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  • FaceTime suddenly starts working in UAE after years of blocks

    ciacia
    I know one person in the UAE and texted him asking about this.   He said it’s only in the expo area and doesn’t work outside.  Not sure how that works, but that’s what he said. 
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • Apple releases another new slight AirTags firmware revision

    ciacia
    For a product that was basically done and sitting on the shelf for about a year before actual release, they sure seem to still be a work in progress with all these firmware updates.
    williamlondoncaladanian

  • SoftBank considering sale or IPO of chip design company Arm Holdings

    ciacia
    I don't know if Apple could buy ARM out from Softbank without triggering all sorts of monopoly alarm bells.  They would control the company that licenses the chip design that essentially every mobile phone manufacturer uses.  Would be a massive red flag.  I don't think Google could buy it either for the same reason.  
    xyzzy01lolliverrundhvidwatto_cobra

  • OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD now offers 4TB capacity

    ciacia
    First off, in regards to speed, this is a SATA III drive.  The SATA III bus is the limiting factor for speeds, not the drive.  

    Second, this drive uses MLC, which allows it to provide those peak speeds over very long writes.  TLC is great and cheap, but when you are copying large files (Example, 2 hours of ProRes video in one file, is about 122 gig) TLC based drives will hit bottlenecks and slow down.  TLC has limits that most users don't ever see.  MLC (and even better, SLC) handles stuff like this better.

    This is a "pro" drive for pro users who are still using SATAIII based machines.

    If you don't read/write hundreds and hundreds of GB every day, you don't need this drive, buy a cheaper SSD and you won't notice the difference.   

    I have an NVME PCI card in my MacPro, but also have a cheap $20 SATA III card in there too, this drive will work well in my video workflow as a 1080p live video record drive.
    iOSDevSWEwatto_cobra

  • A12Z chip in 2020 iPad Pro confirmed to be recycled A12X

    ciacia
    The sole reason this iPad exists is to get Lidar in the hands of developers before it gets a broad rollout in the fall with the new iPhones.  Whatever form WWDC takes this year, expect iOS 14 to heavily utilize AR and lidar.
    razorpitbonobobrandominternetpersonwatto_cobra