Posted by unlocker under News, iPad on Sunday Mar 6, 2011
CNET reported last week that Apple is expected to introduce its Light Peak based connection technology in the near future. Light Peak is optical cable interface that device that was developed by Apple and Intel to be able to connect to other devices. This device is significantly faster than USB 3.0. USB 3.0 which is 10 times faster than USB 2.0 (current generation MacBooks come with USB 2.0 ports) can manage a theoretically maximum throughput of 4.8Gbps while Light Peak can manage 10Gbps in both directions simultaneously.
Some people think that Apple will introduce the Light Peak based technology in the new MacBook Pro product line, which is said to be unveiled this week. However, according to Macrumors, Apple will also introduce the Light Peak technology in the second generation of iPad. In their site, they said:
First, is the presence of a “mystery port” on early iPad 2 case designs from third-party manufacturers. The case designs have been remarkably consistent and seem to be clearly sourced from the same design document. These early design documents aren’t perfect (third-generation iPod touch camera being a notable example), but early case designs have generally done a good job predicting upcoming Apple hardware.[..]
[..]As it turns out, the Light Peak prototypes have been using hybrid USB 3 connector connectors that might easily be confused for USB. The exact connector for Light Peak hasn’t been described, but it may be close enough to USB to be a case of mistaken identity in the early iPad 2 rumors. The opening for the port may be a bit small for a full-sized USB connector, though it seems feasible that the Light Peak could also adopt a mini USB style form factor as well.
Posted by unlocker under News on Sunday Mar 6, 2011
There are a lot of rumors about the new iPhone nano. Everyone went crazy on the news that Apple is working on a smaller and cheaper iPhone that will probably cost you around $200 and without a contract. Then there is also the rumor from a person who actually saw the iPhone nano that it could come out with an edge to edge screen.
Now, Cult Of Mac claims that Apple will cut costs on iPhone nano by reducing the on-board memory and will allow users to access their iTunes library wirelessly via the revamped MobileMe service.
According to our source, “Apple decided to lose some of the memory, which is by far the most expensive component of the iPhone (up to one-quarter of the device’s cost, according to iSuppli estimates). By “some” of the memory, we mean ALL of the memory. The iPhone nano will have no memory for onboard storage of media, our source says. It will have only enough memory to buffer media streamed from the cloud. “I’m talking strictly storage memory here.”
This is quite similar to what Apple did on the second generation of Apple TV and thay drastically reduce the on-board storage. However, Cult of Mac revealed their question on how the device will work without the on-board memory:
“The device cannot surely come without any memory — what about the operating system and critical system data? And what about pictures and movies taken by the iPhone, assuming it has a camera? No onboard memory means photos and video will have to be streamed UP to the cloud, and presumably in real-time.
The device will also have to stream a bunch of other data in real-time — from email attachments to documents and spreadsheets in users’ Home folders. Such a system must have some local storage, or could each and every piece of data be streamed to the iPhone’s RAM, and quickly swapped in and out depending on the task at hand? And what happens when the iPhone is inevitably offline? And no more loading up movies for long-haul flights, I guess. Better hope more airlines start offering free WiFi by the summer.”
