iPadOS 13
iPadOS13 has many new features, see here.
iPadOS 13 Release Date Set for September 30, 2019
New iPad 7
10.2 inch screen – slightly bigger than 2018 model with 9.7 inch screen. More importantly, comes with iPadOS specifically designed for iPads
The iPads compatible with iPadOS 13 are:
iPad Pro 12.9 in first and second generation
iPad Pro 10.5 inch
iPad Pro 9.7 inch
iPad Pro 11 inch
iPad Air 2
iPad Air 3
iPad fifth generation
iPad sixth generation
iPad seventh generatio
iPad Mini 4
MacOS 10.15 Catalina
Appeared end September 2019
Available on:
2015 MacBook and later
2012 iMac and later
2012 MacBook Air and later
2017 iMac Pro and later
2012 MacBook Pro and later
2013 Mac Pro and later
2012 Mac Mini and later
Features
iTunes goes, now split into Music, Podcasts and TV
Sidecar – turns iPad into display for Mac
Find my app – also in iPadOS and iOS13
Port iPad apps to Mac
Dashboard goes – currently fn + F12 – if not seen go to System Preferences > Mission control > Dashboard as space. Also access by swipe right three fingers on trackpad.
Photos, Safari, Notes updated
iPhone 11
Apple new iphone 11 with two camera lenses, price £799.
The iphone 11 plus has three lenses
New iOS 13 September 2019
Jony Ive leaves Apple
Apple announced in June 2019 that Ive would leave the company, to start an independent company LoveFrom.
Northumbria University – studied design
Worked for Apple from early 1980s
Design of Powermacs, Macs, iPad, iPhone, iPod .
Pioneered unibody computers.
iPad OS
See link – several new features unique to iPads
1976 Apple 1 sold at Christies
est: $300 – $500,000 (16 May 2019)
sold for just over $470,000
see one in the science museum.
Updates
MacOS Mojave 190.14.5 Update
bug fixes and Airplay2
iOS 12.3 Update for iPad and iPhone
Settings > General
New iPad Air 2019
iPad Air 10.5″
Fast processor like iPad Pro
Apple Pencil
slightly bigger screen than standard iPad
£479
New IPad Mini
7.9″
Similar processor to Air
£399
New 9.7 inch iPad 2018
The 2018 iPad is looking tempting and shows influence of MacOS
2018 Apple iPad 9.7″, A10, iOS 11, Wi-Fi, 32GB – J Lewis £319 with 2 year guarantee.
MacOS-like Dock at bottom of screen in iOS 11 onwards. Drag icons to dock
Multi tasking
Can be used with Apple pencil
Bluetooth connection to bluetooth keyboard
New Macs 2018
Macbook Air
base price: £1199 inc VAT
Retina display, 8Gbytes RAM, 128Gbytes SSD, 2 USB C ports
Mac Mini
base price: £799, 8Gbytes RAM, 128Gbytes SSD,
Many ports including ethernet, USB C (x4), USB 3 (x2) HDMI, sound out
iPad Pro
base price: 11″ £769, 13″ £1119, USB C socket
New models have have USB type C sockets
Adaptor
USB 3 socket and
USB C plug
iMac now 20 years old
The iMac G3 was first introduced in August 1998, making it 20 years old. With its blue transparent upper casing, a 15 inch screen and relative ease of use it sold very well.
The MacBook first appeared in 2006 in black or white plastic cases.
MacOS 10.14 Mojave
Test version (‘beta’) June 2018
New features
Dark mode
Dynamic stacks
Name, None, Kind (file type), Date last opened, Date added, Date modified, Date created
Gallery view photos
Apple News, Stock, Voice Memos
Group FaceTime
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
November 2017
At first sight not a big change from Sierra, but developments include:
A new file system with more efficient and reliable storage,
High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) brings 4K video at lower file sizes.
Metal 2 powers virtual reality content creation and faster performance.
High Sierra also includes a number of refinements to Photos and Safari apps
macOS 10.12 Sierra
May 2017
On the surface it looks as though there have been few changes in upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra, but see what you think – here’s our quick summary of new features. It was introduced in the autumn of 2016.
1 Works on Macs from 2009 on
2 Brings Siri to Mac – already on iPhone/iPad
3 Picture in a picture – drag video to desktop
4 Folders first in finder – miles behind Windows
5 File system upgrade – includes syncing of Documents and Desktop to iCloud
6 Hand off
7 Easier linking to iPhone
8 Airdrop works better
9 Download free
The Hackintosh
February 2017
This is clearly not an Apple Mac, but the screen shows a very familiar Mac desktop.
The lowest cost Apple laptops are the 13 inch Macbook Air at £900 (under threat of being discontinued) and new MacBook Pro £1350. With the price of a new Mac getting ever higher, many enthusiasts have managed to install Mac OS (even Sierra) on non-Apple computers.
The big incentive is of course the lower cost of Windows hardware, but you do need an Apple computer to download the operating system.
New Macbook Pro
November 2016
Lowest price model (John Lewis) £1449
8GB RAM, 256GB solid state drive
Thinner by 2 mm 2 USB type C ports headphone jack no magsafe charging port
Will need adaptors/dongles
New iPhone 7
September 2016
4.7 inch screen like previous model
Dust and water resistance
Two new black colors: ‘Jet Black’ and ‘Black’
Camera bump remains
No headphone jack – just adaptor
Lightning EarPods in the box
Camera – a larger, single-lens 12MP rear sensor
Cheapest £599 16 Gbytes
First Mac ransomware found in Bittorrent Download Client
There are reports that the infected download contained the first “Ransomware” found on a Mac. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user’s hard drive and demands payment in order to unencrypt it. This type of attack has been increasingly popular on the PC, but this is the first time it has been seen on the Mac.
Read more here
New Macbook and it’s lighter than a Macbook Air
The heir to Air is now called a 12 inch Macbook and it has all the features rumoured below. There’s no doubt that it is a very svelt – very light and thin with a stunning high resolution ‘retina’ display. The base model costs £1049. However, the fact that it has only one new type of USB port for charging and everything else has caused a bit of a stir – most people don’t want to buy extra adaptors. Sadly, the Magsafe connector has gone too.
Existing 11 and 13 inch Macbook Airs have been updated to better specs, but look the same, so if you buy one you need to be aware whether it is a 2015 model.
See this amusing YouTube take-off of the new Macbook.
9 March 2015
Rumoured New Macbook Air
There is currently plenty of speculation about a new Macbook Air with a 12 inch ‘retina’ display and narrow screen surround. Current models do not have a retina (high resolution) display. It also promises to be even thinner than the current models.
And more speculative still, there may only be two connection sockets – a new type of USB and an earphone output.
See this link.
19 February 2015
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