atomic101

Seems like the same iterative process. The iPhone (and smartphones) started out reasonably small, and slowly crept up to become phablet sized. Just like many things in life, the general public has an insatiable demand for bigger. Larger homes, larger vehicles, larger televisions, larger meals, and larger phones. Seems like the easiest way to drum up interest is to simply provide a larger product. 

mangakatten said:

The 11-inch iPad Pro with an M1 processor runs a 1,706 single-core and 7,219 multi-core score in Geekbench. This is with the 8-core M1 processor. 
Meanwhile, the iPad Air 4 with A14 Bionic scored a 1,583 single-core and a 4,210 multi-core score. The A14 Bionic has a 6-core processor, explaining the lower multi-core score

I really don’t understand how Apple got that 60% faster number from. I guess we will have to wait and se when the benchmarks will come. 

The 7,219 multi-core score is a little over 60% faster (more) than the 4,210 multi-core score.

Leave it to humans to turn any useful tool into a malicious force.

Have there been any instances of hacked Airpods in the wild that can circumvent the safeguards?

GeorgeBMac said:

sflagel said:

A glucose monitor would be fantastic. A vibrate or beeping when insulin levels spike would deter a to of people from eating excessive carbs and sugar.

As more and more research shows, once you are overweight, your body will fight tooth and nail to keep it by swiping down your metabolism PERMANENTLY, even after you gain your lost weight back. The only way to be healthy is to stay healthy and a glucose monitor can do wonders for this.

Except that Type 2 diabetes is caused by animal fat -- either the type you eat or that which you wear.  Avoiding carbohydrates is merely treating the symptoms -- as is taking your doctor's pills.  Treating those symptoms is important, but ultimately fruitless because the disease itself chugs along just fine.

Those who eat healthy, fiber filled diets either do not gain weight  or, if they are overweight, they usually lose the fat when they start eating healthy.  Unfortunately, most Americans think eating healthy means only two slices of pizza and a 12 ounce CocaCola.  Then, once their microbiome is totally trashed and they're coming down with the Standard American Diseases from their Standard American Diet, they blame it on "age" or "metabolism".

In America, its normal to sicken and die from our normal lifestyle.

Is this Dr. GeorgeBMac?

bageljoey said:

reelgeek said:

…this isn't unprecedented.  It is disappointing.  

But why exactly is it disappointing? What is it that the AW6 processor can’t do that you need more power for?

If they realized that their processor capability already surpassed software demands, I commend them for focusing their advancements (Screen seize, fast charging, durability) elsewhere—where people will actually see the benefits! 

I imagine they are working on a faster processor and will have it ready when it’s needed—just not to satisfy the spec obsessed. 

I would agree as well.  I have a S5 and I never sit there thinking that it's not fast enough given the types of applications it runs.  This is largely the same with the iPhone or iPad... even years after their introduction, the older devices rarely make me cringe as I work with them.  I think memory (RAM) might have a larger impact as it pertains to OS updates.

As someone who grew up in the earlier years of computing, I truly remember how much each generation of processor design impacted the day-to-day usability of things.  Yearly A-series and S-series updates sometimes feel like an unnecessary (but not unappreciated) luxury.