The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 6
by Anand Lal Shimpi on September 27, 2012 8:57 AM ESTSorry for the delay this week! With Brian in Seoul, me getting back from NYC and Ian in London it was difficult to all get together for our usual Friday recording sessions for the podcast. We managed to get this episode recorded on Monday, but I then had to run off to DC for another NDA event. We did finally manage to get things edited so today we have the delayed episode 6.
This week's podcast begins with our review impressions of the iPhone 5. We also go over the other major smartphone announcements from the past week: Motorola's Medfield powered RAZR i, HTC's Windows Phone 8X/8S and LG's Optimus G. Last week we talked about Haswell from a platform perspective and this week we talk about it more from a CPU performance perspective. Finally, Ian shared his thoughts on Borderlands 2 and playing the title with NVIDIA's Physx enabled.
Also, due to popular request, we have submitted our podcast for inclusion in the Zune Marketplace although we haven't seen approval yet. Show notes including time stamps are also on the to-do list but they didn't make it in this round.
The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 6
featuring Anand Shimpi, Brian Klug & Dr. Ian Cutress
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Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
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makedots - Thursday, September 27, 2012 - link
Regarding iOS 6 maps..Apple's Split with Google Over iOS Maps Driven by Turn-by-Turn Navigation Dispute
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/26/apples-split-w...
makedots - Thursday, September 27, 2012 - link
"The maps app is already done. It's the data that's lacking. Maps will be improved much faster with customer feedback than they could have been in private. " - arn (macrumors)"Apple chose to cut the cord with Google now and go ahead with Apple’s own mapping services — which have been in development for years, with several prominent acquisitions of mapping technology companies — so that they can add turn-by-turn directions, greatly improve the aesthetics of the map graphics, use vector map tiles, add the visually impressive Flyover mode, and, most importantly, take control of their own destiny." - John Gruber
jameskatt - Friday, September 28, 2012 - link
Like the podcast stated, if it isn't the iPhone, it isn't relevant to regular people.Maps is NOT that big a deal for regular people. Even on Android, most don't even use maps or even know it exists.
Regular people also know that the iPhone will keep getting better. After all, Apple is capable of rapid multiple sequential updates to the iPhone system software to improve its capabilities. The iPhone keeps getting better over time - unlike competing phones.
Peanutsrevenge - Friday, September 28, 2012 - link
"The iPhone keeps getting better over time - unlike competing phones."Unlike the competing phones that are improving faster than the iPhone you mean?
I assume you're saying that regular people are stupid people, that they like having a dedicated sat nav that has to be taken from the car, plugged into their PC (which they might not even have anymore) to update it and have two devices floating around their dashboard, rather than just one device that auto updates, allows for a simple click on next appointment to load navigation and be on their way/
The Apple way has its merits certainly, it's just that the merits are fading, especially if they're going to be using their customers as beta testers, which is the opposite of what Apple are best known for (solid working software out of the box).
Space Monkey - Friday, September 28, 2012 - link
Love these pod-cast's! Great to listen to while in the office doing paperwork. Makes the day relaxing.andykins - Friday, September 28, 2012 - link
Ian more... he was under-utilised in previous podcasts. Loving the podcasts in general; really informative and also funny!Rappr - Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - link
FYI, maps are not bad everywhere on iOS 6 I live in a small town in the Midwest in the US, and the maps work flawless. Not sure what problem everyone is having. The turn by turn directions have worked perfectly, and the maps themselves look much better than google maps on iOS and android.