OTOY says it has optimized the scene navigation and video editing interface especially for the iPad tablet, offering all the features available on the macOS version. Octane X for iPad also supports multi-touch gestures and the Apple Pencil.

For experienced users, Octane X for iPad also supports a keyboard, trackpad, external display, Bluetooth mouse and iPadOS “front desk scheduling”. These features make the overall experience identical to that of Octane X for Mac.

Octane X accelerates modern creative workflows with ACES, OCIO and Deep Pixel EXR rendering, node-based materials, shader and scene graph editors, and AI noise reduction. Artists can also export scenes created in the app to more than 20 3D toolsets, including Cinema4D, Maya, Houdini, Blender, Unity3D, and Unreal Engine.

The official store description reads.

"Octane X is the world's first fastest, unbiased, spectrally correct renderer for macOS GPU production, built from the ground up for a maximum performance on Apple Metal and Apple Silicon, and supporting artist workflows for visual effects, motion graphics, games, design, concept art, and architectural visualization.

Octane X is optimized for maximum rendering performance on AMD Polaris, Vega and Navi GPUs and Intel SkyLake GPUs on macOS Big Sur 11.1 and later.

This exclusive version of Octane X for the App Store features multi-GPU rendering, network rendering (via an additional Octane Enterprise Render Node license), and Apple M1 native GPU rendering support."

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Meter, a company that installs and manages Wi-Fi for businesses, has detailed this issue on M1 / M2 Mac devices in a new blog post. In the post, the company says that Apple has received feedback from users and that some Wi-Fi providers have reported it to Apple.

Meter writes in the blog post that “while there are many issues that appear to consumers, they are essentially caused by a drop in throughput and speed, with devices randomly disconnecting and failing to rejoin the network.

For example, UCLA IT Services has been tracking these issues through its service status dashboard, and the university’s IT team has said that the upcoming release of macOS 13.1, likely sometime this week, is expected to include fixes for these issues. The University of California appears to have worked closely with Apple’s engineers to test and eventually resolve the issue.

"Apple has upgraded the latest macOS beta to a Release Candidate that resolves a point-to-point issue affecting Wi-Fi connectivity on Apple MacBook M1 / M2 devices and Apple mobile devices. All testing of the beta and release candidate has been positive, and IT Services, Apple and other campus entities have been unable to reproduce the issue. We will be deploying macOS 13.1 as soon as we are notified of its official release."

As a temporary solution to improve WiFi connectivity, Apple recommends that users turn off the AWDL interface (which disables AirDrop / AirPlay). Users can turn it off by using a terminal application and running a script or through the user interface. Some users have reported improved WiFi performance when disabled.

It is not clear how widespread these issues are. Most reports appear to come from users connected to Wi-Fi networks managed by corporate or education teams. Typically, these types of Wi-Fi networks have different security and administrative controls that sometimes cause unique issues that do not affect other users.

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Plugable says its new USB-to-HDMI adapter is perfect for multitasking or expanding your workspace. Connected via a single USB-C cable, the docking station supports four displays, each with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 60Hz or less.

The Dock is ideal for running Office-related applications such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office, and IT House has learned that the company does not recommend the product for gaming or other graphics-intensive work. HDCP-protected content on websites, including Netflix and Hulu, is not supported.

In general, support for external displays on Macs has some limitations. On a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, the M1 chip can connect to 1 external display via USB-C. Mac mini supports 1 display via HDMI, and 1 display via USB-C.

Plugable says the adapter allows any M1 or M2 Mac to run up to four displays. Driver installation is required through the InstantView app.

The Plugable USB-C or USB 3.0 Quad HDMI adapter is available for $119 (about RMB 863).

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