Weekly digest - 2019.46
16-inch MacBook Pro
It's finally here, and it is a beast! The brand new 16-inch MacBook Pro has been released. Here is what's new:
2.6GHz 6-Core model:
- 16-inch display (3072x1920px) 226 ppi,
- New Magic Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism,
- Physical Esc key is back,
- CPU:
- 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz or
- 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 processor with Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
- GPU:
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory or
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory,
- 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, configurable up to 64GB,
- 512GB SSD storage, configurable up to 8TB,
- New 6-speaker sound system,
- New thermal architecture.
2.3GHz 8-Core model:
- 16-inch display (3072x1920px) 226 ppi,
- New Magic Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism,
- Physical Esc key is back,
- CPU:
- 2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 processor with Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz or
- 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 processor with Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
- GPU:
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory or
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory,
- 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory, configurable up to 64GB,
- 1TB SSD storage, configurable up to 8TB,
- New 6-speaker sound system,
- New thermal architecture.
All of this in almost unchanged form factor. The new MacBook Pro is ~2% bigger, 0.5mm thicker and 170g heavier than 15-inch model, but Apple managed to put bigger - 100Wh - battery which should allow for 11h of work.
All of this for the same price as for old 15-inch model. The base 2.6GHz 6-Core model starts at $2399. For the 2.3GHz 8-Core model we have to pay $2799.
Disney+ launched
Disney+ launched in USA, Canada and Netherlands. On the first day new platform surpassed 10 million subscribes. This number is not surprising as Disney+ has massive portfolio of movies and TV shows, including very popular Marvel and Start Wars franchises.
Disney+ will be available in UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain on March 31st. There are rumors that Poland will be included in this group as well, for about $8/month, which is similar to Netflix's monthly subscription.
Interesting links
- GraphQL Crash Course (in 10 pics!)
- Push Notifications in JavaScript? Yes, you can!
- Bruno Simon — Portfolio (case study)
- New CSS Logical Properties!
- Swift Equation Solvers
- Growing EmailOctopus, a small side-project into a £1m business
- The Mac Apple Wants You To Forget About!
- We Recreated the Latest Apple Wallpaper: macOS Catalina
Image credits: Apple
