This week on Connected, we cover one big topic:
We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X. We have the iPhone X.
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Peter Bright at Ars, writing about the upcoming 8th-generation H-series chips:
The chip package will contain multiple pieces of silicon: an Intel CPU, a custom-built AMD Radeon GPU, and stacked second-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2). Connecting the GPU and its memory is Intel’s new “Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge” (EMIB), a high-speed, short-range interconnect that Intel has designed to join different chips within a single package. Intel says that EMIB enables the creation of faster, thinner packages, enabling the multi-chip module to fit into slimline laptop form factors.
Hard to believe this was just twenty years ago, honestly:
Designed with additional memory, the MessagePad 2100 has 4 MB of DRAM, which is 3MB more than its predecessor, the MessagePad 2000. The expanded system memory allows the MessagePad 2100 to run more applications simultaneously, permitting users to work more efficiently. The upgraded memory and communications software are expected to be especially useful for customers who tend to use large applications, like to work on their MessagePads with a variety of applications open at one time or use communications applications such as Internet email or web browsing.
Don’t let this keep you up at night:
My MessagePad 2100 was sold to me as having 8 megabytes of DRAM memory. However, when I open the Memory Slip in Extras, it shows as only having 4 megabytes of internal memory installed. Where did my other 4 megabytes of memory go?
Time is your most precious resource. You need to know how you are spending it.
But time tracking sucks. Big Time. (Pun intended.)
Timing fixes that.
It automatically tracks which apps, documents and websites you use — without start/stop timers. See how you spend your time, eliminate distracting activities, and improve your client billing.
I recently uninstalled my Twitter client from my iMac after seeing how often I had it in the foreground. It was a little shocking, and Timing helped show me how much time I was wasting with it. Because Timing is aware of the apps that are running, this was an easy task to complete.
I really like the iPhone X - it’s fresh, it’s fast, it’s beautiful and it’s really fun to shoot with. I’m still adapting to its new interface but the size is right, screen is great for sharing photos on and the improvements on the telephoto lens make it a no-brainer.
For me, I think it’s safe to say this upgrade to iPhone X is most exciting phone upgrade I’ve experienced since switching from my Blackberry 7230 to the original iPhone in 2007.
I wanted to do something a little different for the iPhone X, so I filmed my day setting it up and using it:
I’ll be posting part 2 later this weekend. Enjoy!
The size of the logicboard blows my mind.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter ended September 30, 2017. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $52.6 billion, an increase of 12 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.07, up 24 percent. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
“We’re happy to report a very strong finish to a great fiscal 2017, with record fourth quarter revenue, year-over-year growth for all our product categories, and our best quarter ever for Services,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With fantastic new products including iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K joining our product lineup, we’re looking forward to a great holiday season, and with the launch of iPhone X getting underway right now, we couldn’t be more excited as we begin to deliver our vision for the future with this stunning device.”
Unread, my favorite RSS client for iOS, just got a big update:
The app has changed hands a couple of times, and has suffered for it. Thankfully, it seems like things are back on track, and I’ve put it back on the homescreen of of my iPad.
There’s a new version of macOS to go along with iOS 11.1 and watchOS 4.1. The update:
man diskutil in Terminal.