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Rumor: Apple developing power-efficient micro-LED panels for 2017 Apple Watch

jackansi

June 2016

I'll just leave this here...

AMD FirePro W9100 (each)
16-32GB GDDR5, 512-bit, 320GB/s
2816 stream processors
5.24 teraflops
3DMark Fire Strike 1.1 Benchmark (with ONE card): 9746

AMD D700 (each)
6GB GDDR5, 384-bit, 264GB/s
2048 stream processors
3.5 teraflops
3DMark Fire Strike 1.1 Benchmark (with TWO cards): 10387

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/1423405/fs/8739204

Yeah, the Mac Pro "wins" the benchmark, but it also has 2x the CPU cores and 2x the GPUs and just barely cuts down a single card.

( If you want to watch them both get spanked (not even the fastest benchmark for the top card there either): http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/1423405/fs/8739204/fs/6052658/fs/8333979 )

Don't even try to use the "home cards can't compute", they all have OpenCL.

Apple could have upgraded routinely if they didn't go in such an extremely proprietary direction. To suggest that the current state of the Mac Pro is anything but Apple's fault is laughable at best.

PC's just don't have this upgrade problem, it is unique to Macs. So who's problem is it really? Apple's.

Amazon launches thinner, lighter $80 Kindle e-reader with double storage

jackansi

June 2016

ireland said:

SpamSandwich said:

Having a frame makes it more clear for the reader where it's safe to hold the device without triggering a page turn, in my opinion.

Page turns could be gestures. Several possible alternatives. I just think no frame around the entire "page" would make for a more elegant product.

I still have a hard time with understanding why people insist on things having no bezel/frame. You still need somewhere to hold it without interfering with/activating the touch screen. Waving my hand at it or even some swipe gesture to turn the page is just plain gimmicky, not useful.

iDevices will always have nothing on the Kindle when it comes to reading for any real length of time.

Inside iOS 10: Control Center expands to three panes, offering quick access to Music & Home

jackansi

June 2016

creek0512 said:

jackansi said:
Or you know... let us have widgets like android instead of all this unnecessary swiping...

There are widgets.

"widgets like android"... like I actually said.

You know those useful things that display information on the home screen without me having to swipe, press, or open an app just to get at one simple thing?

Select Bank of America ATMs now processing Apple Pay withdrawals

jackansi

June 2016

SpamSandwich said:

volcan said:

People have mentioned that before, however if you have your drivers license on your iPhone, when a police officer pulls you over for some suspected violation, he/she would have to take your phone back to the squad car to run the license through the computer, which in my mind might constitute a violation of privacy. Currently if you are asked to present your license and you try to offer your entire wallet, the officer will tell you to remove the license from the wallet. To confiscate your phone and all the data within just seems wrong. Without you unlocking it they would not be able to see your license but once unlocked they could see all your data. Whether or not they looked at your data, it might still present some legal issues I would think. In California they have mag stripes on the license and the police have a reader in the car.

Even Fry's Electronics here in California swipes your mag stripe drivers license when you pay with a credit card at the cashier. Also here in California when a young person is attempting to purchase alcohol, the clerk often has to take the license to a manager to make sure it is not forged. People under 21 have a special format of license. There are probably several other instances where a physical license is required, I'm just thinking of a few off the top of my head.

Yep. There's no way I'd agree to use a digital facsimile of my ID. Never hand your phone over to an officer voluntarily. In fact, it's my understanding you are not even required to roll your window down all the way in your vehicle (if you do, the officer could take that as your approval for them to search your vehicle).

http://tomwoods.com/podcast/ep-674-when-the-police-pull-you-over/

Exactly why I never thought digital proof of insurance was a good idea. Would be ideal if your could NFC your DL/insurance over to a device the cop has, instead of giving up your phone though.

I wish Apple would put this in iOS now: Press and hold the TouchID/home for 2-3 seconds to switch to a pin-only mode until after the next unlock (as an option instead of activating Siri).