Apple's A12 Bionic processor and the race to 7nm architecture

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Each year as Apple unveils new iPhones, it releases a new Apple A processor which powers the device as well as allows specific features to work. Apple's been buying up chip companies as well as spearheading its own development on SoC's (Systems on a Chip).

The secret weapon of the iPhone (as well as the iPad) is really the complex yet insanely powerful architecture of the A12 Bionic chip, which works seamlessly with iOS to continuously keep iPhones performing above the level of most Android flagships which may have larger processors and more RAM.

The Apple A12 Bionic's spec sheet is impressive. A smaller sized chip contains both processing and graphics channels while setting aside ample space for the Neural Engine which powers A.I. and much of the iPhone's photographic power.

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Google brings fingerprint support on Chrome beta for Android and Mac

The latest update for Chrome beta is bringing an extra layer of security for Android and Mac devices. The app will use Android fingerprint sensors and the MacBook Pro’s Touch ID sensors for biometrics. It isn’t indicated though if other biometric security options like Windows Hello fingerprint scanners or Touch ID on older iOS devices will be supported as well.

Chrome 70 beta brings with it some other features, too. It’ll exit full-screen mode when dialog boxes for payments, authentication prompts, or file pickers show up so you get a better view of what you’re filling out. Web Bluetooth support comes to Windows 10, letting Chrome communicate with other nearby Bluetooth devices. There’s also a new experimental Shape Detection API that will let you identify barcodes, QR codes, text in images, and faces, among other things.

Source: The Verge

Spotify raises download limit to 10,000 songs per device

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If you listen to Spotify everywhere, have multiple devices (say, five), you can get up to 50,000 tracks saved for offline listening. That’s a lot of music and as Spotify tells NME it is “more akin to what it was in the age of owning music and not just leasing it.” Now, instead of the 3,333 download limit for three devices, Spotify raised this limit to 10,000 for five devices. Unfortunately, the number of tracks you can save in your library is still stuck at 10,000 tracks. Here’s to hoping Spotify listens to its users once again and raises this limit, too.

Apple's new iPhone XS, iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4 are now available for preorder

Today is a big decision day for buyers of new iPhones and Apple Watches. The preorders for the new and improved iPhone XS, the ipHone XS MAX and the iPhone XR as well as the sleek new Apple Watch 4 are kicking off today on Apple's website.

Choosing a new iPhone has just become more challenging. Aside from the pricing, we used to have to contend with two to three colours and choose between two sizes and three storage capacities. This year, however, we have a larger iPhone XS Max which is the biggest iPhone ever made with a 6.5-inch display that encroaches on iPad mini territory.

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