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  • Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence

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    While Apple kept pushing for unnecessary unused horsepower in their chips Google chose to focus on AI with the Tensor chip, and Apple was caught flat footed. I remember when Google first announced Tensor and everybody talked about how it wasn't as fast as Apple's chip and Google came out and said they weren't going for speed. This article makes me want to check out the new Pixel, I know the "AI" on it will be the real deal.

    This article has nothing to do with the Tensor SoC’s in the Pixel. Those SoC’s aren’t even close to Apple’s M-Series in any respect - maybe the NPU is close.

    This is about Google’s server Tensor Processing Unit, which is an entirely different beast….



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  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    The DMA ultimately leads to a technological monoculture where there is a single platform. It would take a lot less resources for Apple to just support and ship EU iPhones with Android. Any European customer that wants a real iPhone can just order one online from outside the EU market.
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  • Alleged M4 benchmarks verify Apple's iPad Pro performance claims

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    Applejacs said:
    Just remember when you spec your order that you MUST choose either 1tb or the 2tb option if you expect to realize these nice improvements. The only way you get 16gb of RAM, 256 or 512 only get 8gb.

    Also remember this is a passively cooled, extremely thin, mobile device... you will never see sustained performance at these levels regardless which model you get. Even the MacBook Air throttles after several minutes of "full speed" use.
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  • Apple Vision Pro is already a win for Apple & consumers

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    designr said:
    There's an assumption built in here that so-called "spatial computing" is a real thing that anyone really wants.

    That's still to be determined.


    Being a long time Mac user, from way back in the day, many, many people considered the Mac a toy because of its GUI and they didn’t see the benefit of it because they couldn’t think beyond a command line. So doubting Apple and their vision is a fool’s errand, especially considering the several times they’ve released something that was doomed to fail only to end up to redefining (or owning) their respective markets. Apple doesn’t just throw a device out onto the market without thinking about the entire ecosystem or platform that does or will go along with it.

    The unfortunately aspect of the product is that it sat in R&D for so long, it got stuck with an M2 instead of an M3 (Although as far as SoC’s go, I think the rejiggered M3 Pro was designed to end up in this device.). 
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  • Netflix says use Safari on Apple Vision Pro, because you aren't getting an app

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    9secondkox2 said:
    Netflix not jumping in both feet first on a hyped new platform means they’ve taken a gander and weren’t impressed. 

    Kind of like everyone else not selling apps for it. 

    The effort and engineering power going into the VP is astounding. Unfortunately, it’s just fundamentally flawed as a concept. 

    Yeah, that’s not what that means. Netflix has a history of being hostile towards Apple’s platforms.
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