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Blender is building a full-featured iPad app, but it's not clear when it will be released
I've been using Blender for over a decade and wrote Apple many times to complain for how comically bad Blender support was on Apple devices for many years (like when GPUs couldn't be used because Apple prematurallly deprecated support). So it's great to see Mac support improving over time and now Blender coming to iPads. Sculpting and Grease Pencil are the obvious candidates for iPad support and the Blender Foundation will hopefully start with an iPad companion app to Blender first before trying to bring all of Blender over to iOS. -
Mastercard may be in for a fight to stay Apple Card network provider
Goldman Sachs has done a lousy job with this card. I've never had so little credit on a card and I have great credit and never missed a payment. I had to convince them to at least raise the credit so that I could buy an Apple M2 MacAir at the time. I wanted a larger SSD but had to settle for less because with tax is exceeded the minor amount they raised it by. Now I want to buy a VisionPro but can't be bothered to ask them again to raise my credit again. I've never had to ask a bank twice to increase the credit amount because the amount of credit extended is usually a five figure amount. I know that if Apple would work with AMEX or Chase then the card wouldn't be crippled the way this card is for me at this point. -
M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
Since you mention the Vision Pro a lot. A series of videos of how Vision Pros are actually useful would make for some interesting content. I'm into 3D on the creative side so you would think it would be an easy sell but Apple can't get beyond itself to actually work together with Epic so even though this device seems to make sense theoretically I'm not convinced it has enough reasons to buy one. So if y'all at Apple Insider are using them a lot do share some videos on what exactly you are doing that is productive and can warrant spending that kind of money. Thanks!
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Party's over: Apple tries to shrink costs of Apple TV+ productions
Foundation, Severance, Slow Horses, Masters of Air, are really fantastic. And family members enjoy many of the other shows.
Apple should figure out how to contain costs but not cancel shows prematurely. It can take several seasons to really build a proper franchise.
Apple should consider focusing less on star power and instead cultivate the next generation of directors and actors the way HBO did in it's best days.
I could care less if Reese Witherspoon or Jennifer Aniston show up in a series. It's the plot and production that matter. Less (expensive) stars and more investment in stories that can be told over many seasons is where Apple can shine. Especially in SciFi/Fantasy.