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Apple finally brings lossless audio and low-latency audio to AirPods Max
As an owner of the original APM, I was wondering the same and--at least so far--it doesn't appear the gen 1 APM will get the update. With the 2nd gen APM, you'll be able to play lossless music from any source that outputs lossless digital to a USB-C port (like an iPhone) simply by using the USB-C to USB-C cable that comes with the headphones. It would seem that if the gen 1 APM were to get the same update, it should support lossless using a USB-C to Lightning cable. Both gens accept only a digital signal at the input, with the only difference being USB-C vs Ligntning input, which shouldn't make a difference--Lightning can support the bandwidth needed for lossless audio. Same is true for the expensive 3.5mm to USB-C or Lightning cables. Both cables convert analog to digital, with the only difference being that the USB-C version is lossless and the Lightning version is not--but again, the connector should not make a difference.winstoner71 said:So only to the USB-C “updated” Max and not to the lightning Max even though they have the same hardware, chip, etc?
If anyone has a technical explanation for why the difference in connectors should matter--when the internal hardware of both APMs is supposedly identical--please post!
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Inside Apple Books -- the best app for book lovers
Yes! This quote from the article jumped out at me:tiredskills said:Shame that they're so rough on the eyes when using an Apple device. An e-bookstore without an e-ink reader is a losing proposition.
Apple Books on any Apple device are vastly more a pleasure to read than on any current Kindle hardware.
Sorry, but reading on any backlit LED screen is no pleasure at all, it's very tiring for my eyes and kabillions of e-ink reader owners would agree. If you're among the many who are fine reading on an iPad, I'm not here to say you're wrong, just that it doesn't work for a very large audience of book readers. This is another case where I'd prefer to give my business to Apple rather than to Amazon, but Apple Books seems like a half-hearted effort with no real interest in competing: much smaller selection, often higher prices and no e-ink reader options.
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M4 MacBook Air review: More power than ever, at a lower price point
I would have upgraded both my M1 iMac and M2 MBA this year, but it's a pass until Apple supports Wifi 7. Bizarre to me that iPhones which launched in Sept support it, but other hardware launched after iPhone don't. Longer upgrade cycles pose a real challenge for Apple as it is, and not supporting the latest standards for Wifi and bluetooth protocols when introducing new models sure doesn't help.
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John Giannandrea out as Siri chief, Apple Vision Pro lead in
Technically true, but,,, how does an all-in Apple guy like myself end up with Alexa and 3 Echo Dots in my home? Simple: Alexa has always worked much better as a voice assistant than Siri, plus there's an entire world of products with voice-control capability that support Alexa but don't support Siri. The most glaring for me is probably my Sonos system, but I have a long list of others in my home. So in the ongoing battle for control of the home, I don't know how Apple wins without a more capable and reliable Siri.mpantone said:However it's also important to point out that Siri is not a P&L center unlike Apple TV+ or iCloud or Fitness+ or the Apple Watch hardware division.
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iPhone 17 Pro dummies show where glass ends and metal begins
You realize this is not true, right? Except for the somewhat thicker 3 and 4 models, iPhone thickness has stayed between about 7-8mm, with no trend toward thinness at all. In fact, for the thinnest iPhone to date, you'd have to go back to the iPhone 6 at 6.9mm. The iPhone 17 Slim would be the first genuinely thinner phone since the transition from the 4 to the 5 series. Always funny how people can get themselves worked up over they think Apple is doing when it's completely at odds with what Apple is doing.kmarei said:
the issue is this apple obsession with making the phones thinner and thinnermpantone said:Joe Consumer cares more about having a great camera module in their phone over having a handset that has uniform thickness across its entire construction. That's why phones with camera bumps sell well.
There's very little demand for perfectly flat phones. Doing so requires far more compromises in optical quality and performance.
The thinness will have a different feel in the hand. The bump itself isn't felt since no one holds their phone touching the camera module. Nothing new about this.
I think the last phone I owned with flush camera optics was the original iPhone SE. That ship sailed a long time ago, it is unlikely that people will ever see another iPhone with flush camera optics given the progression of digital photography and videography. Today's smartphones are far more capable at both compared to their predecessors from ten years ago. However there's no way to dodge physics, the sensors and lenses take some space for satisfactory performance.
At some point in the not too distant future, we should expect an iPhone to start offering 8K video at 60fps. This won't be done with a smaller camera module, that I can guarantee you. Note that Japanese television has been doing 8K terrestrial broadcasts for a couple of years now. It's already here -- not a fanciful imaginary scenario in some egghead dreamworld.
In the end, these are just silly rumors. Let us not forget that most rumors posted here (or other similar news sites) end up being wrong. The rumor mill is highly inaccurate. It's not gospel until Apple ships product.
