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Avocados posted:Is it weird that i've been most, if not all of my Apple news from MacRumors now? There's actually decent coverage of non-rumor happenings and the speculation articles aren't actually bad if you take any rumors with a grain of salt. They're doing a decent play-by-play of the whole Apple/FBI privacy thing. MacRumors is basically an apple news aggregator with a particular emphasis on rumors. They end up being pretty useful for getting the highlights without actually generating any news themselves or being a lot of effort to run.
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Is there any way to prioritize wifi networks on iOS yet? My 5c has an annoying habit of grabbing the finicky Optimum public wifi signal while I'm at home. I don't want to just forget that network, because it's actually useful when I'm out and reauthenticating is a pain.
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Mar 18, 2016 21:48
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It's supposed to grab whatever's on top of your list of networks, but I bet what's happening is that it's catching the Optimum wifi before it even sees your home wifi and not switching. I don't know if there's actually a solution to this.
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Mar 18, 2016 22:49
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In the same vein, si there a way to make iOS only connect to wifi that I choose and not automatically join just whatever's closest? As in, if there's public wifi nearby, it more than likely has a disclaimer I have to agree to and I don't wanna do that - I want to use LTE at all times unless I've signed into the Wifi network nearby before.
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Mar 18, 2016 22:56
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LODGE NORTH posted:In the same vein, si there a way to make iOS only connect to wifi that I choose and not automatically join just whatever's closest? As in, if there's public wifi nearby, it more than likely has a disclaimer I have to agree to and I don't wanna do that - I want to use LTE at all times unless I've signed into the Wifi network nearby before. I think it works this way by default? 
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Mar 18, 2016 23:08
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LODGE NORTH posted:In the same vein, si there a way to make iOS only connect to wifi that I choose and not automatically join just whatever's closest? As in, if there's public wifi nearby, it more than likely has a disclaimer I have to agree to and I don't wanna do that - I want to use LTE at all times unless I've signed into the Wifi network nearby before. Set the "ask to join networks" switch on
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Mar 18, 2016 23:19
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YA BOY ETHAN COUCH posted:Set the "ask to join networks" switch on Is there a way to make it not even ask? Unity Gain posted:I think it works this way by default? Mine definitely doesn't. Hell, I went to a different state, drove past the mall and got a full screen pop-up asking me to sign into Simon malls public wifi.
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Mar 18, 2016 23:52
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I don't think that's intended behaviour. Backup-restore?
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LODGE NORTH posted:Is there a way to make it not even ask? That option on = asks you to join new networks. That option off = doesn't ask you and doesn't join new networks; new networks have to be joined manually. Try resetting network settings (Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings) and if that doesn't solve it then go for the restore.
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Mar 19, 2016 00:37
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If it's a wifi network your phone knows, make it "Forget this network" or whatever in the wifi network settings. Or maybe turn off the "auto-join network" switch, if there is one. But yeah... turn "ask to join" off and, if you've never connected to Simon mall wifi, it should never ever be giving you the captive page.
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Mar 19, 2016 01:08
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The iPhone is meant to treat the BSSID as a SSID for public WiFi to avoid this behaviour, so at a guess it doesn't know that mall WiFi is a recurring SSID somehow. Perhaps its corrupt or otherwise glitched? In the behaviour you're seeing you can just tell it to forget the network and it'll stop auto-connecting and hopefully starts seeing each instance as a new network.
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Mar 19, 2016 01:19
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~Coxy posted:Not that weird now that MacWorld is a shithole of irrelevant PC/gadget news with a loving helping of sponsored posts, and ArsTechnica is a shadow of its former self. Any tech site similar to arstechnica? I still frequent the website but it's definitely not what it used to be.
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iLikeMidgets posted:Any tech site similar to arstechnica? I still frequent the website but it's definitely not what it used to be. Sadly, NONE of them are what they used to be  e: theregister.co.uk is still good, but not quite a direct Ars replacement.
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Unity Gain posted:Sadly, NONE of them are what they used to be I can't deal with their serious use of the term "boffin".
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Also the register's rss feed is pretty lovely because they post ten billion stories a day and there's no convenient way to filter down to the handful you actually care about.
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Mar 19, 2016 04:48
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iLikeMidgets posted:Any tech site similar to arstechnica? I still frequent the website but it's definitely not what it used to be. I thought ars was pretty decent. What's happened to it recently?
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Mar 19, 2016 13:23
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The registers never ending grudge against anything Apple pretty much killed reading that site for me. Tend to just use MacRumors and Gruber to stay on top of the Mac world, it's enough for me.
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Mar 19, 2016 19:58
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I also like 9to5mac. Pretty basic, but 90% coverage of latest apple news.
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various cheeses posted:I thought ars was pretty decent. What's happened to it recently? Unity Gain posted:I also like 9to5mac. Pretty basic, but 90% coverage of latest apple news. japtor fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Mar 19, 2016 20:11
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japtor posted:I feel like they have a lot of fluff though, MacRumors links to the major stuff without the opinions and how to articles and whatnot. They do, but that's also kinda why I like it.
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japtor posted:Jon Stokes (the OS X review guy, along with other tech articles) Stokes left, but John Siracusa was the OS X guy and he just got tired of writing a novel every year. But yeah it was the Conde Nast buyout that started it. They went through a period at least of just tons of clickbait listicle fluff and never really recovered.
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Ars is still better than most of the tech sites out there. I like Anandtech for pure reviews, and it's still good even after Anand left for Apple. I wish they updated more often though. I actually went to high school with that guy back when he first founded the website. He bought a brand new 911 and parked it in the student lot, I'm assuming with money from that website.
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Unity Gain posted:I also like 9to5mac. Pretty basic, but 90% coverage of latest apple news. gently caress Mike Beasley.
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LODGE NORTH posted:gently caress Mike Beasley. I honestly don't know who he is. I don't follow any bylines on any site for that matter. It takes me all of five minutes to look at the site, read a post or two about something Apple related, maybe an accessory review or something, and then I move on. 
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Mar 20, 2016 00:38
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Apple rumors make up a significant chunk of mainstream tech news these days, you don't really need to follow specialized sites to keep up.
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Mar 20, 2016 00:46
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I pretty much count on you guys to tell me when the new poo poo is here.
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I pretty much count on you guys to tell me when the new poo poo is here.
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Lazyhound posted:Your SiriPod doesn't whisper it in your ear for you? Apple got quite a backlash for advertising the 6 (or was it the 6S?) on older devices when the pre-orders went up. Not sure they'd ever try that one again.
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Am i the only one in this thread excited for the SE?
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:Am i the only one in this thread excited for the SE? I told you so motherfuckers!
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:Am i the only one in this thread excited for the SE? I'm pissed off I have to wait so long to learn about the Macbook Pro status frankly. So I guess I am excited, but also pissed, Pisscited Oh the iPhone announcement? Or the Special Event (SE)?
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XyrlocShammypants posted:I'm pissed off I have to wait so long to learn about the Macbook Pro status frankly. So I guess I am excited, but also pissed, Pisscited
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It's a cheap entry-level small smartphone for people who want to run iOS. If you're in this thread, you've probably drank the Kool-Aid to a sufficient degree that you don't need the cheapo entry level one, nothing but the latest flagship will do if you're shopping. Maybe you'll get one for your kid so he can send dick pics to little Susie. If it's the price point you're after, well, if a few hundred bucks matters you really probably shouldn't be buying brand new luxury electronics. You need a phone, sure, just get a used 5 or 5S. Still good, way cheaper.
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Don't get a used 5 in 2016, what sort of poo poo advice is that.
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It's rumored to have the same internals as the iPhone 6S. That's just a standard phone but in the typical 4" Form Factor. It it does everything it's claim but pre-ordering day one. My 5S still works but after having 3 screen replacements it's starting to fall apart.
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The 5 is still good. I was using mine until late last year and other than a sticky home button, it was perfectly good. Everything worked just fine. It was RAM-constrained, app switching sucked because everything had to reload, but it was never... terrible. Considering how cheap you can pick one up, if you're like totally destitute and need an iOS phone, it's a better option than the SE or whatever will be. edit: I mean, this thing is going to be around $500 CAD off-contract at least, you could get a nice 5S with 64GB of storage for half that much on a good day. If penny-pinching is your goal, it doesn't make sense. But I'm sure it'll sell like hotcakes to teens and kids. Pivo fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Mar 21, 2016 |
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So is the event tomorrow going to be the announcement of the 7, most likely? Also does anyone know how and if pre-orders work if you're eligible for an upgrade through Verizon?
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Vince MechMahon posted:So is the event tomorrow going to be the announcement of the 7, most likely Not a chance. That's in the fall. I'd be surprised if they finalized the design, much less started mass production.
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Pivo posted:It's a cheap entry-level small smartphone for people who want to run iOS. If you're in this thread, you've probably drank the Kool-Aid to a sufficient degree that you don't need the cheapo entry level one, nothing but the latest flagship will do if you're shopping. Maybe you'll get one for your kid so he can send dick pics to little Susie. I'm pretty concerned about the quality of the dick pics my kid is taking. Why would I hamstring him with an inferior device when all he's trying to do is get his rocks off?
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poo poo. There's an announcement tomorrow? I just ordered an iPod touch off of amazon for my kids birthday. Expecting a refresh on that also?
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