News on the sidelines the week of September 17-24

IPad and Mac with Mini-LED screen soon, iPhone 12 coming October 13, beware of the Solo Loop stretching, Apple asks BYD to increase iPad 8 manufacturing and other news on the sidelines.

Apple is speeding up the manufacture of the Mini LED and its iPad Pro version by the end of this year

◉ Mini-LED screens, many analysts say that Apple wants it for the future of the iPad and Mac devices and that it does not aim to transfer them to OLEDs like the iPhone; This week, it was reported that Apple decided to increase the pace of screen production, so that devices with it would be launched before the end of this year. Mini-LED displays are a type of screen that is characterized by a light and slim design, good color performance, better contrast and higher HDR, as well as consumes Apple power and the possibility of dimming regions of the screen. Most of all, Apple can provide it far from Samsung, which gets the lion's share in OLED supplies for the iPhone.

◉ In the same context, a famous analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, said that Apple is already producing a version of the iPad Pro that comes with the new Mini-LED screen, and the company will unveil this iPad and make it available in the market during the last quarter of this year, which may be at the I-Conference IPhone or at a standalone conference in November / December. The report said that there are already production problems for the screen, but Apple decided to continue and launch the device, even if it was supplied in small quantities.

◉ The analyst added that there is competition between a number of suppliers to provide screens to Apple, which will reduce the cost of the screen from $ 75-85 to $ 45. The analyst said that 30-40% of iPads and 20-30% of Macs in 2021 will be Mini-LED. The Chinese company, SANAN OPTOELECTRONIC, is expected to be the supplier of Apple's flagship displays of this type.

These are the names of the next iPhone 12

The L0vetodream account on Twitter, one of the well-known accounts in the leaks, said that the naming of the iPhone 12 family will not have 12 Max and 12 Pro Max. Rather, the smaller 5.4-inch version will be called the iPhone 12 mini, then the iPhone 6.1 will be called the iPhone 12, the 6.1 higher version will be the 12 Pro, and finally the iPhone 12 Pro Max. That is, the designation differed in the economic version and would not be called the 12 and 12 Max, but rather it would be 12 Mini and 12 only.

IPhone 12 conference is coming on October 13th

In a leaked internal video of the British Telecom Company, the official said that the iPhone 5G is coming within days, which confirms leaks and news about iPhone support for the fifth generation; What gives the video additional credibility is that Eddie Q, Apple's Vice President of Developers, was a guest in the video. This news comes in conjunction with leaks from sources in telecommunications companies who spoke to newspapers that Apple informed them that October 13 will be the date of the iPhone conference and they must prepare to launch the device.

Apple: The Solo Loop may stretch over time

Apple has acknowledged in its internal support documents that the new Solo Loop rubber frame may increase in length over time, and Apple wrote this in an extremely thin font on its website's product page. Apple has also updated the frame's user manual to add instructions to help it choose the right size for it accurately to avoid buying an inappropriate size "wider for example" and at the same time it will expand with time and the result will be the fall of the watch.

The iFixit team dismantles the sixth generation watch

The iFixIt team, as usual, disassembled the 6th Generation Apple Watch and gave it a rating of 10 out of 10 in Ease of Repair, where 0 is the easiest and 1.17 is the hardest. The team said the battery has been slightly increased to 10.4wh, Force Touch has been removed, the TapTic Engine vibration sensor enlarged, and the thickness reduced to 10.74mm versus XNUMXmm last year. The team said that changing the screen is difficult, but it is possible, and the same applies to the battery that can be changed, but they made it clear that Apple used nails “screws” that are more difficult to loosen, and there are some connections that are welded or placed in a difficult way and require high skills in removing them.

Samsung clamps down on Apple at the forefront of customer satisfaction

The US “Customer Satisfaction Index” has been updated, which measures the satisfaction of corporate users with their products. And in the classification of personal computers, Apple continued to lead, despite its decline by one point, to become 82% satisfaction, from 83% last year. As for Samsung, it was able to maintain the same percentage of satisfaction and did not retreat like Apple, thus it reaped 81%, and the difference between it and Apple becomes only 1%, which may threaten Apple to lose its usual lead. Third place came Acer and Amazon.

Apple calls on BYD and Luxshare to increase the manufacture of iPad 8 and 6 watch

A report by DigiTimes revealed that Apple had a strong demand for the iPad 8 as well as the 6 o'clock, prompting it to ask Luxshare, the second manufacturer of the 6 o'clock, to increase the production of the watch beyond the agreed upon time; The same goes for BYD, which won the contract to manufacture the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 8, and Apple asked it to increase production. We can explain Apple's request to increase production in Chinese factories that there is an increase in demand outside America, as previously reported that Apple will target the world with Chinese production while seeking to assemble devices that will be sold in America outside China, but it is not known whether or not this decision has already begun. But in general, the news means a positive demand for devices that exceeds Apple's expectations. The price of the watch is $ 399, starting price, and the price of the iPad starts at $ 329 for the Wi-Fi version.

Apple updates its experimental systems:

Apple has updated its experimental systems and the update is as follows:

◉ iOS / iPadOS version 14.2 and got new features such as integrating Chazam into the system, redesigning in AirPlay, and adding the feature to recognize people in the Magnifier app.

◉ watchOS version 7.1, the first beta version, and it did not show any new features in it.

MacOS 11.0, beta 8, did not show new features, but we can say that it is almost ready for the final expected launch next month.

◉ tvOS version 14.2 is the first beta version and no new features have appeared in it.

Tik Tok announces reaching an agreement with Urcal

We spoke in on the sidelines last week Ruters clarified an agreement between Urcal and Tik Tok. Last Sunday, TikTok officially announced the deal and said that Oracle will be in charge of the company's servers and responsible for securing user data. Also, Orcal will participate with Walmart in the pre-IPO of TikTok "before the exchange" and they can acquire up to 20% of the company. The mother has a 12.5% ​​stake in Orcal and 7.5% for Walmart. TikTok said the deal will create 25 jobs in America. The funny thing is that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, said that it does not know anything about the $ 5 billion that the US President said is TikTok that will invest them in education in America.

TSMC manufacturing lines are full-fledged due to A14

A report by DigiTimes revealed that TSMC's 5nm production lines are running at maximum power and are fully completed due to Apple's orders to manufacture the A14 processor. The sources told the newspaper that the company is expected to continue operating at maximum capacity until the end of this year. In another context, the report said that 7nm lines do not face any problems, and therefore TSMC is not the reason for the currently rumored deficit in Sony’s production of the PlayStation 5 or PS5, as this line is separate from the 5nm that Apple acquired in its entirety. It is worth noting that the latest Samsung processors, Qualcomm and others are currently working with 7nm processors, but it is expected that they will move to 5nm at the beginning of the year.

A site affiliated with Amazon offers refurbished copies of the iPhone 11 at a discount of up to $ 450

A lot of Apple users are waiting for the Refurbished versions to buy one of the devices at a reduced price and an official warranty. And last week, the Amazon-owned site Woot offered the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max devices, renewed with discounts reaching $ 450 in the 11 GB 512 Pro Max, which was sold at $ 1000 compared to $ 1450 as the price of the new device. It is noteworthy that the Apple website is currently offering the refurbished 512 GB XS at a price of $ 1100, so Amazon's offer was perfect and surpasses that provided by Apple itself.

Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple has finally launched the first version of the Soviet application for programming for Windows, and this is how Apple expands the base of developers because in the past, in order to use Swift, you have to get a Mac.

Apple has stopped recording for iOS 13.7, so you cannot return to the previous update, and the only available is iOS 14.0.

◉ Apple has updated the iWork apps on iPadOS to add support for YouTube and Vimeo in the Keynote app, as well as add support for Scribble, which enables you to write anything on the content

◉ Microsoft has unveiled a major design update for the outLook app for Mac.

◉ The Checkra1n jailbreak tool has been updated to support iOS 14, but only on devices with A9 processor, which are iPad Air 2, mini 4, Pro 1, and iPhone 6s / 6s + / SE.

◉ The iclarified website posted a video for the speed of unlocking the iPhone 11 Pro Max in iOS 13.7 and iOS 14.0, and the video showed a significant improvement in the unlock speed in favor of the iOS 14 version

◉ This evening, Amazon will hold a conference to unveil a number of Amazon devices working with the Alexa assistant. The devices are expected to be the Echo Studio competitor to the HomePod as well as the Echo Show 8 and the third generation of the Echo headset, in addition to glasses that are said to be called Echo Frames and another product, Echo Loop.

◉ Leaks said that the Apple Studio headset is coming with support for the Ultra WideBand feature through the U1 chip - see this link-.

◉ Although among the features of tvOS 14, 4K quality support is included, but so far this feature has not been provided in the final version available; Apple seems to be delaying its launch with next-generation televisions next month.

◉ An account of leaks posted on Twitter a picture of the next braided C To lightning cable and said that it would be the next cable with the iPhone 12 (the only thing coming with the phone in the box).

◉ Press reports revealed that Microsoft will launch a special version of Office next year. You do not need to subscribe to Microsoft's 365 account.

◉ Apple finally launched its online store in India, after a long series of rumors followed by Apple confirming the news. Apple is currently seeking to interest the Indian market and increase its market share in it.

◉Some Apple users have complained that after upgrading to WatchOS 7 they encountered GPS issues with the watch.

◉ Mixpanel said that iOS 14 reached 5% of Apple devices 25 days after its launch.

Google has updated the Gmail application to provide the "default browser" feature of iOS 14.

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