With the billions Apple paid for Intel’s modem business and the hundreds of millions in R&D costs, it’s pretty normal they would first recoup those costs before passing anything on to the customer.
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Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to 'Enhance Connectivity'
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Could we finally see cellular connectivity added to the MacBook?
The longer I think about it I only realize that once apple will arrive to that holy grail of super tiny wifi, bluetooth and cellular connectivity while maximize battery life with the efficiency of their silicon I can assume we will see so many new form factor(s) breakthroughs, mostly in the thin (heat dissipation) & light (smaller batteries) departments.
can't wait for those next generation devices.
can't wait for those next generation devices.
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Of course, the other very popular Apple option is to subtract some battery (and thus battery cost) but leave the device at "same great price" (if not higher), yielding a fatter margin for Apple (because 46.9% is not enough). This also supports "thinner" objectives too.
Rumors suggest that the chip is called Proxima in-house. It may be included with the new "HomePad," HomePod mini, and Apple TV (Possible testing platforms before the iPhone 17) this year. Supposedly, it will also facilitate the mesh networking of matter devices within the home. In other words, with new HomePad, HomePod mini, and Apple TV devices you may get a faster more reliable home network. Pretty cool stuff! Probably be launched whenever they figure out the issues they are having with Apple Intelligence. Hopefully this year - my bet is with 18.4 in April.
I haven't seen this before, but I like it -- good name that makes sense
I could see that being "it"
And the vapor heat sink on the 17 Pro! I doubt there will be room for that on the 17 Air, but it should give the pro a nice boost in battery life.
I am looking at a Ubiquiti 2.5 Gbps Ethernet router but it seems they don’t share Apple’s commitment to power efficiency, as it runs at >90C. I’m staying away for now until they fix their power utilization issues, and will continue to use my ISP-provided gateway with my Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11ac WiFi mesh for now.
Apparently software development is in the out house!
And design the Apple TV, Home control centre thing and Homepods to act as mesh nodes!
Adjusted for inflation and your comment looks good however these posts never consider the lack of adjustment in wages which have barely moved so relatively it’s a worse deal.
Who do people talk about this like this should happen? They're a business. Their entire purpose is to maximize profits.
”Enhance Connectivity” means evens stronger walled garden, where you need to own every Apple device to get things done.