“What Apple did on 10 September was to release the first operational 64-bit hardware and software ever seen in a mobile device,” John Naughton writes for The Guardian.
“Most of the media coverage of iOS 7 focused on the radically different ‘look and feel’ of the user interface, the sparseness and minimality of which was widely attributed to Jony Ive, who is now in overall charge of both hardware and software design at Apple,” Naughton writes. “This is fair enough: after all, for most people, the most important aspect of a device is its user interface. Is the thing easier to use after the latest “upgrade”? The answer for iOS 7 seems to be a qualified ‘yes.'”
Naughton writes, “But for geeks, two things about iOS 7 stand out. One is the fact that Apple could completely rewrite a complex operating system for a 64-bit environment – and ship it in a relatively bug-free state, on time. The other is the way iOS 7 solves a problem that has been bugging internet engineers for years – how to ensure that if one mode of connecting to the network fails, your device can seamlessly switch to another mode. The solution is called multi-path TCP and – guess what? – iOS 7 has it. But you’d have to read a lot of media coverage of the iPhone launch to learn that. Those who think that Apple has peaked ought to think again.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple leads. The rest follow. As usual.
Related articles:
Apple’s iOS 7 first to deliver deliver groundbreaking Multipath TCP technology – September 20, 2013
Apple’s new iPhone 5s is the world’s first and only 64-bit smartphone – and it will be king of the hill for quite some time – September 13, 2013
Apple leaps ahead with game-changing 64-bit A7 processor – September 13, 2013
Android phone, tablet makers will have difficultly catching up to Apple’s 64-bit A7-powered iPhone, forthcoming iPads – September 13, 2013
Samsung: Uh, someday our phones will have 64-bit processors, too – September 12, 2013
Hands on with the new 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s with new M7, camera features & Touch ID – September 12, 2013
Apple increases iPhone 5c and 5s battery sizes relative to iPhone 5 – September 12, 2013
Apple changes the world again, propels biometrics into the mainstream with iPhone 5s’ Touch ID – September 12, 2013
The world’s first 64-bit smartphone is just the beginning, Apple’s A7 chip paves the way for Apple’s long-term future – September 11, 2013
Apple reveals flagship iPhone 5s with Touch ID, the world’s first and only 64-bit smartphone – September 10, 2013
Apple unveils iPhone 5C; pre-order September 13th, on sale September 20th – September 10, 2013
Apple to release iOS 7 with completely redesigned user interface on September 18 – September 10, 2013
And there you have it: the Android response.
Being offensive is the best defense?
Hmm, I can understand why Google and Samesung cater for people as intelligent and polite as you.
Funny, I never felt that pressing need to spew invectives and profanity on Android sites when a new version comes along and leapfrogs my preferred platform… Why?
well for one Android is still vastly behind iOS, and has never leapfrogged it.
Well you didn’t have the need because you were NOT being paid by Google/Samsung to troll the Mac Boards!
I HAVE THIS SAME CONVERSATION WITH ANDROID USERS ON GOOGLE ALL THE TIME
DO YOU YELL AT THEM, TOO?
Why that pressing need to spew invectives and profanity on competitor sites when a new version comes along and leapfrogs your preferred platform? Never felt that…
Sorry for the slightly double post; didn’t realize after a few refreshes it takes a while for the site to acknowledge a new entry…
I did the same thing lol
I would suggest that the site moderator clear the top post…
But he so poignantly articulated the Android position!
…and there you have a supreme example of the typical Fragmandroid demographic: low-class, cheap, and vulgar.
Nailed it.
Excellent post!
I was convinced by your superb analysis to immediately throw my iPhone in the garbage and run out to BestBuy and get a Samsung phone.
I call it my MuthaFucka Sammy phone.
I already have a virus and an issue with my credit card!
I am so happy that the Supreme Tabernacle came here to show us iFools the way!
All hail, Tabby! (you dont mind if I call you Tabby, do you? You are so like my little kitten, with your mindless boundless enthusiasm and your inability to use the bathroom!)
It’s gonna take me an hour to clean my monitor. But thanks!!
LOL
Where you store your garbage? If you don’t mind I will remove it and try to find your iPhone there…
to Tabernacle
I’m really sorry you have such a bad case of Tourette’s Syndrome. It must really mess up your life.
But there’s good news. Although there is no cure, a lot can be done, today, to control the symptoms. Consult your health care professional to find out what might be best for you.
Wow could we get some rational comments?
And does this forum actually have a moderator?
Apparently not.
Answers: Seldom and close to nonexistent
The combination of extremist polititrolls, Androidheads, and just plain troublemakers looking to stir things up for entertainment has greatly diminished this forum. We used to have great discussions of new Apple products and technologies and speculation about upcoming product releases.
MDN has chosen not to moderate this forum except in very rare circumstances. The quantity of worthless posts has increased along with the number of highly intrusive and aggravating advertisements. Apple concerns itself with the user experience. MDN does not.
Yep, I’m not coming to MDN as often. I like Mac news sites and have left a few others. Oh well, I guess I’ll won’t be letting the door hit me on my way from MDN unless they moderate here and stop allowing profanity, name calling, etc. さよなら。
Hey, MDN — Please pay attention to orenokoto’s post.
If ad revenue is part of why and how this site exists, it’s going to go down more and more as actual Mac fans disappear leaving you with jerks and trolls who don’t respond to the ads.
Kind of like how iPhone greatly outshines Andromongrel in e-commerce results. Anyone doing a slight amount of tracking knows where to advertise.
AppleInsider. MacRumors.com.
The only time the site owner chooses to remove posts is when the poster disagrees with his/her political view.
Yeap u definitely sound like the usual intelligence below a caveman type damndroid user
Yeap your an android user. No doubt about it. I’m sure an illiterate caveman would look at you like what the hell is wrong with this idiot?
Back on topic…multi-path TCP should open even more Enterprise doors as they continue to close for Android (due to massive fragmentation and more importantly, security issues) and of course BlackBerry.
64 bit iOS is icing on the cake and will keep Apple an order of magnitude ahead of the competition for years.
This (not screen size) is true innovation.
It is interesting. This feature is not something that Apple can easily advertise, it took a fair bit of effort to implement, but it will make the user experience better so they did it.
Wow, now there’s some intelligent dialog. Amazed at the sophistication of Android fanboys
Probably the most hilarious first comment ever at MDN. (Hey, but you missed a “mother.”)
Wow, what a sad, pathetic little man you are. Enjoy the unrelenting misery that is your life.
What’s interesting to me is that this is the first I’ve heard about multi-path TCP. Not from Apple at the Keynote reveal or from any review including techhead sites like Ars Technica and in reviews on six or seven others I’ve read.
In truth if mentioned in passing I could have missed it, but…..
…..Seems like something worth more crowing about….
It’s there on Ars.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09/multipath-tcp-lets-siri-seamlessly-switch-between-wi-fi-and-3glte/
“…and ship it in a relatively bug-free state…” ..You are having a laugh! Two great big holes relating to security found within days of release!
you’re right Chuck
the nice thing about Apple product users and testers is to report bugs rather than weaponize them. Software is never perfect when it ships, hence interations of updates. Some security holes are mammoth and fundamental. Examples are the unending routes for Windows based malware to infect PCs. The lock screen bug permitting dialing is not especially scary to me. Malware phoning home my contacts or passwords to Russia or China like on Android mobiles is pretty much a nonstarter for me.
Not quite as big as the holes in your head.
two great big holes that you would have no chance of penetrating!
@MFST
Perhaps if you got some regular exercise and worked on portion size for meals you could shave down those tits and be a man not an invective spewing child.
Another reason why geeks should be excited about iPhone 5S – the M7 motion coprocessor. This shows great potential by giving the possibility of Apple adding coprocessors for other tasks into iOS devices. The possibility for an iPad to have a G7 graphics coprocessor or an Au7 audio coprocessor would be a slap in the face to those who say the iPad isn’t capable of, “real work”. Heck, it was already capable, this just made it more capable.
Don’t be fooled by the 64-bit marketing hype,
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/166244-iphone-5s-the-64-bit-a7-chip-is-marketing-fluff-and-wont-improve-performance
Sent from my 5S, btw. It’s awesome, but let’s get our facts straight on what 64-bit architecture is.
The problem is, he’s wrong. He should get his own facts straight before he writes articles. Every benchmark shows performance improvements over 32-bit.
Yes, ’cause you read that on the internet AND a gaming site, so it has the virtue of being 200% correct, right? Oh wait….
Most of us are intelligent enough to do research before affirming something a fact based on one questionable article.
It is an interesting idea, and it’s certainly forward thinking. But even Apple itself never claimed the 64-bit architecture is responsible for the performance gains (of which there are some, like you said). What seems to be making more of a difference is the switch to the ARMv8 instruction set. It’s quite a bit more efficient, and Apple took the time to rewrite iOS 7 for it. There also is the dye shrink for the A7 vs. the A6, affording Apple the opportunity to pack more transistors on the chip. It remains to be really seen what effects the new M7 can (and will) have on battery life, but that’s really a side discussion.
Sure, the original article may not have the best credentials, but the overall point is sound. It’s unfair to attribute the performance gains in the A7 and in iOS 7 to the 64-bit nature of the chip. What’s more likely is the enhanced ARMv8 instruction set (which necessitated the 64-bit architecture, true); it’s simply more efficient at executing the same commands as v7, even for 32-bit applications. The ability to address more memory space in a 64-bit architecture is truly a non-starter for the mobile world. It will be interesting to see what developers do in the next 3-6 months.
I will apologize for not having read your linked article. I didn’t read it because I slogged the incredibly in-depth one at Anandtech. It was linked on MDN a week ago or so. You really ought to read that. One of the biggest performance increases in a 64-bit processor is double the number of registers. It’s something like 20% increase in performance (I said I read it a week ago, right?). To call the switch to 64-bit “marketing fluff” is to give evidence of an agenda to make oneself seem smarter than the folks at Apple. There is substance to the claim that the 64-bit nature of the processor leads to noticeable performance improvements — it’s available in some of the benchmarking done by Anandtech.
No, there IS a bump in performance due to the 64bit architecture. If your claim were true, then you would see the same increase in all iOS devices due to the design of the instruction set being used, not the processor in the 5s. You don’t. Ergo, the processor is faster due to the 64 bit architecture.
The most astonishing feature of iOS 7 is for me, that it allows to run 64 bit apps and 32 bit apps in the SAME TIME, like in OS X. I don’t know an other OS wirh this possibility. This is Apple at his best!
Most modern desktop operating systems permit such a thing. Windows 7/8 and recent builds of Linux, BSD, etc. all permit this. Of course, this being the first 64-bit OS for a phone, there isn’t another phone OS that allows such a thing. 🙂
And this, folks, is the number one type of client Android is made for.
Nothing else really needs to be said.
Off topic: Anyone else having trouble with iMessage? Seems the servers must be down …
Yo…Tabernacle…better get back on your meds before you hurt smoebody!
And I’ll remember to turn on my spellchecker. :-/