Right now, the only 5-nanometer computer processor in the world is on an Apple iPad Air. However, AMD is not far off. Intel, however, has been struggling to keep up. They only recently introduced 10-nanometer chips.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Apple details A14 chipset ahead of iPhone 12 lineup announcement - GSMArena.com news
Monday, September 14, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Sunday, August 16, 2020
How Nebraska elites screw farmers & get away with it.
https://youtu.be/r2AqVfIrjZ0
In theory, if I don't like Apple's repair policies then I don't have to buy Apple products.
However, I feel like Apple has engaged in some monopolistic practices that are pretty questionable, like using the law to throw someone in jail for charging a nominal fee for burning an install disk on software that Apple gives away for free, and using the customs agency to confiscate refurbished Apple parts as "counterfeit", even though the Apple parts were sold as refurbished.
Apple should not try to monopolize repair manuals and repair parts in such a way that only Apple can do the repairs. Most of the time Apple will tell a customer that it is way too expensive to make the repair and that the customer needs to buy a new item. One extreme example of this was when Louis Rossmann was able to repair a loose connection in a couple of minutes that an Apple repair person said would cost $1,000 to fix.
When I buy a product, especially an expensive product, there is an implied contract or at least assumption that if I need it repaired then I can get it repaired and at a reasonable cost. If a company deliberately makes this difficult or monopolizes the repair service, then I feel that I am being denied reasonable choices that I should be allowed to make.
This issue is by no means limited to Apple. This is spreading to other products as they get more high tech.
Government interference in the marketplace often causes more problems than it solves, so I don't necessarily have a good solution.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Google's Friendliest Smartphone - Pixel 4a
Maybe because of competition, we are entering an era of cheaper mid-range phones that have some really good specs. The new iPhone SE has top-notch internals and camera with a 4.7" screen. However, I prefer my 5.5" screen on my iPhone 6s+.
This low-cost Google phone has a 5.8" screen.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Get Free Coffee at Panera Bread
I've been getting free coffee for about 3 weeks. I need to cancel the coffee subscription by the end of September in order not to be charged.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Re: iPhone 4: 10 Years Later - 2020 Review
A few years before smartphones came out, I bought a very cheap digital camera. The resolution was like 1/4 megapixel. I think that it was 640x480, but it wasn't that long ago, 20 years, that this was a standard computer monitor resolution. My monitor at home was probably no better.
At that time, 2-megapixel cameras were expensive, like $300. The funny thing is that the cheap camera actually took decent pictures at least compared to what I was used to, which wasn't much.
--
At that time, 2-megapixel cameras were expensive, like $300. The funny thing is that the cheap camera actually took decent pictures at least compared to what I was used to, which wasn't much.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 9:52 PM John Coffey wrote:
I really loved the iPhone 4/5. It is still my favorite design. The bands on the side gave it a sturdiness.
I was in Salt Lake City on a slope near the base of a mountain where I dropped the iPhone 5. It went bouncing on pavement downhill but suffered only very minor scuffs on the corners.Because of the Antennagate on the iPhone 4, there was a problem with the signal not being as strong if your fingers crossed a certain spot on the external antennas, but it wasn't much of a problem for me. As a result, Apple gave everybody a free case, which I got, but I didn't use it much.I was actually pretty happy with the iPhone 4 camera. There was a time when 5 megapixel was considered premium.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3MEnM2XTiE
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Are Cheap Graphics...GOOD?
https://youtu.be/SR8VrpvDrRI
I want the chip that is going to be in the upcoming XBox Series X console, but they will probably never sell it to the general public. It has almost 3 times the graphics performance of my 2017 iMac, and it has 8 cores with 16 threads. My I5 iMac has 4 cores with 4 threads. Rumor has it that Microsoft is going to take a $200 loss on these consoles in order to sell games and subscription services. (People are saying that this is a problem for Sony with their slightly inferior new console, because Sony doesn't have the deep pockets that Microsoft does, and can't take as much of a loss as Microsoft can. For this reason, Sony is limiting the number of units that will be available this Christmas. In general, Sony has been hurting financially, and has depended on their video game division to support the company.) I assume that over time the cost of parts will go down while the price of the consoles will remain the same.
However, AMD is planning to release a new line of APU's this September. If I can get the equivalent performance of an XBox Series X, I might build a new computer. However, I might wait till 2021 because I think that the prices will be cheaper.
My 2010 iMac isn't even on the map in terms of graphics performance. It is really bad. They use laptop parts in these all-in-one computers, which means that the performance is not the best. The 2017 iMac is much better, but I could have gotten more bang for the buck by building a PC.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
I want the chip that is going to be in the upcoming XBox Series X console, but they will probably never sell it to the general public. It has almost 3 times the graphics performance of my 2017 iMac, and it has 8 cores with 16 threads. My I5 iMac has 4 cores with 4 threads. Rumor has it that Microsoft is going to take a $200 loss on these consoles in order to sell games and subscription services. (People are saying that this is a problem for Sony with their slightly inferior new console, because Sony doesn't have the deep pockets that Microsoft does, and can't take as much of a loss as Microsoft can. For this reason, Sony is limiting the number of units that will be available this Christmas. In general, Sony has been hurting financially, and has depended on their video game division to support the company.) I assume that over time the cost of parts will go down while the price of the consoles will remain the same.
However, AMD is planning to release a new line of APU's this September. If I can get the equivalent performance of an XBox Series X, I might build a new computer. However, I might wait till 2021 because I think that the prices will be cheaper.
My 2010 iMac isn't even on the map in terms of graphics performance. It is really bad. They use laptop parts in these all-in-one computers, which means that the performance is not the best. The 2017 iMac is much better, but I could have gotten more bang for the buck by building a PC.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Is 5G SAFE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvhaVjpYm_M
Electromagnetic radiation can warm tissue, but not enough to be noticeable. I found out that microwave ovens don't actually contain 100% of the microwaves. You can put your hand in front of the door and feel a slight warming.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Walmart's $250 laptop is AWESOME!
Because of new chips, people can get much more power on budget devices. The processor benchmarks at 90% of my 2009 Core-i7 iMac, which is not bad. The graphics are far superior. There are few drawbacks, but just enough that a person might want to wait for next year's model or a cyber Monday sale.
On Walmart's website, this currently lists for $299.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)