iMac Pro Available to Order, HomeKit Security Issue, Apple Acquires Shazam - MacRumors

Brought to you by: iMac Pro Now Available to Order With 8 to 18 Cores and Prices Ranging From $4,999 to $13,199 Meeting its goal of a December launch announced back at WWDC in June, Apple today began taking orders for the iMac Pro, which starts at $4,999 and maxes out at over $13,000 for a fully loaded model. In addition to up to an 18-core processor, the iMac Pro offers up to 4TB of SSD storage, up to 128GB of ECC RAM, and up to an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 graphics processor with 16GB of HBM2 memory.  8-core and 10-core orders placed today will arrive right around the new year, while 14-core and 18-core machines won't ship out for 6–8 weeks, putting their arrival around early February. Make sure you get all of the options you want at the time of ordering, as even upgrading the RAM afterwards will require a trip to an Apple store or authorized service center. The iMac Pro comes in a space gray finish with matching keyboard, mouse, and keyboard, but unfortunately for others looking to buy the them, those special gray accessories can only purchased alongside the machine. The iMac Pro also features a new T2 chip that builds upon the T1 chip found in the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. The T2 chip integrates several previously separate components, including the system management controller, image signal processor, audio controller, and SSD controller, as well as a Secure Enclave that supports encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Exclusive Offer: Get 15 Percent Off Pad & Quill Accessories for iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch We've got an exclusive offer for MacRumors readers this week: 15 percent off accessories for iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch at Pad & Quill. Just use the promo code MR15 at checkout by Thursday, December 21 to receive your discount. Pad & Quill offers high-quality artisan-made accessories in leather and wood that have proven popular with our readers over the years — leather sleeves and cases, Apple Watch bands and charging stands, and more. Check out our blog post on the exclusive deal or head straight to Pad & Quill to start shopping.   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Dec 14, 2017 Apple Releases iOS 11.2.1 Update With HomeKit Remote Sharing Fix Following the recent discovery of a significant HomeKit security issue, Apple last week pushed out some server-side fixes to address the problem, but the fixes necessarily disabled remote access for shared users. That functionality was restored this week with the release of iOS 11.2.1 and tvOS 11.2.1. Beyond the HomeKit issue, iOS 11.2.1 also addressed a camera autofocus issue that had been affecting a number of iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus users.     Read Full Article Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy A recent reddit thread has generated a significant amount of discussion about what appears to be throttling of iPhones with degraded batteries, intentionally slowing down their performance in a likely effort to reduce power draw. This is separate from the low power mode Apple offers to help users conserve power when their battery levels start to run down, and users who had noticed the throttling and replaced their batteries have reported significant improvements in benchmark performance.   Read Full Article Apple Acquires Shazam and Says 'Exciting Plans' Are Ahead Apple this week announced its intention to acquire Shazam, the music recognition service that has long been a popular app on iOS and even integrated into Siri and Apple Music. Apple hasn't said exactly what it aims to do with Shazam and its technology beyond having "exciting plans in store," but Shazam's expertise in music recognition, machine learning, and augmented reality could be beneficial for a number of Apple's current and future initiatives.   Read Full Article Face ID in iPhone X vs. 'Face Unlock' Facial Recognition in OnePlus 5T While Apple has touted the revolutionary nature of Face ID and its 3D face scanning, a number of Android phone manufacturers offer simpler face unlock capabilities. We took at look at the new OnePlus 5T (as well as Samsung's Galaxy Note 8) and compared them to the iPhone X to see just how these different implementations of facial recognition compare. Speaking of the iPhone X and competitors, we're already seeing several new phones being unveiled in China that look extremely similar to the iPhone X, complete with the "notch" at the top of the screen. None of these phones appear to contain anything close to the amount of technology and sensors packed into the notch area as Apple has done with the TrueDepth camera system, so these clones are likely just mimicking the iPhone X design.   Read Full Article Final Cut Pro X 10.4 Released With Support for 360º VR Video Editing, HDR and HEVC Video, and Much More Alongside today's launch of iMac Pro orders, Apple also released Final Cut Pro X 10.4, bringing a host of new features and improvements to the company's professional video editing software. Highlights include 360º VR video editing, HDR support, and new color tools like a white balance picker. It also includes support for HEVC, the new video format introduced in macOS High Sierra and iOS 11, and direct import of iMovie for iOS timelines.  Apple also updated Final Cut Pro's companion apps in Motion and Compressor, as well as its professional audio editing app Logic Pro X, all to optimize compatibility with the iMac Pro and add other enhancements.   Read Full Article

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