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  • Look to the new Mac mini with Thunderbolt 3 to predict what the 'modular' Mac Pro will be

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    From Phil's quote it sounds like they are making it modular so that Apple can produce regular updates rather than saying anything about end-user expansion or lack thereof. Because one problem with the 2013 was the long time between updates.
    StrangeDaystenthousandthings

  • Blizzard's popular Diablo series coming to iOS with 'Diablo Immortal'

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    The number of AAA games coming to mobile recently is an underreported phenomenon.
    chasm

  • Should you upgrade to Apple's redesigned 2018 iPad Pro?

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    lewchenko said:
    I thought I could justify an upgrade from my Air2 (quite old now) which performs well enough but lacks features the new pro iPads have. 

    but its it’s the new familiar story with Apple.. so ridiculously expensive. Astronomically so in the case of the iPad Pros. 

    Eapecially when you you factor in a pencil and keyboard to make the most of your new pro device plus any extra storage , case , or LTE. 

    They may be powerful but the iOS approach doesn’t suit all use cases which makes it an additional purchase to a say a laptop and phone (eg. Creatives who also code) 

    iPads worked and sold well because they were a value device (consumption device or companion device). These new pro’s are arguably more than that (strong creative) but I don’t think there are millions of people willing to pay as much as a Mac book pro to have one (with the accessories). The low end iPad isn’t even an upgrade from my Air2 either so at present unless I want to cough up a grand , I’ll be sticking with the air 2. 

    Apple is becoming the Prada of the tech world. Quality.. sure, but priced for the rich! 


    You are right, all their prices are going up lately. But it remains to be seen whether profit for (fewer customers x higher price) > (old number of customers x lower price). 

    But on a purely technical level the new iPad is impressive, so much processing power with no fan! How is it even possible?
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Heart Study not used to gain FDA clearance for Apple Watch Series 4 ECG

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    Good to hear, I'm glad it had purely for scientific motivations.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple will no longer report iPhone, Mac and iPad unit sales

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    One thing Apple could do to maintain growth is pivot a little bit from consumer to business. It feels like the consumer is all computed out for the time being, but with the current business friendly policies coming from the Republicans, businesses might be expanding.

    And in the A12, Apple has a fast, low power CPU with an integrated neural processor which could be a great product for the server room. They also have an ally in IBM. And most server rooms use Linux which can compile to the A12 as easily as anything else.
    radarthekat