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  • KGI: Intel might be exclusive modem supplier for 2018 iPhone lineup, Qualcomm iced out

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    I think Apple is helping Intel develop its modems.
    Qualcomm shot its own feet by biting the hands that feed it.

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  • Apple tops worldwide smartphone vendor list in Q4 amid industry contraction, report says

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    Apple doesn't compete in the low end with cheap low-margin products like their competitors. 
    This is how Apple consistently makes tons of profits, leaving its competitors in the dust.
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  • Apple said to be cutting iPhone X production in half due to slow sales

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    Sounds like fake news.
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  • EU slaps Qualcomm with $1.23 billion fine over illegal chip payment to Apple

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    Rayz2016 said:
    So they paid Apple to use their hardware?

    Isn’t this what people usually call ‘a discount’?

    Not when it forces Apple to only use Qualcomm modems. Then it is called abuse of monopoly.  That is why Qualcomm was fined $1.3 BILLION. 
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  • Video: Apple's iMac Pro vs 2013 Mac Pro (Part 2) - photo editing comparison

    jameskatt2jameskatt2
    The problem I have with this comparison is that this the iMac Pro chosen would NOT be what is chosen by a real professional.

    Here is a real professional review:

    www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/2029-new-imac-pro

    The comparison Macs are:

    2013 Mac Pro 
    - 8 core, 3.0GHz Intel Xeon E5 CPU with 3.9GHz turbo boost.
    - 32 GB RAM
    - Dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6 GB of 1866MHz GDDR5 VRAM each. 
    - 1 TB system drive
    - 27” Apple 2560x1440 max, Thunderbolt Display. 
    - Cost = $9,626.78 in 2013

    2017 iMac Pro
    - 10 core, 3.0GHz Intel Xeon W CPU with 4.5GHz turbo boost.
    - 64 GB of 2666MHz RAM
    - Radeon Pro Vega 64 GPU with 16 GB HBM2 VRAM. 
    - 2 TB SSD system drive
    - built-in 27” 5120x2880 max, 5K monitor.
    - Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad
    - Cost = $9,050.89 in 2017

    All media and Libraries are on a Promise Pegasus 16 TB RAID 5, with Thunderbolt 2 connections. All of the tests were run strictly off of the RAID for a real world performance test. Professionals don't store video on the Mac. They store the files on an external RAID.

    Both Macs are running macOS 10.13.2 High Sierra with the current versions of FCPX 10.4.0, Motion 5.4.0 and Compressor 4.4.0.

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    You can read the numbers on the website's review. But I converted them to how much faster the iMac Pro is compared to the Mac Pro 2013.

    USING FINAL CUT PRO X 10.4.0:

    IMPORT CLIPS: 1.046x faster
    COVERT CLIPS TO PROXY MEDIA: 2.09x faster
    COVERT CLIPS TO OPTIMIZED MEDIA: 3.65x faster
    RENDER TIMELINE OF CLIPS: 4.44x faster
    MULTICAM PLAYBACK AND RENDER: 4.42x faster
    FILE EXPORT TO H.264: 6.7x faster
    FILE EXPORT TO MXF BROADCAST FILE: 5.69x faster
    BRUCEX XML TEST: 1.39x faster
    REAL WORLD TV SHOW EXPORT TO H.264: 2.14x faster

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    USING COMPRESSOR 4.4.0:
    REAL WORLD TV SHOW IMPORT PRORES 422 AND EXPORT TO MXF PLUS H.264: 3.069x faster

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    The iMac Pro 2017 simply smokes the Mac Pro 2013 when doing real world video work.

    Exporting files - which can take longer than editing the files - is 2 to 3 times faster on the iMac Pro than the Mac Pro 2013. 

    This is a huge savings in time for real Video Professionals.

    The iMac Pro easily pays for itself. For real Video Professionals, the iMac Pro essentially is a free computer because of the time and money it saves the pro.


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