The start of the iPhone self-repair program, Mac sales growth, big news if you want to buy a smartphone and better processors soon, and other exciting news of this week in the sidelines!
Mac sales grow as Windows declines
With the decline in sales of Windows devices for this year after the great recovery during 2020 when work from home spread, Mac sales continue to rise, with an 8% increase in sales for this year, and this is the largest growth in the computer market. It seems that Apple's abandonment of Intel and its own processors was necessary in order to increase sales of the Mac in this way.
If you want a phone, buy it soon
It seems that we are not yet out of the supply chain problems and the difficulties of producing devices, and according to new reports, we could see the production and stores of smart phones decrease sharply in the coming period again. So if you want one of the current phones in the market, you may want to buy it soon while it is available.
SD card sized for Mac
The return of the SD card slot for the MacBook Pro was a source of great joy for its users, photographers, content makers, and those who want more storage on their Mac, but the chip entrance did not allow the entry of the usual chips completely, and it was annoying if you wanted to keep them permanently, so companies have already started One of them, Transcend, makes slides the size of a detail for the Mac so that they never protrude and match the color of the device if you want to keep them permanently for storage without annoying protrusion.
Better 2nm processors coming soon
Do you think current devices are fast? So wait for future generations. There are already plans to develop processors to be based on a capacitive architecture of 3 nm this year and 2 nm in 2025, and all these developments come from the Apple supplier TSMC, and according to recent analyzes, Apple will be the first company to benefit from this technology. We may consider our current devices fast enough, but this development not only benefits speed but also extends battery life significantly. It is reported that the current hardware architecture from Apple comes in the size of a 5-nanometer transistor.
Google starts removing call recording apps
After years and years of neglect, this week Google began scanning call recording apps based on its new store policies, and the move comes to preserve users' privacy more and prevent illegal call recording.
New law to control ads
The European Commission announced the new DSA Internet Services Bill, which will be implemented in 2024, and this law comes to set limits on targeted ads that use users' personal data to reach them, and from the law comes a ban on targeting users with ads based on their religion, race or political interests. Of course, this law is important for everyone, because these big laws regulating the Internet in Europe, we see their impact around the world and we have in the Arab region.
Facebook opens its first physical store
Meta Inc. Facebook really wants to sell more of its VR devices, so it opened a new store in California this week to showcase and try out Meta VR devices for users, often with plans to expand to other stores.
“Leaked” Google Watch
Similar to what happened with the iPhone 4 before, the design of the Google smart watch, much awaited by Android users, was “leaked” after an employee left the watch in a restaurant. The watch comes with a metal design and a circular glass with a rotating gear similar to the Apple Watch, and a few days later another leak appeared showing the watch on someone's wrist, as in the image above.
Diablo is coming to the iPhone
Diablo Immortal is finally coming to the iPhone, and although it has been on the App Store for pre-order for a while, more details about the game were released this week. Its final release will be on June 2nd. A PC version will also be launched that will allow you to sync game progress between the iPhone and the PC. The game is free and you can pre-order now to start the download when it is launched.
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More variety of browsers on the iPhone soon?
Other leaks indicated that the new European Internet Services Law may force Apple to allow other browsers to use their own engines on the iPhone. So far, all browsers on the iPhone, including Google Chrome, have to use only Apple's Webkit engine. Of course, Apple's point of view is to ensure privacy and performance for users, but does it win by maintaining the status quo?
Free trial for all games more than $34 on PlayStation?
New reports indicated that Sony has started informing developers that they must place free trial periods for all games over $34 on the Play Store before purchasing, but this only comes to subscribers of Sony's new Playstation Plus Premium service.
Even Microsoft employees have problems with Windows 11
When Windows 11 was launched, there was widespread criticism due to its high system requirements. Unlike previous Windows systems, many users with relatively recent devices found their devices not officially supported by Microsoft. In an explanatory video from a Microsoft employee for one of the modifications in Windows, viewers noticed that even the employee owns a device with a seventh-generation Intel processor that is not officially supported on Windows 11.
Apple Studio Screen Camera Update
After the launch of Apple's Studio Screen, many noticed the poor performance of the screen's camera, especially that it should be similar to the one in the iPhone 11, but it's a lot worse for some reason, and Apple promised a system update to fix this problem. So, the update was released this week to improve the performance of the camera. The update has already improved the performance, but it has not yet reached the camera to the expected performance according to the experimenters… What is the reason for this?
Twitter chaos
After the success of the entire deal to sell Twitter to the world's richest businessman Elon Musk, there was a huge uproar about the future of the platform. With new accounts, proponents of the entrepreneur's philosophy have done their work to take advantage of the expected new environment for Twitter.
Start iPhone Self Repair Program with Smart Plan
Apple has begun implementing a self-repair program for the iPhone in the United States, where you can order the part you want to replace and it comes with a how-to guide and the appropriate kit in the mail. Buyers have noted that the price of repair is not much different from the price of repair in Apple stores, but you can get a huge discount of up to a third of the repair price if you send the damaged part that you replaced to Apple for use in recycling, and this is a nice plan to encourage users to recycle. The damaged parts instead of throwing them to turn into electronic waste that harms the environment.
Miscellaneous news:
◉ Rumors spread this week that Belkin Accessories launched a completely wireless charger that can charge the phone from afar this week, but the company stated that these rumors are not true.
◉ The European Union has approved the progress of a draft law that may force Apple to put a USB-C port in the iPhone instead of the Lightning port.
◉ Apple has started sending warnings to developers that their apps can be deleted from the App Store if they have not been updated for a while and that they can be erased, and this has angered many developers of applications that may not need to be updated like many games. Will Apple make exceptions?
◉ Samsung factories win LG contracts to manufacture large parts of the new M2 processor for Mac computers expected to be launched this year.
◉ Apple is trying hard to expand its factories and supply chains away from China, after its devices were severely affected by the closure procedures in China in the last period, and within this comes news of an increase in iPhone production in India by 50%.
◉ Apple announced a free repair program for Apple Watch 6 for a defect that causes the screen to freeze and show only white or black. You can check if you qualify for a free repair from any Apple authorized repair service provider near you.
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Various news, thank you
The Diablo game is over and its era has become a thing of the past
May Allah give you wellness, but I wish you to update the application except for my prayer, as it has not been updated for years, and you will be rewarded, God willing
Very beautiful
Happy new year and Eid Al-Fitr to all of us, God willing
Apple has started sending warnings to developers that their apps may be removed from the App Store if they haven't been updated in a while and that they may be removed, {totally agree 🙏😎}
Any application or game that you haven't talked about for a year and a half, you should delete it immediately
Most applications will fly 😂 Arabic applications