 M1 chip back in November 2020, we were left to wonder. People were curious how the company would do higher-end MacBooks. Just shy of a year later, we get the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro!
Powered by M1 Pro and M1 Max, these new MacBook Pros carry a lot of the features that professionals look for in a laptop. Those include more ports (HDMI and SD card), the Touch bar’s removal, a better 1080p FaceTime HD camera (with a notch), and even MagSafe! There are also studio-quality mics and a six-speaker sound system for better audio. Its display now uses the same mini-LED technology as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and has ProMotion with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz!
14-inch MacBook Pro with a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display and comes in two standard configurations with M1 Pro. The base model has an 8-core CPU, a 14-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of SSD storage for $1,999 (P116,990 in PH). A higher-tier model carries the full power of M1 Pro with a 10-core CPU, a 16-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 1TB SSD storage for $2,499 (P146,990 in PH).
16-inch MacBook Pro with a 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display and comes in three standard configurations with M1 Pro and M1 Max. Two of those models carry an M1 Pro with a 10-core CPU, a 16-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 512GB or 1TB of SSD storage for $2,499/$2,699 (P146,990/P158,990 in PH). The highest configuration carries the M1 Max with the same 10-core CPU, a 32-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 1TB SSD storage for $3,499 (P206,990 in PH).
You can configure both MacBook Pro models with up to an M1 Max with a 10-core CPU, a 32-core GPU, up to 64GB of unified memory, and up to an 8TB SSD storage. Both MacBook Pro models are available to order now, and will ship to customers and will be available in stores on October 26.
We also got new AirPods! It has an all-new design that takes cues from the AirPods Pro. The 3rd-generation AirPods has force sensors to get the same interactions as its Pro brother. There’s also spatial audio support with Dynamic Head Tracking for a more immersive audio experience and an IPX4 rating on both the AirPods and the charging case.
You even get better battery life with up to 6 hours of listening time and 4 hours of talk time. The charging case also gives you four additional charges for up to 30 hours of total listening time! It’ll be available to order now in more than 26 other countries and regions and will ship on October 26.
Apple Music now has a new Voice Plan for $4.99 that will be available later this fall in select countries and regions.
HomePod mini in 3 New Colors.
Not gonna do much talking here, but Apple basically just added three new colors for the HomePod mini. Those are Blue, Orange, and Yellow. The new colors will be available in November.
What do you think of what we got during this unleashed Apple event? Are you annoyed by the notch? Sound off in the comments!
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Wireless datalinks transmit data from one point to another without the use of cables or other physically wired systems, and typically use frequencies in the radio and microwave portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Wireless communication technology is an essential part of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other unmanned vehicles, carrying out such tasks as sending commands from a GCS (ground control station) to a drone autopilot, transmitting telemetry data from a drone to the GCS, and transmitting video, images and other data from drone sensor payloads.
Smaller drones may be equipped with a Wi-Fi transceiver that enables them to form a wireless link. However, Wi-Fi has a limited range of less than a kilometre, and outside of urban areas that may have extensive Wi-Fi coverage, greater ranges may be required. Drones that need to operate BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) or be controlled in remote areas over large distances will require a different solution.
In addition to long ranges, drone datalink communication also needs to be able to handle the high speeds at which unmanned aircraft can fly, as these speeds can affect the spectral efficiency of the datalink. The wireless communication method must also have sufficient bandwidth to support the data rate requirements of the application. Sophisticated drone sensor payloads can stream real-time video in high-definition, requiring significant data throughput. A drone datalink also needs to have as large an uptime as possible, particularly for drones using real-time sense-and-avoid technologies that require near-constant availability to operate.
Lower frequency bands such as HF (3 – 30 MHz) and VHF (30 – 300 MHz) have become very congested as the number of aircraft has increased, and so UAV datalinks have increasingly moved into the L-band (1 – 2 Ghz). The wider band allows for wider channels that can support the high data rates of modern sensors.
Military and government UAVs may have additional requirements for their wireless datalinks. These include advanced data encryption for maximum security, as well as anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities. The datalink should also be difficult to detect in order to reduce the likelihood of the UAV being located.
Drone datalink capabilities can be extended by using radios with MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) wireless technology. MIMO allows both the reliability and the capacity of a radio link to be expanded by using multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver. This antenna diversity introduces additional signal paths that can be used to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the link. The additional antennas can be also used for multiplexing, in which the different paths are used to carry multiple data streams.
What's the Latest Development?
A number of recent studies have challenged major conclusions held since the 1970s about the differences in sexual behavior between men and women. In 2009, psychologists modified an evening of speed dating such that women rotated to different men's tables, rather than the typical order of men approaching different women. The researchers found than when women approached men first, they behaved more like the stereotypical male in that they became less selective about their potential romantic partners. In a 2003 study, psychologists found that women averaged the same number of sexual partners in life as men.
What's the Big Idea?
Evolutionary psychology has proven a powerful method of explaining current behaviors that are, according to the theory, rooted deep within our biology, having been put there by natural selection. Yet the theory of evolutionary psychology requires scientific leaps not directly supported by physical evidence. In harsher terms, it represents a teleological way of thinking that science, supported by cultural change, has mocked. "How many stereotypical racial and ethnic differences, once declared evolutionarily determined under the banner of science, have been revealed instead as vestiges of power dynamics from earlier societies?"
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Read it at the New York TimesSri Lanka Police STF arrested 21 people who were preparing to travel overseas illegally by boat during raids carried out in Kaththankudi area.
The suspects were identified as residents of Trincomalee, Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya. The group of suspects were handed over to the Kaththankudi Police for further investigations.
Officials urge the public to refrain from risking their lives and property by being caught in the tricks of smugglers who are persuading to proceed to foreign countries by treacherous sea voyages.
Grennan, who once worked at the East West Institute in Prague, embarked on a round-the-world trip in 2006, starting with a stint volunteering for an orphanage six miles south of Kathmandu. The orphanage, called the Little Princes Children’s Home, housed 18 children from the remote province of Humla, rescued from a notorious child trafficker who had bought the children from poor villagers terrified of the Maoist insurgents eager for new recruits; the parents hoped to keep their children safe, but the children often ended up as slaves. Grennan was stunned by the trauma endured by these children, who he grew to love over two months, and after completing his world tour, returned to the orphanage and vowed not only to locate seven Humla orphans who had vanished from a foster home, but also to find the parents of the children in the orphanage. This required starting up a nonprofit organization in America, Next Generation Nepal, raising funds, buying a house in Kathmandu for the children’s home, and trekking into the mountains of Humla to locate the parents. Grennan’s work is by turns self-pokingly humorous, exciting, and