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

Apple's in-house M1 chip displays its strength in many different areas, including video editing. But how well do Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere run on an M1 MacBook in comparison to an Intel one? Benchmarks from DPReview provide an answer.

The next big version of Windows has been leaked – and the early build documents Microsoft's departure from the original "there won't be a Windows 11" strategy. There are now countless screenshots of the new OS and an official announcement is expected next week.

According to some feedback concerning the new iMac with Apple Silicon, there are factory defects to the stands of some computers. Thus far, the number of users affected by and the frequency of these issues are unknown. However, more and more complaints are coming in through the forums.

Every time that Apple TV+ gets more content, the heads at Cupertino become less willing to provide the service for free. Come this July, there won't be a free trial year for Apple TV+ and new device owners will only get a 3-month trial, similar to Apple Arcade.

Not all iPhones will be able to take advantage of every single feature that iOS 15 has to offer, unfortunately. Owners of older iPhones will have to accept a few trade-offs, whereas those who own an iPhone with an A12 bionic chip or newer will have to make fewer exceptions.

Just as with the iPhone, there's also a yearly cycle for the Apple Watch. Although there was only one update to the product last year, more is allegedly planned for 2021 and 2022 – although there could be delays to some plans.

It's often the case that Apple registers new products with states and unions prior to market entry. Just recently, it appears that the Eurasian Economic Commission has provided Apple with permits for 13 different iPhone models.

Three years ago, Apple never would have guessed that the final HomePods from the initial production period are just now finally selling out. It's starting to look as if the HomePod has met its end in Apple's line-up – it's at long last sold out almost worldwide.

macOS Monterey has brought back an interesting feature for newer Mac models reminiscent of the Target Display Mode of earlier iMacs. Users can now use supported Macs as an external display for iDevices and other Macs. However, the feature isn't a full-fledged replacement for a real external display.

Photoshop has existed in native form for M1 Macs since March. Now, Adobe is releasing several other Creative Cloud applications with support for Apple Silicon. On release, the company ran a few benchmarks with some very impressive results.

Come this autumn, Apple will be offering a new feature for relatives of family members who have passed on in order to regulate the "digital inheritance" of the deceased.

An analysis of a YouTube video posted by Apple from this week's WWDC event uncovered two noteworthy entries – both of which reference a next-generation "M1X MacBook Pro". Does this mean that Apple made a quick decision not to showcase the new MacBook Pro at Monday's event?

Apple offers a tool to make it easier for Android users to make the switch to iPhone – something which iOS 15 is taking a step further. The goal is also to offer new Android to iPhone users a similar set of content and settings that they've come to expect from their smartphone.

Coming this fall, Apple will be back at it with the much-anticipated releases of the new macOS, iOS and iPadOS. However, not all of the feature presented at the WWDC will be available immediately upon release.

As at every WWDC event, Apple revealed countless new features for iOS & Co. this Monday. In addition to the major new features, there were also plenty of smaller updates that are easy to overlook. For example, over 40 styles of emojis and a "screentime" API for 3rd parties.

On Sunday, Apple finally gave the go-ahead for lossless streaming to make its launch on Apple Music. Subscribers can now listen to select songs and albums in lossless quality. In addition, the company is also working on 3D audio with dynamic head tracking.

According to multiple reports, Apple is working on entry into a new market. Now, Ming-Chi Kuo has given his two cents on the topic and presented a timeline for Apple's new product – based on information from suppliers.

The "Find My iPhone" application is getting more and more sophisticated in iOS 15. The app will even soon be able to recognize when a user has been seperated from a connected object (say one's AirPods) and notify them of this.

Safari is one of the essential apps on iPhone and iPad. With every version of iOS and iPadOS, Apple continues to improve its own browser. This also applies to the new versions of the operating systems for smartphones and tablets from Cupertino that will be released in fall.

Apple's WWDC keynote is over and the Apple world is discussing what to make of the event so far. There were updates for the various operating systems, but no hardware announcements. What is the current mood among Apple users?

With iCloud Private Relay, Apple presented a new data protection feature during WWDC. In principle, it is a VPN service like those offered by many companies. However, Apple has added additional security layers and thus clearly goes beyond conventional services.