Jan 25
Jan 25
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had recently confirmed that demand for the iPhone is weaker than they expected, and that a market that they’re seeing the most weakness in is China. It is unclear why that might be as there could be several reasons, such as cheaper alternatives from local brands, and the ongoing trade war between the US and China which could prompt locals to support Chinese brands.
For those who might be wondering how bad the situation in China is for Apple, according to Strategy Analytics, it seems that Apple has experienced a 22% decrease in iPhone shipments to the country. Based on their findings, Apple shipped about 10 million iPhones to China in Q4 2018. This is a lot of phones, but when you compare it to the 14 million they shipped in Q4 2017, that’s a huge difference.
In fact their numbers seem to suggest that Apple’s foothold in China isn’t what it used to be. Local companies such as Huawei and Vivo have only seen an increase in shipments from 90.8 million to 105.1 million for Huawei, and 73.1 million to 79.3 million for Vivo. It is anyone’s guess as to what Apple can do to turn things around for themselves, although last we heard, the company had authorized discounts for its phones in China which should make it more accessible.
However like we said, another possibility for flagging sales is due to the ongoing trade war where we have heard how some Chinese companies are punishing employees who use iPhones, while others are offering incentives to employees to make the switch to a local brand.
iPhone Shipments To China Are Down By 22% , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Jan 25
It’s 2019, and ordinary beer bongs just won’t cut it. Gravity just doesn’t deliver beer fast enough for some people. That’s why we now have the Q-bong pressurized beer bong, a device designed to shoot beer down the throat of its recipient faster than ever.
All you have to do is fill the reservoir with up to 32-ounces of beer, pump the air bulb to your desired beer-pressure, press the trigger valve and get to chugging. Isn’t college fun? Now it’s a little less fun because it’s so convenient to chug all by yourself with no one helping.
Is it called the Q-Bong because some guy in British intelligence who invents gadgets for a living came up with this? I have no idea, but I can tell you that the guy in the video looks like Ryan Reynolds demonstrating this device. And just as I thought, he doesn’t look like he’s having a lot of fun chugging from this thing. Calling it now, this thing kills parties dead. Oh look, there’s so and so over there chugging by himself in the corner from what is essentially a juice box of beer. No one likes that guy.
I like how the video also cuts off right before he chugs. Because he can’t. Because he’s clearly too old for college.
[via Dude I Want That via Geekologie]
Jan 25
It’s a weird quirk of the current generation of AirPods: they support Siri, but only if you double-tap one of the earbuds first. Unlike with iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and HomePods, you can’t just say “Hey Siri” and babble out your request.
Rumors have been floating around for a while suggesting that a new iteration of AirPods — AirPods 2, the rumor mill is calling them — would bring “Hey Siri” functionality. Now a screen hiding in the latest iOS beta seems to suggest the same.
While it’s not a publicly accessible screen, Guilherme Rambo of 9to5mac managed to trigger the following prompt in the just-released iOS 12.2 beta:
(Image Credit: 9to5Mac)
“Talk to Siri with your AirPods or iPhone by saying ‘Hey Siri’,” it reads.
Its absence from the current generation of AirPods presumably boils down to a matter of battery life. Apple figured out how to make “Hey Siri” work with minimal impact on battery life with the iPhone 6s, then broke down how it all works in a post on its Machine Learning Journal in April of 2018. But to pull off the same trick in a tiny earbud — each having a battery capacity of 93 milliwatt hours, or roughly 1 percent of that of an iPhone — is an entirely new challenge. For the first gen, it was just easier to let the headphones wait for that double-tap, queueing it up as a new selling point whenever Apple figured out how to pull it off.
Rumors have also hinted at other features for the eventual AirPods sequel, from waterproofing to sensors that help track health data. Alas, no sneaky hidden prompts hinting at any of that have been found yet.
Jan 25
Man Attempts to Carve Peace Sign Into Maine's Colossal Ice Disk With Chainsaw
Posted in: Today's Chili
We have evidently reached the vandalism stage of the public’s fascination with Maine’s 300-foot-wide ice disk.
Jan 25
Jan 25
Last year Google had begun testing out a WiFi calling feature for Google Voice. For those wondering about the state of that feature, you might be pleased to learn that Google has recently confirmed that the feature is now being rolled out to users, where they expect that all Google Voice users should be able to access the VoIP call feature next week.
This is according the product lead for Google Voice, Scott Johnston, who responded to a question from a user regarding the VoIP feature. There is no mention as to what might have caused the feature to take as long to get out to the masses as it did, but we do believe in it being better late than never. Not to mention that there are plenty of other VoIP services out there already, such as Skype, WhatsApp, Messenger, and so on that users could have used as an alternative if they really needed the feature.
Alternatively there is always Google Duo if you really need to make calls over the internet, although it does come with video so it might be worth taking note of. In any case if you haven’t received the new feature yet, not to worry because as Johnston stated on Twitter, they expect a full roll out next week, so if you don’t have it yet, you should next week.
We are rolling out VOIP in Voice as we speak. Should be to 100% next week.
— Scott Johnston (@happyinwater) January 24, 2019
Google Voice VoIP Calling Is Being Rolled Out To Users , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Jan 25
‘Mild-Mannered’ Senator’s 25-Minute Takedown Of Ted Cruz Sets Twitter Alight
Posted in: Today's Chili“I feel like Michael Bennet just yelled on behalf of everyone.”
Jan 25
It’s 2019, and ordinary beer bongs just won’t cut it. Gravity just doesn’t deliver beer fast enough for some people. That’s why we now have the Q-bong pressurized beer bong, a device designed to shoot beer down the throat of its recipient faster than ever.
All you have to do is fill the reservoir with up to 32-ounces of beer, pump the air bulb to your desired beer-pressure, press the trigger valve and get to chugging. Isn’t college fun? Now it’s a little less fun because it’s so convenient to chug all by yourself with no one helping.
Is it called the Q-Bong because some guy in British intelligence who invents gadgets for a living came up with this? I have no idea, but I can tell you that the guy in the video looks like Ryan Reynolds demonstrating this device. And just as I thought, he doesn’t look like he’s having a lot of fun chugging from this thing. Calling it now, this thing kills parties dead. Oh look, there’s so and so over there chugging by himself in the corner from what is essentially a juice box of beer. No one likes that guy.
I like how the video also cuts off right before he chugs. Because he can’t. Because he’s clearly too old for college.
[via Dude I Want That via Geekologie]
Jan 25
It’s a weird quirk of the current generation of AirPods: they support Siri, but only if you double-tap one of the earbuds first. Unlike with iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and HomePods, you can’t just say “Hey Siri” and babble out your request.
Rumors have been floating around for a while suggesting that a new iteration of AirPods — AirPods 2, the rumor mill is calling them — would bring “Hey Siri” functionality. Now a screen hiding in the latest iOS beta seems to suggest the same.
While it’s not a publicly accessible screen, Guilherme Rambo of 9to5mac managed to trigger the following prompt in the just-released iOS 12.2 beta:
(Image Credit: 9to5Mac)
“Talk to Siri with your AirPods or iPhone by saying ‘Hey Siri’,” it reads.
Its absence from the current generation of AirPods presumably boils down to a matter of battery life. Apple figured out how to make “Hey Siri” work with minimal impact on battery life with the iPhone 6s, then broke down how it all works in a post on its Machine Learning Journal in April of 2018. But to pull off the same trick in a tiny earbud — each having a battery capacity of 93 milliwatt hours, or roughly 1 percent of that of an iPhone — is an entirely new challenge. For the first gen, it was just easier to let the headphones wait for that double-tap, queueing it up as a new selling point whenever Apple figured out how to pull it off.
Rumors have also hinted at other features for the eventual AirPods sequel, from waterproofing to sensors that help track health data. Alas, no sneaky hidden prompts hinting at any of that have been found yet.
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