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

Counterfeit documents, faked meetings, and systematic manipulation of stock options – what Apple promised to fix in 2006 turned into an existential threat to the company. A lot was at risk for the company at the time and not even Steve Jobs was safe.

Before the Apple Watch was even announced, a sensor specialist by the name of Masimo had already foreseen a potential upcoming patent infringement by Apple after multiple personal changes. Now six years later and this is exactly what has occurred.

In the past, it was necessary to pay for a system update. Tech junkies had to go to the store and buy a physical disc, which would then install the latest operating system onto their device. Two relics of this time – OS X Mountain Lion and Mac OS X Lion (although still available for purchase) can now be downloaded and installed for free from Apple.

Many expected the unprecedented rise seen in the tech and computer industry in the midst of the worst of the coronavirus pandemic to eventually return to normal. Although things have definitely calmed down, Apple's doing us all one better. According to a renowned market analyst, demand is only increasing.

Mini LED has caused some issues for Apple and according to new reports, Cupertino is now reaching a hand deep into its pocket in order to prevent further delays. This is to say that Apple is now directly supporting the main manufacturer of the panels – for a start of sales this fall.

According to current reports, Apple has recently become Google Cloud's biggest customer – where Apple hosts a good portion of its cloud data. In the course of the last year, the percentage of Apple data on Google Cloud servers has seen a 50% increase. At the moment, there is no other company that relies so heavily on Google Cloud.

More photos have surfaced, giving a more exact picture of the upcoming iPhone 13's design – from both the front and back. The displayed dummy is made by a designer who also produced exact replicas of the iPhone 12.

Last evening, Apple released macOS Monterey's second beta to all Apple developers who opted to take part in the program. In such early stages of development, there are often quite visible differences between builds – which we will detail in the rest of this article.

LinkedIn has suffered yet again another massive data breach, less than three months after the last. This time, almost 700 million accounts are affected and the account data is currently being traded in hacker circles. Almost every user is affected.

In the near future, Apple users should be able to upload their personal ID and driver's license into the Wallet app. Apple has now explained this feature more in-depth and mentioned further possibilities with the virtual wallet.

Throughout the course of this summer, Apple has plans to release a new set of wireless earbuds – albeit under the Beats brand rather than AirPods. How does the new product compare in terms of price, equipment, and other characteristics?

The 12.9" iPad Pro is already quite a large device and doesn't quite meet the same "portable" criteria as its smaller counterparts. According to a recent report, Apple is considering increasing the size of the display even more.

Over the past few years, Microsoft has managed to change its image from that of a "big tech company" to one more focused on diversity and defending the small guy. In Windows 11, Redmond is now whipping out the guns with what can be seen as a direct attack on Apple's "App Store tax" – which could bring the App Store to waver.

iOS 15's second beta is now available and the beta software has already been put under the microscope. We'll summarize the changes in comparison to the operating system's first beta released two weeks and a half weeks ago at the WWDC.

About one and a half years ago, Apple started its campaign against leakers and journalists – it backfired terribly. In addition to all of the negative press that the company received as a result of the campaign, it also lost badly in court. Now it appears as if the company is back at it again, and Kang states that Apple has contracted a law firm to silence leakers.

Sometimes, there are great possibilities hiding behind simple commands. For example, it's possible to rename multiple files at once in Finder – something most aren't aware of.

Siri's getting smarter in iOS 15. The days in which Apple's voice assistant needed internet for everything are over, however, that's not to say that a connection won't be needed for the execution of certain commands – although it's not entirely clear why in all cases.

Should current bills be implemented into law, tech companies will have a big problem on their hands. Apple would no longer be allowed to preinstall apps and services on its own devices – for Tim Cook that means calling as many congress members as possible.

How does the new M1-equipped iMac fare with regards to energy efficiency and thermal radiation? For the first time, Apple has now provided data for these properties – with values that the new iMac's Intel predecessors simply can't compete against.

iPad/iOS 15 are not doing well in the surveys right now. Most users aren't that excited about the planned innovations in the new operating systems. This year's iPhone also isn't shaping up to be very popular thanks to the triskaidekaphobia surrounding the device's name – or, irrational fear of the number "13".

2020's WWDC occurred on the 22nd of June and announced not only the upcoming arrival of macOS Big Sur but also that Apple would be stepping away from their partnership with Intel in order to produce in-house ARM chips for Mac.