Remember before the Apple Watch Series 7 was announced, and the rumor mill was telling us Apple was going to introduce a brand new design? With a flat display? Well, that didn't turn out to be the case. But maybe this year is the year it happens.
A new report sheds light on the development challenges and infighting between departments that have contributed to a delay in the potential Apple headset launch.
We know that Apple is going to announce the next major version of its mobile operating system, iOS, on day one of this year's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2022. Before that, though, the rumor mill isn't quite done giving us some hints of the things that might take place in the near future. Like when the first public beta seed of iOS 16 may arrive.
Among the expected iOS 16 features should be new iPhone interaction modes and some “fresh new apps,” but don't expect a major face-lift this year.
Apple has been using the Lightning port for so long on its iPhone lineup that it just feels standard at this point. However, that doesn't mean it's not time to move on. With the adoption of USB-C, even by Apple itself at this point, the company's refusal to switch to the port for the smartphone has seemed stubborn at best.
The current $179/$199 Apple TV 4K is too pricey for what it does, but a cheaper model could launch in the fall to better compete with other streaming boxes.
The Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging software will provide a new Mac app in the future, rewritten in Catalyst to be faster and user-friendlier on macOS.
An analyst predicts Apple will drop the display notch from its 2023 lineup, adopting a pill-and-hole design across all iPhone 15 models instead.
The iPhone 15, arriving in 2023, has been predicted to finally ditch Lightning in favor of USB-C, an industry standard. A USB-C iPhone would be more than a convenience, it could help Apple deliver even faster charging and data transfer than Lightning.
Three years into Steve Jobs's death, executives estimated that losing the company's former design chief Jony Ive would cost Apple at least $50 billion in market value.
Geniuses, the fine folks at Apple retail stores that are supposed to know all the ins and outs of the company's latest devices in an effort to help with any troubleshooting needs a customer might have, are a staple. They've been around for so long, it's just an expectation to get help from a Genius when you set up an appointment to get a device fixed or otherwise checked out. But it sounds like Apple is slowing down on hiring this particular member of the staff.
Mac computers powered by the upcoming M2 chip are yet to come, but Apple is already working on an M3 iMac powered by third-generation Apple silicon.