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Asus Announces ZenBook 3, a Retina MacBook Lookalike That is Thinner, Lighter, and Faster
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My inside sources tell me the colors will be Various, Magical, and Resolutionary. They will also be the world's thinnest colors.
Have you not ever used Keychain? It works fantastically and it even generates much more encrypted passwords for you.
Because core M does the job well.
I used a netbook, and now I have a macbook... nothing in common.
The problem is solved, yes, if you trust the vendor of the 'secure enclave' (that is, where the biometric data is stored) and there is a back-up system for failed auth / stale auth window. The person I replied to touted fingerprints/biometric ID as a complete replacement for all passwords... a very bad idea.
In the U.S., the government can't compel you to testify against yourself by relinquishing information (a password) but there is a very long precedent of retrieving fingerprints from someone to identify them. In fact, there are a few states where getting a driver's license in that state requires you to give them a fingerprint for their database.
The rule is: if the government can hack your device, then any old hacker can. If the information to circumvent a security feature is known to one, it should be considered known to all. Fingerprint-only identification is good enough to keep your spouse from catching you sexting, but that's just about it.
Looks pretty good, but I assume it only runs windows. So unless it also runs OS X, not interested.
Wipe Windows and install a Linux variant. That's what I'd do. Then I'd re-install Windows within a virtual machine, if case I needed that.
I'm impressed by ASUS's hardware design lately. I've got a 25" monitor that looks and works great. It took Apple to show them how it should be done, though. Now Apple needs to up their own game, release products more often and stop cutting their products off at the knees (balls?) in the name of simplification.
Is it possible to get to Keychain-generated passwords in iOS outside of using Safari or is Safari the only way in? As a satisfied 1Password user, I've never had a reason to try iCloud Keychain. I, personally, don't see much of a reason to switch. 1Password holds much more than just passwords for me.
Wow, I'm impressed with that new Asus laptop....
Speakers just wow, wow.
Will have to check it out
Speakers just wow, wow.
Will have to check it out
It doesn’t matter how thin it is. People aren’t going to buy a new Mac just because it’s thinner. I get it, Apple cares a great deal about the appearance of its products. But it wasn’t obsessed with thinness until Tim Cook came along. I don’t care how thin Apple’s stuff is. I don’t want a laptop that’s as thin as a sheet of paper. I want one that’s more powerful than the old ones and won’t overheat. One big issue with making MacBooks thinner is that it makes it harder to get good ventilation, which is especially bad for 15” Retina MacBook Pros with GPUs.
Exactly. I don't get all the, "well windows so forget it, I'll stick with OS X." There are more than two operating systems in the universe. Ubuntu has come a long way and is not hard to set up or use at all, and less user-friendly distros would scream on the that hardware. There are a lot of unique things I like about OS X, but when (probably to some extent, planned) obsolescence catches up with my air, it will become a very fast linux machine. I would never use windows again either, honestly I don't know why anyone does.
Yep. Everyone bags on Mac hardware until PC manufacturers copy. I loved how the Mac Pro trash can jokes quickly disappeared from the youtube comment sections when MSI Vortex came out.
I can't wait for all the comments about the rMB being overpriced compared to the zenbook when it doesn't even include a retina display, less build quality and half the RAM.
You shouldn't have mentioned that it is thinner! Now Ivy will spend all of R&D resources on making the next MacBook the thinnest yet even if it means making sacrifices in other areas such as performance, battery life, camera, ergonomics, etc!
I expect the next generation of Macbooks will be great tools to jimmy locks with.
I'm using keychain – fingerprint sensor for everything (integrated in your magic mouse/trackpad) would still be the more easy and secure method IMO. Not to mention if we could use it for "prove that you're human" captchas, too.
This Macbook wannabe is a joke.
The spiral reflective finish is horrible.
The two tone colors (top/bottom) is a disaster.
The trackpad is not in an even position.
The touch ID sensor on the trackpad...come on, give me a break.
A fan to make your hot i7 cool isn't a wise and innovative solution.
Thank God Asus is no Apple.
The spiral reflective finish is horrible.
The two tone colors (top/bottom) is a disaster.
The trackpad is not in an even position.
The touch ID sensor on the trackpad...come on, give me a break.
A fan to make your hot i7 cool isn't a wise and innovative solution.
Thank God Asus is no Apple.
I'd trust the vendor as my vision is, of course, that the Touch ID is directly integrated into the trackpad/magic mouse/wherever by Apple – exactly the same thing like in the iPhone/iPad, only now in MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Pros – and working with every login in Safari, App Store, Apps etc. A backup system is not needed, in my opinion, as we wouldn't even deal with passwords anymore – the other site is checking if your personal digital fingerprint fits – but they won't have it stored on their servers, no chances for hackers, you always need the "real" other side like with HBCI banking chip cards. This needs to happen, it's totally overdue.
Well if your biggest worry is that someone will check your browser history or gain access to your bank account and steal the 45 Euros in there, then I see why you don't get it. Some people have corporate secrets on their devices, sensitive business or personal info that can be stolen and exploited, sensitive contacts, financial info, etc. It doesn't matter why you want to secure your data. With touch id, someone could lift a fingerprint from a surface you touch and make a fake "finger" that can unlock whatever you've secured with that print. If you use encryption with a passcode, then you either have to tell someone the passcode or they have to crack it by some means, i.e., brute force, dictionary, etc.
First it was the mac pro not being updated. Now apple finally releases a new macbook at a ludicrous price. The competition is releasing far better products for way cheaper.
I have been waiting to buy a reasonable product from apple for a while. If June doesn't give me a reasonable Mac book air upgrade at a reasonable price, I am out. This company is becoming a joke. I've never minded "the apple tax" because, for what you got it was still worth the price. Not these days.
I have been waiting to buy a reasonable product from apple for a while. If June doesn't give me a reasonable Mac book air upgrade at a reasonable price, I am out. This company is becoming a joke. I've never minded "the apple tax" because, for what you got it was still worth the price. Not these days.