2018-07-29

New rumor claims 2018 iPad Pros will be smaller, drop headphone jacks

New rumor claims 2018 iPad Pros will be smaller, drop headphone jacks: "Apple's anticipated iPad Pro refresh will see both the 10.5- and 12.9-inch models shrink in some dimensions, but also lose their headphone jacks, a report claimed on Friday."

Just watch Netflix on your iPhone instead!

2018-07-27

Leaked benchmarks show Intel is dropping hyperthreading from i7 chips | Ars Technica

Leaked benchmarks show Intel is dropping hyperthreading from i7 chips | Ars Technica: "The utility of the extra cores (or threads) is greatly diminished for most mainstream users, and, while Intel does have designs with more than eight cores, these are Skylake-SP and Skylake-X parts; they use a different socket, they have a very different internal layout (the cores are arranged into a grid rather than a ring), and they don't include an integrated GPU."

The cores are useful if you have MacOS and code with dispatch_ API.

2018-07-15

What is Apple's True Tone technology on the 2018 MacBook Pro, and why does it matter?

What is Apple's True Tone technology on the 2018 MacBook Pro, and why does it matter?: "Apple's MacBook Pro refresh on Thursday revealed Apple has incorporated True Tone technology into a Mac's display for the first time. AppleInsider sheds some light on the color management system that aims to keep the image the same for the user, wherever they are situated. "

True dat.