Just three days ago, on May 8th, 2024, Apple unveiled its latest innovation in chip technology – the M4 processor. Debuting in the refreshed iPad Pro lineup, the M4 promises significant performance gains and a focus on artificial intelligence, marking a noteworthy step forward from its predecessor, the M3.This unveiling comes just six months after the M3's introduction in the MacBook Pro, and two months after the M3 refresh in the MacBook Air. This aggressive release schedule suggests Apple's de
  • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.worldEnglish
    662·
    4 months ago

    The perfect powerhouse chip to handle the iPad’s cut-down OS and half-baked apps because Apple refuses to take the iPad’s software seriously.

    • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
      30·
      4 months ago

      I would be way way more excited about this if I could actually use the iPad as a dev machine rather than just a big web browser.

      Gimme a full terminal, let me run containers, open up installing full Mac apps, and I will buy one today to replace my aging 2017 MacBook Pro.

      Of course, then their “product differentiation” vanishes and the shareholders make slightly less money…

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      4 months ago

      Every year when June rolls around I wonder if they’ll do something significant with iPadOS at WWDC and it’s never the case.

    • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.eeEnglish
      413·
      4 months ago

      I really liked the new Final Cut camera, and the new additions to the Pencil.

      What are some things that are “cut down” to you? Understanding that it’s not a desktop OS, and it’s not supposed to be?

      • jasep@lemmy.worldEnglish
        192·
        4 months ago

        it’s not supposed to be

        That’s the issue. That might be fine for you, but for others we would like it to be. The limitation isn’t hardware, so let the users decide whether they want it to be more than a big iPhone.