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  • 18-core iMac Pro starts at $7,399, ships in 6-8 weeks, can be maxed out for $13,199

    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac
    My first computer -- an IBM PS2 running OS2 -- was probably one of the finest around.  Certainly head and shoulders above anything the IT company I worked for had.  It cost a bit over $9,000 in the early 90's.
    chiawatto_cobra

  • Google releases tool that helps security researchers hack iOS devices

    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac
    tokyojimu said:
    lkrupp said:
    There are absolutely no valid reasons for anyone to refuse to update.
    I waited until 11.2 to upgrade my iPhone 6 and I now regret it. The phone is now so slow as to be barely usable. Launching apps takes 20 seconds and pressing UI controls within apps takes 5-10 seconds to register. The keyboard is often several seconds behind my typing. 
    I've been on 11.x since its release.  My 6+ initially slowed considerably and the battery drained quickly.  That has slowly but steadily been improving.  I suspect part of the improvement is due to updates to the OS but much of it is due to improvements in the specific apps.  At this point, my phone is probably within 90% of where it was -- maybe 95%. 
    ...  Make sure all of your apps are updated to current levels.  That might help. 
    magman1979watto_cobra

  • Apple and Stanford Medicine fire up Heart Study to spot irregular beat, atrial fibrillatio...

    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac
    This is exciting...
    CNBC published an article on it that highlighted two of the really critical features of this effort:
    1)  It is not meant to "diagnose" -- which is a black and white medical term implying that a test will determine whether or not a condition exists with a high degree of accuracy both in terms of limiting false positives and as well as false negatives.   Instead, it will show that a condition MIGHT exist, and then...  (point #2)

    2) Refer the person to a telemedicine conference where that possibility can be discussed and explored and a decision made on whether or not to pursue it from a medical standpoint and how...  This is a huge step forward from the all or nothing panic mode of "OMG!  I'm in A-Fib, get me to the hospital now!"

    The article also points out that a third party watch band that can track these kinds of things electronically via a wrist based, single lead EKG is in the works.   This would expand the potential uses and accuracy exponentially over the existing light based heart rate monitor.  Actually, even just tracking heart rate it would be more accurate because it would essentially be the same as a chest strap -- which are known to be more accurate under more conditions than the current technology available in existing wrist based monitors.  For instance, a study by the Cleveland Clinic showed the Apple Watch to be the most accurate of the wrist based HR monitors at 90%.  But, chest straps like the Polar H7 produced a 99% accuracy.

    Here is a link to the article.  It's good!

    russw

  • New Apple video blurs the line between iPad Pro and computer, repeats Steve Jobs 'post-PC'...

    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac
    Step by step....
    it already has a processor as powerful as a laptop
    it already has as much storage as a laptop
    it already has a file system
    it already has an external keyboard

    when will it get a touchpad on the keyboard?
    ...  soon I suspect.  

    And, as Steve predicted, the “computer” guys will weep. 

    Oh wait!   That won’t happen!   The iPad is for games and videos - not real “computer guy” stuff!
    andrewj5790caliradarthekattmayAirunJae

  • 6.5-inch iPhone X, 6.1-inch LCD iPhone in the works for late 2018 launch

    GeorgeBMacGeorgeBMac
    Nope!  I'm not buying it:
    That limits the new phones to forcing people to choose between either a high-end X upgrade or a large screen.   To many people like the 6, 7 & 8 sized phones to force them up into ultra-premium to get one.  

    Plus, it's time for an SE update.  THAT should be more interesting than anything else -- there are so many ways to go there -- particularly if/when Apple propagates FaceId throughout its line up.

    Another interesting thing to watch is what happens to the iPad Mini.  For many uses its the perfect size.  But, like the SE, its internals are getting further and further out of date.
    retrogustoharry wildbaconstangh2praoulduke42doozydozen[Deleted User]