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And now, on to the Digitizer:

et cetera.

But as I said, without a catchy name and lots of press-coverage to draw attention of the masses, no one gives a shit.

Re:Intentionally poor headline by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-09-15 04:14 · Score: 1 · on The iPhone Is Guaranteed To Last Only One Year, Apple Argues In Court (vice.com)

Bullshit. Claim it is the users fault and charge $149 to fix a problem that was a manufactures defect. Maybe that was the point but with your head so far up apples ass you could not get it.

$149 was a reasonable compromise, considering that the frequency of the problem did not strongly suggest an issue with Apple's CM's manufacturing process (except that it had to be RoHS, and thus REAL solder could not be used!), and it SURE wasn't a "Design Defect".

And other OEMs have had similar issues; but they don't generally make the news unless fires and explosions are involved, and because they aren't given a catchy, easily-searchable name like "Touch Disease", and so are almost impossible to search-for...

But here's one:

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and another...

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and still more...

https://thedroidguy.com/2015/0... ...and even more...

And now, on to the Digitizer:

et cetera.

But as I said, without a catchy name and lots of press-coverage to draw attention of the masses, no one gives a shit.

Re:Intentionally poor headline by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-09-15 04:14 · Score: 1 · on The iPhone Is Guaranteed To Last Only One Year, Apple Argues In Court (vice.com)

Bullshit. Claim it is the users fault and charge $149 to fix a problem that was a manufactures defect. Maybe that was the point but with your head so far up apples ass you could not get it.

$149 was a reasonable compromise, considering that the frequency of the problem did not strongly suggest an issue with Apple's CM's manufacturing process (except that it had to be RoHS, and thus REAL solder could not be used!), and it SURE wasn't a "Design Defect".

And other OEMs have had similar issues; but they don't generally make the news unless fires and explosions are involved, and because they aren't given a catchy, easily-searchable name like "Touch Disease", and so are almost impossible to search-for...

But here's one:

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and another...

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and still more...

https://thedroidguy.com/2015/0... ...and even more...

And now, on to the Digitizer:

et cetera.

But as I said, without a catchy name and lots of press-coverage to draw attention of the masses, no one gives a shit.

Re:Intentionally poor headline by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-09-15 04:14 · Score: 1 · on The iPhone Is Guaranteed To Last Only One Year, Apple Argues In Court (vice.com)

Bullshit. Claim it is the users fault and charge $149 to fix a problem that was a manufactures defect. Maybe that was the point but with your head so far up apples ass you could not get it.

$149 was a reasonable compromise, considering that the frequency of the problem did not strongly suggest an issue with Apple's CM's manufacturing process (except that it had to be RoHS, and thus REAL solder could not be used!), and it SURE wasn't a "Design Defect".

And other OEMs have had similar issues; but they don't generally make the news unless fires and explosions are involved, and because they aren't given a catchy, easily-searchable name like "Touch Disease", and so are almost impossible to search-for...

But here's one:

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and another...

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers... ...and still more...

https://thedroidguy.com/2015/0... ...and even more...

And now, on to the Digitizer:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/i...

et cetera.

But as I said, without a catchy name and lots of press-coverage to draw attention of the masses, no one gives a shit.

Re:What's the reason? by UnknowingFool · 2017-09-08 03:39 · Score: 1 · on Google Is Apparently Ready To Buy Smartphone Maker HTC (cnbc.com)

They have their downsides too, like changing adapter ports for no discernible reason other than getting to sell you all new accessories every few generations,

No reason other than your lack of understanding you mean. Apple changed their connector 8 years after iPod and 5 years after using it on the iPhone. The new connector is smaller and can be inserted either way. But progress is no reason change the connector according to you. [sarcasm]Unlike Android phones which never changed their adapter in that time other than: mini-USB B, micro-USB B, micro-USB B SuperSpeed plug, USB-C. Also proprietary chargers only used on specific brand/models. Other than those variations, Android phones have never changed their chargers in that time.[/sarcasm]

complete lack of repairability

[sarcasm]Yes because every Android phone is completely repairable**[/sarcasm]
**except the following models

Samsung Galaxy S6, S7, S8
Google Nexus P
HTC One M9
etc, etc

Re:Nothing has really changed... by AC-x · 2017-08-28 16:15 · Score: 1 · on 'The MacBook Pro's One-Year-Old Signature Feature Touch Bar Has No Future, But Users Are Required To Pay a Premium For It' (chuqui.com)

proprietary screws. SCREWS!!!

Don't worry, Microsoft have now overtaken Apple with a laptop that can't even be opened without permanently damaging it...

Re:Quality doesn't matter when it's disposable any by ChunderDownunder · 2017-07-19 02:58 · Score: 1 · on iPhones Are Priced 'High in the Extreme' But They're Worth It, Says Apple Co-founder Wozniak (scmp.com)

And for how long did it run when it was brand new? :)

Re:Damn the EU is Stupid! by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-07-06 03:28 · Score: 1 · on EU Parliament Calls For Longer Lifetime For Products (eubusiness.com)

You know what? The battery DOESN'T need to be secured by screws. It could slide into place and be held there with the other components, or with some sort of retaining clip, or even a strip of double-sided tape to prevent it from sliding around inside the case. The whole point is: Don't permanently glue the fucker in there!

Now you're changing the criteria.

The EU specifically said SCREWED-IN. THEY set the ONLY "acceptable" assembly-method. It's not up to me or you to second-guess the all-knowing, all-beneficent politicians.

And as millions of cellphones, tablets and music-players with "glued-in" batteries can attest, there is NOTHING "permanent" about the adhesives used. A little annoying to deal with, and you might have to go spend $8.99 at Harbor Frieght to get yourself a heat-gun; but so far, I don't think iFixit has ever had to "give up" on a battery-removal. Same thing with the thousands of INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS that replace "permanently glued-in" cellphone/tablet/music-player batteries every single day, all around the world (including the EU). In fact, when I went to the iFixit Site to check out the teardown of the iPhone 7, the site helpully informed me that there was a shop that could do iPhone 7 repairs in my area.

But be sure to check out the "teardown of the iPhone 7 in 90 seconds" video at the link below..

BTW, I didn't see ANY heat-guns, and in fact, I don't think the iPhone 7's battery is glued-down at all, using "Pull Tabs" which iFixit calls "Replacement-Friendly" (See Step 9 of their Teardown). So, it looks like Apple, at least, has found a way around great globs of glue. Let's everybody give them a hand!

And, so what about Samsung (while we're looking...). How does the Samsung S8 (theoretically a newer-generation than the iPhone 7) keep its battery in place? Well, according to iFixit, Samsung apparently hasn't gotten the memo that gluing batteries in place is so 2015s. According to Step 6 of this S8 Teardown, not only is it glued-down; but they say "firmly (and we mean firmly) adhered."... But despite that, they were still able to get the S8's battery out:

So, as you can literally plainly see, this is already a "problem" that has long-ago been solved. All you need is a little heat...And, if you have a current-generation Apple device, maybe not even that!

As I said "Damn, the EU is Stupid".

Re:Damn the EU is Stupid! by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-07-06 03:28 · Score: 1 · on EU Parliament Calls For Longer Lifetime For Products (eubusiness.com)

You know what? The battery DOESN'T need to be secured by screws. It could slide into place and be held there with the other components, or with some sort of retaining clip, or even a strip of double-sided tape to prevent it from sliding around inside the case. The whole point is: Don't permanently glue the fucker in there!

Now you're changing the criteria.

The EU specifically said SCREWED-IN. THEY set the ONLY "acceptable" assembly-method. It's not up to me or you to second-guess the all-knowing, all-beneficent politicians.

And as millions of cellphones, tablets and music-players with "glued-in" batteries can attest, there is NOTHING "permanent" about the adhesives used. A little annoying to deal with, and you might have to go spend $8.99 at Harbor Frieght to get yourself a heat-gun; but so far, I don't think iFixit has ever had to "give up" on a battery-removal. Same thing with the thousands of INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS that replace "permanently glued-in" cellphone/tablet/music-player batteries every single day, all around the world (including the EU). In fact, when I went to the iFixit Site to check out the teardown of the iPhone 7, the site helpully informed me that there was a shop that could do iPhone 7 repairs in my area.

But be sure to check out the "teardown of the iPhone 7 in 90 seconds" video at the link below..

BTW, I didn't see ANY heat-guns, and in fact, I don't think the iPhone 7's battery is glued-down at all, using "Pull Tabs" which iFixit calls "Replacement-Friendly" (See Step 9 of their Teardown). So, it looks like Apple, at least, has found a way around great globs of glue. Let's everybody give them a hand!

And, so what about Samsung (while we're looking...). How does the Samsung S8 (theoretically a newer-generation than the iPhone 7) keep its battery in place? Well, according to iFixit, Samsung apparently hasn't gotten the memo that gluing batteries in place is so 2015s. According to Step 6 of this S8 Teardown, not only is it glued-down; but they say "firmly (and we mean firmly) adhered."... But despite that, they were still able to get the S8's battery out:

You seriously picked the wrong example there...

So, as you can literally plainly see, this is already a "problem" that has long-ago been solved. All you need is a little heat...And, if you have a current-generation Apple device, maybe not even that!

As I said "Damn, the EU is Stupid".

ifixit.com one post, 30+ thanks by Trax3001BBS · 2017-06-22 13:46 · Score: 3, Interesting · on The US Government Wants To Permanently Legalize the Right To Repair (vice.com)

I've posted one post to https://www.ifixit.com/ and every month I get 30+ thanks for it (all one e-mail).

It was how to get an Acer Switcher (tablet attached to keyboard) to work. You take off the bottom and disconnect the connection to the battery, reconnect and good to go.

Re:Anti-Apple Bias by Anonymous Coward · 2017-06-19 05:10 · Score: 0 · on The Right To Repair Movement Is Forcing Apple To Change (vice.com)

Microsoft just caught up with Apple..

Microsoft caught up, flew past, went straight to plaid, and doesn't show any signs of stopping.

Apple aren't exactly saints here, but MS is doing their best to make apple look good by comparison. For reference, the iFixIt website gives most Apple phones a score of 6 or 7 out of 10. Not too shabby. Apple fairs a bit worse on their tablet repairability, with many of the devices down in the 2-3 range.

But, those scores are all better than the MS Surface, which has been pretty reliably scoring 1 out of 10 marks up until their most recent endeavor, which came in with a solid ZERO OUT OF TEN. I don't think I've ever seen a device score a zero.

Re:Anti-Apple Bias by Anonymous Coward · 2017-06-19 05:10 · Score: 0 · on The Right To Repair Movement Is Forcing Apple To Change (vice.com)

Microsoft just caught up with Apple..

Microsoft caught up, flew past, went straight to plaid, and doesn't show any signs of stopping.

Apple aren't exactly saints here, but MS is doing their best to make apple look good by comparison. For reference, the iFixIt website gives most Apple phones a score of 6 or 7 out of 10. Not too shabby. Apple fairs a bit worse on their tablet repairability, with many of the devices down in the 2-3 range.

But, those scores are all better than the MS Surface, which has been pretty reliably scoring 1 out of 10 marks up until their most recent endeavor, which came in with a solid ZERO OUT OF TEN. I don't think I've ever seen a device score a zero.

Re:Not always a bad thing by AC-x · 2017-06-17 05:37 · Score: 1 · on You Can't Open the Microsoft Surface Laptop Without Literally Destroying It (vice.com)

So don't recommend a product to a customer because of some other unrelated business who is quite likely never to get business from the customer in the first place?

So you can guarantee that someone will never need to have their device repaired, and will not need to use it on battery power once the battery inevitably degrades? Or perhaps you'd be happy to make up the difference in cost if they do?

Seriously what next, don't buy cars because the farriers will go out of business?

The car industry is a good analogy for this - would you be comfortable buying a car with a welded shut bonnet, where if anything goes wrong no matter how minor you have to send it back to the manufacturer and pay to have the entire engine replaced?

It is nothing of the sort. This is very much the exact opposite, a company listening to exactly what consumers wanted: unlimited power, paper thin, and with style. There's a reason Surface, Macbooks, and all the many clones of the designs of both of them do far better in sales than traditional square "you can open this by removing these 30 screws" models, outside of business settings where this stuff is valued of course.

Oh please, spare me your forced sales pitch. They could have hidden screws under the rubber feet to release the keyboard and it would have added just a few grams to the weight here and a few microns thickness there. Sure consumers that haven't yet been bitten by unrepairability don't currently actively look out for it, but no-one is going to not buy a consumer laptop just because it's actually possible to open it. There is literally no tangible advantage to the consumer for this, it is absolutely an anti-consumer move.

We asked for this. We did so through sales figures promoting products with certain design features.

Who? Show me someone who asked for a device to not be easily repairable.

We did so through repair figures showing that few people bought after market batteries.

So your answer is "sod everyone who needs their device repaired because they are in the minority". Classy.

Not giving a shit about 3rd party companies that offer a service that shouldn't be needed is not anti-competitive.

Please do explain how offering repairs shouldn't be needed? Are these devices immortal? Will Microsoft offer a free lifetime warranty for all faults, accidental damage and battery wear?

Unless companies like Caterpillar are anti-competitive too with their shock proof crush proof water proof everything proof phone design.

MS doesn't have a monopoly on repairs. They simply produced a design that is hard to re-close once opened. A repair shop is more than welcome to go out and buy the necessary tools, they aren't proprietary. There's no well controlled pentalobe screws here. It's just hard to open, and that in itself doesn't give MS a monopoly on anything.

Oh please, this goes well beyond being "hard to re-close", you literally have to damage the top surface beyond repair to get it open, meaning any time you want to get in there you have to buy another top casing from MS, if they even sell those parts.

Even those damn pentalobe screws are infinitely better as you can use the screwdriver to open as many screws as you like, and you can even reuse the screws afterwards! What an amazing concept, a reusable way to open a computer!

My recommendations depend on the requirements of the end user, not some side industry that the end user shouldn't have to use regardless of what he buys.

Please show me a single person whose end user requirements include "guaranteed more expensive repairs and maintenance".

Re:Why? by k3vlar · 2017-06-06 12:19 · Score: 3, Informative · on Apple Adds Support For FLAC Lossless Audio In iOS 11 (thenextweb.com)

There is a teeny (yet startlingly high-quality) DAC in the adapter. The lightning port is digital-only. (Source)

Re:IOT only by ledow · 2017-05-07 01:57 · Score: 1 · on Startup Offers A Chip Based On The Open Source RISC-V Architecture (computerworld.com.au)

You mean the Amazon Echo:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

http://www.ti.com/product/DM37...

With 256Mb RAM, 4Gb NAND, and a 32-bit chip:

that's based on an ARM Cortex-A8:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Which is a 32-bit CPU?

Yeah. You're a twat, who thinks that the bigger the number the better and you "can't possibly" do stuff with anything else.

I mean, seriously, did you even spend two fucking seconds thinking about it, given that one Google search and the first couple of Wikipedia articles show you how much rubbish you're talking?

John Deere Tractor DMCA DRM the literal worst by HongPong · 2017-05-04 02:56 · Score: 1 · on The Parts of America Most Susceptible To Automation (theatlantic.com)

I learned a lot about DRM from this website when I was much younger. It has only gotten worse since then, with DRM infesting not just DVDs etc but now John Deere tractors, which are hostile architecture black boxes preventing farmers from optimizing their super expensive machines. So there is no free software or open secondary market for GPS data gathered (i.e. something that would sense micro conditions and efficiently apply another tech). This is hugely dangerous to the human race at large since we are dependent on the tractors for survival. I would argue it ought to be one of the biggest deals to face. If something goes wrong with John Deere we skid right back to sticks rather easily.

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/...
https://www.extremetech.com/co...
http://boingboing.net/2017/03/...
"Now, farmers find themselves in desperate straits. Not only does Deere gouge them on repairs ("$230, plus $130 an hour for a technician to drive out and plug a connector into their USB port to authorize [a user-swapped] part"), but the repair shops can be far away or busy, and thus a half-million dollar tractor can sit immobilized while a farmer frets about getting his crops in."

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers...
http://www.npr.org/sections/al...
http://freeknowledge.eu/campai...
Totally unacceptable situation here.

Re:Replaceable battery by sl3xd · 2017-03-02 05:36 · Score: 2 · on Sorry, Apple, the Headphone Jack Isn't Going Anywhere (yahoo.com)

Um... replacing the battery on iPhones typically only requires three screwdrivers, and tweezers.

Apple charges $100 to replace the battery - and there's a skilled technician to do the job, and it doesn't void warranties.

The DIY route is about $50, may void your warranty, requires some basic skills and care.

The extra $50 isn't exactly unreasonable for people who don't feel comfortable changing their battery; skilled labor isn't cheap.

Re:Replaceable battery by sl3xd · 2017-03-02 05:36 · Score: 2 · on Sorry, Apple, the Headphone Jack Isn't Going Anywhere (yahoo.com)

Um... replacing the battery on iPhones typically only requires three screwdrivers, and tweezers.

Apple charges $100 to replace the battery - and there's a skilled technician to do the job, and it doesn't void warranties.

The DIY route is about $50, may void your warranty, requires some basic skills and care.

The extra $50 isn't exactly unreasonable for people who don't feel comfortable changing their battery; skilled labor isn't cheap.

Re:Replaceable battery by sl3xd · 2017-03-02 05:36 · Score: 2 · on Sorry, Apple, the Headphone Jack Isn't Going Anywhere (yahoo.com)

Um... replacing the battery on iPhones typically only requires three screwdrivers, and tweezers.

Apple charges $100 to replace the battery - and there's a skilled technician to do the job, and it doesn't void warranties.

The DIY route is about $50, may void your warranty, requires some basic skills and care.

The extra $50 isn't exactly unreasonable for people who don't feel comfortable changing their battery; skilled labor isn't cheap.

Re:One word: Cowardice by TheFakeTimCook · 2017-01-27 05:42 · Score: 1 · on Samsung's Galaxy S8 Will Feature a Headphone Jack, Desktop Dock, 'Infinity Display' and More, Says In-Depth Report (theguardian.com)

Go look up some datasheets for Bluetooth chips. In fact, here are some datasheets for you:

http://ww1.microchip.com/downl... http://www.bluecreation.com/fd...

15 to 30mA for music streaming, which depends on range and how crowded the 2.4GHz band is. There is no getting around this, no amount of clever power management will help. Radios use power, Bluetooth mandates the time that the radio must be turned on, it just can't go significantly lower. So no matter how efficient the CPU and everything else is, all day on 10% is impossible.

What did I tell you about JUST looking at datasheets and trying to infer an embedded SYSTEM's requirements/performance?

You are the one that brought BT into this. Apple's battery-life tests were no doubt done with no headset of any type, or with the wired headset. Of course, using BT earpieces would bring that down a little. Now, LynwoodRooster, who claims to be a designer of BT devices, sez the iFixit teardown of the iPhone 7 shows that Apple is using a Murata-branded BT/WiFi COMBO module (See step 15 of the teardown; which uses either a Cypress Semiconductor BCM4339 or a Marvell 88W8897 chip, so, that could (likely would) have a different current requirement from the Microchip and whoever-the-hell Bluecreation is; so your 15 to 30 mA figures may or may not be relevant. But even if that was a CONTINUOUS requirement (which I sincerely doubt it is), or just a rough-average, or an "absolute maximum", 15 to 30 mA is still not such a big deal to a 2900 mAh battery. 2900/30 = 96 Hrs at 30mA CONTINUOUS for your BT chips. I couldn't get a straight answer out of the Cypress Datasheet; but assuming it is no more than 30mA for the BT subsections, that shouldn't be a problem.

And of course, with aggressive power-management, that 30mA won't be anything like continuous.

Re:One word: Cowardice by AmiMoJo · 2017-01-26 00:43 · Score: 1 · on Samsung's Galaxy S8 Will Feature a Headphone Jack, Desktop Dock, 'Infinity Display' and More, Says In-Depth Report (theguardian.com)

At best he adapter will be about as good as a basic phone jack. It's too small to contain much more than a combined DAC/amp and minimal support electronics. The amp will be class D, probably one of the newer types that uses a switching power supply to go beyond the supply rails.

Teardown here, but you can't see much: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardow...

Re:GPU Improvements by Plumpaquatsch · 2017-01-04 07:28 · Score: 1 · on Silicon Valley Veteran On Apple: Company Has Become Sloppy, Missed Updates, Delayed Refreshes (chuqui.com)

While most computers don't get monumental improvement gains anymore

That is only true for the CPU not the GPU which has seen huge improvements over the past 4 years. Since the Mac Pro comes with its GPUs soldered to the board

Wrong. Unless you are talking about the actual chips. Then - so what?

Re:GPU Improvements by UnknowingFool · 2017-01-04 06:25 · Score: 2 · on Silicon Valley Veteran On Apple: Company Has Become Sloppy, Missed Updates, Delayed Refreshes (chuqui.com)

I thought the GPUs in the Mac Pro ARE Upgradeable. Well, the Graphics Cards ARE replaceable (theoretically); but no one has produced an Upgrade.

True. Ifixit's teardown suggests that the video cards could be quite easy to replace. Also it is possible to replace the whole MB and CPU as well.

Re:I don't see why they would change by TheFakeTimCook · 2016-12-30 08:02 · Score: 2 · on Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won't Recommend Apple's MacBook Pro (mashable.com)

I've been waiting since 2011 to upgrade but every model they put out has been more and more retarded. Soldered memory. Proprietary storage.

You're behind the times. The newest Macbook Pros have their NAND storage soldered to the mainboard. The previous iteration of their proprietary SSD had encrypted communications. It took OWC over a year to reverse-engineer it and offer compatible SSD upgrades. I guess Apple took that as a sign that they needed to eliminate any possibility of a third party upgrade. After all, you can't have customers modifying their hardware to their liking.

Actually, it probably took OWC that long to get the Flash memory that was on Allocation due to commitments to Apple and others.

Re:I don't see why they would change by Solandri · 2016-12-30 07:41 · Score: 5, Interesting · on Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won't Recommend Apple's MacBook Pro (mashable.com)

I've been waiting since 2011 to upgrade but every model they put out has been more and more retarded. Soldered memory. Proprietary storage.

You're behind the times. The newest Macbook Pros have their NAND storage soldered to the mainboard.

The previous iteration of their proprietary SSD had encrypted communications. It took OWC over a year to reverse-engineer it and offer compatible SSD upgrades. I guess Apple took that as a sign that they needed to eliminate any possibility of a third party upgrade. After all, you can't have customers modifying their hardware to their liking.

So now, they're digging in their heels? by TheFakeTimCook · 2016-12-30 07:14 · Score: 4, Interesting · on Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won't Recommend Apple's MacBook Pro (mashable.com)

Sounds like they have stopped being "objective" and have moved on to "defensive".

HOWEVER, an interesting anecdote comes from reading another online forum (MacRumors.com), last evening, where a poster with a tbMBP 15" noted that, ONE TIME, when he unplugged an external Thunderbolt display (TB displays FORCE the MBP to use the dGPU), "Activity Monitor" said in the "Energy" tab that, instead of the 10 or 11 hours he was getting on average, it was showing that he was expected to get 3 hours.

However, no Processes were showing as being Energy-Hogs, and, he also stated that the "CPU" Tab showed that nothing was using over 1.5% CPU (which was reasonable for what he had running). And what he did have running SHOULD (and probably was) running on the iGPU. (???)

But, what was really "telling", was that he reported that the area under the "E" and "R" keys on the Keyboard was getting REALLY HOT. Hot enough that he panicked, and Rebooted the laptop.

Everything returned to normal, battery life report back to normal, no heating, hasn't happened since...

So, looking at the iFixit teardown of the 15" MBP, you can see in Step 6, that the components that would be under that area of the Keyboard would plainly be the AMD GPU (outlined in Yellow) (and not the CPU, which is over nearer to the "I" and "O" keys, basically).

So, something is (maybe) occasionally causing the AMD GPU, not the CPU, to run amok (or even be in some sort of power-guzzling "SCR-Lockup" state (hopefully not!)), sucking down the juice. Obviously, CR and others haven't triggered this behavior in the same way as the MacRumors poster; but there may be more software paths to this bug, likely involving switching between dGPU and iGPU modes, and/or power-savings involving same.

More than likely this is still a software issue; but it is not one that Users can see in Activity Monitor (other than it does seem to "know" that the battery is being drained by something, hence the low "Time Remaining" number). Apparently, Activity Monitor doesn't report separately on GPU Energy usage (they need to change that!)

Just an interesting little tidbit, that belies the assertion that a "retest" wouldn't make a difference (after Apple has a chance to address this issue, of course).

So, what does happen in a case like this? by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2016-10-12 08:08 · Score: 1 · on Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Recall Is an Environmental Travesty (vice.com)

I'd be curious to know what will actually happen in this case.

Clearly Samsung can't sell these as-is anymore; but by all reports the problem is with the battery(or possibly with the case not protecting the battery properly); not the logic board or the screen. Given that, it seems crazy to be talking about recycling them(even if we had nearly perfect methods), when the most expensive components are still fully functional.

I imagine that market-cannibalization/brand dilution/etc. concerns might interfere; but Samsung(or a 3rd party, if Samsung wants the result debranded and not associated with them); could pretty much just rip the back cover off; swap in a somewhat bigger and uglier, but non-explosive, battery; put a suitably enlarged cover back on and have the thing ready to go. If they didn't mess with the RF section, they might even be able to reuse FFC and similar certification.

Yes, the resulting product would be less valuable than the Note 7(if it could still be sold); but it would be worth a great deal more than even a perfect recovery of the constituent elements; and by the look of the teardown you could rework to remove the offending battery without damaging the PCBs or the screen with relatively little labor.

Even if perfect recycling existed, why would you grind up something like this? There's a Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of flash, and a 2560x1440 display in there; all perfectly fine. Surely CAD-ing up a new backplate and swapping the battery to produce a saleable phone is markedly more profitable than just breaking it down?

Re:Non removable battery FTW by Joce640k · 2016-10-07 07:41 · Score: 0 · on Samsung Could Face Second Recall As US Probes Burnt Phone (bloomberg.com)

No, YOU'RE a fucking moron.

I know this because I can go on the Internet and type 'iPhone 7 teardown" and see it for myself.

I just did it and it came up with a picture of you with the words "fucking moron" written across them.

Here you go:

Pay special attention to step 9 - a picture of somebody lifting out the iPhone battery with the following text:

While the improved battery life is great, we're more excited about the fact that this battery keeps its replacement-friendly pull tabs

Please let me know if you have difficulty with the words "replacement-friendly pull tabs".

Moron.

Re:So there is room for a 3.5mm jack? by ChoGGi · 2016-09-23 14:26 · Score: 1 · on People Are Drilling Holes Into Their iPhone 7 To 'Make a Headphone Jack' (craveonline.com)

They added a plastic sound channeler? in place of it
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardow...

Watched IFixit Teardown yesterday by retroworks · 2016-09-23 12:51 · Score: 0 · on People Are Drilling Holes Into Their iPhone 7 To 'Make a Headphone Jack' (craveonline.com)

Live actually... At EScrap conference. As I recall there's a small plastic plug in the hole where the headphone could be, it is there to allow air for the GPS and other air pressure sensative stuff. Link here https://www.ifixit.com/Teardow...

Wrong Headline... by friedmud · 2016-09-16 10:26 · Score: 3, Informative · on Apple Replaced the Headphone Jack On the iPhone 7 With a Fake Speaker Grill (businessinsider.com)

Should read: Apple Replaced the Headphone Jack On the iPhone 7 With a Huge Taptic Engine

Just look at the pictures: