Showing posts with label Apple news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple news. Show all posts

Saturday 21 December 2013

New Mac Pro Available But May Cost More!


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The new Mac Pro will not miss the holiday season. Apple has just announced its availability for the market. The machine assembly in the United States is appealing with its original cylindrical design and specifications racing machine that will interest specialists video or graphics.

This Mac Pro comes in two basic configurations. The first an Intel quad-core Xeon E5 clocked at 3.7 GHz, 12 GB of RAM DDR3 1866 MHz , a 256 GB SSD and 2 cards AMD FirePro D300. Available for a price of 3000 Euros. The second offers Intel Xeon 6 cores clocked at 3.5 GHz, 16 GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and 2 cards AMD FirePro D500. The rate is 3999 Euros.


As usual, Apple has options to boost the internal storage (up to 1TB), speed (up to 12 processor cores and up to 64GB RAM) obviously making up the bill significantly. The Mac Pro is a racing whose acquisition is a good investment. Once checked all the main options the base price can be multiplied by five. In Apple's PC catalog, the MacPro is a star. This machine is finally available for sale, is closer to the workstation from the computer.

This is undoubtedly one of the world's most powerful machines. It has an Intel Xeon E5 processor 6, 8 or 12 cores, two graphics cards with 6GB of VRAM each units of Flash storage up to 1TB Thunderbolt connection. In short, it is a PC mainly for professional more than the office. And to better attract pro, it also offers a unique design that makes it even more attractive.

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Completely redesigned by teams Jonathan Ives, the boss of Apple design, the Mac Pro displays a cylindrical shape which has played a lot in its popularity. Performance and design at a price. Two models are offered by Apple: a quad model 3000 Euros and 4000 Euros.

To make these more powerful machines, some options are needed. We’ve added enough to make a Mac Pro with a war machine:

Xeon E5 12 12 cores at 2.7 GHz with 30 MB L3 cache (3,500 Euros)

64GB RAM ECC DD3 to 1866 MHz (1300 Euros)

1TB PCIe Flash storage (800 Euros)

Two graphics cards AMD FirePro D700 with 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM

The base price is of 3000 Euros, but the price has now reached € 9 599. It will still make a little effort for a mouse, the Magic Mouse Apple sold 69 Euros, and a keyboard with numeric keypad which cost 49 Euros extra, however. a little calculation shows 9,717 Euros including VAT and have a fully functional machine competition.

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Remains possible to buy a license for one of the three professional software house: Final Cut Pro X (270 Euros), Logic Pro X (180 Euros) and Aperture (70 Euros). We are now a little more than 10,237 Euros. However, the addition price tag of the Apple website can continue to climb. The Mac Pro is the standard machine designed for video editing 4K.

It is therefore logical to adopt at least one monitor that supports HD Ultra. Add 4,000 Euros for a 4K Ultra HD LED PN- K321 32-inch Sharp signed. Small sub- total, we are 14 236 Euro. Since you paid a substantial sum, both opt for Apple Care extended warranty to 249 Euros. Total: 14,485 Euros. The invoice is little bitterer to your pocket.

 It can be more, if you want to offer production conditions more comfortable and safe. Video editing often uses berries production Raid. Apple offers on its website, the bay offers from April to August racks. In our mad rush, opt for the high end model with 32 TB Promise Raid systems Pegasus2 R8, 4500 Euros.

The server connects Thunderbolt 2, adding a cable, black or white, two-meter, 39 Euros. You now have spent another 18 to 973 Euros. Leaving aside the one-to -one training, one can imagine that if you made such a big check, you do not need to be trained to use a professional machine. However, this does cost you 100 Euros for a year. Let's also ignore the Airport Time Capsule 3TB, 450 Euros. That would be vice ... The total is still far from the first Mac Pro sold.

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Apple announces 'Touch ID' for iPhone 5S



The emergence of a fingerprint reader allows the new Apple Smartphone to improve its security. This is the main and almost the only real innovation of the iPhone 5s by adding a fingerprint reader, which is quietly inserted into the new Home button on the device. “Touch ID” which will unlock your Smartphone by simply waving your thumb to the button without pressing. The user can also validate his purchases on the App Store and iTunes but not elsewhere, since this iPhone does not support NFC. It is also an additional protection against theft or false manipulations. But it is the business that is referred to this component. We know employees use more and more of their personal devices for work tasks, connect to their corporate network, this is the BYOD (bring your own device) trend. The iPhone is obviously well placed in this field, but IT managers who need to manage this new type of fleets sometimes regret the lack of security of the terminal, especially when faced with competing solutions.

With Touch ID, Apple clearly meets this requirement of securing BYOD with a powerful biometric solution that could bury those pesky passwords. Powerful because Apple says the A7 chip in the terminal, a 64- bit processor, is especially dedicated to the management and the strength of the encryption. The iPhone can also now boast of offering two-factor authentication. The most riding on the security companies can indeed impose fingerprint reading AND a password to unlock the device. So the apple climbs its upscale terminal to a new level of security and intends to strengthen its presence in business when BlackBerry is sinking. As for Android, it does not really favor with CIOs.

 It is also necessary that its technology is really developed. Biometrics is a technology and Touch -sensitive ID must demonstrate its reliability in a professional sense. According to the first taken in hand, the Touch ID configuration takes only 30 seconds. The function will also demonstrate its robustness against attacks. Because these technologies are fragile; it will be recalled that the facial recognition of Android 4.0 was diverted in two shots ladle. Again, with the help of the chip, Apple promises a maximum shielding. The issue of databases generated by Touch ID also raises questions. Where and how these data will be stored? Apple ensures that they will not be stored in the cloud.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Apple Airport Express



Apple Airport Express offers Wi-Fi and AirPlay at an affordable price. For many users, the Airport Express base station is a simple solution for wireless surfing and streaming on your home network. The Big Apple stores in the United States have fewer Airport Express copies in stock. Also, the retail chain Best Buy is no longer able to deliver, according to Apple Insider news. In both cases, customers put off by pointing to a delayed order. The online store of Apple, meanwhile, still shows a delivery time of 24 hours. Usually an increasing scarcity of a particular item indicates the end of each model. Since Apple has not revised the current version of the small wireless station for over a year, is actually expected to happen soon. As a fresh function including support for the new 802.11ac standard is feasible, since Apple already supports this with the current series of the MacBook Air and the Great Airport Extreme wireless station has been upgraded accordingly. According to Apple, data rates of up to 1.3 gigabits per second are possible thanks to the faster transmission.