Best Reasons To Buy the 27-inch iMac

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If you are one of those who were waiting for the renewal of the 27-inch iMac like May water, your wait is over. And it is that despite not having a new design similar to that of the XDR Pro Display as expected and continuing to use Intel processors, Apple has made a last strong bet for its all-in-one just before making the leap to the Apple Silicon. This is not a small summer update, and it is that removing its design, everything else is completely new in the range.

Given the strange moment in which this new desktop has been announced, today we want to give 5 good reasons to get the new 27-inch iMac, an iMac for many years.

It’s very fast

The 8th generation processors of the old model have given way to the new 10th generation of the new one, which allows configurations of up to 10 cores in the Intel i9 at 3.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 5GHz. In the graphics section, the old Radeon Pro 570X and 580X are replaced by the 8GB Radeon Pro 5500 XT and 5700 and by the 16GB Radeon Pro 5700 XT. This brings us to a computer in the middle of a transition that, despite not being part of it, we doubt that it has anything to envy the first generations that Apple presents assembling the Apple Silicon.

Goodbye Fusion Drive

Back in 2012, Apple introduced Fusion Drive technology, storage systems that combine a small SSD that houses our most used resources, accompanied by a hard drive in which the content, in general, is stored. At a time when SSDs were still very expensive, Apple’s solution streamlined workflow while keeping costs at bay. Nowadays, with the increasingly cheap SSDs, this solution no longer made sense, so Apple has eliminated the standard option of the 27-inch iMac with 1TB Fusion Drive for only SSD options, which start at 512GB and arrive up to 8TB, and that provides extra speed to the entire system.

Nanotextured glass screen: Pro Display XDR technology in an iMac

Accustomed to its glossy screens with a high tendency to reflection, Apple surprised at the presentation of the Pro Display XDR, its ultra-high-end screen, with a new optional matte finish that eliminated them. Now, the 27-inch iMac Pro borrows this technology from the company’s professional display by offering the option to configure a nano-textured matte finish, which together with the True Tone technology incorporated into the new model will delight many photo professionals. and the video. The toll? € 625, but without a doubt those who dedicate themselves full time to these tasks will appreciate having this technology in their equipment.

Finally a good camera

Apple has been mounting cameras with HD 720p resolution for too long, and now, in the middle of the year 2020 where we all carry out video conferences and video calls at some point, users already demanded a new lens to match. Apple has listened, and not only has it updated the lens, but the sensor used has also been renewed, and takes advantage of the benefits of the T2 chip for tone mapping, exposure control and face detection, offering an experience much higher than what we have been suffering in recent years.

You make sure that the apps work

Especially, people who make a living with their computer and for whom it is one more work tool, it is essential that everything works correctly on their computers. In the case of the new iMac, whether you choose the base model or decide to configure it up to € 10,000, you know that you will have a team that is not going to let you down. It is not a question of transition, but of reliability, and it is that in a time when we will have to be aware of developers to adapt apps to the new architecture and in which we will have to rely on Rosetta 2 for interpretation of apps from one environment to another, having a team that we know well enough that works are a good bet. In addition to the fact that Apple has ensured that it will continue to support Intel models of its computers for many years, so there is no need to worry about running out of support or suffering early obsolescence.

The Incredible Design That Made Apple AirPower Base Fail

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The Incredible Design That Made Apple AirPower Base Fail
Apple AirPower

It’s been several years since Apple announced its infamous AirPower wireless charging dock, not so many years since they finally decided to cancel the launch. The company began betting on wireless charging more strongly than ever and wanted to provide users with a unique experience with the launch of a multi-charging dock fully integrated into the ecosystem. However, because it did not meet Apple’s quality standards, it never saw the light of day.

Apple AirPower

Now, and while we receive new rumours that point to a possible return of this base (although with somewhat more limited capabilities), we have been able to take a look inside what could be one of the AirPower prototypes. According to 9to5Mac, a video was recently published on the Chinese social network bilibili in which this unit is completely disassembled, presenting a very convoluted design that is more reminiscent of a keyboard than a charging base.

Among the reasons that would have caused Apple to cancel the AirPower are overheating and cost problems, and seeing these images it is understood perfectly. In this unit, there appear to be 14 copper coils, through which the energy would be transmitted to the devices. And above them, we would find a metal frame that helps to support the AirPower’s electronics. All this in a very compact design, perhaps too much.

Now, years after its original announcement, we find companies that have already achieved something similar to what Apple aspired to with the AirPower, like Nomad, with its Base Station Pro. And it is at this time when Apple could also try to launch the AirPower again, although with somewhat more basic specifications. We will see if the company is finally successful or if the base remains as another of the anecdotes of the Cupertino.

Apple Removes Developer Account From Epic Games

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Apple Removes Developer Account From Epic Games
Epic Games

Apple warned him and has proceeded as he said to close the Epic Games developer account from the App Store, preventing the famous Battle Royale Fortnite from continuing to receive updates on the platforms of those from Cupertino.

Epic Games

At the beginning of this month, Fortnite received an update from Epic in which it skipped Apple’s in-app payment platform through its store and integrated a direct one in an attempt to avoid sales commissions through from the App Store, violating Apple’s terms and conditions of use. Because of this, Apple proceeded to remove the famous game from the store, leading to a public legal campaign against Apple, which has ended with the removal of the Epic Games developer account from the App Store, which nevertheless continues maintaining the account you have for your Unreal Engine graphics engine. This last account, as reported by 9to5mac cannot be removed from the App Store, a judge has certified.

To all those who, starting this past Friday, have wanted to get hold of the app in the App Store, they have found a message advising that the game is no longer available in their region. For all those who already have the game on their devices, although they will be able to continue using it, it will no longer receive updates, and its use will be limited to what they have available at that time. In-app purchases will no longer be available, and the option to restore the game for those who delete it by recovering their current purchases will no longer be available.

Apple has expressed its point of view about what happened and has made it clear that allowing the behaviour of Epic Games in its app store would be unfair to the rest of the developers who abide by the rules of the platform. They have admitted that they regret not being able to continue collaborating with them and that they hope to work together again in the future, but that this is not possible at this time.

The CEO of Epic Games Tim Sweeney has again expressed his opinion regarding the decision to close the company’s account in the App Store through Twitter, where he replied to a publication by 9to5mac in which they shared the statements by Apple to this whole thing.

As we know, yesterday, Epic Games sent an email to all Fortnite users explaining how Apple had banned versions of the game on their platforms and they would not continue to receive updates after having blocked their account. This means that game users on Apple systems will also not have access to Fortnite’s multiplayer options. This of course also extends to the Mac, where despite not offering the game from the Mac App Store, Epic Games requires the certificates that the developer account allows in order to run the game on the system.

Apple for its part has taken advantage of the circumstance to promote another Battle Royale through the App Store called PUBG Mobile, a well-known alternative to Fortnite’s direct competition.

This contest has only just begun, and the conflict is still pending the first legal resolutions, which are expected to be issued this next September. Apple seems to have the upper hand given that its reasons are legitimate, however, this type of confrontation usually ends up bringing changes to platforms such as the App Store, so we will have to keep an eye on how this process is developing that is only beginning. At the moment, those who have lost the most to date have been Fortnite users on iPhone, iPad and Mac, who cannot continue to enjoy the well-known game as they have done so far.