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A new report from Bloomberg’s Debby Wu and Mark Gurman says that Apple tasked its suppliers with building “at least 75 million” 5G iPhones. That’s in the ballpark of what was produced last year, so Apple is expecting strong sales despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More interesting for our purposes here, though, are tidbits about what those iPhones—and other Apple products planned for release this year—look like.
Citing people familiar with the situation, the Bloomberg story claims that Apple has a busy holiday season ahead of it. The sources say that Apple plans to launch four 5G iPhone models, a new iPad Air, two new Apple Watch models, over-ear headphones, and a new HomePod speaker. They also allude to a modestly updated Apple TV 4K and the long-rumored AirTags product, but the story did not claim that those are coming this year.
Let’s start with the iPhones. Bloomberg’s sources say there will be two entry-level models (up front one last year, the iPhone 11) and two high-end successors to the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. While the main split between the cheaper iPhone and its pricier siblings has been the choice between an LCD and an OLED screen these past couple of years, the sources claim that all four new iPhone models will have OLED screens.
Those screens will also come in new sizes. The cheaper iPhones will come in 5.4- and 6.1-inch variants, while the premium alternatives will come in 6.1 and 6.7 inches. All four devices will also have 5G, though the sources say that some testers have reported that this feature hasn’t improved their wireless data speeds much on current, nascent 5G networks.
In any case, the phones would all feature Apple’s new A14 system-on-a-chip and see a significant redesign—the first major one since the introduction of the iPhone X in 2017. All four phones will have squared edges, resembling the iPad Pro or in some respects the iPhone 4 and 5 from years past. The two cheaper models will have aluminum edges, while the more expensive ones will have stainless steel—the same split we see between the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro today.
Also, Apple plans to axe the Midnight Green color it introduced for high-end iPhones last year and replace it with a new dark blue scheme.
Apple already signaled to investors that the new iPhones will ship a few weeks after last year’s models did. That said, iOS 14 is still expected to launch in September. (Previously, its release has been closely tied to that of the first new iPhone of the year.)
As for the other products mentioned in the report, the new iPad Air is expected to have an edge-to-edge screen similar in design to that of recent iPad Pro models. The two new Apple Watches include a successor to the Series 5, as well as a replacement for the Series 3 at a lower price. Apple also plans to introduce over-ear headphones that will carry the Apple brand name instead of Beats, and a smaller HomePod speaker that trades fewer speakers for a lower price.
All these products are planned for release by the end of this year—meaning Apple has a very busy season ahead. However, specific launch dates are not known for any of them, apart from the aforementioned plan to launch new iPhones a few weeks later than last year.
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Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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