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Apple’s 64 bit iPhone 5s Slaughters Rivals In Graphics Benchmarking Tests

So, a 64 bit processor is only good for reading more than 4gb of ram is it? Phooey, when you couple that with the new GPU found in the iPhone 5s it literally kicks dust into other handsets.

So at what point will I dump my laptop and just plug a keyboard and monitor into my phone…this thing is getting crazy powerful.

You can get a full rundown of just how insane the iPhone 5s graphics power is over at Seeking Alpha Be warned as you either need to register to view the article or click a link to Cnet. I’m not sure what one is worse.

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Apple’s Newest OS Mavericks Is Free. Is That A Clever Or Disruptive Move

Mavericks, Apple’s latest operating system has gone live and it’s a FREE download.  Many will agree that was a “holy s***” moment”.  However you look at it, from an Apple fanboy front to an Apple hater this really has made things different in the world of a desktop OS.  But is it a revolutionary move, a disruptive move or Apple’s acknowledging they make enough money from Apps to pay for the development of an OS?

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Secrets Of The Original iPhone Presentation From Apple Employees

Apple insiders share the details behind one of the best demos in the history of technology, the original iPhone changed the mobile world forever but there was more behind the scenes than most people realised.

Andy Grignon says:

It’s hard to overstate the gamble Jobs took when he decided to unveil the iPhone back in January 2007. Not only was he introducing a new kind of phone — something Apple had never made before — he was doing so with a prototype that barely worked. Even though the iPhone wouldn’t go on sale for another six months, he wanted the world to want one right then. In truth, the list of things that still needed to be done was enormous. A production line had yet to be set up. Only about a hundred iPhones even existed, all of them of varying quality. Some had noticeable gaps between the screen and the plastic edge; others had scuff marks on the screen. And the software that ran the phone was full of bugs

Among the methods of preparation for this moment, the article lists:

  • using 6 different prototypes of an iPhone (due to frequent memory leaks and shutdowns)
  • bringing a portable cellphone antenna to boost reception
  • fake hardcoded full reception signal (while in reality the thing reset itself every few minutes
  • the iPhone couldn’t play a whole entire song without crashing, so they had to make sure they don’t do that

The full article is over at the NyTimes

 

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iPhone 5s now available to order in UK

Act now because the iPhone 5s has just gone for on sale here in the UK and you can guarantee that stocks aren’t going to last that long.  The Apple Store in Cardiff sold out of their iPhone 5s allocation within the hour.

Similar story in Birmingham’s Apple store where it’s reported people started claiming their place in line to get the phone at 5am.

zzmh200913iphones 03JPG 6068528 iPhone 5s now available to order in UK

 

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What Difference Does Having A 64 Bit Cpu In The iPhone Really Make?

If you think that having a 64bit cpu in the iPhone 5s is a waste because you need more than 4gb of memory to take advantage, you’re wrong. It’s not just about how much it can access but about how and when.  Here’s the best explanation on the net I’ve found to explain What the iPhone 5s ’64-bit’ processor means, in plain English.

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