Selasa, 30 April 2019

Apple Says Aperture Won't Run in Future macOS Versions After Mojave - Mac Rumors

In a new support document, Apple has indicated that its legacy photo editing suite Aperture will not run in future versions of macOS after macOS Mojave. The support document provides users with steps to migrate Aperture libraries to Apple's newer Photos app for Mac or Adobe Lightroom Classic.


Apple ceased development of Aperture in June 2014 and removed the software from the Mac App Store in April 2015 after the launch of the Photos app for Mac. However, the application continues to function on macOS Mojave for users who still have it installed, albeit with some performance limitations.

As part of the transition from 32-bit to 64-bit, certain media files created using older formats or codecs will also be incompatible with future versions of macOS after macOS Mojave. Apple has shared instructions on how to convert incompatible media in iMovie libraries and Final Cut Pro X and Motion projects.

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https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/30/aperture-wont-run-beyond-macos-mojave/

2019-04-30 12:41:00Z
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The 18000mAh Energizer phone dies an undignified death after funding failure - TechRadar

The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop, an Energizer phone with a massive 18,000mAh battery, has finally finished ringing its death knell, after a wildly unsuccessful Indiegogo campaign saw it receive only 1% of the required funding.

The massive handset was shown off at MWC 2019 in February, and launched on Indiegogo in late March. However it doesn't seem like many people were taken with the Energizer-branded phone – the crowdfunding window is now closed, and the device only ended up raising $15,000 / £11,000, with 11 backers.

Avenir Telecom, who licenses the Energizer name for use on smartphones, set the crowdfunding goal at a whopping $1.2 million / £920,000, and at $599 / £461 for an individual phone, the company would need to ship 2,000 of the handsets to reach the goal.

There were also savings for multi-buy pledges, which seem to be what the few backers chose to fund, so in reality Energizer likely anticipated shipping 2,500 or 3,000 phones. Now, however, it looks like the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop will never see the light of day

Why did the Energizer phone fail?

We've already written an in-depth analysis of why no-one funded the Energizer phone, but to put it simply, there's a very limited audience for a phone the size and weight of a brick.

Despite some pretty intriguing and novel features, like the dual-sensor pop-up camera and the massive battery, we just couldn't see anyone choosing to spend their money on the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop, especially when other great phones exist for the same price.

At the end of the day, the Energizer phone was just a novelty – one with a long, confusing name too.

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https://www.techradar.com/news/the-18000mah-energizer-phone-dies-an-undignified-death-after-funding-failure

2019-04-30 12:04:00Z
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Energizer's giant battery phone reached just 1 percent of its funding goal - Engadget

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Remember the comically enormous phone that Avenir Telecom showed off under the Energizer brand at this year's Mobile World Congress? Its subsequent crowdfunding campaign has crashed and burned, as The Verge points out.

The P18K Pop, as the name suggests, had an 18,000mAh battery (for reference, a typical smartphone has 3,000mAh) and consequently was about the thickness of three iPhones.

The phone got lots of attention and headlines, but as has been proven time and again in tech, those don't necessarily translate to sales. That lesson has come down on Avenir Telecom like a tonne of bricks (or brick-sized phones) now that the phone's crowdfunding page, which ambitiously asked for £927,873 (about $1.2 million), has closed at just 1 percent of its target.

Avenir's Indiegogo page attracted just 11 backers, who contributed a total of £11,602 (about $15,000). The campaign perks ranged from a single P18K handset at £425 ($549) to a three-pack at £1,227 ($1587).

The P18K Pop included a pop-up selfie camera (hence the 'Pop' in the name), which pleasingly made the handset look like an Energizer battery. It also packed a treble rear camera with depth sensor, Android 9.0 Pie and even an FM radio.

The crowdfunding campaign promised the phones would be delivered in October this year, but it appears that won't be happening now. The huge target does suggest it was all a marketing stunt, however: it's hard to believe the company truly believed they could raise over $1 million with a phone that wouldn't fit in a clutch bag, never mind a pocket.

Still, the failure of the phone to raise anything more than eyebrows should be borne in mind next time a survey claims consumers want battery life above all else.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/30/energizer-p18k-pop-crowdfunding/

2019-04-30 09:50:26Z
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Energizer’s 18,000mAh phone-battery monster is an Indiegogo flop - The Verge

The Energizer name figured prominently at Mobile World Congress this year, courtesy of a prototype Android smartphone that was about an inch thick, consisting mostly of a giant battery. The 18,000mAh Energizer Power Max P18K Pop was a preview of something Avenir Telecom, the company licensing the battery brand’s name for use on phones, wanted to mass-produce and bring to the market by this summer. After that successful MWC debut, the P18K Pop turned up on Indiegogo with an early-bird price of $549, a promised delivery window of October 2019, and an optimistic goal of $1.2 million in total funding.

Today, Avenir’s Indiegogo campaign for the Energizer battery-with-a-phone-in-it concluded with a whimper, having accumulated a scant $15,005 in pledged support. Since the campaign fell 99 percent short of achieving its original goal, and all funding was conditional on it being fully funded, the entire exercise seems to have been for naught. Then again, given how many companies use crowdfunding platforms primarily as marketing levers, there’s a reasonable argument to be made that Avenir Telecom maybe never really believed it would be able to go beyond the prototype stage with its P18K Pop.

The calculus for the company can be read as simply as “let’s do something to grab people’s attention, throw it on Indiegogo with an unlikely funding goal, and only in the event that people go wild over it should we build anything.” People did find the Energizer-branded brick-phone-battery hybrid fun and exciting to gawk at, but when it came time to put money toward turning it into a real product, enthusiasm was evidently far less abundant.

Ah well, at least now we know there are limits to our desires for ever bigger batteries.

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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/4/30/18522236/energizer-huge-battery-phone-p18k-pro-indiegogo-price-fail

2019-04-30 08:01:03Z
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Senin, 29 April 2019

Apple may include USB-C charger and Lightning cable in the box with new iPhones - The Verge

There have been plenty of rumors about what type of connector Apple will equip its new iPhones with now that the iPad Pro and its MacBook line use USB-C. We’re finally starting to get a clearer picture of what that reality might look like come September. According to Japanese blog Mac Otakara, the new iPhone models, of which there are rumored to be three in line with last year’s release, may not contain USB-C ports, as we’ve been hearing. They might, however, ship with a faster 18W USB-C charger and a Lightning to USB-C cable.

That would make a lot of sense. Apple may not be ready to ditch Lightning just yet, but it looks like the company could try making iOS users’ lives a little bit easier. It’s always been a mystery why Apple ships new smartphones with the same 5W cube charger it’s included for years, despite designing its handsets since the iPhone 8 with fast-charging capabilities.

Last year’s iPad Pro redesign brought USB-C to Apple’s tablet line, and with it came a faster 18W charger. Right now, to take advantage of that charger with your iPhone, you’d need to spend nearly $50 on the 18W charger and the Lightning to USB-C adapter, as noted by MacRumors. But shipping that setup in the box is a smart way to bring faster charging to the newest iPhones while still retaining the Lightning port to help ease the transition in the future. Additionally, this would mean you’d finally be able to plug your phone into your Mac laptop without needing to purchase a new cable.

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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/4/29/18522700/apple-iphone-usb-c-charger-lightning-adapter

2019-04-29 17:15:06Z
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Beats' all-wireless Powerbeats Pro earbuds are available May 10th - Engadget

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You don't have to wait too much longer if you're curious about the Powerbeats Pro. Beats' first truly wireless earbuds will be available in stores on May 10th for $250, with pre-orders starting on May 3rd at 10AM Eastern. You'll have to be content with the black model at first, though -- the ivory, moss and navy versions won't arrive until the summer. Whichever style you get, the functionality is the real draw.

In some ways, these are more advanced, workout-ready versions of the second-generation AirPods. You get the same H1 chip with hands-free "Hey Siri" for Apple devices as well as a battery case to top up your earbuds when not in use. However, the form factor is everything. These are sweat- and water-resistant designs built to stay in your ears when you're at the gym, and they promise better audio quality both compared to the AirPods and to earlier Beats models. The larger size also affords more battery life -- you can expect up to nine hours per charge from the buds themselves, and an extra 15 hours from the case. There's no wireless charging case, but these may be a smarter choice than the AirPods if you live in the Apple ecosystem and value your exercise.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/29/beats-powerbeats-pro-available-may-10th/

2019-04-29 14:50:57Z
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Beats' all-wireless Powerbeats Pro earbuds are available May 10th - Engadget

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Beats by Dr. Dre

You don't have to wait too much longer if you're curious about the Powerbeats Pro. Beats' first truly wireless earbuds will be available in stores on May 10th for $250, with pre-orders starting on May 3rd at 10AM Eastern. You'll have to be content with the black model at first, though -- the ivory, moss and navy versions won't arrive until the summer. Whichever style you get, the functionality is the real draw.

In some ways, these are more advanced, workout-ready versions of the second-generation AirPods. You get the same H1 chip with hands-free "Hey Siri" for Apple devices as well as a battery case to top up your earbuds when not in use. However, the form factor is everything. These are sweat- and water-resistant designs built to stay in your ears when you're at the gym, and they promise better audio quality both compared to the AirPods and to earlier Beats models. The larger size also affords more battery life -- you can expect up to nine hours per charge from the buds themselves, and an extra 15 hours from the case. There's no wireless charging case, but these may be a smarter choice than the AirPods if you live in the Apple ecosystem and value your exercise.

All products recommended by Engadget were selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company, Verizon Media. If you buy something through one of our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/29/beats-powerbeats-pro-available-may-10th/

2019-04-29 14:48:49Z
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