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

The first Apple event of the year 2021 is over and Cupertino showed a lot new products. In this article, we discuss what to make of the iMac 24", the iPad Pro, the Apple TV 4K and the other announcements - and what the mtech.news editorial team thinks of this evening's event.

Another Apple event is about to take place, this evening the "Spring Loaded" is going to happen. The Apple world is very excited - and as always, has various options to attend the presentation live.

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.

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.

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.

Intel is undergoing a surprising change of leadership. The chip giant's problems have become well known, as well as the call for a radical change of course. That staff are also being handled so radically comes as a surprise.

Most Apple stores are still officially open but are working under emergency operation or have been closed. For example, last month Apple announced the closure of all 53 Apple stores in California and just this week Apple was forced to close all of its stores in the UK.

The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 States in the US, are concerned about a Facebook monopoly and are suing Facebook over concerns of an internet monopoly. The lawsuit, which could potentially alter the landscape of social media as we know it, is mostly concerned with Facebook’s acquisition of both WhatsApp and Instagram.

Reuters has now added to the talk of an “Apple car,” pointing to rumors from Apple’s development section as proof. Should the rumors hold true, then we can prepare ourselves for the “next level” of battery technology as Apple readies their new product to impress us just as much as they once did with the first iPhone.

Tim Cook was already a prominent figure at Apple before his appointment to CEO 2011, he's become even more so of one since. The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at this man, whose entire life seems to revolve around Apple, and who leads a lonely lifestyle as a result.