# Tech Talk **URL:** \ **Category:** Technology\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821 "2016-02-13T13:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**Author:** ![MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/melbtv/32/190136_2.png) [@MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MelbTV)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2042 "2024-05-08T02:42:22Z")
Wish they release Gen 2 of AirPod Pro Max ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2043 "2024-05-08T03:32:09Z")
Gen 1 is already overpriced… I shudder to think what they’d charge for a Gen 2 version. Don’t get me wrong, they are still good headphones, I would consider one if they weren’t so heavily tied to the iOS system and worked better just as ordinary bluetooth or even wired headphones. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2044 "2024-05-09T10:27:35Z")
You’d be hard pressed 😉 to find any creative professional who likes the ad for the new Apple iPad that features a huge hydraulic press crushing artefacts of human and digital culture. > **[Apple’s Crushing iPad Ad Trashed By Hugh Grant, Justine Bateman & Almost...](https://deadline.com/2024/05/ipad-ad-backlash-crushinghugh-grant-justine-bateman-1235909002/)** > > Tim Cook may be praising the new iPad & the ad accompanying it, but the tech giant CEO seems to be alone there [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ntjkwIXWtrc/maxresdefault.jpg "Crush! | iPad Pro | Apple") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjkwIXWtrc) ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2045 "2024-05-09T10:29:38Z")
I don’t get the hate? What’s wrong with it? Very creative. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2046 "2024-05-09T10:39:46Z")
Very briefly. It is crushing items that humans have used over time to be creative like musical instruments, art supplies, books etc Totally destroying them and replacing with a piece of technology. So it seems like AI replacing human creativity and invention. You don’t need real world things like paint, books, a piano, paper - destroy them all and replace with our technology. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2047 "2024-05-09T10:49:14Z")
A bit misleading though - you can do that much more easily on a PC or a Mac. Tablets were never designed to be productivity devices, more as an entertainment and consumption device. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2048 "2024-05-10T05:20:42Z")
Apple Apologises And Pulls Controversial iPad Ad > **[Apple Apologises For ‘Tone Deaf’ Culture Crushing iPad Ad ](https://www.bandt.com.au/apple-apologises-for-tone-deaf-culture-crushing-ipad-ad/)** > > AI may be the route to a smarter & efficient humankind, but for most of us it means "Shit, I'm going to lose my job!" ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2049 "2024-05-10T22:13:23Z")
Isn’t it just showing all that the iPad can do/a representation of all that’s inside? ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2050 "2024-05-10T22:36:41Z")
Destroying existing art and culture? ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2051 "2024-05-10T22:39:28Z")
It’s not that deep though. It’s not a threat from Apple saying “we’re going to destroy all the clay sculptures”. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2052 "2024-05-10T22:43:57Z")
But that’s how people have interpreted it and that’s Apple’s problem now. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2053 "2024-05-15T11:20:27Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Apple Apologises And Pulls Controversial iPad Ad The Apple crusher ad featured on Gruen tonight as well. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2054 "2024-05-16T22:38:02Z")
> **[iMessage Down for Some Users](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/16/imessage-down-for-some/)** > > The iMessage service that Apple users to send messages to one another appears to be down for some users, and messages are failing to go out or are... ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2055 "2024-05-21T02:03:47Z")
> **[Telstra to sack 2,800 workers as part of cost-cutting measures](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-21/telstra-2800-job-cuts/103872696)** > > Telstra reveals plans to sack up to 2,800 workers as part of its latest cost-cutting measures, with most of these job losses to occur by the end of this year. > As part of the redundancy announcement, Telstra also revealed that it would drop controversial inflation-linked price increases from its post-paid mobile plans. > > CEO Vicky Brady said that meant there would be no price rise on July 1. ---
**Author:** ![Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tejas57/32/70710_2.png) [@Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tejas57)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2056 "2024-05-21T02:51:10Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > CEO Vicky Brady said that meant there would be no price rise on July 1. wait for the raise in august at greater than inflation. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2057 "2024-05-24T05:53:53Z")
Google has announced a new fibre optic cable will be constructed from Kenya to South Africa, then across the Indian Ocean to Western Australia. [https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/technology/strengthen-our-backbone-google-unveils-plans-for-first-ever-africa-to-aus-fibre-optic-cable/news-story/ba3f45c93514b522961c08dd8ea9037d?amp](https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/technology/strengthen-our-backbone-google-unveils-plans-for-first-ever-africa-to-aus-fibre-optic-cable/news-story/ba3f45c93514b522961c08dd8ea9037d?amp) ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2058 "2024-05-24T06:05:30Z")
What advantages would this have? ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2059 "2024-05-24T07:44:09Z")
Direct connectivity to Africa - diversifying connectivity is important, a link between South Africa and WA gives redundancy that we don’t currently have (most WA links head into SE Asia) ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2060 "2024-05-26T08:09:23Z")
Hilarious! The new Google AI (a thread): [https://x.com/JeremiahDJohns/status/1794543007129387208?t=GXxFqoSkIBOfbeRUw4nbtw&s=19](https://x.com/JeremiahDJohns/status/1794543007129387208?t=GXxFqoSkIBOfbeRUw4nbtw&s=19) ---
**Author:** ![Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/biscuit45/32/489507_2.png) [@Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Biscuit45)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821/2061 "2024-05-26T08:12:50Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > Hilarious! The new Google AI (a thread): _When its both funny and concerning given how terrible Google Search has become lately already:_ ![images (85)](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/5/4/854d9b2b4de4ef4b6a3881714ed8ad38a9f6cae2.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821.md?page=101) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/tech-talk/821.md?page=103)