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  • Apple's next-gen 'A13' iPhone and iPad chipset will remain 7nm

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    melgross said:
    I’m concerned about the new iPad Pro. We expected the new model around March, which is when it’s been arriving. So I expected an A11X, which would have been in line with the new phone chip, as usual. But here we are, and we’re beginning to pass June - and still no word.

    my concern is whether Apple has an A11X for this new model already. If the delay is due to factors such as case size and form, new screen, Face ID, and some other features, what is Apple planning here? If they expected this to come out much later, when will that be? I don’t like the idea that Apple is stretching out new designs. I get a new iPad every year, and to think that it’s moving to a year and maybe 9 months is too much.

    so if this is an unexpectedly long delay, does Apple have A11X chips for it waiting? If so, I can’t imagine them saving these chips for something else, and going with a new one. If they are going for an A12X, and haven’t made A11X chips, because they expected this long delay, what does that mean in terms of when a new model will arrive? Will we have to wait until September, when the phones come out, as that announcement has priority? That’s a heck of a long time. I don’t see them releasing the A12X before the A12.

    i would not be happy with an A11X now, because normally the newest chip for the phone has approximately the same performance as the previous generation iPad X version. So that would have the new phones on a par with the new iPad Pro 12.9”. That’s really unacceptable. When considering the far higher resolution, it’s even worse.
    I share your concern about the delay of the updated iPad Pro line. I suspect is has to do with incorporating Face ID, etc. At this point, I really doubt we'd be getting an A11X. I think we're headed for a fall announcement and the iPad Pro comes with the new line of iPhones. The iPhones will get the A12 and the iPads will get the A12X. When you think about it, it would be awkward touting all of the great features in the A12 (second generation Apple GPU, 2nd gen Neural Engine, etc.) and not also include that in the iPad line. If that's the case, then I have no problem waiting until September. For me, that would be moving up from the A9X in the first gen iPad Pro and that would be a massive leap.
    watto_cobra1983bshankAlex1N

  • Cheaper 6.1-inch LCD 2018 iPhone expected to be Apple's most popular model

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    I have the iPhone X now. In terms of the display quality, I'm perfectly fine with the LCD models. However, I really don't want a phone bigger than the iPhone X that I have now. As others have mentioned, if the LCD means you'll have a chin, then the phone will be bigger. We'll see.
    GeorgeBMacwatto_cobraargonaut

  • The Mac gaming landscape remains dire, with no improvements in sight

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    elijahg said:
    If Apple continues on their path to deprecating and removing OpenGL it'll be even more dire for Mac gaming. There are quite a few games that've been ported from Windows fairly easily as they have either been designed with OpenGL in mind, or are OpenGL games which makes porting a lot easier. There are no Windows games designed with Metal in mind. Okay OpenGL is pretty ancient and slow, but the new alternative Vulcan, Apple's decided not to support. It's weird how Apple's always been so anti-gaming. They'd probably be the same on iOS if it wasn't the biggest source of iOS revenue.
    That's not how it works.  Most games use common gaming engines such as Unit, Unreal, etc.  Apple has worked with these companies and these gaming engines have been optimized for Metal.  OpenGL was holding Apple back from a performance perspective and games were never able to match their Direct 3D counterparts on Windows because of it.  It's fine to mention Vulkan now, but it was not available when Apple moved to Metal and it is currently quite a bit behind where Apple is today.  Open standards are great, but Apple has also seen the downsides of moving at a snails pace whereby every decision has to be made in a committee.  The point being, going Metal is not the barrier and quite frankly, it's no different from what Microsoft is doing.
    auxioRayz2016StrangeDaysrandominternetpersonfastasleepcommand_fwatto_cobra

  • Apple Music takes on YouTube Music in our in-depth comparison

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    CheeseFreeze said:
    Sad Apple is artificially blocking the likes of Spotify to have Siri integration. Driving is unsafe because of it.
    People are responsible for their own actions. While I agree that Apple should allow integration with Spotify, ultimately, it is the driver of the car that has the responsibility of not playing with their phone while driving. You also have the option of switching to Android if you want to... or better yet, switch to Apple music.
    lolliverMuntzstanthemanwatto_cobra

  • Apple Music rival Tidal accused of late royalty payments, inflating listener numbers

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    iamthegtiguy said:
    Except that Tidal is the best music streaming service available.  It's the only service that will stream its entire catalogue in lossless data formats, making it the best format for serious audiophiles.
    A fact which is not in dispute but also a fact that is pretty much meaningless and out of touch with how streaming music is used mostly. For all intents and purposes, and difference in quality would not be noticed by anyone, especially on the equipment they use to listen to music. Higher quality can also be a disadvantage in terms of data usage, especially when the music is consumed on mobile devices.
    It also has an amazing host of extras -- music videos, advance rights to certain concert tickets, etc.
    All of the services offer their own forms of "amazing extras".
    I was done with Apple Music years ago when it completely destroyed my (legally) ripped collection of lossless music.  It also corrupted my library of 3,000+ past iTunes purchases -- something Apple has yet to fully fix.  

    I still love Apple products, but I will be damned if I ever try Apple Music again.  And I sure hope Tidal doesn't fold. 
    While it is unfortunate that Apple music had a few early hiccups in the beginning, such issues do not exist today. For that matter, even in the worst case scenario, you should have had adequate backups from which to restore your music library from. While it's fair to blame Apple for the initial hiccups, it's also fair to blame you for not having an adequate backup strategy. I suspect that same problem will be an issue for you in other areas eventually.
    watto_cobra