Dropped Bits — Issue #5
Welcome to issue #5 of Dropped Bits, the humble tech newsletter, now weekly delivered to your inbox. I hope you find here some interesting readings. Let’s dive in!
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🇺🇦 Supporting the Ukrainian people
Two weeks have passed since Russian troupes invaded Ukraine. While I sincerely hope diplomacy will ultimately win over bombs and missiles, we can’t ignore the war that is going on.
So I once again stand to support Ukrainian people in my newsletter. A tiny step for sure, but as the saying goes, every drop in the ocean counts. If you feel so, I put a few links down below to donate to trustworthy organizations trying to defend and take care of the Ukrainian people.
Thank you.
International Committee of Red Cross
Top News
Yesterday Apple has held an online-only event in which unveiled a new green color for iPhone 13, refreshed iPhone SE (same “iconic” design now sporting A15 + 5G), and, true protagonists, the Studio Display and the M1 Ultra chip. The last one is an (Ultra)Fusion of two M1 Max chips connected by a 2.5TB/s of low latency, inter-processor connection. It sits at the top of Apple Silicon offer and powers the all new Mac Studio, a new entry in the line-up that sits between the M1 Mac Mini and the Mac Pro, the latter of which is going to get Apple Silicon as the last step of the transition, per John Ternus words. If Apple will respect the two-year transition, that means it will be introduced later this year at WWDC.
Apple unveils M1 Ultra, the world’s most powerful chip for a personal computer — Apple — www.apple.com
Apple today announced M1 Ultra, the next giant leap for Apple silicon and the Mac.
Apple unveils all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display — Apple — www.apple.com
Apple introduced Mac Studio and Studio Display, a desktop and display designed to give users everything they need to build the studio of their dreams.
Maybe the most interesting outcome of the Block by Block event, the first conference by Notion team, is their APIs being available in GA.
In case you missed it, you can get tips and digital goodies, or watch the event again here.
Notion API is officially out of beta — making Notion the hub for all your tools — www.notion.so
Our API has been our all-time top request in Notion history. So we’re so excited to announce that our API is officially out of beta!
General Availability of support for Apple Silicon on OneDrive for macOS — Microsoft Tech Community — techcommunity.microsoft.com
OneDrive sync for Apple silicon now GA We’re excited to announce that OneDrive sync for macOS will now run natively on Apple silicon. This means that
Tool of the week
Mate — the translator app you’ll love. — gikken.co
Mate is made beautifully for iOS, macOS, and your favorite browser. Instantly translate anything between 103 languages.
This week spotlight is on Mate Translate, a useful tool made by awesome developers and great people, who made their apps available for free to all Ukrainians during these painful times.
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