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  • When Apple's WWDC changed the company and the world the most

    sphericspheric
    mpantone said:
    Apple debuted their own in-house silicon -- the A4 -- in 2010 but it was probably 7-10 years of development. It probably got its start right around when Apple started working on tablets and smartphones (i.e., years before the iPhone launch in 2007).
    Apple bought P.A. Semi for in-house silicon development in 2008. 

    P.A. Semi itself was incorporated in 2003. So yes, it was about 7 years of development, but only the last two years before the release of A4 were under Apple's reign. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Watch Series 11: What's expected to arrive this fall

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    Rogue01 said:
    cpsro said:
    Lack of a blood oxygen sensor will be a killer for many people.
    linkman said:
    Is there a way to obtain a reasonably accurate blood pressure measurement without some sort of cuff?
    The blood O2 sensor did not have any effect on sales even when it was featured on the watch.  Nor did it affect sales when it was removed.  It has been written up in medical journals confirming how inaccurate the O2 sensor is.  It does not take a constant reading, it only takes a reading once in a while and then gives you an average.  If you had a health condition that caused your blood O2 to drop, a person with that condition won't be using an Apple Watch to check it.  They would be using a real blood O2 sensor to check for sudden drops.
    That's an odd take. 

    My pneumologist saw my Apple Watch and remarked on how accurate their O2 measurements tend to be. 

    Perhaps the medical opinion is different in countries where the sensor is available, and we don't have to pretend that it was useless, anyway? 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • watchOS 11.5 rolls out focusing on stability and quality updates

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    anthogag said:
    One annoyance with WatchOS upgrading is the requirement the Watch still has to be on the charger. If my Watch Ultra is on my wrist at 75% charge why do I still have to put it on the charger to upgrade the OS? 
    Because updating eats through battery like hell, and your battery may not actually last as long as it used to at 75% (mine certainly doesn't). 
    macgui

  • Separate MacBook that exceeds pro tier in performance

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    You're asking for an M4 Max. That's the portable compromise. 

    If you need more than the laptop form factor can accomodate, rack-mount the high-end desktop version — an Ultra Studio — and drop it in a flightcase. That's been the solution for the past twenty-five years. 
    macike9secondkox2

  • Senator Warren asks if Apple CEO Tim Cook's Trump playbook is blatant corruption

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    Wesley_Hilliard said:
    Moderation note: waiting until the mods go to bed to continue posting the things we asked you not to post isn't a good strategy. 
    I‘m not disagreeing, but I‘ll note that time zones are a thing and rather a lot of the world actually happens while you people are in bed. 
    9secondkox2algnormmuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra