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Samsung copies Safari 15’s only decent change
Steve Jobs famously said good artists copy, but great artists steal ... a quote he stole from Picasso.
Apple's done its fair share of stealing over the years, of course, but it's fair to say other companies steal more from Apple than Apple steals from others.
And perhaps no company steals more from Apple than its old archival Samsung (with the exception of Xiaomi).
Samsung's latest pilferage is the new Safari browser's one popular feature: putting the URL address bar at the bottom of the screen.
It's a good idea, and it's obvious why Samsung stole it. The address bar at the bottom is where it should be -- once you get used to it.
And here's the funny part: Apple probably stole the bottom address bar itself from Google's Chrome, which experimented with it in the past.
Like Steve Jobs said ...
-- Leander Kahney, EIC.
There’s not much Apple’s rivals would want to steal from Safari 15 — it’s not exactly the company’s finest (or most popular) browser update. But in true Samsung style, the South Korean firm found one thing worth copying for its own mobile devices.
The new privacy feature is temporarily offline. The service for iPhone, Mac and iPad is a public beta, so a few hiccups are to be expected. Apple promises the feature will be back online soon.
If your HomePod has had problems playing podcasts recently, it might need the software update Apple released Wednesday. It brings the full-size and pint-size audio devices up to version 15.1.1.
A new Apple job listing has people scratching their heads because it mentions an operating system that doesn’t exist. It references “homeOS” alongside iOS, watchOS and other known operating systems.
ColorWare now offers Apple’s newest AirPods in much more colorful designs. You can choose how you want yours painted, but be warned: You’ll have to cough up a lot of cash to stand out.
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Apple shipped a rather impressive 6.5 million notebooks last quarter, according to new data — thanks in large part to the success of the M1 MacBook Air. That figure makes Cupertino the fourth-largest laptop vendor in the world.
Brydge’s new keyboard case turns smallest iPad Pro into a laptop with big capabilities — www.cultofmac.com
The Brydge 11 Max+ is a clip-on keyboard designed to make an 11-inch iPad Pro into a very portable clamshell notebook. It magnetically attaches to the tablet and adds a backlit keyboard and trackpad.
Previously all about gaming gear, the company just launched three new items for working at home or in the office — the quiet Pro Type Ultra mechanical keyboard, the Pro Click Mini mouse and the Pro Glide XXL mouse mat.
In a knock-down, drag-out fight between an Apple Magic Keyboard and one of its most popular alternatives, the Logitech MX Keys wireless keyboard, which would win? Actually, it might be more of a minor dust-up than a brawl. Maybe just a slightly heated discussion among proudly opinionated nerds, even.
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One more thing ...
"Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. We do it ourselves and we spend a lot of time at it. I've participated in the hiring of maybe 5,000-plus people in my life. So I take it very seriously. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it's ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? Why are they here? I ask everybody that: 'Why are you here?' The answers themselves are not what you're looking for. It's the meta-data." -- Steve Jobs
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