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yanpa wrote:Do people really use smartphones to look at pr0n?
But srsly, every other day I look at these glittering devices which connect magically to a near-instantaneous global grid of (almost) free stuffz and think to myself "feck, we really are living in the future".
yanpa wrote:Do people really use smartphones to look at pr0n?
Cyka UchuuJin wrote:Ok people. iPhone 5. yay or nay?
i'm about to relegate my 4 to being my secondary phone and trying to decide on a 4S or the leap to 5. benefit to a 4S would be that i don't have to carry a different type of cable around.
have heard both good and bad about the 5.
go!
Coligny wrote:The google maps turn by turn gps function could spell the death of in car gps...
even as a 1.x release it's already near perfect...
omae mona wrote:I don't think this has been mentioned here yet (but sorry if I missed it).
As of today (I think), the built-in Apple maps for iOS 6 have been seriously upgraded for Japan. As far as I can see, the map labels, which were previously random as far as I can tell, have been replaced with the actual names of the actual locations underneath them. Duplicates and weird locations of landmarks are gone. Even the famous Pachinko Gundam Eki is gone, sadly. Most likely very few people will notice, as everybody switched over to the Google Maps app long ago.
But this info was making the rounds, so I tried the Apple maps for the first time in a few months, and was quite surprised.
nikoneko wrote:omae mona wrote:I don't think this has been mentioned here yet (but sorry if I missed it).
As of today (I think), the built-in Apple maps for iOS 6 have been seriously upgraded for Japan. As far as I can see, the map labels, which were previously random as far as I can tell, have been replaced with the actual names of the actual locations underneath them. Duplicates and weird locations of landmarks are gone. Even the famous Pachinko Gundam Eki is gone, sadly. Most likely very few people will notice, as everybody switched over to the Google Maps app long ago.
But this info was making the rounds, so I tried the Apple maps for the first time in a few months, and was quite surprised.
That's great and I checked and it seems right. The search is the big one for me. I was in Sakai, Osaka when I first upgraded to iOS6 and I typed in 刃物 (knives) and got 1 or 2 results. Sakai has a 1500 year history of making knives and is one of the most famous knife regions in all of Japan... Lol I typed it into the google web app and got like 30 results. I'll give apple's another shot though over time I guess.
GomiGirl wrote:
But I think the responder forgot to include "look at pr0n".
Bloomberg wrote:Apple Seeks to Trademark ‘IWatch’ in Japan for Devices
Apple Inc. (AAPL), the world’s most valuable technology company, is seeking a trademark for “iWatch” in Japan as rival Samsung Electronics Co. readies its own wearable smartphone device.
The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name which is categorized as being for products including a handheld computer or watch device, according to a June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office that was made public last week. Takashi Takebayashi, a Tokyo-based spokesman for Apple, didn’t respond to a message left at his office seeking comment on the application.
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Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.
Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail.
Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.
Ma's sister tweeted on Sina's microblog saying that Ma collapsed and died after using her charging iPhone 5 and urged users to be careful, a message that went viral on the site.
In April, Apple apologised to Chinese consumers and altered iPhone warranty policies in its second-biggest market after its after-sales service suffered more more than two weeks of condemnation by the state-run media.
chokonen888 wrote:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/20 ... death.htmlApple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.
Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail.
Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.
Ma's sister tweeted on Sina's microblog saying that Ma collapsed and died after using her charging iPhone 5 and urged users to be careful, a message that went viral on the site.
In April, Apple apologised to Chinese consumers and altered iPhone warranty policies in its second-biggest market after its after-sales service suffered more more than two weeks of condemnation by the state-run media.
Coligny wrote:Certainly using one of those piece of shit knockoff chargers from china.
NTT DOCOMO & Apple Team Up to Offer iPhone in Japan on Friday, September 20
TOKYO and CUPERTINO, California—September 10, 2013—NTT DOCOMO and Apple® today announced that iPhone® 5s, the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colorful iPhone yet, will be available on the DOCOMO network beginning on Friday, September 20.
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Beginning on Friday, September 13, customers can pre-order iPhone 5c at DOCOMO dealers⁴ and the first 30,000 docomo Premier Club Premier Stage⁵ customers can pre-order from DOCOMO’s website.
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