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  • New iPad Pros arriving in days, new MacBook Pros in November

    tht said:
    Incremental updates are some of the best updates. Too much ADD in the media space, continually looking for something fresh to talk about, and incremental updates are boring. However, they often are the most stable, most reliable type of product, especially when combined with mature software, assuming the new components are more power efficient.

    For iPads, Apple has a lot of catching up to do with the software. It really should be priority number 1 to get iPadOS to be competitive to PC operating systems. Apple should not leave anything off the table. An iPad should be able to do anything a PC can do.

    For this round of hardware, curious that there aren't any rumors of what type of cameras it will have. The iPhone 14 cameras are bigger, which would make for compatibility issues with the existing iPad Pro case ecosystem. The camera bump will be bigger if they have iPhone 14 cameras, with sensor shift stabilization, 48 MP sensors, etc. That means the Magic Keyboard for iPads will be incompatible. So, they won't have camera improvements? Crazy to make a product decision based on accessibility compatibility.

    The iPad Pros should be landscape default devices. Front sensors along the long side. It should have 2 TB4 ports. The Smart Connector should be TB4 protocol. 
    Agree with you on incremental updates. 

    However, two TB4 isn’t something realistic at this point of time. 

    What’s you use case for asking the second TB4 on iPad?

    They can’t get the only one TB4 to work correctly.

    When you connect the iPad Pro M1 with MacBook Pro the highest speed you reach transferring files is only around 130 MB/s. And support doesn’t know about this problem and they can’t help. 
    With external NVME drive the iPad reaches I/O speeds of around 500 MB/s. Still just a fraction of those 40 TB/s for TB3&4. 
    iPad Pro M1 internal SSD Write/read Speed is Limited by about 800 MB/s (I saw this info somewhere as a result of a tear down). 

    Basically the TB4 port isn’t a bottleneck now. 
    It is:
    1. Protocol connecting iPad and MBP
    2. Internal SSD write/read speed of the iPad. 

    So how helpful would the second TB4 be if they don’t fix the problems with it first?

    watto_cobramuthuk_vanalingamdewme
  • Tim Cook says AR & VR will be revolutionary, but the public will need education

    I really would love AR to be something cool.
    But  common. Siri is so basic....what needs to happen for AR to become something  more than basic?
    watto_cobra
  • Russia regulator demands answers for VK removal from the App Store

    amar99 said:
    Be interesting to see how Apple responds if / when China ever moves against Taiwan. Can't imagine Apple's morality being strong enough to ban all sales in that cash cow (China), but we may soon find out!
    Why would apple do anything like that?
    Have apple closed App Store in Russia? They are not gonna ban all sales. Apple will only comply with the minimum possible/required sanctions. 
    watto_cobra
  • AirPods Pro 2022 review: Already excellent earbuds, improved

    mike1 said:
    What benefit would a USB-C case provide? It includes a USB-C to Lightning cable. Sounds like the best of both worlds. Those who have USB-C chargers can use the included cable. Those with a multitude of USB A chargers and cables around the house can use those. Personally, I love the idea of being able to also use a Watch charging puck. Yet another option for increased flexibility.
    A benefit to have only one cable to charge everything.
    I have been charging MBP and iPad with one cable. I wish iPhone and AirPod Pro Max had USB-C as well. 
    muthuk_vanalingam
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max could turn into 'Ultra' in fall 2023 updates

    lkrupp said:
    Whatever they call it, it better have a USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 port or I will continue to wait until it does. Still on a 4 year old 512GB Xs Max from 2018 and it is FULL! After 5 years Apple has GOT TO SWITCH to USB-C like all of Android already is and throw Thunderbolt 4 in for a GIANT LEAP FORWARD. Plus a 2 TB storage option with 8K@60fps video recording capability.
    Well, then switch to Android and be done with it. Why wait for something Apple is unlikely to if Android already has everything you demand from Apple before you will upgrade? In fact the rumor mill suggests Apple might get rid of the port altogether and go totally wireless. Just do it, man!
    Why? The 4 year old Android isn’t better than iPhone XS max. He apparently doesn’t need the newest iPhone/Android phone. 
    watto_cobrabyronl