The announcement of new iPad software at this year’s WWDC conference had an abnormally large expectation hung on it. The iPad lineup, especially the larger iPad Pro, has kept up an impressively frantic pace of hardware innovation over the past few years. In that same time frame, the software of the iPad, especially its ability to allow users to use multiple apps at once and in its onramps for professional software makers, has come under scrutiny for an apparently slower pace.
The announcement of new iPad software at this year’s WWDC conference had an abnormally large expectation hung on it. The iPad lineup, especially the larger iPad Pro, has kept up an impressively frantic pace of hardware innovation over the past few years. In that same time frame, the software of the iPad, especially its ability […]
Apple introduced a brand new Live Text feature to iOS 15.
It can read text in photos, letting you call numbers in photos, get directions, or record information quickly.
A clarification in Apple s announcement notes this will only work with iPhones that use the A12 Bionic chip onwards
Apple s highly-touted Live Text feature for iOS 15 will only work with iPhones that use its A12 Bionic chip or better, which means you ll need an iPhone from 2018 onwards to use it.
Apple announced iOS 15 at WWDC 2021 on Monday, with a slew of new software features and updates including Live Text. From Apple:
Live Text uses on-device intelligence to recognize text in a photo and allow users to take action. For example, users can search for and locate the picture of a handwritten family recipe, or capture a phone number from a storefront with the option to place a call. With the power of the Apple Neural Engine, the Camera app can also quickly recognize and copy text in the moment, such as the Wi-Fi
This is another magical art performed by Apple: the integration of the M1 processor in the iPad Pro family. Everybody was thrilled when Apple announced during the last Apple Event. Read this article…
Linux Kernel 5.13 RC Released with Apple Silicon Support May 13, 2021 11:15 GMT
Linux can now run natively on Apple Silicon
Ever since Apple officially announced Apple Silicon the last fall, developers have been in a rush to add support for the new custom-built ARM chip, all in an attempt to make sure their software takes full advantage of the performance boost offered by the new hardware.
Starting this week, Linux users can also run their favorite operating system on Apple Silicon, as the latest Linux kernel 5.13 RC introduces support for the M1 chip.
In other words, Linux on Apple Silicon now benefits from the same performance boost like any other native solution, though for the time being, certain drivers still need to be further polished, including for graphics. Hardware accelerated video isn’t yet supported, but keep in mind this is just an RC version of the Linux kernel, so further improvements should land rather sooner than later.