Apple tests its own 3nm chip designs, Qualcomm competes with Apple Silicon, advertisers turn to Android, problems with HomePods, iPads with OLED screens, and other exciting news in the fringes…
Apple Pencil features expanded in iPadOS 14 to include other languages
Apple expanded many of the Apple Pencil features in the iPadOS 14 update to support additional languages, improving functionality for people who type in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. These languages can now be used when transcribing handwriting as text and there is also support for data detection.
This means that if you type something in these languages, you can now copy and paste the handwritten text as standard typed text, and titles and other content written in these languages will appear as interactive and clickable.
US President directs FTC to draft right-to-reform rules
A person familiar with the US administration said that President Joe Biden will direct the US Federal Trade Commission to draft new rules aimed at preventing manufacturers from limiting the ability of consumers to repair products in independent stores or on their own, and of course this will include phone companies, including Apple, which claims to allow repair shops Independent work on their machines without supervision will lead to safety, security and quality issues. There is no doubt that a decision like this will lead to easy and affordable access to the components of the device or at least there will be multiple options for the quality of the product that the consumer wants to repair whether it is an original or a replica or less.
All iPhone 14 models will have ProMotion screens with a refresh rate of 120Hz
Apple could introduce its ProMotion display technology, which allows for a higher refresh rate of 120Hz, across all models of the iPhone 2022 lineup, and the technology is expected to debut on iPhones this year.
It has been widely reported that Apple plans to include a 120Hz refresh rate in this year's iPhone 13 lineup, but it will only be exclusive to the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max with Samsung's LTPO displays, which were said to have started production in May. On the other hand, Apple will rely on LG for the iPhone 13 and 13 mini LTPS screens.
The M2 chip will arrive in 2022 with the redesigned MacBook Air
Apple plans to launch an “M2” chip with redesigned MacBook Air models in the first half of 2022, according to a leaker known as “Dylandkt.” He also claimed that the “M1X” chip is reserved for high-end Mac Pro devices, which could include the MacBook Pro. The iMac is bigger and more powerful.
Dylandkt predicted the right details about a number of recent Apple products. In November 2020, it was claimed that the next generation iPad Pro will have an M1 chip and this was five months before the device came out. Ahead of the launch of the 24-inch iMac earlier this year, correctly predict that the new redesigned iMac will replace the smaller iMac and will feature the M1 chip instead of the M1X. Thus, his claim about the MacBook Air with an M2 chip may be plausible.
Several US states are suing Google for violating antitrust laws
Prosecutors representing 36 US states, including Washington, filed a lawsuit against Google over Google Play Store fees, and the lawsuit was filed in a federal court in California and presided over by Utah, North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska, against Google's plan that requires all application developers who use The Google Play Store paid a 30% commission on sales of digital goods or services, which Google plans to impose in September.
The first iPad with an OLED screen
Apple is expected to release the first iPad with an OLED screen in 2023, screen supply chain consultants said in their latest OLED shipment quarterly report. Apple will enter the market with a 10.9-inch iPad AMOLED display, which previous sources suggested could be for the iPad Air.
Sudden problems with HomePod
Some original HomePod models suddenly stopped working mysteriously and at an increased rate, these devices were running the beta version of the HomePod 15 update, which may be the problem, but some affected users have HomePods with 14.6 installed. To solve the problem, a senior Apple technician said that users should disconnect their HomePods and stop using them until Apple releases a new update sooner to solve these problems.
Facebook: The apps pre-installed with the system are the most used, and Apple responds
In a study by Comscore company funded by Facebook, it says that the majority of applications used by iPhone and Android owners are made by Apple and Google, especially the pre-installed applications by default, and that the most used applications on the iOS system are weather, calculator and clock, which are more used than YouTube and Facebook And Amazon, as well as the case with Android applications.
According to the results of the study, 75% of the top 20 iOS apps in the US were made by Apple, while Google made 60% of the best apps on Android, and the top four apps on both platforms were made by the same company. This was denied by Apple and stated that this study is flawed and that there are already strong competitions between system applications and its counterpart from external applications that may significantly excel.
Because of the transparency of tracking apps, advertisers have turned to Android
Mobile advertisers have tended to spend significantly more money on Android users due to Apple's implementation of its transparency framework on iOS, severely affecting the amount of data companies can collect about iPhone and iPad users.
According to early data from ad measurement company Branch Metrics, less than 33% of iOS users have allowed apps to be tracked by other apps, and the remaining 67% have chosen not to allow apps to track their activity. As a result, the amount of advertiser spending on the Apple platform fell by about a third between June 1 and July 1, while spending on Android rose by 10% in the same month, due to a lack of accurate data that made mobile advertising on iOS devices effective and paying off.
Qualcomm plans to compete with Apple Silicon
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the company will have laptop chips that can rival Apple's silicon by next year, and has outlined how the company views Apple's expected transition to its modems. He said that his company is very competitive and that it is able to have the best chip in the market, thanks to a team of its engineers who previously worked for Apple.
Earlier this year, Qualcomm acquired chip startup Nuvia for $1.4 billion, which was founded by a number of Apple chip designers. Qualcomm will start selling Nuvia silicone chips for laptops next year, which are expected to feature lower power consumption to extend battery life.
On the other hand, Apple is currently a major customer of Qualcomm, as Qualcomm modem chips are used in all iPhone 12 models. It has been widely reported that Apple is developing its own internal modem to replace the Qualcomm component, which is expected to be released with i- devices. iPhone 2023.
Miscellaneous news
◉ Apple's Taiwan supplier Pegatron will remain a major assembler of smaller iPhones and will share orders for iPhone 13 mini with Foxconn.
◉ The upcoming iPhone 2021 will be called iPhone 13 and with the same variants Mini, Pro and Pro Max, especially after widespread controversy over naming the iPhone as the number 13, which non-Muslims are pessimistic about, because there is no religion in Islam
◉ In ongoing antitrust discussions about App Store competition, Apple has asserted that allowing users to install apps outside of its Store would have dire privacy consequences, but EU digital competition chief Margrethe Vestager said that Apple should not use privacy excuses to limit competition. .
◉ Twitter plans to allow users to post select tweets “for trusted friends only.” This is the name of the feature Twitter is testing that would allow users to target a smaller circle of people with specific content.
◉ Apple and Intel are testing their own chip designs with 3 nanometer technology that will be manufactured by the Taiwanese company TSMC, which is expected to start commercial production of these chips in the second half of next year, according to informed sources.
◉ It appears that the Chinese smartphone company Oppo is preparing to make the "Oppo Card" a competitor to the Apple Card, following similar moves by Apple's competitors such as Google, Samsung and Huawei.
◉ Instagram will start hosting full-screen videos as part of a major change as the company seeks to make itself more relevant in an era dominated by TikTok and YouTube.
◉ After months of rumors, Apple is planning to announce a redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro that features mini-LED displays, an all-new design, and a faster silicon processor and is expected to be announced in September of this year.
◉ launched a company ThrowboyPillows and mattresses have some designs on the model of classic Apple devices, and recently launched a new series of blankets that are modeled on classic Apple operating systems as well.
◉ Apple considers the 2015 version of the 12-inch MacBook to be outdated, with an Intel Core M processor and a fanless design, that Apple has added to its legacy product list.
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