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

Apps that have to compete with a device's preinstalled services and need to be manually downloaded have it hard. A recent study puts this into figures, showing how Apple and Google disrupt the market with preinstalled software.

At the start of the week, it was revealed that the beta version of the next HomePod OS can cause hardware defects as a result of overheating. However, there's apparently a similar problem on the current HomePod OS with older HomePods. At the moment, users should be careful with their devices.

Like most companies, Apple relies on feedback from customers – which is why Apple has been running an open test program for many years. However, there's room for improvement with how feedback from developers and customers gets handled.

Thus far in Great Britain, Apple has managed to avoid any general sort of "Right to Repair" disputes, however, things are shaping up to be more difficult in The United States. The FTC is currently in the process of creating new regulations, critical of Apple and others, with the commission mentioning "anti-trust" measures in discussions a few weeks ago.

Those interested in concepts and oddities will find the two videos in this post rather interesting. The first video we have here is an interesting 360º showcase of a 2022 MacBook Air M2, and the second of a self-made handheld running macOS Big Sur.

Is Apple about to reach deep into its pockets for the second or third most expensive acquisition in company history? According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is heavily considering doing so – in order to secure itself a gem of a production studio.

This year likely isn't to see the arrival of the next numerical successor to the M1, although it is likely to see the chip's direct successor – the even more powerful M1X. According to a leaker, Apple is hard at work on the M2 and plans to release it with a "colourful" MacBook Air (think the design of the iMac M1).

The iPhone has already had a power-saving mode for years, and now, it's finally the MacBook's turn. However, there are some significant differences between the feature on the iPhone/iPad and on the Mac – accompanied by the fact that support for the new feature is restricted to newer models.

The iPhone 2021, 2022, the iPhone 12S, or simply... the iPhone 13? Due to common superstitions surrounding the number "13" (termed triskaidekaphobia), there was some speculation that Apple might skip the "13" moniker and name the device something else. According to suppliers, however, this won't be the case.

Apple caused the entire IT industry a rather large shock with the release of the Apple Silicon M1 chip. There hadn't been such a significant amount of progress made in the field of chip development for quite some time. However, Qualcomm now hopes to compete with the company's new chip – with help from former Apple engineers.

Silicon Valley is no longer the Santa Clara based paradise that once attracted countless tech companies. The location's disadvantages have grown and companies have begun to move elsewhere – HP only recently just moved, and Apple would like to similarly decentralize.

Like clockwork, TSMC has yet again managed to shrink its chips' semiconductor nodes yet again – this time to 3nm. Apple is expected to use the new 3nm production process chips as early as next year – although Apple and TSMC will still use the 5nm chips this year.

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.