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SandyCoin wrote:

That's not a growth wrote:

SandyCoin wrote:Had a play on some Ipads for about an hour today in the Apple shop and think I'm gonna go for the 64GB 12.9" Pro. I think that should be enough, especially if I save to the Cloud. With the new pencil that adds a bit more money, so I don't think I can justify buying the Apple keyboard/cover. Anyone use any third party keyboards or cases that they can recommend?

Also, what's the best way to connect a USB or external HDD? I hear that's a new feature?

Maybe consider this?

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/apple- ... ay-3270691

Cheers. Very good price, but I don't live in the UK. I might have a browse for the older model though as that's pretty much half the price of the new one! Just need to see if it can handle Affinity software OK. I had a play with the old pencil in the shop and it worked nicely, but obviously doesn't magnetic charge which is a bummer.

I assume Apple doesn't neglect older models much, ie updates and all that?

SandyCoin wrote:I assumed I'd be able to create my work, and if I didn't want to have it on my device I could either transfer it to a thumb drive or upload it over cloud? This in turn removes the files on the actual device. But people seem to be suggesting it still keeps files stored? Or are saying its way better to have the 64gb version. I don't see why if I can store files externally? Am I missing something?

Lime wrote:
I've been looking at the new 12.9" Pro too - from what I can tell it's currently not that easy to move files off it (cloud or email seem to be the main options) but an update to iOS specifically for ipads (iPadOS) is coming later in the year that finally allows for external storage.


I'm not sure it'll remove files from the device when you upload to the cloud, I think it's more of a backup.

BUT - delete from the device and it'll also delete from the cloud. It just doesn't make sense that it works like that.


Like you, I'm picking this up from reviews and youtube info, so don't take what I've written as definite....

SandyCoin wrote:
I ended up ordering the 12.9 256GB one with the pencil. It was only about €100 more than the 64GB. Sounds like new OS will be very useful, but at least I can now whack a bunch of films and TV shows on the device and do video editing without fearing running out of space. God knows how much space photoshop will take up in the future either.

Sadly Amazon Germany is gooseberry fool, so even with Prime I now have to wait until Monday

KK wrote:Apple's USB cables are the complete gooseberry fools. I looked this morning and somehow it's suddenly ended up like this:



No other black cable I've ever used degrades to that extent.

Apple has advised owners of its new credit card to keep it away from leather and denim.

Keeping the card in a leather wallet or in the pocket of a pair of jeans could cause "permanent discolouration".

The Apple Card is a relatively plain matt white credit card made of titanium, which was designed to stand out against other credit cards.

But people have poked fun at the company after reading that the card could be so easily damaged.

Apple has published a guide advising customers how to "safely store and carry" their Apple Card.

The guide warns that storing the card with other credit cards can scratch and damage it.

"I can say from two months of having the card in my leather wallet, it no longer looks pretty," said one Apple employee on Twitter.

Apple staff were able to sign up for the service before the general public.

It is currently available to Apple customers in the US. A launch date for UK customers has not been announced.

Apple has previously been criticised for making products that are aesthetically pleasing but easily damaged in everyday use.

"When not in use, Apple Card should be returned to a uniformly lit white cube," joked Alex Stamos, Facebook's former chief security officer.

Apple is planning to launch three new iPhones, as it has done each year since 2017: “Pro” iPhone models to succeed the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max as well as a successor to the iPhone XR.

The main feature of the Pro iPhones will be a new camera system on the back with a third sensor for capturing ultra-wide-angle photos and videos. The extra camera will let users zoom out and capture a larger field of view. The sensors will capture three images simultaneously and use new artificial intelligence software to automatically correct the combined photo if, for example, a person is accidentally cut out of one of the shots. The new system will also take higher resolution pictures rivaling some traditional cameras. Photos taken in very low-light environments will improve, too.

The high-end handsets will have significantly upgraded video recording capabilities, getting them closer to professional video cameras. Apple has developed a feature that allow users to retouch, apply effects, alter colors, reframe and crop video as it is being recorded live on the device.

Another notable new feature: A reverse wireless charging system so that a user can power-up the latest AirPods in the optional wireless-charging case by leaving it on the back of the new Pro phones. This is similar to a capability that Samsung Electronics Co. rolled out for its Galaxy handsets earlier this year.

The high-end iPhones will look nearly identical to the current models from the front and feature the same size screens, but at least some colors on the back will have a matte finish versus the existing glossy look. The new models should hold up better when they’re dropped due to new shatter-resistance technology.

The phones will include a new multi-angle Face ID sensor that captures a wider field of view so that users can unlock the handsets more easily – even when the devices are flat on a table.

Apple has dramatically enhanced water resistance for the new models, which could allow them to be submerged under water far longer than the 30-minute rating on the current iPhones.

The new models will have updated OLED screens that lack the pressure-sensitive 3D Touch technology. Apple is replacing this with Haptic Touch, which essentially mirrors 3D Touch’s functionality with a long press, as it did with the iPhone XR last year.

The iPhone XR’s successor will gain a second back camera for optical zoom, the ability to zoom in further without degrading quality, and enhanced portrait mode. Apple is also adding a new green version.

All of the new iPhones will have faster A13 processors. There’s a new component in the chip, known internally as the “AMX” or “matrix” co-processor, to handle some math-heavy tasks, so the main chip doesn’t have to. That may help with computer vision and augmented reality, which Apple is pushing a core feature of its mobile devices.

None of the new models will include 5G, but next year’s will. They’ll also have rear-facing 3-D cameras that will boost augmented reality capabilities.