The Talk Show With John Gruber

204: ‘Flaunting That Notch’ With Rene Ritchie

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Rene Ritchie returns to the show on the eve of iPhone X pre-orders opening. Topics include iPhone X (duh), Google’s Pixel 2 and the goofy OLED display on the “XL” version, Face ID FUD, and more.

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    • Jeff Williams: “You can not double plan the kind volumes that we do. We want leading edge technology, but we want it at established technology kind of volumes.”
    • PCalc — the best calculator app for Mac and iOS.
    • The Verge’s Vlad Savov on the Pixel 2 XL’s ‘awful’ display.
    • Horace Dediu calling bullshit on claims that iPhone 7 is outselling iPhone 8.
    • Rene calling bullshit on Core ML as a privacy hole.
    • Yours truly calling bullshit on Face ID FUD.
    • The iOS 11 Calculator bug where animation blocks input on the operator buttons.
    • Guilherme Rambo confirms: “I can confirm that the iOS Calculator app is written in Swift.””

      • This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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