What are you going to be doing that the 5200 would make a huge difference? 13-inch rMBP will come with Iris 5100, and that's plenty. Can't see how the difference would be a make-or-break thing.
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Apple's Media Event Predicted to See Retina iPad Mini and Thinner iPad, but No Touch ID or Gold Option
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What are you going to be doing that the 5200 would make a huge difference? 13-inch rMBP will come with Iris 5100, and that's plenty. Can't see how the difference would be a make-or-break thing.
I use PC at work. I could be wrong about this but I thought iCloud Keychain stores all your password logins and passwords and your Apple ID unlocks all these. So when I'm at work I assume I open(on the phone) my settings or my iCloud Keychain app and enter in the only password I have to remember and get a list of all the sites I have login info for. In the future, I imagine your fingerprint will unlock it instead of your password. Sort of like what they did for the iTunes store. No more password, just a fingerprint(although I will admit I have heard multiple people complain on the internet about still needing a password, seems like a software thing that could be easily fixed though).
You have 20+ passwords and you don't need to write them down? You are a small minority. I assume, again I could be wrong I don't mean to preach I'm right but at a certain amount of password/login combinations(maybe 10) people get frustrated and get multiple errors logging into sites before they guess the right one. I know I do that all the time. You have to think of how the general public will use this stuff, not me and you the tech enthusiasts on a Apple rumor site who are up to date with everything.
I hope the Mini doesn't get heavier but the iPad 3 with Retina did coming from the 2. We'll find out very soon!
I think you're wrong about people using iPads on the go more than at home. Of course on a train you'll see lots of smartphones and tablets and maybe a small amount of laptops. What about all the people that walk or drive to work? Can you honestly tell me that out of all the people you know with tablets the majority of them bring it with them almost on a daily basis? If so, that's shocking to me.
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It's funny to see how far apple has fallen behind its competitors. Everyone and their brother already sells a 7 inch full HD tablet and yet apple is having trouble producing one? Yikes.
Apple used to be soooo far ahead in smartphone and tablets. Now they are trailing the pack. And they are falling further and further behind every year.
Apple used to be soooo far ahead in smartphone and tablets. Now they are trailing the pack. And they are falling further and further behind every year.
Sure, we'll leave it there.
Com'on man, people are messing with you. Can't you see? Nothing is going to happen to your thumbprint. It'll be stored locally, in encrypted form, on the chip, and that's it. The day that changes is the day the media will absolutely crush Apple. You can bet they're just praying for that story.
If you ever buy a 5s, be sure to not use any form of credit card and register it with a fake ID. Your existing Apple ID may have already blown your cover though
You really r naive ,dude.
Theres anonymous credit cards where i live.
Noone checks ur details when u sing up for apple ids.
It's sure going to be a pain though. Going back-and-forth between a passcode (not to mention sliding and unlocking) and a fingerprint scanner is not going to be so great.
yes, I think this is pretty convincing evidence that touch id will be in the next Ipad. I seem to remember similar images posted on Macrumors before suggesting the same conclusion.
those two things alone would be already very convenient. but there are other possible uses for touch id on an ipad. Ipads have different usage patterns from the iphones. They are quite often multi-user devices used by several family members. Apple could use Touch Id as a sort of parental control with different applications accessible to different users with touch id as the authentication method. if they choose to open it to third party developers there is even bigger potential but this is not likely to happen short term.Touch ID to do what? Unlock and remember password for App Store?
considering that they more than likely have the resources to implement it right now instead of next year, then it can be for some.
it's the same money-saving strategy as with iphone 5c. components will be cheaper to make next year, so they'd be able to implement it then, and charge the customers the same price without thinking twice (as usual) about having to lower the prices of their products. just like with the device's storage. how long has it been since the first 16gig iphone came out? we're in 2013, and still paying same price for a 16gig device on a contract. the 32gig 5s should be the bare minimum for a $200 model. Who really cares about last year's 5c and its $200 32gig model? the news articles show that not as many people as apple initially thought.
again, this is just a hypothetical, because we don't know for sure whether apple will be selling the next ipad with or without touchid, but judging by their past actions, it wouldn't be surprising if they leave it out.
Now u r at it with your conspiracies again!
And robots being controlled and your money in the mountains
The EU blocked and confiscated bank accounts in cyprus about a year ago.
They didnt do that to people with cash. They also did this despite it being illegal.
Thats why cashless payments r dangerous. You lose controll over whats yours.
Also Sweden, Israel, Italy and France have cash payment limits.
"They" means whoever might be in the position to abuse power.
I think you're trying to say we should go back 100 years and go back to just carrying cash and coins on us. You're crazy! Get rid of the credit card and debit card because the government might take all my money right? Maybe I should just take all my money out of the bank and ask my employer to pay me in cash.
I use PC at work. I could be wrong about this but I thought iCloud Keychain stores all your password logins and passwords and your Apple ID unlocks all these. So when I'm at work I assume I open(on the phone) my settings or my iCloud Keychain app and enter in the only password I have to remember and get a list of all the sites I have login info for. In the future, I imagine your fingerprint will unlock it instead of your password. Sort of like what they did for the iTunes store. No more password, just a fingerprint(although I will admit I have heard multiple people complain on the internet about still needing a password, seems like a software thing that could be easily fixed though).
You have 20+ passwords and you don't need to write them down? You are a small minority. I assume, again I could be wrong I don't mean to preach I'm right but at a certain amount of password/login combinations(maybe 10) people get frustrated and get multiple errors logging into sites before they guess the right one. I know I do that all the time. You have to think of how the general public will use this stuff, not me and you the tech enthusiasts on a Apple rumor site who are up to date with everything.
I hope the Mini doesn't get heavier but the iPad 3 with Retina did coming from the 2. We'll find out very soon!
I think you're wrong about people using iPads on the go more than at home. Of course on a train you'll see lots of smartphones and tablets and maybe a small amount of laptops. What about all the people that walk or drive to work? Can you honestly tell me that out of all the people you know with tablets the majority of them bring it with them almost on a daily basis? If so, that's shocking to me.
I think u might be right. Maybe most people do use them at home.
For me its just the whole point of an ipad to have it with me while not at home.
If at home why not use a mac. Bigger screen after all.
Thats why i never understood the wifi-only version.
I also have an ipad hanging in my car
More like 20 years in most european countries.
When I was a kid noone even knew credit cards.
Most people I know soley use cash. A lot dont even own a bank card!
Maybe you should ask him to pay u in cash.
I am not saying all cashless payments are bad, but there needs to be awareness of the dangers.
Cash payments always need to be an available option!
And yes. the bank/government can and will take your savings away!
Just look at what happened in cyprus. That was a precedent.
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It's disappointing to see how much of this thread is devoted to theoretical government plots regarding touch ID and how little is devoted to the refreshed MacBooks.
Pray tell how? A hashed version of your fingerprint data is stored in a secure area on the A7 processor. Apple doesn't have access to that. If this isn't the case, then please explain.
Your hyperbole serves your argument poorly.
I wouldnt call it a hyperbole. At least not an intentional one.
I admit you have a point here.
My understanding is: if its on the chip theres a way to access it easily via a software backdoor.
But then, i am not familiar with A7 architecture. I am also not a computer scientist.
People who r agreed with me though.
So it might be safe, but i wouldnt chance it.
My comment seemed to have struck a nerve here cuz people are reacting strongly.
Bottom line: careful where you give your fingerprints. Its a bad habit to get into.
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I think the big one will have one, the mini wont.
I will still buy the big one cuz my mini is still perfectly fine.
Yeah I probably don't need the 5200 after all. Now I'm more undecided about screen size #
I like this time of year when we have an event in front of us, and we are guessing and hoping for Apple to give us what we want.
At the same token we need to take these rumors as a grain of salt. Not get too high or too low.
Apple will release the products at their pace and when they are ready. That is the way they do things now.
At the same token we need to take these rumors as a grain of salt. Not get too high or too low.
Apple will release the products at their pace and when they are ready. That is the way they do things now.
are you kidding me? Go to college campus, the iPad is becoming as common as any macbook, and the plummeting sales of MacBooks back what I say.
Have you been to airport or coffee shop recently? again, I see more iPads then I do laptops, maybe the people YOU know don't take it out the house, but this 80% number you just pulled out of your ass is laughable.
iPads r becoming more and more common.
Nevertheless at least in europe a lot of people still use notebooks on the go.
Also iPad wifi-onlys r selling pretty good, too.
And those r used at home.
In 2011, 70% of iPad usage occurred in houses – in the lounge to be specific. >60% of iPads never left the home.
Although I'm sure those figures will have changed, it won't be too significant in <2 years. The iPad 2 had been out for 8 months at the time of the article, so no monumental breakthroughs since the survey – even now.
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