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The Ultimate Guide for the 24 – inch M1 IMAC

THE 24 – INCH M1 IMAC

Hello to the new iMac, one of the best innovations by Apple, transformed by the powerful M1 chip, outstanding in any space and fits perfectly into your lifestyle.

Some of the Features:

Intel chip has been replaced with the Apple-Design “M1” Arm-based-chip which speed increase and efficiency.
M1 chip is the first system chip on a Mac, which is integrated with CPU, GPU, RAM and more.
The M1 features an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores.
There are also four high performance cores plus an integrated GPU that has up to 8 cores.
CPU performance is 85 times faster
The GPU is 2x faster regarding performance
The learning machine is 3 x faster
Its more quiet compared to previous models because of the cooling system
1080p FaceTime HD camera with great performance in poor lighting conditions

iMac 24-inch Versus iMac 21.5 inch

24 inch is up to 85 percent faster regarding the CPU performance to export videos
It’s much faster when trying to edit large photos
It compiles new apps in XCode in split seconds
The GPU in the 24 inch is up to 2 x faster for certain apps such as photoshop compared to the 21.5 inch
The graphic in the 24 inch is up to 50 percent faster compared to the graphic installed in the 21.5 inch
Edit up to five streams of 4K footage without dropping a frame the final cut pro with the 24-inch iMac, impossible with the 21.5 inch
Edit a stream of 8K footage without dropping a frame the final cut pro with the 24-inch iMac, impossible with the 21.5 inch

Other Features:

RAM – It comes with an 8GB of RAM, which is standard like all other M1 Mac models. The good news is, it’s possible to upgrade to 16GB of RAM via a $200 build to order option.

SSD – The base model for M1 iMacs comes with either 256GB or 512GB, users do have the option to upgrade to up to 2tb of SSD storage.

Connectivity – The iMac features a Wi-Fi 6 connectivity for faster wireless performance just like the other Macs with M1 chips.

Design

The Design is thinner and more compact compared to other models and runs on the M1 chip which offers a very powerful performance. The design’s measurement is 11.5 millimetres thin, but loaded with many features which makes it an outstanding machine.

The logic board and the thermals were not left out of the new design, they were consolidated and dramatically reduced in size compared to previous models. This helps the machine to look more attractive because of the significant reduction in size, the compact design reduces the size by at least 50 percent, which means it occupies less space and could fit easily into even more places.

Display

The M1 iMac features:

24-inch 4.5k Retina Display with 11.3 million pixels
500 nits of brightness
P3 wide colour gamut
Over a billion colours

The display is not as wide as it was in the previous models and feature true tone technology that adjusts the colour temperature of the display automatically. This offers a more natural viewing experience as the environment dictates, furthermore the 4.5K retina display features Apple’s industry-leading anti-reflective coating.

Ports

The main thing regarding port in the past was every iMac comes with two thunderbolts for faster data transfer the benefits are:

Users benefit from the high-performance connection to a range of external devices
A support for 6K external displays such as Apple Pro Display XDR

This iMac is configured with an 8-core GPU, which offers tow additional USB-C ports and also feature 1Gbps Ethernet port in the power adapter, which allows the user’s workstation to be less cluttered.

There are no options to purchase additional two ports, therefore the four port setting is limited to higher end models, because the power adapter with Ethernet port is available as an add on option for the low end iMac. Located on the left-hand side is the 3.5mm headphone jack for a wired audio.

Seven Vibrant Colours – Colour Options

The colourful designs are seven in numbers they include:

Green
Yellow
Orange
Pink
Purple
Blue
And Silver

This gives customers a wide range of colour options based of personal preferences, colours are softer and the borders at the front are quite thin which allow users to pay attention to the screen content. The back features are bolder saturated colour, this device comes with a new power connector which attaches magnetically and a woven tow-metre long colour matched cable which help to boost the design.

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This extraordinary design will not have been possible if not for the magical M1 chip, the first system on a chip for Mac. This is the reason the iMac is both thin and compact therefore fits in more places than ever.

M1 integrates the processor, graphics, memory and more unto a single chip, this allows Apple to put a whole computer into a space so small it practically disappears.

A power connector that easily attaches via magnets, with a coloured-matched woven cable.

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Enjoy the big picture with all the details

The picture is in sharp, amazing detail in the immersive 24-inch 4.5K retina display. The P3 wide colour gamut brings what you’re watching to life in over a billion colours. Images comes to life with a brilliant 500 nits of brightness.

Industry leading anti-reflective coating delivers greater comfort and readability, true tone technology automatically adjusts the colour temperature of your display to the ambient light of your environment for a more natural viewing experience.

It doesn’t matter if you are editing photos, working on presentations, or watching your favourite movies and shows, the iMac will deliver incredible results.

1080P FaceTime HD Camera

Ready for your close-up

This is the best camera system ever on a Mac, it has a double resolution for high quality video calls, more lights are captured all thanks to the large sensor. The image quality is improved because of the advanced image signal processor (ISP) M1. You will always look the best whether you’re collaborating with co-workers or catching up with friends and families.

The ISP on M1 uses computational video to enhance image quality. It goes through a series of steps and enhance each pixel, at over a trillion operations per second to capture a stunning video. The advanced noise reduction algorithms bring a new level of clarity, an enhanced dynamic range is delivered by tome mapping which produces more detail in bright highlights and dark shadows. It works with neutral Engine in M1 to make more intelligent exposure and white balance adjustments so you that you look just right in any light.

Studio – Quality Mics – for high Quality Conversation

You could be producing a track, recording a podcast or being on a video call with a friend, the microphone on the iMac ensures you come through loud, crisp, and clear. There’s reduction feedback due to the design of the studio quality three-mic array, the conversation will sound more natural because there will be less interference. Background noise is reduced to level zero due to the beam forming technology in order words, everyone hears you, but not what’s going on in your environment.

Six – Speakers, Sound System

Audio that really fills the Room

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Enjoy an atmosphere, solid audio in any environment, there are two pairs of force-cancelling woofers that creates rich and deep bass without unwanted vibrations. Each pair is paired with a high- performance tweeter, the result is a massive, detailed soundstage, which takes your movies, music and more to the next level.

iMac now supports spatial audio when laying music or video with Dolby Atmos all thanks to the redesigned speakers and advanced algorithms. If you combine that with the 4.5 K retina display, it’s like bringing the whole cinema into your home.

The iMac features a 1080p FaceTime ID Camera:

It comes with a new image processor for better performance in poor lighting conditions
Better noise reduction with the Neural Engine in the M1 chip
Greater dynamic range
Improved Auto exposure
White balance

Apple claimed that this is the best camera for any iMac model, it never fails to deliver a high-quality video and the performance is magnificent even in a poor environment lighting condition. The image signal processor and the neural engine also help to enhance the image quality.

M1 and Monterey – with Great Power and comes Great Capability

The iMac is taken to an exceptional level of security, efficiency, and performance because of the combination of M1 and macOS Monterey. iMac wakes from sleep almost instantly, apps get launched with a flash and the whole system feels fluid, smooth and speedy. The CPU performance is 85 percent faster and up to two times faster graphic performance compared to the standard 21.5-inch iMac models.

Apps like XCode and Affinity photo can be used to compile code in a fraction of the time or edit photos in real time. It’ll stay cool and quiet even whilst tackling these intense workloads, this is the power of hardware, software, and silicon – all designed together.

Safari is quicker than ever, and you can browse with hundreds of tabs all open at once.

You can fly through edits in Adobe Lightroom and work easily with massive 100-megapixel images

You can take on machine learning tasks – such as a quick transformation of your photos into vector layers with vectornator.

There are more apps for iMac than ever – iMac has apps for just about everything and everyone. M1 and mac OS Monterey allows you to run many of your favourite iPhone and iPad apps directly on your iMac. As always, it’s easy to search, discover and download apps from the store.

iMac and iPhone – Great Merge

IMac offers you the best of the iPhone on a big, beautiful screen, it allows you to access what you need from iMac on the move, they work like magic when combined.

Your calls and text will show up on your iMac, therefore there’s no need to switch device when you’re in this Zone.

Air Drop allows you to seamlessly share things like:

Photos
Web sites
Files

With your iMac

The universal clipboard allows you to copy text, images, photos and more from your iPhone and then paste it to your iMac.

Keep the colouring, going – all the way to your fingertips

There are coloured matched accessories associated with the iMac such as:

Custom keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Trackpad
Lighting to USD cable
Power cord

Customers can get the iMac with matching keyboards, with or without a number pad, some models feature Touch ID which was already built into the keyboard.

The new iMac features a coloured-matched keyboard, mouse, and a trackpad. The magical keyboard now has keys for the spotlight, dictation, do not disturb and emoji. Touch ID comes to iMac for the first time therefore you can easily and securely unlock your computer, use Apple pay and download apps.

This machine is the first machine that features the wireless Touch ID implementation with the support of a dedicated security component on the keyboard. This connects directly with the secured enclave in the M1 for easy unlock and Apple payment services.

The 2022 MacBook Pro with Enhanced Features

MacBook Pro

The Pros are Supercharged

This is the most powerful MacBook ever produced:
Blazing-fast M1 Pro or M1 Max chip
Apple’s first silicon designed for Pro – M1 chip
Experience a groundbreaking performance
An amazing battery life
Stunning Liquid Retina XDR Display
Best camera ever
Best audio ever in a MacBook
More ports that ever needed
First notebook of its kind

M1 Pro and M1 max scale the amazing M1 architecture to a new height, they bring a system on a chip (SoC) architectural to the Pro notebook for the first time. They both have CPU cores, more GPU cores and more unified memory compared to M1.

The powerful neural engines super charges both the machine learning and upgraded media engines with ProRes support. M1 Pro and M1 Max allow pros to do things they’ve never done before.

M1 Pro – Scarily Fast

The performance of the M1 architecture is taken to a whole new level of exceptional performance by the M1 Pro for the users. It handles the most ambitious projects easily with up to 10 CPU cores and up to 16 GPU cores. A 16-core neural engine and a dedicated encode and decode media engine that supports H.264, HEVC and ProRes codecs.

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M1 Max – Scarily Faster

This is the most powerful chip ever invented for a Pro notebook, with 10 CPU cores and up to 32 GPU cores and a 16-core Neural Engine. The graphic processing is twice the M1 Pro and double the memory bandwidth of the M1 Pro. It has a dedicated media engine to decode and two for encode – with up to two times faster video encoding – and two ProRes accelerators for even higher multi-stream performance.

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Choose your size

Choose your chip

Let it Rip

The new MacBook Pro is available in 14- and 16- inch models, both can be configured with the M1 Pro or M1 Max chip, they both offer an unprecedented level of Pro performance. You can manipulate:

Million of polygons in cinema 4D
Edit up to seven streams of 8K ProRes video in final cut Pro
Grade colour in HDR on 8K 4444 ProRes video – all, miles away from the edit bay.

We can do this all day

The major improvement to the battery life offers a ferocious performance whilst playing games, compile up to four times as much code in Xcode with a single charge. You can edit images for up to twice as long in the Lightroom classic. Compared to other notebooks, this device delivers the same awesome performance irrespective if it’s connected to power or running on the battery.

The coolest Part

The advanced thermal system produces 50 percent more air even at lower fan speeds, thanks to the efficiency of Apple silicon, the fans are never on for most of the tasks you perform daily.

Fast and Vast – Get a jaw-dropping 7.4GB/s read speeds from up to 8TB SSD – up to two times faster compared to the previous generation. You can open 8K videos instantly or store hundreds of thousands of RAW photos at once.

Feast your eyes on XDR

Liquid Retina XDR

Best display ever in a notebook
Features extreme dynamic range and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
HDR content comes to life in photos, video, and games
Experience refined spectacular highlights
Witness incredible details in shadows
Enjoy vibrant, true to life colours

The displays are all factory calibrated and feature Pro reference modes for:

HDR colour grading
Photographic Design
And print production

Promotion – This is the first time Pro Motion is being included in the MacBook, it makes everything from scrolling through a web page to gaming super fluid and responsive. It reduces power consumption with refresh rates of up to 120Hz. The adaptive technology automatically adjusts to match the movement of the content.

As a video editor, you also have the option to choose a fixed refresh rate, which is precisely aligned with their footage.

Display Enclosure – Less than 4mm thin, it provides the structure for the world’s best notebook display
Mini-LEDs – Thousands of min-LEDs are grouped into individually controlled local dimming zones for precise brightness and contrast.
Custom optical films and diffusers – Seven films and diffusers mix and shape the light efficiently while enabling an ultra-thin design.
High mobility oxide TFT – The oxide thin film translator (TFT) allows pixels to change two times faster than before which enables refresh rates of up to 120Hz.
LCD Panel – The active area of the display is pushed to the edge for up to 60 percent thinner borders, providing more room for your content.

Heads Up – The camera’s 1080p HD

Staying connected is as vital as the air that we breathe which is the reason the new MacBook Pro camera comes with a double resolution – 1080p -and uses a lens with a wider aperture that gives room for more light.

The device has three studio-quality mics, these mics are very powerful because it has up to 60 percent lower noise floor, it can also capture the subtlest sounds. The three-mic array uses directional beamforming therefore your voice will always be loud and clear.

There are six speaker sound system, four forces-cancelling woofers that reveal notes up to a half octave deeper and it fills the room with up to 80 percent more bass. You will not be disappointed by the high – performance tweeters that projects a clearer and fuller vocal.

Spatial Audio

Users can’t go wrong with the room-filling six speaker system and the advanced algorithms; this amazing device supports spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos thereby creating a sophisticated three- dimensional soundstage. If you combine this with the Liquid Retina XDR display, you get the feeling of having a portable cinema.

Get to plug more in than ever

The SDXC card reader allows you to transfer photos and videos, and HDMI output allows you to connect a 3.5mm headphone jack which detects and automatically adjust for high – impedance headphones. Display with thunderbolt 4 ports or connect to high-speed peripherals and fast charge using the quick-releasing Magsafe 3 ports.

More Pixels than Ever

Users can connect to three Pro Display XDRs and a 4K Tv with M1 Max, or connect to two Pro Display XDR’s with M1 Pro.

The Combination of Pro Power meets Pro Keyboard

This is the first time the Magic Keyboard is bringing a full-height function key row to MacBook Pro, with the tactile feel of mechanical key that Pros love. The features include:

New keyboard shortcut for Spotlight
Do not Disturb
Dictation

The Touch ID has a new tactile ring that serves as a guide to your finger to produce an easy, fast, and secured way to unlock your Mac.

MacOS Monterey and Apple Silicon the Best and the Great

Work seamlessly with a single keyboard and mouse or trackpad between your MacBook and iPad with the Universal Control (Beta). Complex tasks can be automated with shortcuts.

Is iPad Pro 2021 an alternative for Laptop?

Is iPad Pro 2021 and alternative for Laptop?

The iPad seems to have become an alternative to the laptop, but many people seem not to realize this development. Gone are the days when we sit in front of a desktop in an office space working. In today’s technology age, we have the option of having a mobile office and all we need is just an iPad to create the mobile office.

It’s been around for a while, and many are now using this tablet to conduct various businesses. The laptop was the business tools for decades, but with the advancement in technology, we now have many alternatives to the laptop for conducting our various businesses.

The iPad is one of the most suitable tools for establishing a mobile office because of it:

Gorgeous display.
It is lightweight.
A great battery life.
It is loaded with series of Powerful and affordable apps.
It’s portable.

If you are wondering about what you can do with this device or thinking about how the iPad can serve as a mobile office, well there are lists of office capabilities which ranges from:

Word processing
Editing spreadsheets
Creating professional looking presentations.
Collaboration on various projects with other office colleagues.

It can also be used to:

Record meetings
Create business cards.
Track business expenses
Share files
Curate business news.

The right apps also mean that the iPad can be used at the point of sale in the retail environment. The rest of this article reveals all the great options and show you why this device is considered as one of the top major business tools irrespective of whatever model you have or decide to buy.

Is iPad Pro 2021 and alternative for Laptop?

In a nutshell, you can abandon your workstation, close your laptop, or shut it down completely and start dealing with various tasks on your device. The apps installed on the iPad and many more will help you to discover a productive and flexible way to complete various tasks.

In the past a lot of businessmen, workers, entrepreneurs etc. Go around with briefcase stuff with all kinds of documents to conduct their businesses. As technology evolves Laptops began to replace briefcases, people began to fall in love with Laptops most especially as they become light weight over the years.

The laptop easily became the bulky briefcase replacement, and the iPad has also become an alternative to the laptop even though Laptop is getting thinner yet cannot be compared to this device

No matter what model you have, it could either be the large or small size, you are able to reduce your workload without compromising your ability to perform the task and develop a business model while you are even on the move.

Is iPad Pro 2021 and alternative for Laptop?

You no longer need to look for a convenient place to sit and work on your laptop if you have an iPad. An example will be riding on a bus, with your device at hand, it’s easy to read and follow up or reply to emails. You can easily go through your plan for the next presentation as the bus rolls along.

The iPad helps you to conduct your business at an alarming speed, thereby you achieve more in less time. In other words, you are more productive. You put the iPad at the heart of everything you do with your business ranging from collaborating with other members of your team of staff with various apps.

You can quickly glance through your emails on your device reading ahead of important meetings because of the convenience. You can edit notes and update them, create files, or add files, research different topics on the web as you move from one location to another.

Is iPad Pro 2021 and alternative for Laptop?

Find below some of the reasons the iPad is a better choice compared to the Laptop for Productivity.

Portability – Looking at the size of a laptop compared to the iPad, it’s obvious that the iPad boast of being slimmer and lighter. It will easily fit into most bags, I’ve just bought the latest iPad mini, and it fits into my pockets with ease. They are much easier to use in cramp spaces compared to Laptops.

Convenience – I’ve attended various meetings over the years with my iPad and taking notes at such meetings was great. The latest iPad mini is quite compact and fits into my palm easily, it’s quite amazing because of the things you can achieve with this little device. The only caveat about iPad is the iPad Pro which is quite big but light. Despite their sizes, they are still a better option for running business on the move compared to laptops.

The iPad can be used to present ideas to others, it could be a simple sketch or a slide show. There are many amazing tools that you can install on your iPad for the purposes of:

Developing a business idea:
Edit documents.
Task completion
Presentation
Recording
Transcribing
Mind mapping
Brainstorming

Even if you think that the laptop is still the main machine to conduct various business, then I’ll advise that you might want to consider the iPad as an alternative most especially for your convenience and more productivity. The iPad’s retina seems to be one of the major reasons the iPad is gaining more ground as a business tool, the clarity of images and contents cannot be compared to that of the laptop.

I found out whilst doing my research that the sales of traditional desktops and laptops are on the decline. I don’t really believe this fact because iPad are good for business owners and self-employed. They are not ideals for big companies with hundreds or even thousands of employees to carry out various projects and tasks but rather desktops and laptops. This is the reason I don’t really want to believe that desktops and Laptop’s sales are declining.

In Conclusion

Some businesspeople who has discovered how productive the iPad is conducting their various businesses do believe that the iPad might be the sole device that caters for major business needs in the future. One of such businessmen confesses to how easy it is to conduct various business elements at the back of the car, in a coffee shop or even inside the airplane.

Stalkerware apps will threaten your privacy unless you avoid them

Stalkerware apps will threaten your safety unless you know how to avoid it.

There could be an app on your phone that might allow someone else to spy and monitor your activities. How will you feel if you find out that someone could view your personal data? Three of the best things Technology has to offer are:

Social networking
Video chats
Other tools

Three of the worst things Technology has to offer are:

Harassment
Bully
Terrorize

The worse of all is an app installed no your phone which allows someone else to eavesdrop on your conversation thereby invading your privacy. Therefore, it is paramount that you educate yourself about how to protect yourself from stalkware via various apps. Avoidance is far better than trying to do damaged control. Victims will tell you that the right solution to this problem is to avoid any mishap.

If you have access to the internet or you’re online stalkerware apps could be installed on your phone without your knowledge or permission. This app operates in stealth mode, therefore you’re unaware of its presence on your device. This app cannot be installed remotely through malware or other means. Physical access is needed for this to be installed on your device. This fraudulent act is mostly carried out by people who are close to you.

Installing the app will be done within a few minutes if the phone is locked or unprotected by a PIN, password, or other forms of security. If you share your security means with someone you thought you could trust such as a spouse, partner, or a friend, they could easily install this app on your device. There are different types of stalkerware apps which allows the intruder to perform some or all of the activities below:

Read anything you type such as password to bank accounts, online stores, or social media. Each stroke you type reveals sensitive details to the intruder.
Your movement is easily monitored through GPS location.
Record phone conversations or just listen to hear vital information
Access to message even if they are encrypted
Monitor social network activities
Look at videos and photos
Switch camera on

According to a reliable source over 50,000 users of this mobile security app were affected by Stalkware in 2020, this figure is probably higher. A report from the European institute for gender equality claims that using stalker against women is rampant. According to them seven out of ten women in Europe are most likely a victim of cyber stalking and experienced a form of sexual or physical violence from a partner.

Stalkerware apps is normally downloaded from an unofficial source, such as a developer’s webpage and could be used to sell other products. This app was banned from Google’s play store last year, the app did not gain much ground on IOS due to Apple’s ecosystem. The app could still be installed on a jailed break iPhone. A tricky one is to be gifted with an iPhone and not being aware that this app has already been installed on the phone.

Stalkware could pose as a child or an employee monitoring tool but in reality, activities are being monitored for selfish reasons. The law is gradually catching up in some countries such as France, monitoring someone’s activities without their consent is an offence and punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to 45,000 euro. In the united states, a Developer of a stalking app was fined $500,000. Another narrowly escaped penalty after vowing to change the app’s functionality.

Now that it has been established that stalkware could be running on your device without your knowledge. There are signals that will inform you if this app is currently running on your device.

If your device overheats, the battery drains quicker than normal and mobile date usage is high, these are pointers that you might have a stalkware on your phone.
You must carry out a regular antivirus check on your device through scanning. If you detect a stalkware on your phone through your security means, don’t remove it straight away, it could be a wrong move that might be detected by the intruder. The best thing is to consult a Technician who is trained to handle these issues.
Regular checks on your browser’s history is important. You don’t want the intruder to visit sites that you don’t normally visit, thereby getting you into trouble.
Are you aware of the unknown settings? If unknown sources are active on your device, this could be an indication of the installation of unwanted apps from third party sources.
A lot of people installed apps without much consideration. Stalkware app could be installed under a wrong name giving you the impression that you are installing the right app. This offers unauthorised access to your messages, call logs and other activities.

Avoidance as stated earlier is the best protection, discover more ways below to avoid any mishap.

1.If you give your device to someone, it’s advisable to carry out some of the checks listed above just to ensure that you’re protected. Don’t ever leave your phone unlock.

2.A Complex screen password is the best and ensure that your password is changed on a regular basis.

It’s a wise move not to disclose your password to anyone. It’s up to you if you want to disclose your password to your partner, spouse or close friends. Good relationships are built on trust.
Delete unused apps because they could be vulnerable, read reviews about apps before making a purchase.
Disabled the third-party option to install the app on your device.
Ensure you have cybersecurity protection that warns you about a threat before processing to visit a site or download an app.

In Conclusion

Prevention is better than cure is a very popular statement. This statement is more real today in the tech age. You need to consider if learning how to protect your data is better rather than finding the solution about how to do damaged control. Furthermore, your data will definitely be used against you which could lead to a lot of problems and the cure might do less or no damaged control. Be warned!

9 Audiobook Apps to Improve your Intelligence

This content lists 9 of the best app for audiobooks in the market that will help you to improve your intelligence. If you’re a busy person most especially always on the move, you might want to listen to some audio book to increase your intellect and personal development. This is quite imperative if it has to do with something regarding your:

Gifts
Talents
Skills
Dream
Vision
Goals
Careers
More

One of the best things about the audiobook is learning on the move, think about being inside a public transport or driving, you will be killing two birds with one stone. Smart phone and apps deliver books at your fingertips.

9 Audiobook Apps to Improve your Intelligence

Audible

This is the most popular of all, I’ve used it countless times. This is the largest audio book seller and was created in the United States. It was founded in 1998 and purchased by Amazon 10 years later. Audible creates more than 10,000 audiobooks in a year. The New York Times claimed it could be the largest employer of actors in New York City.

LibroFM

The structure is similar to Audible, the beautiful thing about the app is, it supports local bookstore. If you visit the website of a bookstore, you’re most likely going to see the Logo for LibroFM. All you have to do is create and account to get started. You will have to order the book on the website and download it to the app.

Libby

This is the app for Library lovers, you have free access to listen to audiobooks and read e-books for free as long as you have a library card. Download the app, search for your local library on the list and log in with your details. You can borrow e-books from the comfort of your home, there’ also a feature where you can tag the books you’re interested in whenever you’re ready to borrow them. It has an easy to navigate interface.

9 Audiobook Apps to Improve your Intelligence

Chirp

Audiobooks are pricey and the reason is because quite a number of people need to get paid. Publishers have to pay:

For the rights
The Producers
The Readers
And More

Chirp sells books at a discount price, this could be sometimes up to 95% off the retail price. The parent company is BookBub which was founded in 2012 and sells discounted E – books.

Scribd

It was founded in 2007 and combines both audio and e-book subscriptions services that offers unlimited:

Audiobook
E-books
Digital Magazines
Podcasts
Sheet music
Documents

All for a monthly fee

An interesting feature is having the ability to read and also add your own documents. It includes topic enterprise applications, a scan of documents in this category reveals CIOs of major corporations which is about 464 pages long.

9 Audiobook Apps to Improve your Intelligence

LibriVox

It was founded in 2005, the aim is to provide “Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain. Readers are volunteers and copyrights have expired; in other words, these are old books. The catalogue has up to 27,000 free audio books. A blog post in 2002 reveals that the catalogue included:

1,922 projects in 43 languages apart from English
A total of 7,982 solo recordings of novels, poetry and non – fiction

The interface was designed for easy navigation, if you’re learning a new language, there will always be someone to read to you in the language.

Rakuten Kobo

Kobo as mostly called seems to be a rival to Amazon Kindle because it’s also an e-book and audiobook seller. The audiobook part was founded by Shortcovers and later purchased by Rakuten Kobo in 2016. You can purchase e-books and audiobook or if you prefer, you could join a monthly subscription, which entitles you to one audio download per month. It comes with lots of good selection of books with an easy app interface and cheaper than Audible.

Audiobooks HQ

Another app that deals with the public domain, the audiobooks are read by amateurs and has more than 470,000 premium and 120,000 free audiobooks in its library. It includes the Librivox and Podibooks offerings. Old time radio shows are included as a bonus.

Realm – formerly known as Serial Box

It was founded in 2015 and originally began as an audio entertainment company. They create original podcast and audiobook series. Its main focus is.

Comic books
Science fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Similar gerne

One can tell from the list above that they are not the typical audio books.

In Conclusion

Audiobooks helps you to get more out of your time, imagine getting to the airport and there’s a flight delay for about an hour. This will be an opportunity to listen to an audiobook and add more knowledge and wisdom to your life.

The Updated Mac Book Pro 2020 Review

The Updated Mac Book Pro in May 2020

The 15-inch Book Pro 13 was replaced with a new 16-inch model in November 2019 and the 13-inch Mac Book Pro has just been updated in May 2020.

Features:

A 16-inch lager retina display.
The bezels are slimmer.
The keyboard has been updated with a scissor mechanism instead of a butterfly mechanism.
64GB and up to 8TB of storage.
AMD Radeon Pro 500M series graphic cards.
A scissor switch keyboard, plus and Intel’s 8^th and 10^th Generation chips.
Intel Iris plus graphics.
3072 x 1920 resolution display.
Higher pixel density of 226ppi.
Supports true tone functionality for white balance adjustments.
It also supports wide colour function.
It uses 6 or 8 Core 9^th Generation chips.
It was built with the most advanced thermal architecture ever on a MacBook model
Runs higher power for longer periods of time.
It comes with a new fan design with larger impeller, extended blades, and bigger vents.
The heat sink is 35percent larger for more heat disposition.
Sustain up to 12 watts more during intensive workloads compared to other models.
The keyboard offers up to 1mm of key travel and the keys are more responsive.

Design

The magic feature was updated to a physical escape key instead of the virtual key on the touch bar. It comes with a separate Touch ID button, an inverted “T” arrangement of the arrow keys and a touch bar.

A new speaker sound system.
It has the most advanced audio experience in a notebook.
Natural and clearer sound than ever.
The base is half an octave deeper.
An upgraded high-performance microphone with a 40 percent reduction in hiss.
A better signal to noise ratio.
It uses stereo speaker plus two microphones.
Equipped with built in graphics with either Radeon Pro 5300M graphics or Radeon 5500M graphics.
The AMD Radeon 5000M series graphics offer the first 7nm mobile discrete GPUs designed for Pro users.
The standard configuration compared to other configuration offers up to 2.1 times faster graphics performance.
The high need graphics options offer 80 percent faster performance.
Offers Four Thunderbolt 3/USB ports.
T2 chip which enhances the security.
Hand free Siri commands.
Eleven hours battery life with 100Wh, the largest ever.

The design is like the 15-inch Mac Book Pro except that the body is larger and the bezels are slimmer. One could say that there are not that many changes design wise compared to the other recent models.

It comes with the same general design with other and elements such as:

Thin Hinge.
Touch Bar.
Rear Apple logo.
Side speakers.
Silver and space grey colour options.

It measures at:

97 inches long
36 inches wide
9 mm thick
Weight is about 3 pounds

Display

A similar display for both 13- and 16-inches pro models with:

500 nits of brightness
P3 wide colour support
True tone functionality

True tone uses a multi-channel ambient light sensor which is included in the Mac Book model. True tone determines both the brightness and the colour temperature of the room. It will adjust both the white balance and the colour intensity of the display to match the room lighting. This will produce a more natural paper-like viewing experience that also reduces eyes’ strained.

Display features:

3072 by 1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch.
The display is 2560 by 1600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch.
The variable refresh rate can be set to the frame rate of a video being edited or viewed, the options are 447.95, 48, 50, 59, 94 and 60Hz

Keyboards

It offers the best typing experience, according to Apple. The scissor mechanism offers the magic keyboard 1mm of key travel and a stable key feel and an Apple – crafted rubber dome, which is designed to retain more potential energy for a better responsive key press.

Apple proclaims the Magic keyboard delivers a more productive, comfortable, easy typing experience. It is like other keyboards, but comes with a physical escape instead of a virtual key on the touch bar. The touch ID button is a separate button too.

Arrow keys were also designed with the inverted “T” for the arrow keys. This is a new thing compared to the new design. The Touch Bar is also a bit further away from the keys on the keyboard.

Processor

An Intel’s quad core 8^th Generation core i5 chips
Quad core 1.4 GHz core 8^th Generation Intel processor
Intel processor with turbo boost of up to 3.9GHz
An upgrade to 1.7GHz quad core i7 chip is optional

Trackpad

It has a large force touch trackpad that takes up almost all the bottom part of the device. It has no traditional buttons, but it is powered by a set of sensors that allows users to press anywhere on the trackpad for the same response.

While the trackpad is being used and engine powered by magnets provides users with tactile feedback, thereby replacing the feel of a physical button press. The force touch trackpad is compatible with a light press which is used as a regular click plus a deeper press of forced click as a separate gesture that does things such as a definition for a highlighted word.

Touch Bar

A small OLED retina multi touch display built into the keyboard where the function keys are, the touch bar is contextual and performs a huge range of functions. The range of functions depends on the apps that are in use and it is now available across the Apple Mac Book Pro models.

The touch bar can be described as a matte style display that blends with the rest of the keys on the keyboard. You interact with the touch bar through.

Taps
Swipes
Multi touch gestures

The touch ID fingerprint sensor works in the same way as the Touch ID home button on older iPhone models. Touch ID is used for password, unlocking the Mac when you place a finger on the sensor. It replaces password protected apps and can also be used to make Apple purchases in safari.

Speakers

The speakers were designed with force cancelling woofers with dual opposed speakers drives which cuts down on unwanted vibrations. This is the reason the speakers come out with a clearer and natural bass with an octave deeper.

In conclusion

The MacBook pro was elevated to a higher plane of performance and portability. It helps you to mould your ideas into a better shape as soon as possible with the high-performance processor and memory. The advanced graphics and incredibly fast storage and more help you achieve more in less time.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control