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Slashman X
20 years ago
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21 Sep 2012 08:57:44
Just wanted somewhere to post this: The Amazing iOS6 Maps

\o/
Sam
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21 Sep 2012 15:12:29
I cannot believe they managed to release this. Surely somebody must have seen these fucking errors. Was there anyone testing this?
Bian
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21 Sep 2012 17:29:31
And I was going to get the iPhone 5. Looks like I'll have to tough it out with my beaten up 4 for another year...
Hibee
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21 Sep 2012 17:45:10
Given all the negative press I'm sure they'll get it sorted Bian, besides you can always download Google Maps and use that for the time being.

I'm on an iPhone 4 that's almost 2 year old and apart from a dodgy home button it's hanging in there, I'm certainly not going to get a 5 till around Christmas when there'll hopefully be some decent deals on.
King Luis
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21 Sep 2012 20:31:52
I am i right in understanding that Bian isn't getting the 5 purely because of maps?
.verse
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22 Sep 2012 04:22:20
http://i46.tinypic.com/2ywxzbq.jpg
Ninja
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22 Sep 2012 08:33:57
By Bian | Permalink | On 21 September 2012 - 18:29 PM
And I was going to get the iPhone 5. Looks like I'll have to tough it out with my beaten up 4 for another year...

Or just get yourself a nice, superior Android and save yourself the pain.
Abbott
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22 Sep 2012 09:59:41
I don't think I've ever used the map feature on my phone. Don't see why everybody is going mental over this.
The Platypus
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22 Sep 2012 10:19:56
By Abbott | Permalink | On 22 September 2012 - 10:59 AM
I don't think I've ever used the map feature on my phone. Don't see why everybody is going mental over this.


Having recently moved to a new city, I'm quite enjoying the maps feature on my phone.
Franck
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22 Sep 2012 12:01:34
The GPS/map is the only thing I use my phone for other than calls and texts.

Edit:

Apparently Gothenburg doesn't exist according to Apple:

http://www.svt.se/cachable_image/1348234795/svts/article307920.svt/ALTERNATES/large/bild9999.jpg
Flash.
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22 Sep 2012 13:45:16
By Hibee | Permalink | On 21 September 2012 - 18:45 PM
Given all the negative press I'm sure they'll get it sorted Bian, besides you can always download Google Maps and use that for the time being.

I'm on an iPhone 4 that's almost 2 year old and apart from a dodgy home button it's hanging in there, I'm certainly not going to get a 5 till around Christmas when there'll hopefully be some decent deals on.


Apple haven't yet approved the Google Maps app for IOS 6 and apparently they don't plan on anytime soon.
Telegram Sam
18 years ago
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22 Sep 2012 15:51:08
I was in the shopping centre in Brighton yesterday and the queues were huge outside the Apple store. Must have been 100+ people waiting to get in.
Cammack
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24 Sep 2012 08:13:13
Got a 4s at the minute and see no reason to shell out for the 5 just yet, perfectly happy with the 4 and iOS6 will keep me updated for a while.
Telegram Sam
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28 Sep 2012 01:42:11
Flash.
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08 Oct 2012 10:42:59
Decided I'm getting an iMac as soon as the new ones come out.
Flash.
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23 Oct 2012 22:25:15
http://images.apple.com/au/imac/design/images/fluidgallery/gallery_1_2256.jpg

Pre-ordering this on Friday.
Slashman X
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23 Oct 2012 23:03:48
What the actual fuck is the appeal of a thinner desktop. It's a fucking desktop not a laptop.

Also, the gfx card is shite
Flash.
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23 Oct 2012 23:08:52
Because it looks sexy. It's the same as why people prefer thin LED TV's rather than bulky LCDs.

The 650m is pretty good. Can play Battlefield 3 etc quite easily. People don't buy iMacs to be able to play the newest games in the highest settings anyway.

You can get it with a 2gb GTX 680MX if you want better graphics.
Slashman X
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23 Oct 2012 23:14:15
That big bulge at the back makes it look shit, the previous(current?) one looks much sexier imo
King Luis
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24 Oct 2012 06:14:33
Nah it doesn't the bulge at the back is no bigger than the one on the current gen, its still vastly thinner than the one you can buy atm. Looks really nice but not really what i need. Probably going to get the iPad Mini and sell my current iPad, been looking at getting a new tablet seeing as mines the first gen.
Slashman X
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24 Oct 2012 08:55:41
Still doesn't change the fact that it's a desktop and using the fact that it's so thin as a feature is stupid.

Also, the base of it is the same size it always was, so it's not even saving room on your desk

Plus there is no optical drive, which is a very strange move
AFC
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24 Oct 2012 09:47:50
It's like saying why we went from this

http://www.cameradepartment.tv/files/imagecache/product_full/09 - Sony 27 inch TV.JPG

to this just a couple of years later

http://img.tomshardware.com/uk/2006/01/20/are_32_lcd_tvs_ready_for_prime_time/sony_s32a10e.jpg

I mean, TV's just sit in the corner of the room and it's not like they need to be thin, right?
Slashman X
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24 Oct 2012 09:51:17
By AFC | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 10:47 AM
It's like saying why we went from this

http://www.cameradepartment.tv/files/imagecache/product_full/09 - Sony 27 inch TV.JPG

to this just a couple of years later

http://img.tomshardware.com/uk/2006/01/20/are_32_lcd_tvs_ready_for_prime_time/sony_s32a10e.jpg

I mean, TV's just sit in the corner of the room and it's not like they need to be thin, right?


Notice how the base of the TV got thinner. The base of the iMac is literally the exact same width as the previous one, so you are saving 0 space
Slashman X
20 years ago
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24 Oct 2012 09:52:53
Also, the thinness of TV's was down to the CRT->LCD transition and TV's are more likely to be wall mounted than a computer
Deano
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24 Oct 2012 09:56:08
So the iPad Mini, is just the iPod touch?
King Luis
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24 Oct 2012 10:17:57
By Slashman X | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 09:55 AM
Still doesn't change the fact that it's a desktop and using the fact that it's so thin as a feature is stupid.

Also, the base of it is the same size it always was, so it's not even saving room on your desk

Plus there is no optical drive, which is a very strange move


Not that strange really, not used a disk in my iMac for best part of a year.
Slashman X
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24 Oct 2012 10:22:47
By King Luis | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 11:17 AM
Not that strange really, not used a disk in my iMac for best part of a year.


While I use my disk drive on my Macbook about twice a day.
King Luis
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24 Oct 2012 10:24:02
By Slashman X | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 11:22 AM
While I use my disk drive on my Macbook about twice a day.


Your in the minority then i think, what do you use it for out of interest?
Slashman X
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24 Oct 2012 10:28:49
By King Luis | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 11:24 AM
Your in the minority then i think, what do you use it for out of interest?


Use it in work to burn projects to DVD's to be sent off to clients.

I'll also use it to rip CD's etc. I don't think it's fair on those who don't have a fast internet connection, I'm sure there's the argument that most games/music/movies etc can be bought and downloaded online, but most of Ireland doesn't have the broadband capabilities for that so actually buying games and music on physical media is much handier.

Surely it makes more sense to include the drive and have everyone happy (minority has their drive, majority still don't use it) than to leave it out and make a good few people unhappy.

And don't suggest an external drive, you can't expect to pay >1500 quid for a desktop computer and still have to buy what should be basic items
King Luis
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24 Oct 2012 10:33:30
By Slashman X | Permalink | On 24 October 2012 - 11:28 AM
Use it in work to burn projects to DVD's to be sent off to clients.

I'll also use it to rip CD's etc. I don't think it's fair on those who don't have a fast internet connection, I'm sure there's the argument that most games/music/movies etc can be bought and downloaded online, but most of Ireland doesn't have the broadband capabilities for that so actually buying games and music on physical media is much handier.

Surely it makes more sense to include the drive and have everyone happy (minority has their drive, majority still don't use it) than to leave it out and make a good few people unhappy.

And don't suggest an external drive, you can't expect to pay >1500 quid for a desktop computer and still have to buy what should be basic items


Its just not a basic item anymore though thats the thing, no ones forcing anyone to buy it anyway

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