iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On ‘Hey Siri’

Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by zitterbewegung on Sunday November 19, 2017 @12:24PM (#15734783)

Here is what I think will occur : New Macbook Pro (not a refresh) will probably have this chip in but it will be probably only be used initially for iOS emulator for developers. The next release of macOS will probably have iOS apps that you can run on a mac. Then they will replace the Macbook Air line in to a Macbook Arm as a new product launch at the beginning of 2019.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by danpalmer on Sunday November 19, 2017 @12:28PM (#15734814)

> it will be probably only be used initially for iOS emulator for developers

This is quite a large technical undertaking, with a very small pay-off given the tiny percentage of users who develop on their Mac for iOS devices. I can't see this being something that happens until x86 CPUs have been removed entirely.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by coldtea on Sunday November 19, 2017 @12:47PM (#15734934)

>with a very small pay-off given the tiny percentage of users who develop on their Mac for iOS devices.

If they go that way, the pay off obviously wont be "helping iOS developers have faster simulations", but as the parent already implied, beta testing and driving forward the eventual mix of iOS apps and macOS. So the "faster simulations" would just be a step in that process helping with perfecting it in a low stakes situation.

Plus, if it indeed happen, as the article also states, it would be used for another payoff, always on (at least when on mains power) Hey Siri, plus controlling the touch strip perhaps.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by mtgx on Sunday November 19, 2017 @01:11PM (#15735039)

At the rate Apple is increasing its iPhone SKUs every year, it won't be long until all iOS app companies will need to purchase like 20 different-generation iPhones. I think they'll need the emulator eventually.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by dogma1138 on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:38PM (#15735810)

Not sure why is this being downvoted. Apple is currently selling 8 models across 4 lines (6s, 7, 8, X and SE), and the iPhone 6 line is still being sold by carriers. This is pretty much the first time when 8 primary models are available from Apple + at least 2 models are still being sold.

If the model trend continues to grow as it has been since the iPhone 6, there might be actually a need for device model emulation for development...

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by speeq on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:45PM (#15736116)

Have you seen how many Samsung Galaxy variants exist in comparison?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy#Phones

That's just one manufacturer.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by dbbk on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:27PM (#15736030)

> The next release of macOS will probably have iOS apps that you can run on a mac.

Why? iOS apps are designed for touch. Macs don't have touchscreens.

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Re:iMac Pro Appears to Include A10 Fusion Chip for Always-On... by willstrafach on Sunday November 19, 2017 @08:31PM (#15737111)

> New Macbook Pro (not a refresh) will probably have this chip

No need to speculate. Check out the TouchBar MacBooks.

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