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Top Stories: iPhone Air Flops?, New Liquid Glass Toggle, and More

"So, Siri… it looks like the iPhone Air flops".
"According to estimates, the iPhone Air's chip is capable of 5 teraflops, equivalent to 5 trillion flops".
"Wow, no wonder it failed".
 
I feel the base 17 is too good value vs the air being priced as it is.

It’s a shame as I’d live the air to stick around. I’m loving mine.
 
New iPhones still have no 320MHz band WiFi7 and M5 MacBooks still have only WiFi6E what is going on Apple is miles behind when it comes to wireless even though they make their own chipsets now.
 
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GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars
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Finally. Car manufacturers need to stop allowing Apple and Google interfaces on their platforms. Native software is always better than the glitchy experience of trying to connect CarPlay (e.g., bluetooth won't connect or drops). CarPlay is currently a nightmare of interface issues, audio dropouts, and clashes with the integrated system (e.g. "Another device is trying to play audio")
Integrated proprietary infotainment is the way to go. It offers a seamless, curated experience designed for a particular make or model, it doesn't lag or drop out, and I don't need to rely on a connection to my phone. The Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system in my cars is infinitely superior to CarPlay.
 
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We’re buying the GMC Sierra EV to tow our RV. Yes it’s expensive but it will more than pay for itself with gas savings over its lifetime (I estimate almost $90K fuel savings). Yes we travel a lot.
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I vaguely remember that EV trucks don't do all that well with range when towing. I'm sure that's a ding people make on the Tesla Cybertruck. (Home of many dings...)

I'm sure you'll do your research, maybe my vague memory is off.
 
I’m very glad I got the Air. Great all around phone for me. Without a doubt it’s already my favorite iPhone I have ever had so far. Hopefully they keep introducing new style phones as I’m not interested in any more brick style devices like we have had lately. Not a foldable fan either.
 
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Cardboard. Like a cheap Ed Wood set. (I don't think they had styrofoam back then did they?)
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Styrofoam had been available since the late 1940s/early 1950s, so Wood could have used it to build parts of his sets, as some other filmmakers did, but it was still more expensive than cardboard and plywood for the same surface area and volume, so being Ed Wood, he probably didn't use it, though I've always wondered what The Amazing Criswell was made of.
 
JungleNYC said:
Apple's "thin, thin, thin" innovation trajectory was always going to end in tears.

People have been questioning this obsession for years, especially at the expense of battery life and other key features. The iPhone Air is a perfect example of how that obsession eventually creates untenable compromises that even the most loyal fans and early adopters can't abide.

All that said… I find it interesting that the MacBook Airs are NOT "thin, thin, thin" anymore, but instead are just feature-stripped versions of the Pros.
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No way, every ounce, every gram matters to Apple. Who needs to physically carry a large battery on your cell phone? I may buy a second air mag safe to just have in case I’d like to go for 36hrs without touching a wall charger.

Some misunderstandings of weight to return ratio.

Topping up your phone with a lightweight charger that you can flip over and use to charge your AirPods.

More high end users will be picking up Air’s in the coming months as they realize how amazing a 164 gram iPhone with a 13 gram metal frame bumper is.

They make a Pro Max for those that want and need it. Apple will continue to make the iPhone Air for those that want and use them.

I have all Air items, iPad, MacBook, now iPhone. I’m waiting for the Apple Watch Air. I guess that is the AirPods Pro 3 with the heart sensors. Lighter than a watch.
 
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Scoob Redux said:
Yes, the savings of .42 ounces certainly makes the Air seem less boat-anchorish.
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The perceived difference seems to be a psychological thing: when two objects are close to the same weight, but are distinctly different sizes (at least in some dimension, like thickness), the one that's smaller will sometimes be perceived by some people to be lighter by a wider margin than it actually is. It's called the size–weight illusion. But oddly, the illusion usually goes in the other direction: the larger object is usually perceived to be the lighter one, since we automatically expect the larger object to be heavier. When it's not, compared to a smaller object you heft alternately with the larger object, our brain overcorrects and imagines it to be the lighter of the two objects. The smaller object feels heavier because it’s heavier than expected for its size compared to the larger object.

That's what I was taught anyway, maybe by The Amazing Criswell.
 
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Apple needs to gut it out with the iPhone Air. It’s so close to being a really cool device. When next year’s model ships drop the price by $100 and make the new unit one with a second camera and a second speaker that can either be enabled by default or easily turned on when you want one or both.

If Apple did that, I’d seriously consider buying one next year. I just need to take spatial video occasionally and have a slightly better camera than what’s there currently. I could justify a premium for that thin form factor, even if adding those options in made it a little heavier.
 
Apple-achian said:
I am going to have to object to the "Iphone Air flops" title. It sold astoundingly well in China and its still too early to determine that. Very unfair to Apple.
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And Chinese brands like Huawei are working on their Air model as well, so what Apple is doing is still revolutionary and the absolute pioneer in innovation and engineering
 
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JForestZ34 said:
Why have Liquid Glass if you’re going to have a toggle for it. I wish forstall was back at apple.

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Hi, James.

Because options are good, and you can always ignore them because they are that: optional.

I wish we had a more radical toggle that brought us back a flatter design just like iOS 18, or even like the latest Android UI.
 
The first thing I do with a new phone is put it in a new case so I'll never buy one with a wraparound display, but I wonder how the case free people are supposed to use such a device. You won't be able to hold your phone without constant multiple touches happening. Is it going to use AI to try to guess which touches are legitimate attempts to interact and which ones are just shifting the phone slightly in your hand? Ridiculous
 
Although I personally would not buy an iPhone Air, I would recommend it for people who insist on an iPhone, but complain about the weight and do not care about cameras. I had the iPhone Air in my hands and it is really light.

Personally I want a SIM slot though. Some carriers charge a fee for every eSIM activation. Swapping a SIM card will always be free. If your phone runs out of battery, you can put your SIM card into the phone of a friend or your old Nokia dumb phone and then male a phone call from your number at your costs. Even your contacts will appear, if you saved them on your SIM card. Especially phones with a short battery life like the iPhone Air need a SIM card.
 
Great, air not selling well so discounts are here, gonna buy air for basically price of base 17, why noot:)
 
To all you air:eek:wners who are happy with battery life. Looking forward hearing from you a year from now
 
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