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The iPhone X is officially dead in the water, alas, although at least one reader of this newsletter still uses one as a daily driver (according to a poll comment earlier this week).
The legendary handset just hit Apple’s obsolete list, which means no more repairs or replacement parts — official ones from Apple, anyway.
The X is legendary because it was the first “modern” iPhone, being the first to ditch the Home button in favor of Face ID and a full-screen design. And that required a whole new navigation scheme.
I remember being a bit befuddled by the new way of doing things, but of course, it’s second nature now.
How’s your X holding up, travistilley?
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ChatGPT’s new Computer History feature is OpenAI’s attempt to provide its chatbot with the kind of personal context coming to Siri AI. Ofc, it uses a completely different approach to privacy, but maybe it’s not so bad.
Apple’s deal with Google to get Gemini to power Siri AI is a clever move, IMHO. Looks like it’s doing something very similar in China.
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