News on the sidelines: Week 19 - 23 December

iPhone 6S updates, more folded devices, iPhone SE 3 approaching, Apple moving to India, and more exciting news on the sidelines…

iOS 16 update leaves iPhone 6s and SE first

After the first iPhone 6S and SE update for many years, starting from iOS 9 to iOS 15, it seems that iOS 15 is the last for them, as new leaks predict that the iOS 16 update will drop support for these two devices, and the same leaks predict that support will drop iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad (2015th generation), and iPad Pro XNUMX version.

Apple intends to change the Mac chipset every 18 months

Although we are used to annual updates for Apple devices from the iPhone and iPad, just new leaks, the company intends to extend the period for the Mac M1 chipsets so that the new ones will be issued every 18 months, and perhaps knowing this information may give users information about whether to wait for the next update or buy Mac now.

Honor expands competition in foldable devices

After Samsung, Huawei and Oppo, Honor now comes with the latest foldable device in the market, to expand the market for devices of this type strongly, and with each generation technologies are improving little by little, so will we see a foldable device from Apple soon?

Mark Gorman: Apple will soon announce computer monitors

The famous analyst expects that the company will return to the world of screens for computers soon, and although it already sells the Pro display XDR screen, it is a professional screen with a price of 5 thousand dollars. The meaning here is the return of the company to sell screens to users like you and me at a reasonable price.

Do you want an external screen manufactured by Apple? Personally, I really want one.

Apple is trying to reduce dependence on China and head to India

In Apple's stated attempts to reduce dependence on China in the manufacture of its devices, the company is now heading to India, where it intends to manufacture 15-30% of the new iPhone devices in India, and new reports indicate that manufacturing is planned to begin next February, i.e. within less than two months.

Problems at the Foxconn plant in India

In conjunction with Apple's attempt to transfer the manufacturing of the iPhone to India, news comes of the closure of a Foxconn factory in India, specifically near the province of Chennai in southern India, due to food poisoning by many workers in the factory, which led to protests from workers.

Apple is losing talent to crypto companies

It seems that nothing will stop the wave of expansion in cryptocurrency these days, as many startups have decided to work specifically in this high-profit field and this has affected many major companies such as Google, Amazon and even Apple, as these companies are losing many talents from Managers and developers are in favor of these highly profitable startups, according to a report from The New York Times.

Apple dominates sales of 5G devices and increases sales of HomePods mini

Despite the large number of devices that come with 5G technology these days and in various price categories, according to recent analyst reports, Apple has dominated sales of 5G devices in the last quarter of this year, and on the sidelines of the same news, sales of the HomePod Mini smart assistant have increased Significantly this quarter coinciding with the end of the year holidays in the West and the season of buying gifts.

Teams contains serious security vulnerabilities

After the program’s problems with Pixel devices two weeks ago, new news comes of serious security holes in Microsoft’s Teams program, which is used by many companies, universities and schools to communicate and conduct virtual meetings and conferences, and these gaps allow hackers to access users’ IP addresses and even access data in major Microsoft servers.

Apple decides to close more stores

This comes in conjunction with the spread of a mutant Omicron from the Corona virus, which comes according to specialized centers with a greater ability to contagion, and from here the company decided to close many of its stores and invite users to shop via the website.

Sony announces new headphones for the Middle East

Sony announced its new wireless headphones WF-C500 in the Middle East, and it comes with important features such as light weight, a battery that lasts for ten hours of continuous use (according to the company), support for Siri, Google Assistant and many other features, at a price of 349 AED.

iPhone SE 3 may come very soon

According to new reports, the production of the iPhone SE 3 has already begun, and this indicates the approaching announcement, which may come at the beginning of next year, and the iPhone SE 3 comes with features such as 5G and the A15 processor while maintaining the price of 399 dollars.

Galaxy S22 Ultra images leaked

Yesterday, images of advertisements planned for the device appeared, and it comes with the design expected by leakers before, but the new thing is that it is still called the S22 Ultra, as many leakers expected to change its name to Note to replace the old Note devices.

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