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Joined September 2009
Thank you for everything @tim_cook, you've saved my life and millions more! Below is an open letter I sent you, that I also wanted to share with the world: it explains why I'll personally forever be grateful to you. Dear Tim, You once told us the world needs us in the arena. For 15 years, you’ve fought in that arena. As you step away to the sidelines today, just remember the immense impact you had while you were in it. We've never met, but I wanted to send you a note to say thank you. Why? For many reasons, but chiefly for the Apple Watch. In 20 years of covering technology, this is the product that will forever resonate with me as truly game-changing in ways other consumer technology products cannot be. 6 years ago, I had a heart attack after Thanksgiving, and the Apple Watch saved my life several times, and then proved to be an incredibly powerful companion in getting me back to good health. I've often said to people that Apple has done many great things, but the greatest is the Apple Watch. As you said, it's the biggest impact Apple has ever had on humanity, and the millions of lives saved would not have been possible with any other product. The current focus on health, both as an industry and as humanity, would also not have been possible without the industry you and your team kickstarted, and I will forever be grateful that you chose to bring this product to market. 40 years from now, when I'm hopefully still alive, I'll still forever be an Apple Watch fan. Money comes and goes, market cap fluctuates, and political winds blow in multiple directions, but this is a legacy that no one can ever deny. Congratulations on 15 incredible years you deserve to be lauded for, and for doing what few thought possible: picking up the mantle from Steve Jobs and leading Apple from strength to strength. I wish you the best in your new role. Thank you again! If there's ever a doubt that it was worth everything, I hope this email and the many others remind you of just how many lives you helped save.
Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I’m excited for the next chapter!
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You're actually an idiot lol I just said they're foldables. All but one is 2 grand or there abouts - think Fold 8 Ultra or equivalent tier. Jfc, if your head weren't stuck in the sand, you might have stopped yourself sounding like a giant jackass.
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Yeah nonsense. I know plenty of family members with foldables who are only just upgrading after 4ish years.
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The dude was loud but an idiot clearly. Your logic is sound and that’s why the number of folds does matter
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Replying to @saralucijad
Yes please would love one to run some agents on, got a lot to build and not enough hardware to do it!
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
Another Duo iOS bug: swipe down to reply to a text notification and the bubble goes black and you can’t reply. Did they even test this thing?
I have no idea why this is the case but the iPhone Duo seems like it’s missing FaceTime Picture in Picture. A wild omission given the bigger screen.
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
To follow up on this. You can set an automation in Shortcuts to have Colour Filters turn on and off when you open and close the Duo, so it doesn’t affect the cover display colours 👍
Quick little tip, if you want to turn up the saturation of iPhone Duo inner display a little, turn on Colour Filters> Blue/Yellow filter and set it to around 10% or so 👍
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
iPhone Duo tidbit: The updated polishing cloth that everyone called “cheaper” and worse quality than the previous one is actually designed for the inner screen of iPhone Duo. I tested both versions and the previous one didn’t do anything. The new cloth removes smudges easily
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Not deleting... IP tests whether fine dust can penetrate the critical interior logic board, battery, and primary chambers. It does not require the complex mechanical gaps, sliding tracks, or outer covers of a foldable hinge to be completely sealed against debris. I don't take issue with your videos as entertainment. My issue is that they are presented as the gold standard for durability. Even though there isn't one test that is done that people do with their devices in the real world.
Replying to @contractorsPOV
Sand entering in through the hinge has *direct* access to the backside of the screen where it can then puncture the display. You still have time to delete this.
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
After watching iFixit’s video on the iPhone Duo breakdown Gary was right The dust enters the hinge but the ip 68 rating kept the dust away from the internals that were sealed
Not deleting... IP tests whether fine dust can penetrate the critical interior logic board, battery, and primary chambers. It does not require the complex mechanical gaps, sliding tracks, or outer covers of a foldable hinge to be completely sealed against debris. I don't take issue with your videos as entertainment. My issue is that they are presented as the gold standard for durability. Even though there isn't one test that is done that people do with their devices in the real world.
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Replying to @rdubstudio
Love the look of this but dear god, your website is absolutely atrocious on the Duo. It’s actually impossible to even fill in the email field because it’s just jumping around. This looks like a great site on desktop I’m sure, but you need to work on the usability, it’s like 1/10 right now on the Duo front screen
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
99% of new iPad mini users will not notice any difference
The lower and high storage models have different A20 Chips. The 512GB configuration has 6 CPU cores versus 5. Both have 7 core GPUs.
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This is why they just launched an Apple TV app!
Instagram is testing horizontal long-form videos (up to 90 minutes) with select creators in the USA. They are calling it Features, and viewing will be available on both Mobile and Instagram TV.
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra today, its mid-priced model built to operate a computer: invoices into accounting software, forms, proposals. It is in ChatGPT Work and Codex for paying plans, not regular chat. API price: $1 per million input tokens, $5 output, half the old Terra. OpenAI's own test puts low-effort errors at 16.7%, down from 53.6%. Unverified, but cost per task is what decides whether agents run all day.
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Smart idea, way better than text although I do write prompts as a stream of consciousness as if I were just using voice anyway
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This is the Power Rangers Model of building a Scaled YouTube Team. Every Ranger should be dangerous alone, but the entire team should be nearly unbeatable together.
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Replying to @AnxiousHolly
Ok this is a banger 👊👊
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
you can now get an iPhone Duo lookalike but can only fold it once
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
Testing out the UIs of all the major AI apps on the iPhone Duo. Most are already fairly well optimized already. I would say Claude and Muse 'feel' the best right now.
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Nirave 尼拉夫 retweeted
The new iPad mini weighs 255g The iPad Duo weighs 254g Only one fits in your pocket
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AppleCare is a must and hell, the pricing is designed that the AppleCare One bundle is the only thing you need. I’ve had it replace 2 stolen phones and 4 broken ones in 11+ years and still well worth the investment, especially for Mac and the Duo. Anyone not buying AC is just stupid, unless they already have coverage elsewhere.
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