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  • Apple introduces iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Plus -- with satellite connectivity

    bubblefreebubblefree
    Getting rid of the SIM tray is a stupid move. In a world of open standards, where SIM cards are still used everywhere in the world, why move to esims only? The old model where you had both … (more)
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  • Apple ditches physical SIM cards from all US iPhone 14 models

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    22july2013 said:
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  • Apple unveils iPhone 14 Pro & iPhone 14 Pro Max with always-on display

    bubblefreebubblefree
    Getting rid of the SIM tray is a stupid move. In a world of open standards, where SIM cards are still used everywhere in the world, why move to esims only? The old model where you had both … (more)
    Alex1Nwilliamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamgrandact73

  • Apple isn't doomed because it didn't release new Macs and iPads at WWDC

    bubblefreebubblefree
    Some interesting reading after Apple introduced the new ads praising Mac.

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    tallest skil

  • Apple isn't doomed because it didn't release new Macs and iPads at WWDC

    bubblefreebubblefree
    Even the title of this piece made me laugh at the ridiculousness of AI. I haven't seen any press stories that Apple is doomed. That's just one of those fake news approaches which does … (more)
    geirnoklebyerazorpitguilloneBigDann

  • MacBook & iPad Pro updates might not make it to WWDC

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    macxpress said:
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    Sorry LJC94512 but that's not true. Quad core performance with 8th Gen was introduced last year and Dell had machines available in November....... 

    https://www.pcworld.com/article/3237065/laptop-computers/dell-xps-13-2017-review-intels-8th-gen-cpu-makes-a-great-laptop-even-greater.html

    AND they had a major redesign for the laptop in March and it has been available since then.....

    https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-xps-13-2018/review/

    As I said, Apple is moving like a Dinosaur here. Whether you are supporter of Apple or not, it's hard to justify how long these refresh cycles take when others are moving over 6 months faster!
    Maybe these are off or something, but the 8th Gen CPU really isn't any better in terms of performance. 

    This is what's currently used in the cheapest 15" MacBook Pro:

    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-7700HQ+@+2.80GHz

    Highend CPU in current MacBook Pro:

    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-7820HQ+@+2.90GHz&id=2952

    Optional CPU in current MacBook Pro:

    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-7920HQ+@+3.10GHz


    The CPU in the Dell you specified is the Intel 8550u CPU (8th gen) benchmark is here:

    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-8550U+@+1.80GHz

    Benchmarks: 

    7700HQ: 8862
    7820HQ: 9409
    7920HQ: 10230

    8550U: 8325

    These are all Core i7 models.

    You will see the performance of that is below that of the one you think Apple could be using. The updated one does use less watts, but doesn't appear to be faster. 


    My point being...just because its new(er) doesn't mean its better in terms of performance which goes back to my other point of, so you just want Apple to put the newest CPU in for the sake of updating when there may actually be little to no performance increase. I think back to the days of the G4 where Apple would release new Macs with updated G4 CPU's that performed WORSE than the outgoing model in terms of performance in real world testing. Once again, the latest and greatest doesn't always mean its better and just because Dell, HP, etc are using them doesn't mean they're ahead of Apple by any means. 
    I am not talking about the 15 inch versions which are quad core already but the 13 inch versions which is the most popular machine by far. This is what the Dell XPS13 story is all about - comparing apples to apples and not cherry picking chips to suit your story. However to prove you wrong, even with the 7700 which is running at 45W it cannot beat the 8550 running at 15W! Don't believe me then read this:

    https://www.pcworld.com/article/3235813/laptop-computers/intel-8th-gen-core-i7-review.html

    Going back to the 13 inch version the 7th Gen MB Pro uses a 2 core chip. All 8th Gen are 4 core, even at the i3 and i5 level I believe. The speed differences as the article point out are very real and very signifiant. The conclusion of this article states "There's only one way to describe our experience with the Core i7-8550U inside the Dell XPS 13: Impressed. No wait, damned impressed would be a better way to couch it."

    My point being..... The 8th Gen chips are much much faster, offer better battery life and have been around since November of last year. Why does it take 7 months for them to make it into MB Pro's? This is a legitimate question when Apple is positioning itself as the premium brand in the notebook market and when customers expect them to be competitive.
    cgWerksmazda 3smuthuk_vanalingam

  • MacBook & iPad Pro updates might not make it to WWDC

    bubblefreebubblefree
    If this is true it shows Apple has the worst product update strategy in the whole business and are taking their customers for granted. The MacBook Pro's have processors that are 2 … (more)
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  • Apple ditches physical SIM cards from all US iPhone 14 models

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    netrox said:
    ralphie said:
    I think the whole no sim tray is a
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    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's new Touch Bar MacBook Pros and the future of Macs

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    macplusplus said:
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    What tradeoff? They give you the fastest SSD in the industry, the most developed color space, the best screen on a laptop, the best heat management without CPU throttling, the best connection and expansion standards, true low power notebook RAM and you call the lack of some obsolete stupid built-in dongles a tradeoff? After seeing that statement I haven't read the rest of your posting.

    If you'd said at least "that's an awesome machine but I don't know who will use it"...
    As I said in the posting, each to their own. What works for some people doesn't work for others. It's not all about creating the fastest or the best heat management or the lowest power RAM. Apple isn't Apple because they delivered these types of innovations in the past. Apple is Apple because they have built the best overall solution that meets peoples needs which include these kinds of innovations. Customers have been willing to pay a premium because Apple have delivered an overall solution that provides much more than the best individual technologies and this includes a transition strategy about moving from one technology standard to another. The very fact that so many people have been so vocal about these machines shows clearly that Apple have failed to do that here. You can try and dismiss the concern about dongles and adapters but this has been an overwhelming sore point for prospective customers. My own view is that relying on adapters to provide a solution is not a well thought out strategy but a lazy way of transitioning.

  • Apple's new Touch Bar MacBook Pros and the future of Macs

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    macplusplus said:
    bubblefree said:

    Unfortunately the
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