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Notice the end of the URL.

Fun.

Haha, "iphone-se-apple-small-iphone-seo-is-fun"

Assuming the author created the url this isn't surprising. Jordan Crook is quite the personality.

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[…]/2016/03/21/iphone-se-apple-small-iphone-seo-is-fun/

SEO as in search engine optimization — they're including the words "apple small iphone" to try and raise their search engine rank.

Does that actually have any effect? I recall reading that google doesn't really pay attention much to URL's (or meta keywords for that matter).

The techcrunch url ends with: 'iphone-se-apple-small-iphone-seo-is-fun'

is "fun in a "oh yeah... thats very cute apple" kinda way?

No, more like "you are burning karma fast" kinda way.

I didn't read the "-seo-" part of the url. my eyes just glossed over and saw fun at the end.

It's okay, don't worry about karma. Some people are obsessed over it.

The article doesn't mention 3D touch -- is that out of the picture for the SE?

Sorry but - from the article

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No 3D Touch

Sources told 9to5Mac that the reason behind this is that the front-facing flash requires the new display tech we’ve seen on the iPhone 6s, which brings us to 3D touch.

The flagship feature on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which offers deeper interaction with various applications on the iPhone through hard taps and long taps, will not be present on the iPhone SE.

"""

Not an iOS user: This phone looks interesting to me - how pervasive is 3d touch? Am I missing out on something by getting a phone missing this feature?

I am getting used to it as in I've learned now not to press my phone too hard anymore to accidentally trigger it. Most apps replace it by a long press leaving only the force press home screen menus as the thing you'll miss out on.

> how pervasive is 3d touch?

Not very. It's mostly a few shortcuts, the only genuine feature is that you can force-touch the keyboard to get a sort of trackpad surface (for more precise cursor movement in text)

I use it mostly to control the cursor when I'm writing text, and seldom to peek/pop emails.

But now when have to write text on a phone without it, I notice immediately, it's mildly frustrating.

I use it mostly for app switching (force-press on the left screen edge) and cursor movement (force-press on keyboards).

From what I can tell from watching the event it appears they did not include 3D touch on the SE.

They showed live photos, which requires 3D touch to activate, so I guess it does pack a 3D touch.

No, you can also activate by tapping and holding. You can test this by sending a live photo to an iPhone 6 or below.

No new monitors again...

There's plenty of them on the market.