Comment: Apple's Spring Loaded Event – The Good the Bad... And Almost No Ugly

If you want to know what an artist earns per track played via Apple Music, you can now get an answer from an official source - in a letter, Apple explains the business model and why Cupertino thinks it is particularly fair.

What is the point of using the new feature from iOS 14.5 to recalibrate the battery? There's first feedback from users who triggered that process on their iPhone 11 – reporting quite an impact on their "Battery Health" status.

When many had already given up hope for Apple innovations before the WWDC in June, Apple finally confirmed the spring event. It will be on April 20 at 10 p.m. Pacific time - and in this article we summarize which topics you should be prepared for.

In an interview, market expert Mark Gurman commented on the Apple event next Tuesday. His core statement: There won't be anything particularly innovative on April 20 - because Apple didn't show anything that hasn't already been seen somewhere.

Apple's trade-ins are convenient, but they are often accompanied by ridiculously low purchase prices. Something else is added in the US, because criticism of the service partner's behavior is getting louder and louder - many talk about it being nothing less than fraud.

Nothing stands in the way of virtualizing various operating systems on M1 Macs now. After months of development and several technical previews, Parallels Desktop 16.5 has now been released. The app runs natively on Mac mini M1, MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1, and of course still on Intel Macs.

According to all reports so far, the 2021 iPhones are rather evolution than revolution. In 2022 however, Apple wants to take another big step - and once again ignite a new photography/video era. Face ID will also see some changes, but the mini will get on the chopping block.

The first major event of the Apple year has just been confirmed. We can look forward to exciting announcements - like more M1 Macs, among other things. A new generation of the iPad Pro is pretty much certain, and there should also be something happening in the accessories sector.

A new video has been recently added to Microsoft's repertoire of videos comparing the Surface Pro to Apple hardware. Similar to the most recent Intel campaigns, the comparisons made are a bit more than wacky.

Intel's advertising department recently made an embarrassing slip-up in its new ad campaign this week. One of which being using a MacBook Pro to advertise the "best processor for thin and light notebooks".

iMessage is indeed a fixed component of iOS, however, most iPhone users worldwide prefer messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram. iMessage isn't available for Android smartphones or Windows. A court document now provides Apple's reasoning behind this decision.

In a recent podcast interview with The New York Times, Tim Cook answered several questions concerning his future in the next 10 years. Apple has been working on a succession plan for a while, as reported by Bloomberg last fall.

10 years ago, Microsoft was set to dominate the smartphone market, according to a forecast from the International Data Corporation at the very least. Although things were looking good in 2011, the Windows Phone met a similar fate to Microsoft's Zune.

Since April, numerous reports have mentioned the arrival of new hardware. Now, there's even further indication that something new might not be too far off – Apple's allegedly planning to provide select media outlets with test devices. A common tradition in the past.

After the uneventful first Apple quarter, we can only hope that Apple will soon come up with hardware innovations again. According to a leaker, there will be major innovations for the iMac, among others - literally, because the display will grow.

iOS 14.5's sixth beta comes with even more new features. Siri's getting some new voice options and automatic battery recalibration is making an arrival to keep your device functioning at its peak. However, these new features are only available for certain models.

Despite Intel's best advertising efforts, the company is having a rough time convincing customers of the supposed superiority of its x86-based laptops in comparison to Apple's M1-equipped notebooks. Intel has even gone so far as to release more than questionable benchmarks comparing M1 and Intel chip performance, however, a new set of benchmarks reveal the truth.

Although there's still no word of a spring event, Apple has finally announced the date for WWDC 2021 – as expected, it's going to be an online event (again). There are already a few annual topics we can be sure of being addressed at this year's WWDC – for example, the announcements of macOS 12, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8.

HomePod mini users could be getting a new feature pretty soon – according to Bloomberg, there's a temperature sensor already present within the device also capable of measuring humidity. The feature is likely to be added in an update, ideal for HomeKit thermostats.

Intel has announced plans worth billions to contest in hopes of seeking receiving manufacturing contracts. The company wants to manufacture for other companies – regardless of chip architecture. According to the Intel CEO, Apple would be a very favourable partner.

Exactly 20 years ago, the time had come for Apple to let loose a completely new generation of Mac OS – Mac OS X. After a months-long public beta, the final version of Mac OS X 10.0.0 was released, only to receive a mixed response. Although the operating system certainly showed potential, it also came with several serious weaknesses – leading to difficulties with productive use.