sim667
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Or winamp. Now that was shit.
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Or winamp. Now that was shit.
elbows
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The long wait for you to actually get an Apple product launch and subsequent hype that actually matches your gripes may well be over this year.
Because lets face it, beyond Apples own 'one liner' marketing claims, the main sell and the gushing from the tech media etc has in recent years not really come close to the 'giddy years' that wound you up so much.
If, as the latest rumours suggest, something about their new wearable device(s) will actually feature in the September 9th Apple launch thing, then you'll certainly have plenty of horrible bullshit to get your teeth into.
And even if that doesn't happen, there are signs they will try to make a very big deal about HomeKit and HealthKit, which coupled with the size changes to the iPhone and the prospect of NFC finally being included will lead to more than enough hype.
FridgeMagnet
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It really whipped the llama's ass though. Allegedly. Nothing was proven.
elbows
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Its all relative to what else was around at the time. In the infancy of mp3's winamp seemed great to me. And since I moved to a mac a decade ago, I never really had to go through the pain of itunes sucking on windows, or working out what other app might be a suitable alternative to itunes or winamp.
Fez909
toilet expert
What's the difference between iTunes on Windows and OS X?
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's not buggy as fuck and Mac users complain less about being forced to install quick time. It may have got better in the last six years since it was on one my machines.
Fez909
toilet expert
The complaining thing is nonsense, but fair enough on the bugs. I always thought it was iTunes' 'managing' your files that people objected to and never understood why that made Window's version worse.
Cheers.
Hmm itunes..amazing that over 10 Years they (Apple) have'nt really got the fact that people whom can afford their products also can afford to buy NAS systems..its utter shit with an NAS even if you tell it not to organise your music it cannot help itself but try.
Completely messed up the directory. Now I use google music installed the app to upload from the itunes libary and now just use that..as it does'nt try to overwrite all the bloody time my file structure etc. its in the cloud and I can listen from there.
And 25000 songs free...apple go f**k yourself with itunes match..that waay expensive if you have a decent large music collection.
Completely messed up the directory. Now I use google music installed the app to upload from the itunes libary and now just use that..as it does'nt try to overwrite all the bloody time my file structure etc. its in the cloud and I can listen from there.
And 25000 songs free...apple go f**k yourself with itunes match..that waay expensive if you have a decent large music collection.
It hasn't really. It seems slightly less sluggish but I avoid using it as far as possible.
What NAS do you use? I use the Synology DS and Iphone app. Works well for me. I only want to tstream stuff, browse folders etc. Don't need my media being organised for me.
I have a qnap TS419P it has an itunes server on it its okay but doesn't serve out the video media but there is other apps I can download onto it for media sharing. Basically transferring as much audio and video as I can to it and reduce the requirements for space for saving stuff.
Qmusic inbuilt is fine..anyway I would have thought with apple partnering and selling thunderbolt NAS as well that they would have some direct functionality with NAS per see to stream stuff from...but no....
Qmusic inbuilt is fine..anyway I would have thought with apple partnering and selling thunderbolt NAS as well that they would have some direct functionality with NAS per see to stream stuff from...but no....
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...iphone-6-visa-mastercard-amex-mobile-payments
This is the sort of thing that would actually make me more interested in an upgrade. I assume they'd incorporate the fingerprint reader for the security.
This is the sort of thing that would actually make me more interested in an upgrade. I assume they'd incorporate the fingerprint reader for the security.
editor
hiraethified
I think I'd rather use my card myself and save the battery life of my phone (and not have to pull it out when I'm listening to music which can be a faff with the cables). I certainly wouldn't see it as a reason to upgrade. I doubt if it would use the fingerprint reader because the current card system doesn't requite any additional security.
joustmaster
offcumdun
My android phone has a contactless payment option. I haven't tried to set it up yet though.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The battery life would be a key part of the success of any system, yeah. I never listen to music on my phone when out and about though so that's not an issue for me.
Even if the current system doesn't use any further security I'd be surprised if this (supposed) payment system doesn't use it. By using the extra security of a fingerprint as part of the marketing they might be able to convince more people to use it.
A decent mobile payment system would be pretty nifty imo. I already use my phone for banking, flight tickets and hotel vouchers in passbook etc. Making it a "wallet" seems a natural progression from that.
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hiraethified
It wouldn't exactly be very convenient if you have to first get the phone out of your pocket and then swipe your fingerprint over it every time you want to make a small payment.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
No worse than getting out your wallet.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
You don't have to "swipe" your finger. You press the home button. That's it. This is why the Apple fingerprint reader is good and all the other ones are shit.
And how is taking your phone out of your pocket any different to getting your wallet out? It's arguably a lot quicker as I have something like 5 cards to go though in my wallet...
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
That's cos nobody supports it!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Exactly. There were ways of buying mp3's before iTunes, there were smartphones before the iPhone etc. But nobody used them.
Of course, this could all turn out to be the usual rumour mill bullshit
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hiraethified
Have you ever actually used a contactless card? You don't have to "go through" any cards. You just put the wallet next to the reader, like you can do with an Oyster card.
Sure seems easier than getting your phone out (and battling with your headphone lead) and then having to press the fingerprint scanner as you swipe it.
To suggest that this feature is worth upgrading an entire phone for really is rather daft. The bank will give you a suitable card for free and it's not like I use my contactless card that many times a day anyway, Even if my phone did it, I'd still use the card.
joustmaster
offcumdun
A lot of people have more than one contactless card. Which makes using your phone easier.
joustmaster
offcumdun
I think a few different suppliers support it.
But nothing thats leading the way yet.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Fine if you have one card. No so good if you have several.
No headphones here. And, as I've said, all you have to do is press the home button. Hardly difficult.
I'm not saying this feature alone would be a reason to upgrade. Merely that it is something that would make me consider it. Add in some of the other cool stuff Apple seem to heading towards (the home automation things, the integration with Yosemite etc) and it all looks quite nice.
But, lets face it, Apple could release a phone that gave you £5 every time you made a call and you still wouldn't like it
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