Show 278 – Mar 26, 2019
Run Sheet ~ Zarn & Michael
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Our Aussie Apple Ramblings
Story 1
What a week!!
New iPads
iPad mini 5
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- Touch ID
- Old/Classic design
- Laminated, wide gamut display
- Cutting edge processors
- Lightning port
- Same size = 7.9” diagonal
- 4:3 aspect ratio
- Starting at A$599
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4:3 instead of 19.5:9, doesn’t have that problem. It’s not only still almost twice as large as the iPhone X Max, pages fit on it much better as well, resulting in not just a bigger but better experience.
iPad Air 3
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- again, Touch ID
- Old/Classic design
- Laminated, wide gamut display
- Cutting edge processors
- Lightning port
- BUT bigger display 10.5” diagonal
- Starting at A$779
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Since the mini 5 is identical in size to the mini 4, and the Air 3 to the 10.5-inch Pro, most cases and accessories should be compatible. There are some minor differences in camera cutouts, and the button and speaker placements, that could make some a little sloppy around the edges, though. So, check before buying that cheap case.
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Story 2
New AirPods 2
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- New H1 chipset
- new onboard Hey Siri
- 50% more talk time
- 30% lower latency
- Bluetooth 5.0
- optional inductive charging case
- A$249 / A$319
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But is the combined Qi / lightening charging case really worth an extra A$60, bearing in mind you will also need a flat Qi change stand
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Story 3
New Retina 4K / 5K iMacs
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- Same chassis
- Same Silver colour
- No Touch ID or Face ID
- No T2 chip – security and drivers chip in iMac Pro for example
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21.5” Processors
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- 3.6GHz 8th Gen 4-core Intel Core i3
- 3.0GHz 8th-Gen 6-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz)
- 3.2GHz 8th Gen 6-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz)
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27” Processors
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- 3.0GHz 9th-Gen 6-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz)
- 3.1GHz 9th-Gen 6-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz)
- 3.7GHz 9th-Gen 6-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz)
- 3.6GHz 9th-Gen 8-core Intel Core i9 (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz)
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21.5” Graphics
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- Radeon Pro 555X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
- Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
- Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
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27” Graphics
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- Radeon Pro 570X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
- Radeon Pro 575X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
- Radeon Pro 580X with 8GB of GDDR5 memory
- Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB of HBM2 memory
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21.5” Memory and storage
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- 8GB upgradeable to 32GB
- 1TB Hard Disk
- 1TB Fusion Disk
- 256GB, 512GB or 1TB SSD
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27” Memory and storage
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- 8GB upgradeable to 64GB
- 1TB , 2TB or 3TB Fusion Disk
- 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD
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21.5” Pricing
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- Base Models A$1999 – A$2299
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27” Pricing
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- Base Models A$2799 – A$3549
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Story 4
Further to last weeks story ~ Apple Heart Study Key Findings/Results
Here are five key findings from the massive Apple Heart study:
1. 0.5 percent of the over 400,000 participants received an irregular heart rhythm notification, illustrating the feature’s ability to give a user important health information without creating an unnecessary burden to their doctor’s schedule.
2. Comparisons between irregular pulse-detection on Apple Watch and simultaneous electrocardiography patch recordings showed the pulse detection algorithm (indicating a positive tachogram reading) has a 71 percent positive predictive value.
3. Eighty-four percent of the time, participants who received irregular pulse notifications were found to be in atrial fibrillation at the time of the notification.
4. One-third (34 percent) of the participants who received irregular pulse notifications and followed up by using an ECG patch over a week later were found to have atrial fibrillation. Since atrial fibrillation is an intermittent condition, it’s not surprising for it to go undetected in subsequent ECG patch monitoring.
5. 57 percent of the participants sought medical advice following their irregular rhythm notification, using the information to have more meaningful conversations with their doctors.
https://hitconsultant.net/2019/03/18/stanford-apple-heart-study-results/#.XJCy1C2B10s
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Story 5
So here is the rundown of this mornings Apple Event
Apple News app
5 Billion Articles read each month
now #1 News app
Now Magazines to Apple News
Apple News+
300 magazines
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- Apple don’t know what you read
- DONT allow advertisers to track you
- US$9.99 / month
- Family Sharing included
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First Month FREE
Launch US & Canada (English & French)
Later Australia, UK, rest of Europe
TC “We believe in the power of journalism and it’s important to us.”
Some reference information
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/25/media/apple-news-plus-magazines-newspapers/index.html
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Pay
10 Billion transactions this year
AU 99% acceptance – highest rate
Card announced
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- Designed for iPhone
- Sign up on iPhone
- Owing, payment due, what you’ve spent
- A Healthier Financial life, better understanding
- Where you’ve spent using Apple Maps
- Trending
- Rewards
- Cash back ~ Daily Cash 2% of what you spend, 3% on ANY Apple purchase / subscription
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Cash Card
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- Showing payment options, understanding true cost
- Ability to pay more often
- NO FEES
- Lower Interest Rate
- Partnered Goldman Sachs and Mastercard
- Per device card number
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Where Apple Pay not accepted
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- Titanium Card with name laser etched
- 1% Daily Cash using card
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US this summer
Reminder this week we are bought to you by
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Continuing
App Store
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- 1/2 billion visits each week
- Games most app type
- iOS largest gaming platform in the world
- 1 Billion games downloaded
- 300,000 games
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Competing with free is HARD for developers
So we are announcing a new paid game subscription service
Arcade
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- 100+ new and exclusive games at launch
- New area on App Store, dedicated tab
- iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV
- Can play offline
- No ads no additional purchases
- Family Sharing
- US$ to come
- This Fall 150+ countries
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Tim Cook, so lets talk about TV
Apple TV app
Vision Shows movies Sports and News available across all devices
Announce new Apple TV app
Only pay for want you want
All in one app
tv channels
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- Kids tab in app
- Update in May
- Apple TV app to Mac this Fall
- Apple TV app to Smart TVs
- Samsung this spring the others
- Also Roku and Amazon
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Will be available in 100 Countries
Tim Cook
Apple has always tried to make the world a better place.
We believe in creativity!
So another new service
tv +
Apples Zac Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht
Story telling – how to be creative
A really cool video with lots of creators explaining the processes
At the end of the video a dark stage, then
On stage Steven Spielberg
Talks about Amazing Stories
Then a dark stage, then
On stage
Reece Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston
Talk up The Morning Show
Steve Carell joins them
Then a dark stage, then
On stage Jason Momoa & Alfre Woodard
Talks up See
Then a dark stage, then
On stage Kumail Nanjiani
Talks about up Little America
Then a dark stage, then
On stage Big Bird & Cody
Talks about Helpsters from Sesame workshop a Coding Show for pre-schoolers
Then a dark stage, then
On stage Sarah Bareilles & J J Abrams
Talks about Little Voice
Available 100+ countries starting this Fall
TC
Sneak peek at something very exciting
TC, and video intros Opra
Talks about up Documentaries she will be making
AND Book Club
TC joins her on stage
TC
Customer is centre of everything we do
Gets Apple staff to stand
End of Event
Link to Apple Keynote
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Show Promotion
Show notes link each week on show upload
the link being
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