News & Reviews:   Apple

Today, Apple has released another iOS update patch and it's a good one for iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max owners. In iOS 14.3, the new software upgrade includes support for Apple ProRAW for the iPhone 12 Pro variants, as well as AirPods Max and Apple Fitness+. 

Apple's latest MagSafe Charger is a new way to charge the iPhones. Working with a circular magnet, MagSafe Charger provides faster wireless charging of up to 15W by sticking on the latest iPhone 12 series. However, it looks like there are several precautions that you need to watch out for before using one or even buying one. One of them would be the MagSafe Duo Charger doesn't work with Apple's previous 29W power adapter.

This year, Apple has decided not to include the charger and EarPods in the box of the iPhone 12 series for environmental goals. Although it was first doubted by the consumers, the sale of the series is still going more than just well with the iPhone 12 Pro being out of stock globally. Now, it appears that the tech giant might take out another thing from the box for the iPhone 13 series.

When it comes to mobile apps and web browsers these days, the biggest concern would have to be data privacy. In an effort to improve privacy for its platform, Apple will be implementing a new policy for its App Store. Allegedly, apps that don't follow this new policy could be removed from the platform.

Other than the Apple AirPods Max which was unveiled very recently, you can also purchase a 1.2 metre long 3.5mm audio jack to lightning cable at the price of RM199 via Apple Malaysia’s official store. The aforementioned cable can be attached to either the AirPods Max, or the Beats Solo Pro headphones which allows you to listen to audio coming from sources that output analog audio.

The Apple M1-powered Macs launched about a month ago have proven to be better than their Intel counterparts. This shows that Apple's transition to the ARM architecture was the correct one and we can expect more powerful chipsets in the future. In fact, there's already news about next year's chipset.

Based on a statement by macrumors.com, it seems that a patent by Apple seems to hint that they could release a MacBook that comes with a matte black finish. While not much is known in regards to the exact release date of the laptop which comes with the aforementioned finish, our source did mention that the laptop will use either aluminium, titanium, or steel.

Apple is not done with 2020 yet. According to a report, the tech giant has sent out notifications to all service providers under the AppleCare program regarding the need to prepare for new product launches scheduled for 8 December. Therefore, the tech giant might still have one last event to organize before ending a somehow disastrous year.

With how many rumours about Apple products that will feature mini-LED displays in 2021, you're probably starting to think it's going to be for real. More so when the source is an industry analyst, who claims that there will be two MacBooks with a mini-LED display next year.

Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that Xiaomi wants to beat Apple by selling at least 300 million smartphones in 2021. While there is no official information on whether the number is actually achievable or not, our source mentioned that several analysts believe that such a feat might not be possible in such a short time span.