FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 12, 2018 Report Posted September 12, 2018 https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/plex-cloud-shutting-down-1202936840/
FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 12, 2018 Report Posted September 12, 2018 The new iPhones 10R 6.1" $1029 10S 5.8" $1379 10SMax 6.5" 1519 https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/compare/ The Unknown Poster 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 https://www.techradar.com/news/playstation-classic-mini-retro-console-is-launching-in-time-for-christmas
The Unknown Poster Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Posted September 19, 2018 On 2018-09-12 at 5:07 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said: The new iPhones 10R 6.1" $1029 10S 5.8" $1379 10SMax 6.5" 1519 https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/compare/ Those prices are killer but when its time for a new one, I'd look long and hard at the 10S.
StevetheClub Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said: Those prices are killer but when its time for a new one, I'd look long and hard at the 10S. Those prices mean that when it's time for a new phone I'll be looking long and hard at an Android.
JCon Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, StevetheClub said: Those prices mean that when it's time for a new phone I'll be looking long and hard at an Android. I've been an Android fan and supporter for 8 years. I'm pretty invested in the ecosystem, both Android and Google. Google Minis at home, Chromecasts, YouTube Premium, etc. That being said, in my last position at work, I had an iPhone. I had it just short of two years and I miss it dearly. Not because of the tech but because of a few simple things like iMessages. My friends and family have iPhones and I relied heavily on the simplicity of iMessages, including the group chat. I'm up for renewal now and I was prepared to get an iPhone over an Note 9. Now, with these prices, I can't justify it. It will cost me hundreds more. I like the larger screen, so I would need a Xs Max. I need more than 64gb, so I would need to get the 256gb model. It will cost me $640 more to get the iPhone Xs Max over the Note 9. That's a lot of money. I can make the Google ecosystem work without an Android phone but I can't get over the price difference. bigg jay and The Unknown Poster 2
StevetheClub Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, JCon said: I've been an Android fan and supporter for 8 years. I'm pretty invested in the ecosystem, both Android and Google. Google Minis at home, Chromecasts, YouTube Premium, etc. That being said, in my last position at work, I had an iPhone. I had it just short of two years and I miss it dearly. Not because of the tech but because of a few simple things like iMessages. My friends and family have iPhones and I relied heavily on the simplicity of iMessages, including the group chat. I'm up for renewal now and I was prepared to get an iPhone over an Note 9. Now, with these prices, I can't justify it. It will cost me hundreds more. I like the larger screen, so I would need a Xs Max. I need more than 64gb, so I would need to get the 256gb model. It will cost me $640 more to get the iPhone Xs Max over the Note 9. That's a lot of money. I can make the Google ecosystem work without an Android phone but I can't get over the price difference. It seems iMessages keeps a remarkable number of people in the Apple ecosystem; I know that was one of the biggest factors for us. That and Apple getting into the mid-range market (my wife and I got SEs). Now that they're back to being high-end only I don't think even iMessages will be enough to keep us when it's time for a new phone (I was very close to getting a Nokia 6.1 a few months ago but had trouble even justifying that expense with my SE still ticking). I'm impatiently waiting for the day when there is a capable iMessage equivalent on Android. JCon 1
JCon Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 1 minute ago, StevetheClub said: It seems iMessages keeps a remarkable number of people in the Apple ecosystem; I know that was one of the biggest factors for us. That and Apple getting into the mid-range market (my wife and I got SEs). Now that they're back to being high-end only I don't think even iMessages will be enough to keep us when it's time for a new phone (I was very close to getting a Nokia 6.1 a few months ago but had trouble even justifying that expense with my SE still ticking). I'm impatiently waiting for the day when there is a capable iMessage equivalent on Android. Where does the Xr slot in? Too high? I didn't really look at it or consider it. I'll be watching with curiosity when Apple needs to announce their sales. That should be telling if they miss targets.
StevetheClub Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, JCon said: Where does the Xr slot in? Too high? I didn't really look at it or consider it. I'll be watching with curiosity when Apple needs to announce their sales. That should be telling if they miss targets. Xr is just over $1000 to start. It not a matter of can I afford it but do I want to. At this stage in my life (i.e., with a young family) I would much rather buy something like the Nokia 6.1 and spend the other $700 elsewhere.
JCon Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, StevetheClub said: Xr is just over $1000 to start. It not a matter of can I afford it but do I want to. At this stage in my life (i.e., with a young family) I would much rather buy something like the Nokia 6.1 and spend the other $700 elsewhere. No doubt. I'm in exactly the same boat. I just don't want to spend that much money on a phone. I believe that they pushed a bit too far. We'll see if they meet their forecasts. StevetheClub 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 2, 2018 Report Posted October 2, 2018 Windows 10 - 1809 might be available as an update. Probably is.
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 3, 2018 Report Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Coming Soon but pre-ordering now... Fire TV Stick 4K with All-New Alexa Voice Remote, streaming media player http://a.co/d/d1bxHmK No YouTube but it is Kodi-able but you already knew that. Edited October 3, 2018 by FrostyWinnipeg JCon and bigg jay 2
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/attacking-the-apple-empire-1.4855069
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 https://www.techradar.com/news/playstation-classic-games-pre-order-release-date-mini blue_gold_84 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 https://www.techradar.com/news/first-photos-of-nintendo-64-classic-mini-appear-with-telltale-controller-ports
JCon Posted October 16, 2018 Report Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://www.techradar.com/news/first-photos-of-nintendo-64-classic-mini-appear-with-telltale-controller-ports Give me Goldeneye, Starfox and a good wrestling game (like WCW Nitro) and I'll buy it. They'll probably include Doom 64 and a good Mario.
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 18, 2018 Report Posted October 18, 2018 https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/18/apple-october-event-ipad-pro-mac/
Brandon Posted October 18, 2018 Report Posted October 18, 2018 On 2018/10/16 at 1:54 PM, JCon said: Give me Goldeneye, Starfox and a good wrestling game (like WCW Nitro) and I'll buy it. They'll probably include Doom 64 and a good Mario. I doubt that they will have Golden Eye or a Wrestling game (licensing issues). I'd imagine it's mostly Nintendo first party games. JCon 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 26, 2018 Report Posted October 26, 2018 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9k7pya/tv-addons-sued-by-rogers-bell-fairplay-members
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 30, 2018 Report Posted October 30, 2018 https://www.cnet.com/news/macbook-air-mac-mini-and-ipad-pro-2018-everything-apple-announced-apple-event/
FrostyWinnipeg Posted November 1, 2018 Report Posted November 1, 2018 https://www.techradar.com/news/this-is-the-worlds-first-foldable-phone-and-as-expected-its-not-cheap blue_gold_84 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) https://betanews.com/2018/11/08/windows-10-pro-suddenly-downgrading-to-windows-10-home-for-a-growing-number-of-users/ @The Unknown Poster Can we rename "the iphone thread or tech thread" to just "The Tech Thread" Edited November 8, 2018 by FrostyWinnipeg
The Unknown Poster Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Posted November 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://betanews.com/2018/11/08/windows-10-pro-suddenly-downgrading-to-windows-10-home-for-a-growing-number-of-users/ @The Unknown Poster Can we rename "the iphone thread or tech thread" to just "The Tech Thread" Done! And by the way, I am an avid Apple user but man am I angry. We have an older macbook pro and in August the HD died. I dont use the cloud but I do keep most things on an external hard drive so it wasnt the end of the world (lost a handful of things I just recently saved to the HD). Go to Apple...where you really have to plan a whole day. Was willing to buy a new macbook or large desktop (I like video editing) but they talked me into replacing the HD because it would be such a huge upgrade over what we had. So we do that. Last month, it crashes again and needs a complete re-install. Last week, same thing. Seems to be related to one of the updates for the OS. I was so angry, I almost bought a PC. GF talked me down. What the heck??
Brandon Posted November 8, 2018 Report Posted November 8, 2018 I will say with Windows 10 to re-install the operating system it is ridiculously fast and also easy. The OS also runs very light and over the last few years I found it to be much smoother then Windows 7. I'd make the leap. Logan007 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted November 10, 2018 Report Posted November 10, 2018 Whats interesting here is that Panasonic was not supposed to send tv's to North America anymore but Visions has this. Expensive but may be best TV you can buy. JCon 1
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