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Two iPhone Duos in less than a week, and both have failed the exact same way.
The replacement unit picked up after the 23 October launch has already developed the same loose hinge and creaking sound around the lower fold mechanism as the first one this morning.
At this stage, it looks like classic early adopter tax. Handing it back for a refund today. I will wait for gen two next year to see if the engineering holds up.
Time to go back to trusted folds.
I understand the hate on the 2026 touchscreen Macbook Pros. The issue with the new touchscreen MacBook Pro is not the touch capability itself. It is Apple removing customer choice.
By eliminating a non touchscreen tier, Apple has just pushed baseline prices up across the board. If your daily production setup lives on external monitors, keyboards, and precision trackpads, you are forced to subsidise hardware you will actively avoid smudging.
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I'm autistic and have ADHD. I usually know exactly what needs doing. The hard part is starting: finding the right file, double-triple checking, writing the reply, hitting send. A five-minute letter can feel like a wall.
Got two emails this week: one from accountant, the other from our self-managed super fund auditor. Both high stakes, urgent and important. The exact AuDHD cryptonite that makes it scary and impossible.
Today I just told my AI-bots what was needed. Grok Build searched my files and inbox, found what I needed (including something I'd already sent last year but forgot, and that they'd already lost) and drafted both replies.
I reviewed them and hit send. Massive weight off my shoulders.
This is why I'm so excited about AI. It's not hype. It is genuinely useful. It gets you past the wall.
What's one email you've been putting off? Hand it to your bot tonight 👇 #BEATsparks – at Angle Vale, South Australia
Replacing my 2016 15” MacBook Pro 512gb SSD, 16gb RAM with touchbar purchased for A$4299 with
2026 14” MacBook Pro 1TB SSD, 24gb RAM with touchscreen for A$4599! 😭✅
Apple officially reversed course today at the Pro and Tell event, dropping the first touch enabled Mac.
MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display:
• Integrated multi touch tandem OLED (up to 2,000 nits)
• Dynamic Island replaces display notch
• Illuminated Apple logo makes a return
• M5 Pro and M5 Max silicon
• Up to 128GB RAM | up to 16TB storage
• Three Thunderbolt 5 ports, Wi Fi 7, Bluetooth 6
• Up to 24 hours battery
• Weighs just 1.38 kg (14") and 1.8 kg (16")
Starts at A$4,599 in Australia. In stores 6 November.
A technical showcase, but that Australian price tag makes gorilla arm a seriously expensive indulgence.
EVDownunder retweeted
Grok Bot 0.77 is rolling out and it's wild:
-> Phone calls + live transcript
Dial, hold, press keys, get transferred — you watch the whole thing
-> iMessage / RCS to your Bot
Text the Bot like any contact from Messages
-> Mac Messages read + send
Your Bot reads and replies from Messages on your Mac
-> Flights and restaurant booking in chat
Book without leaving the conversation
I still don't have Messages on Mac or iPhone yet.
Which of these already showed up for you?
EVDownunder retweeted
Apple books the coolest hotels for its e events and experiences.
This is the stay for the Los Angeles event tomorrow :)
4am alarm set for tomorrow’s Pro and Tell!
So wanted a touchscreen MacBook Pro for a long time.
Are you watching it or relying on highlights?
#Apple #MacBookPro #touchscreen
We new this was coming in a week after Duo’s release ✅
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has earned another big vote of confidence in the US.
Consumer Reports has awarded Samsung's latest foldable its “CR Recommended” designation, putting it alongside the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
The organization evaluates devices across several categories, including reliability, camera quality, battery life, and charging, before making its recommendations.
The recognition comes as @Samsung continues to see strong demand for its foldables. Combined Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra purchases are tracking 30% ahead of previous Fold generations, making this year's lineup one of Samsung's most successful yet.
Just told my story to Grok in my Tesla while driving home and Grok’s savage response 😂😂:
Apple.
Think Different.
Eight years of “think different” and the different thing they landed on is a hinge that gives up faster than a New Year’s resolution.
They had a decade to study what Samsung and Google got wrong, and somehow still shipped a product where the one moving part is the part that breaks.
Peak Apple: take everyone’s homework, miss the lesson, charge $1200 more for it.🤦🏽♂️😭
"Got the iPhone Duo on launch day" post: 1k views in 72 hours
"Returned 2 iPhone Duos in less than a week" post: 8k views in an hour 😂💀
Expensive Macbook Pros incoming.
As predicted not a long ago!
💻 Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro (14" & 16") Expected Australian Pricing (factoring in Australian Tax hike) is going to be eye watering:
14" A$4399 and A$4799
16" A$5299 and A$5799
Apple's "Pro and Tell" event kicks off at 4am AEDT on Thursday 29 October 2026. Preorders open immediately after the event concludes and in-store availability on 6 November 2026.
Expected 17-23% price increases due to AI memory and storage shortages.
EVDownunder retweeted
In a win for the small guy. @TeslaAUNZ finally refunded me my FSD $149 for my dangerous first month of lane biasing issues. Now to get them to refund or replace the faulty car (as they claim they can’t fix it)
Good morning Sydney!
Great views from work this morning and no disengagements on my morning commute via M4 with FSD v14.3.12 DU.
Keep trucking, don’t go changing.
