Back at its Spring Loaded event, Apple introduced the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display. And word on the street is that it's just the beginning of the display transition, with the MacBook lineup next in line.
Back in April, Apple unveiled the new iMac lineup and welcomed a family of bright colors to the mix. It didn't take long before the rumor mill turned its attention on a possible future where Apple brings those colors to its MacBook Air, too. And now a new rumor has cropped up, signaling even more changes.
Dongle. Dongles. It's one of those words that if you say it enough times, it starts to lose its meaning. And yet, for some companies looking to drum up a competitive spirit against Apple, those dongles are an important factor.
Customer retention is important to companies, including Apple. (That's why iMessage isn't on Android.) But it's also good to sweep new customers off their feet, too. Which is apparently what's happening for Mac and iPad, at least in the second fiscal quarter of this year.
Being a company that works internationally, Apple has to follow the rules on a per-country basis. Which means, as things change, so does Apple's methodology for certain things. Like offering up a standard warranty.
It has been speculated for quite some time that Apple will maybe, one day, merge the iPad and Mac lineup in some way or another. That may mean the removal of the MacBook Air in favor of the iPad Pro, or something else entirely. Like just putting macOS on an iPad, for instance. But so far, Apple hasn't gone through with it.
While Apple is technically still seeding the beta release of macOS Big Sur 11.3, the company has decided to start beta testing the next update after that one.
During its Spring Loaded event, Apple unveiled a colorful lineup for the new 24-inch iMac. But the company's newest ads don't promote those new machines -- not yet, anyway.
A trade-in program is a potentially cumbersome effort, especially if you're a company the size of Apple. Which is why outsourcing that effort to a third-party company is not uncommon. But one such partner being used by Apple for its own trade-in program has a less-than-stellar online reputation.
Tim Cook recently confirmed that the public launch of iOS 14.5 is happening soon. However, there's still time for more betas so the company can keep working out the kinks.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a global chip shortage—that's why you haven't been able to purchase your PlayStation 5—and Apple has been immune to this problem, up until now.
Apple on Wednesday went ahead and seeded the latest betas of its popular operating systems to developers.