one.
The app has the messenger inside itself, instead of an independent app. With time, it stopped working and popped a message to download the independent app, until I found a guy which made an app to unblock the messenger inside my old app.
Battery life is great, I don't even see Facebook on the battery manager (I use it very few times a day).
Turns out I'm using Facebook version 3.9 from 2013 on my mobile (Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo). I ripped the apk with AirDroid from my older phone and installed on the new one.
The app has the messenger inside itself, instead of an independent app. With time, it stopped working and popped a message to download the independent app, until I found a guy which made an app to unblock the messenger inside my old app.
Battery life is great, I don't even see Facebook on the battery manager (I use it very few times a day).
Comment Eletric only or no fossil fuel? (Score 1) 423
In Brazil, alcohol fueled vehicles are pretty common (in fact, people prefer then for the lower fuel price). The vehicle price is the same of gas only models.
In Japan I know there are hydrogen powered taxis. The price however is very high even with government incentive.
But both of them offer instant "charge", instead of an eletric car. And in the alcohol case, we have the facilities to build those cars right now.
But both of them offer instant "charge", instead of an eletric car. And in the alcohol case, we have the facilities to build those cars right now.
Comment It's against Apple's philosophy (Score 1) 174
The minimum a console needs to get acceptance in the market is to play a couple popular games like Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Battlelfield, FIFA/PES. Even the WiiU supported some (well, Nintendo's different). An Apple TV hardware is FAR from doing it.
If Apple leveled the hardware to it, keeping their astronomical profit margin would be impossible without charging 800-900 USD. Remember: ALL consoles are sold at pratically no profit, some even lower than it's cost. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo make up for it with games.
Apple could very well do it, having the biggest application store in the world with a 30% cut of anything in it but, again, it's something they NEVER did before: to reduce the profit margin on hardware.
Console player do value their money. It's even the main point over the PC x Console wars.
If Apple leveled the hardware to it, keeping their astronomical profit margin would be impossible without charging 800-900 USD. Remember: ALL consoles are sold at pratically no profit, some even lower than it's cost. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo make up for it with games.
Apple could very well do it, having the biggest application store in the world with a 30% cut of anything in it but, again, it's something they NEVER did before: to reduce the profit margin on hardware.
Console player do value their money. It's even the main point over the PC x Console wars.
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