News on the margin the week of November 12-19

 The iPhone 12 Pro Max includes the best screen in the world, the 4 best camera, and Apple cuts its commission for small businesses and joins the 6G development alliance and other news on the sidelines.

Apple cuts commission for small businesses

Apple announced a good step to support small businesses, which is to reduce the commission to 15% instead of 30%, in order to increase companies' revenues, and this helps to grow their business and hire more developers. Apple said that any company that achieves less than $ 1 million in revenue from the software store is eligible for this program and in the event that it exceeds this amount at any time in the future, it will return to the traditional 30% commission. If there is a company that actually achieves more than one million dollars, and then in the future its revenues fall to less than 1 million, the commission will decrease to 15%. This step comes after many accusations by Apple that it does not support small companies and that its high commission harms companies, especially since there is no way to avoid it.

Apple pays $ 113 million in battery crisis compensation

Apple has agreed with the authorities of the District of Columbia (Washington) and 33 other states to pay them compensation of $ 113 million to close the iPhone battery file and Apple to slow down the iPhone to hide battery problems. Apple had agreed in a previous deal to pay $ 500 million to withdraw lawsuits against it. The states accused Apple of seeking to hide the existence of battery problems by slowing down the phone, thus profiting from an existing problem. The Arizona attorney general said that they hope to bring to the attention of major tech companies these millions of dollars of rulings.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max camera is in fourth place

DXOMark announced the iPhone 12 Pro Max test and awarded it the fourth place after the Huawei Mate 40 Pro in first place and 136 points, then Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with 133 points, then Huawei P40 Pro with 132 points, then the iPhone 12 Pro Max with 130 points, followed by IPhone 12 Pro 128 points. Given the criteria for the examination (sub-evaluation), the evaluation of the images was the phone Mate 40 Pro is the first 140 points, followed by the iPhone 12 Pro Max 138 points. As for the Zoom test, Xiaomi ranked first with 101 points, then Huawei Mate 40 Pro, as well as Samsung Note 20 Ultra, second place with 88 points, then Huawei P40 Pro III 86 points, and the iPhone is out of competition in this area with 68 points. Shooting the video the Huawei Mate 40 Pro scored 116 points, followed by the iPhone 12 Pro Max with 114 points.

IPhone 12 Pro Max has the best screen ever

Apple snatched the title of the best phone screen in the world after the new DisplayMate report that classified the iPhone 12 Pro Max screen as the best screen in a smartphone so far and gave it an A + rating. The center said that the Apple screen has developed some features to calibrate the quality to the extent that it can be described as perfect (according to the site term The center said that Apple, in the 11 criteria applied, the Apple rating was either the best ever or among the best evaluations that were monitored.

OPPO publishes a teaser video for a Rollable-screen phone

Oppo published a teaser video for a phone that was said to be the X 2021 and it comes with a rollable screen, meaning you can unfold and close it (not folding but rolling) Watch the video to learn more:

The M1 processor outperforms everyone with a single core even in emulator mode

The Geekbench browser posted images of performance tests of the M1 processor last week, and they were impressive, but users are concerned that they have to wait for all applications to be upgraded to ensure maximum use of performance. But there was a surprise, which is that in X86 emulator mode, that is, the application does not support ARM, but rather uses Apple Rosetta to run it; Indeed, there was a clear decrease in performance of 78-79% of performance when compatible with ARM architecture; But the performance of the single core outperformed other devices, including the MacBook Pro 2019 version 2019, as well as the 2020 iMac with a powerful i9-10910 processor, which of course greatly outperformed the multiple cores and achieved 9024 versus 5888 in the M1 emulator. But in the single core it achieved 1251 versus 1313 for the M1.

Apple joins 6G technology alliance

Apple has joined the Next G Alliance, an alliance that aims to develop future technologies and uses for 6G in North America. The alliance includes many famous names such as Samsung, Google, Cisco, Intel, LG, Nokia, Microsoft, Qualcomm, American telecommunications companies, and other companies. The alliance comes under a primary goal, which is to establish the superiority and development of North America in the areas of 5G and 6G, and it includes all workers in the sector, whether in research and development, manufacturing or sales to customers. It is reported that there is a Chinese superiority in 5G technologies now, especially Huawei, so the alliance aims to confront this matter and ensure that it will not continue in 6G in the future.

Google and Adobe are starting to support Mac M1

Big companies have begun updating their software to Mac to support M1 processors and converting the software to work with the ARM architecture. Where Google has updated Chrome to version 87 to support the M1 processor, the transition of ARM architecture directly into applications means an improvement in performance and speed, and reduced power consumption. On the other hand, Adobe revealed the first beta version of Photoshop with support for the M1 processor.

Apple is working to solve a problem with the iPhone 12 screen

An internal Apple memo that was leaked to technical websites revealed that Apple is aware that some users have problems with the screen and lead to a greenish or gray screen. A similar problem appeared a few months ago in the iPhone 11 family, and then Apple solved it by updating iOS 13.6.1. Apple has told its employees that it is aware of the problem and is currently working on developing a forthcoming iOS update. It is worth noting that complaints have come from customers who have phones on iOS 14.1 and iOS 14.2, and even some users of iOS 14.3 beta have appeared, and this may make us expect that the solution may be in a minor update such as iOS 14.2.1, for example, and it is released within hours or days.

The dual wireless charger will make you buy a charger for $ 49

Apple has updated specifications and details of the dual wireless charger MagSafe Duo, which is priced at $ 129, and Apple clarified which chargers should be purchased. Apple said that the user can choose to use the traditional 20W charger that comes with the iPad or sold separately for $ 19 and here will be 11W wireless charging. If you use a 27W charger and more, here the wireless charger will provide you with a total power of 14 watts. Currently, Apple does not provide a 27-watt charger, but only a 30W charger at $ 49, meaning you will have to pay $ 178 to charge two devices wirelessly at the same time with the highest possible efficiency from the charger.

IOS 14.3 confirms AirTags and Headphone Studio design

A developer has detected a small video file in the Find My app that appears as if there is a magnifying glass looking for bags for you, as well as a headset; This video confirms that there are two points the first is the AirTags product and it seems that it is in its final stages to the point of designing explanatory videos for it. The second is the headphone that appeared as in the picture above. So is the announcement of these products close, or is Apple testing them on broad points, and this is the secret of adding them in the new update.

IFixit disassemble the iPhone 12 mini

The iFixit team disassembled the iPhone 12 mini and gave it a 6 out of 10 easy repair where 10 refers to very easy. The report said that there is a main weakness, which is that the back glass is fragile and not easy to replace, and that any shock and breakage in it will make you completely change the body of the iPhone. The rest of the things were normal. Watch the video to learn more.

Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple has started providing an option for developers to provide special offer codes for use in subscriptions.

◉ Google updated its Gmail app to support the upgraded iOS 14 widget.

◉ Apple has released the second beta for developers of iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, WatchOS 7.2, and tvOS 14.3. Updates are mainly focused on fixing a number of problems and errors.

◉ Amazon announced the presentation of a promotional offer, which is a $ 50 discount on the new MacBook Pro devices that work with the M1 processor, which is a surprise that offers and discounts come a week after the product is revealed.

◉ Beats has unveiled a headphone that comes under the name AMBUSH, which is characterized in addition to technical matters in the sound by its external material that glows at night or in the dark "phosphorescent". The headset has a price of $ 200

◉ Watch the Apple Watch XNUMXth, XNUMXth, and XNUMXth Generation Headphone volume test video. And tell us, was it any surprise to you that the newest generation isn't quite as loud?

◉ Some old Mac users have complained about issues and crashes to their devices while upgrading to Big Sur.

A report by the Taiwanese newspaper UDN revealed that Apple is currently conducting tests for an iPhone version that may come in 2022 and will be foldable.

بتوفير Apple has provided an Embeddable Web Player tool for integrating podcasts so that you can play Apple's podcast on the site without leaving it.

◉ Apple has published a teaser video for its wildlife nightlife documentary; Watch the video:

◉ Nvidia announced that GeForce NOW now supports iOS with the Safari app; It was revealed that soon Epic's Fortnite game will be added.

◉ A report revealed that BOE failed for the second time this year to supply OLED screen orders for the iPhone to Apple due to industrial problems in the company, which means that it must wait until the first half of next year to apply for the supply of screens to Apple.

◉ A report revealed that Apple intends to use 5nm + technology, which is an improved version of 5nm in its next A15 processor, then next year 2022, and the A16 processor is expected to use 4nm technology and become the first company to move to this resolution.

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