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  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

    imatimat
    On Monday the new developer beta will come out. I’ll be able to see if Switzerland is considered EU (it is NOT) by Apple.
    dewmewilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iOS 18 to streamline task management with unified events and reminders

    imatimat
    Now if I could also easily tell Siri in which calendar to put something, it would be great. As a construction manager and a person with different activities I have:
    - one calendar per each construction site (also useful for invoicing)
    - one private calendar
    - one calendar for my daughters
    - one calendar for each of my other activities

    So, when I tell siri "put this thing in my calendar for the next week at X o'clock" I would also like to be able to tell it to which calendar...

    OferAlex_Vwilliamlondonwatto_cobraAlex1N

  • DuckDuckGo could have been Apple's private search engine

    imatimat
    As Apple is right now, I don't think they could really improve DuckDuck Go very much even if they acquired it. Apple still is VERY MUCH a US company. Google and even Meta are much more international than Apple as a mindset and services.

    Examples:
    - how long did it take for AppleTV to have all the promised services in countries outside the US (back in the day when you could buy TV shows on AppleTV but only in the US)
    - how long did it take to sell the OG HomePod in other countries beyond English speaking ones? Related to that: how long did it take to have Siri speak languages other than English and have feature parity (like person recognition based on voice)
    - how long is it taking to release "News" App worldwide (still not available in many countries
    - Apple Card availability?

    Apple is getting better at it, but it still has a long way to go before becoming a truly global service provider. Don't get me wrong, I know some of these involve complicated negotiations and do not entirely depend on Apple alone. But operating a search engine worldwide, with all the rules in place, is not that different...
    williamlondonAlex1Nwatto_cobra

  • macOS Sonoma beta review: Few major updates, but very welcome

    imatimat
    SHK said:
    I really wish this article had more details about how these new "features" affect overall OS speed / performance. Perhaps even provide some benchmarks? I know it's an early release, but I'd find this useful.

    I don't think it is possibile to evaluate that on a Developer Beta 1. 


    I think these things, very important ones, can be reviewed when the Release Candidate is available or, better still, the final shipped version.
    dewmeStrangeDaysforgot usernameAlex1N

  • Which upgrades are worth it for the Mac Studio

    imatimat
    Let me bring an example. Architecture.
    for the most basic CAD design we used to need the most powerful workstation available. A single 3D basic render would crush any system (which we let run over the whole weekend for a 1 minute video of a frankly nowadays embarrassing result). Then the machines got a lot faster, but then came BIM. BIM developed fast, but the machines faster. Suddenly, with a specced out iMac we could do most of what we needed without going “full pro”. Then the software developed further and faster, now suddenly the iMac was struggling. Apple Silicon changed all that. With a mid-line system on a chip (M1Pro) we had a powerful enough machine for most tasks. What I mean is that, besides the most demanding workloads, many creative professionals will find their sweet spot for years to come in these new machines. Because they are well ahead of the times now, and by the time they are struggling, the investment will have been well worth (5 years in my case in architecture).

    Of course we plan and design in BIM but are not “specialized” in high def rendering. So, a software rendering without specialized additional software covers our needs.
    tmayAlex_V