External display users have been encountering a few difficulties of late: Mac minis with M1 chips have been showing pink rectangles and pixels on some external displays. Apple is now leading an investigation into this matter and has named several steps to circulate the problem.

A look at current market shares over the course of the last 12 months reveals that Windows has taken a big hit and ChromeOS has clearly overtaken macOS. However, these values only represent half the truth – a direct comparison is difficult for multiple reasons.

For some MacBook Pro, the recently encountered battery problems, which should have been fixed with the last software update, still occur. To combat this, Apple launched a free repair program at the same time as the release of macOS 11.2.1.

Intel recently published a set of claims along with "proof" in the form of what can only be called a "very interesting" set of benchmarks. To Intel's credit, not all of their claims are outrageous, but there are others that don't quite stand up to the scrutiny – leading to quite the discussion in the tech world.

The DTK (Developer Transition Kit) for the only ARM-based Mac has been available for several months now – but only to developers and against payment of US$500 on loan. Now Apple is contacting participants and requesting the kit's returnal, showing themselves to be lenient in the process.

According to Bloomberg, Apple is already working on Face ID for Mac. Even though we're likely to see a newly designed iMac this year, it's unlikely to come with Face ID.

The hardware defect known as "staingate" that has afflicted several versions of the MacBook Pro is still circling. Apple has already extended the period of the free repair program for affected devices multiple times. Although it'll stay this way, the company is now changing its approach.

Ming Chi-Kuo, and Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, present their predictions for the 2021 MacBook Pro, which – if correct, mean that the MacBook Pro is in for a significant upgrade as well as an abundance of new features and changes.

The road to the “new new” Mac Pro was a long one indeed, Apple had already announced the the start of work on a new “high-end system” more than 2 years before the start of the “new” Mac Pro’s sales. Exactly 1 year ago a new Mac, highly awaited by professional users, was released. The new “modular” Mac Pro was available for the first time, ending a long drought — and in the coming year, 2021, a revolution could be forming.

Bloomberg presents a sketch of new Macs and Apple’s plans for the coming year. Should reports be accurate, then one can only be amazed.