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Forget The New MacBook Pro, Apple Has Something Better
Updated Jan 8th: article originally posted Jan 7th:
With Apple deciding to break a streak of two decades of launches by not announcing a new Mac in the last quarter of the year, what’s next for the MacBook family? I’m sure the faithful will always wait for the latest releases, but everyone else looking for a new MacBook right now may be considering Apple’s current offering in general, and the newest MacBook Pro in particular.
Yet every other option available both right now and in the near future is a far better choice than Apple’s latest laptop.
Apple MacBook Pro computers display in John Lewis at Home shop, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. … [+]
Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesUpdate: Thursday January 7th: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman adds to the many voices of an update to the MacBook Air during 2023, reporting that a 15-inch display is the most likely candidate to be launched this year. But this comes with a disappointing note on another MacBook Air that many were hoping for.
Apple is no longer looking to release a 12-inch MacBook “in the near term”. This smaller model, reminiscent of the 12-inch MacBook that was available between 2015 and 2019, would have been a highly portable laptop paired up with the Apple Silicon technology to offer longer battery life with more power than the previous Intel-based 12-inch models offered.
Apple will no doubt steer those looking a smaller ‘laptop-like’ experience towards the existing 11-inch and 12-inch iPad Pro hardware.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 9: Apple CEO Tim Cook stands in front of an MacBook on display after an … [+]
2015 Getty ImagesLet’s remember that the current new MacBook Pro (released at WWDC in June 2022) is Apple’s awkward combination of an M2-powered MacBook Air with a MacGyvered fan for some extra cooling. That lets the processor run a little faster than the Air, but you are paying a lot for this slight increase over the Air. If you are in the MacBook game for power, you need a ‘professional’ MacBook Pro; those looking for Apple’s definition of value for money should stay with the MacBook Air.
What about those looking for raw power? The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops powered by the M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets are more powerful but built on the previous generation of Apple Silicon. The eagerly awaited upgrade to the presumptively named M2 Pro and M2 Max that many expected to arrive in Q4 2022… did not appear. They’re on the cards for the first half of 2023.
Those looking for a larger laptop have lots of choices in the Windows market, but Apple has kept the larger-screened MacBook choices under the Pro designation. With Apple Silicon lifting the baseline of performance to levels more than suitable for most consumers (even if Tim Cook and his team missed their deadline), a larger screen on the MacBook Air would be one of the most anticipated upgrades. The supply chain suggests that Apple is preparing a 15-inch display for its consumer laptop – an option that would be a welcome diversion from Apple’s traditional portfolio.
It’s also worth asking if you actually need a laptop. Do you leave your desk and work on the move enough to justify the portability, or would a smartphone or tablet paired with an iMac or Mac Studio be a better choice?
You can look elsewhere in the current range, save up for a true powerhouse laptop, or wait for a larger display. Apple has many options now and in the near future… and they’re all better than the new MacBook Pro.
Now read the latest Mac, iPhone, and iPad headlines in Forbes’ weekly Apple Loop column…
Macro hedge funds toast blowout year that peers are keen to forget
Hedge funds trading bonds and currencies are on track for their best year since the global financial crisis, boosted by the steep interest rate rises that have inflicted heavy losses on equity specialists and mainstream investors.
So-called macro hedge funds, made famous by the likes of George Soros and Louis Bacon, endured a barren period when markets were becalmed by trillions of dollars of central bank bond buying after 2008. But this year they have thrived thanks to seismic moves in global bond markets and a bull run in the dollar as the US Federal Reserve and other central banks battle soaring inflation.
Among the winners have been billionaire trader Chris Rokos, who recovered from losses last year to gain 45.5 per cent in 2022, helped by bets on rising interest rates, including during the UK’s market turmoil in the autumn. It leaves the Brevan Howard co-founder on track for his best year since launching his own fund, now one of the world’s biggest macro funds with about $15.5bn in assets, in 2015.
Caxton Associates chief executive Andrew Law gained 30.2 per cent to mid-December in his $4.3bn Macro fund, which is shut to new money, according to an investor. Said Haidar’s New York-based Haidar Capital has gained 194 per cent in its Jupiter fund, helped by bets on bonds and commodities, having at one stage this year been up more than 270 per cent.
“It reminds me of the early part of my career when macro funds were the dominant style of investing,” said Kenneth Tropin, chair of $19bn-in-assets Graham Capital, which he founded in 1994, referring to strong periods for macro traders in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.
“They were truly hedge funds that intentionally were not correlated to people’s underlying exposure in stocks and bonds,” added Tropin.
Global stocks have dropped 20 per cent this year, while bonds have delivered their biggest declines in decades, making 2022 a year to forget for most asset managers. But hedge funds that can bet against bonds or treat currencies as an asset class have leapt ahead. Macro funds on average gained 8.2 per cent in the first 11 months of this year, according to data group HFR. That puts them on track for their best year since 2007, during the onset of the global financial crisis.
Traders profited from bets on rising yields, such as in US two-year debt, whose yield has soared from 0.7 per cent to 4.3 per cent, and the 10-year gilt, which has risen from 1 per cent to 3.6 per cent. A surprise change by the Bank of Japan to its yield curve control policy, which sent Japanese government bond yields soaring, delivered a further boost to returns.
“They have given every macro trader a lovely Christmas — even the office security guards are short Japanese government bonds I think,” quipped one macro hedge fund manager.
With the “artificial suppression of volatility” from ultra-loose monetary policy now gone, macro traders were likely to continue to profit from their economic research, said Darren Wolf, global head of investments, alternatives at Abrdn.
Computer-driven hedge funds have also benefited, with many of the market moves providing long-lasting trends. These so-called managed futures funds are up 12.6 per cent, their best year of returns since 2008.
London-based Aspect Capital, which manages about $10bn in assets, gained 39.7 per cent in its flagship Diversified fund. It profited in markets including bonds, energy and commodities, with its biggest single win coming from bets against UK gilts. Leda Braga’s Systematica gained 27 per cent in its BlueTrend fund.
“We’re in a new era where the unexpected keeps happening with alarming regularity,” said Andrew Beer, managing member at US investment firm Dynamic Beta. Jumping yields and fast-moving currencies presented opportunities for trend-following funds, he added.
The gains stand in sharp contrast to the performance of equity hedge funds, many of which have endured a miserable year as the high-growth but unprofitable technology stocks that climbed in the bull market were sent plummeting by rising interest rates.
Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global, one of the biggest winners from soaring tech stocks at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, lost 54 per cent this year. Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking, which moved out of stocks trading on very high multiples early this year, lost 3.3 per cent up to mid-December.
Meanwhile, Boston-based Whale Rock, a tech-focused fund, lost 42.7 per cent. And Skye Global, set up by former Third Point analyst Jamie Sterne, lost 40.9 per cent, hit by losses on stocks such as Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet. Sterne wrote in an investor letter seen by the Financial Times that he had been wrong about the “severity of the macro risks”.
Equity funds overall are down 9.7 per cent, putting them on track for their worst year of returns since the financial crisis of 2008, according to HFR.
“Our largest disappointment came from those managers, even well-known ones with long track records, who failed to anticipate the impact of rising rates on growth stocks,” said Cédric Vuignier, head of liquid alternative managed funds and research at SYZ Capital. “They didn’t recognise the paradigm shift and buried their heads in the sand.”
With the exception of 2020, this year has marked the biggest gap between the top and bottom deciles of hedge fund performance since the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2009, according to HFR.
“Over the last 10 years, people were rewarded for investing in hedge fund strategies correlated with [market returns],” said Graham Capital’s Tropin. “However, 2022 was the year to remind you that a hedge fund should ideally give you diversity as well.”
Additional reporting by Katie Martin
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Don’t Forget These 5: Biadasz Recovers the Fumble
ARLINGTON, Texas – With 74 points scored, including both teams grabbing the lead back and forth, this will be a game remembered for big moments such as highlight-reel touchdowns and diving interceptions.
But games have those plays that can get overlooked but still change the course of the game. Here are five that made a difference.
Dak avoids sack on third down – Already down 10-0 after an interception return for a score, the Cowboys desperately needed a big play to stay in the game and prevent it from getting out of hand. On third-and-5 from the Cowboys’ 48-yard line, Dak Prescott appeared to be sacked in the pocket, but he was able to fight off defenders and gather himself enough to find Michael Gallup over the middle for an 8-yard gain. The drive moved into Philadelphia territory, where the Cowboys kept it rolling and scored on a 1-yard run by Ezekiel Elliott.
Eagles hold Hilton, drive extended – Before T.Y. Hilton made a huge game-changing play in the fourth quarter, he was held by an Eagles defender on a fourth-and-8 at the Philadelphia 45-yard line early in the second quarter. The pass fell incomplete, but the flag extended the drive and the Cowboys were able to score a few plays later for a 14-10 lead.
Fourth-down run opens up big comeback – The nail-biting finish might not have occurred if Dallas doesn’t make key plays earlier in the second half. Down by 10 points, the Cowboys faced fourth-and-1 at their own 34-yard line. The offense called a run around the right side to Elliott, who had his longest rush of the game, going 22 yards to the Eagles’ 44. That led to a field goal that got the Cowboys back to within a score.
Cowboys get the fumble back, pass to Hilton – Yes, the pass to Hilton changed the entire game. The Cowboys were able to convert a third-and-29 with a bomb to the recently signed receiver, who made his first catch of the season. But it doesn’t happen if center Tyler Biadasz doesn’t recover a fumble by Prescott at the Cowboys’ 38-yard line and Dallas down seven. A turnover there would’ve been devastating, but the Cowboys kept the ball and ended up with a third-and-forever. Prescott, though, still had enough confidence to bomb the pass to Hilton, whose catch not only flipped the field but led to a game-tying score.
Wright tackles Pascal in bounds – On the final drive of the game, with the Eagles needing a touchdown to win, they had plenty of time and one timeout. But on first down, the pass in the flat to Zach Pascal had the wide receiver headed out of bounds before Nahshon Wright hit him first. By NFL rules, that keeps him “in bounds” and the clock running. Instead of the next snap occurring around 1:35, the Eagles didn’t get the ball snapped until 1:19. While the Eagles still moved down to the Cowboys’ 19-yard line, those seconds were huge in forcing Philadelphia to be more aggressive at the end of the game.
Forget the next iPhone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is next year’s most important launch
You might think that the best phone launch of the year happens in September when Apple announces its newest iPhone 15. In fact, the most important phone event happens in February when Samsung sets the hurdle that every new smartphone will need to leap or duck under. After we see the Galaxy S23 Ultra at Samsung Unpacked (assuming we do), the only question left is how will Apple, Google, and others try to beat it.
That’s going to be especially hard this year. We get a good idea of what parts will make up a new smartphone long before it’s launched. Since most manufacturers buy from the same parts makers, it’s hard for a phone maker to set itself apart. Launching a phone at the beginning of a new year’s launch cycle is especially daring.
A better Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform
Take the mobile platform. Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S22 Ultra with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. It was the best platform you could buy outside of an iPhone, but it wasn’t a Samsung exclusive. By the time Samsung announced its Galaxy Z Fold 4 in August, it was already time to upgrade to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.
What’s worse, last year’s Galaxy S22 didn’t launch with the latest Qualcomm chips in every region. Some areas got a Samsung Exynos platform inside, and testing showed the Qualcomm device was the superior phone.
This year, Samsung is taking no chances. Not only does every region get a brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform inside, Samsung is offering a better chip than competitors will use, making it possibly the most powerful phone you can buy. Rumors suggest that Qualcomm will overclock the Snapdragon in Samsung phones to give the devices a speed advantage over the rest of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones.
Of course, we will definitely see faster chipsets from Qualcomm before the year’s end. Samsung won’t hold the performance crown for the entire year, but it’s possible it could defend the title until reinforcements arrive in August in the form of a possible Galaxy Z Fold 5.
The wild card is the new MediaTek Dimensity 9200 mobile platform that could show up in competitors like the Oppo Find N2. MediaTek has made quality chips for mid-range devices, as well as some flagship phones sold outside of the US market. The latest high-end chipset takes aim at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon, and MediaTek is talking up its graphics performance like we’re back in the old days of gaming console wars. We expect heated competition.
That wild 200MP Samsung camera sensor
If you’ve been following the Samsung Galaxy S23 rumors so far, you know that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform isn’t even the most exciting spec upgrade. Qualcomm has hinted for months that it would be the exclusive partner for the Galaxy S23. It’s the Samsung 200MP camera sensor, a huge leap in resolution, that has us really excited.
Qualcomm says that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 image signal processor can handle 200MP images, but that doesn’t mean manufacturers will reach for that extreme level of sensor data. Samsung is rumored to be including a Samsung Semiconductor ISOCELL HP2 sensor that will blow away competitors in terms of low-light photography, in addition to sheer resolution.
There’s a lot more to smartphone imaging than pixel count. A high resolution doesn’t help if those pixels are too tiny to collect enough light to make great photos. Phones also need fast lenses, and the software to put it all together. Our experience with the best Samsung phones has us excited about the images the Galaxy S23 Ultra will produce with the new shooter.
Apple and Google will have a very hard time keeping up if the new camera delivers on the excitement it’s created. Both competitors could theoretically buy the new camera module as well. Samsung Semiconductor camera sensors are separated by a legal firewall from the Mobile Experience group that makes phones for just this reason.
Samsung sells sensors to other phone makers, including Motorola on the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra. Samsung phones use camera sensors from Sony and other camera companies.
Not on the next Apple iPhone or Google Pixel
We don’t expect Apple or Google will upgrade to 200MP, at least not with the next Apple iPhone 15 Pro (or the possible iPhone 15 Ultra) or the Google Pixel 8 Pro (or the possible Pixel Ultra). This just doesn’t match the history or camera style.
Apple only recently updated its iPhone from a 12MP sensor to a larger 48MP sensor, but that still doesn’t come close to the 108MP on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that tops our best camera phone list. Of course, the actual sensor size is very similar between those two, and both companies downscale images by default to a more reasonable size.
We don’t expect Apple to significantly upgrade the pixel count on the iPhone for a few generations. Apple likes to reach a resolution plateau and then hone its imaging craft for a while, eking out the best results from familiar technology.
Google, on the other hand, uses AI enhancements to improve images. The Pixel 7 Pro uses fine sensors and lenses, but nothing superlative. Instead, the Google Tensor G2 chipset packs unique image processing and editing features that you can only find on a Google Pixel 7 family phone. These make a real difference, but they can only build upon existing image quality.
It will be harder for Google to improve its optical image quality to match the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra than it will be for Samsung to come up with some new AI and software tricks to give us Google-like results. With a fantastic new sensor and competent lenses, Samsung won’t need to unblur photos or enhance zoom dramatically. The camera will do the work.
Satellite emergency SOS will up the ante
Finally, we’re hearing that Samsung will partner with Iridium Communications for a satellite messaging service similar to the emergency SOS via satellite that Apple included on the iPhone 14 family. Satellite capabilities will be a running theme in mobile devices this year.
We expect numerous competitors to support satellite emergency messaging, so this will be table stakes by the time the next iPhone launches. If a phone maker hasn’t checked this box, does it really care about its customers who climb K2 on the regular?
Competitors can win on battery and power
There are a few missing ways we wish Samsung were setting the stage for the year, but there will be room for competitors to win as competitors have before. Samsung batteries are not large enough, and Samsung phones don’t charge as fast as the best OnePlus phones. We’d love to see Apple and Google up their game in these areas as well.
Samsung was rumored to be improving the fingerprint sensor on its phones, but seems to be sticking with older kit. The latest Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max sensor can handle multiple fingers at once, and we expect it will appear on competitor phones. Security will be a huge issue this year, so this could be an important upgrade.
Samsung won’t improve where we really need it
With class-leading processors and camera sensors that competitors may not be able to match, we can see how high Samsung is setting the bar
We don’t have hopes for improvements to Samsung’s OneUI this year either, and the gap between Samsung’s software design and the Google Pixel version of Android are more noticeable than ever. Samsung needs to modernize, or competitors that hew closer to Google’s sleek, mature, and unobtrusive interface will find happy buyers.
It’s going to be a tough year financially for most of us, and we haven’t seen rumors that Samsung will be reacting to the global cost of living crisis. We’re hearing the newest phones from Samsung and Apple will cost more, not less. That would be a mistake, and also an opportunity for the competition.
We know where Samsung intends to lead the pack this year. With class-leading processors and camera sensors that competitors may not be able to match, we can see how high Samsung is setting the bar this year. We’re hoping that while competitors try to leap ahead, we see phones that find the room to duck beneath as well and give us the battery and security improvements Samsung lacks.
Before the 2023 editions arrive from Samsung, Google, and Apple, take a look back at all the best smartphones they delivered this year.
Spotify Instafest: Forget Spotify Wrapped and Share Your Dream Festival Lineup Instead
If you’ve logged on to Twitter in the last day or two, you’ve most likely seen a Spotify Instafest image.
They look like this…
Or this…
To be perfectly honest, the first few times I scrolled past thinking it was an actual, real-life festival. But after seeing them pop up everywhere, with dramatically different lineups, it clicked. Yep, this was another Spotify thing.
Instafest is a third-party app that hooks into your Spotify data to automatically create a fantasy festival lineup featuring artists you’ve been listening to on your Spotify account. Apps like Icebergify and Festify do pretty much the same thing.
The main point of difference? Instafest just looks really nice. It’s well designed and clean, and mimics the three-day style of most major festivals. It also allows you to mildly customize the look and feel of the poster.
The app was created by Anshay Saboo, a student at the University of Southern California, who’s built a bunch of apps in the past, including one designed to help students keep track of their grades.
How do I create my own Instafest?
It’s pretty straightforward. Simply head to the Instafest site, log on to your Spotify account and voila. Just be aware the app is drawing from your personal Spotify data.
Afterward, you can change a few settings. You can choose the style of the poster, along with the period of time the festival draws the data from to create the lineup.
It looks a little like this:
Please excuse the lineup. My wife listens to Christian music, and my kids have become obsessed with this dude called TheFatRat for some reason…
Instafest
You can also hide your username before sharing, if you’re worried about randoms checking your account.
My festival is an embarrassment, a complete embarrassment. Your mileage may vary.