News & Reviews:   MacBook Air

As speculated, Apple did indeed announce new products and it happened before midnight last night in Malaysia. It was a global launch for the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air equipped with an M3 chip, from a starting price of RM5199. 

Besides the annual Apple event in September, Apple will often have another one around March-April for the WWDC. Well, trusted sources have told Macrumors.com that the company is planning to announce new products this week with the new iPads, Macs and accessories. 

Apple has released iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 already, but not for macOS Sonoma until today. So Mac users, you can now get your hands on the latest software update through over-the-air (OTA) in the settings.

Back in March, it was rumoured that Apple would be launching new Apple M3-powered PCs by this year. The iMac is likely to get the upgrade first, followed by the MacBook Air at a later date. Now, we also have some information on one of the M3 chip's configuration.

Today, SNS Network Technology Berhad (SNS) is pleased to announce the launch of a special device deal for students. This is especially for those who are increasingly learning in online classrooms and need the tools to facilitate access to online learning.

The iconic light-up Apple logo on the back of MacBooks may be making a comeback in the near future after its 7-year-long absence. This is following a successful patent application by the tech giant on the implementation of “Electronic Devices With Backlit Partial Mirror Structure” published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week.

Despite it only being October, it looks like Apple has already finished with its product releases for the year and will only be launching new products in 2023. This is according to reliable tipster Mark Gurman who also revealed that Apple will be releasing M2-based MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch laptops in the first quarter of 2023.

Apple has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit by its customers within seven states in the United States in regards to defective ‘butterfly’ keyboards on its MacBook laptops. Filed on late Monday night in the federal court in San Jose, California, the tech giant agreed to pay USD50 million or ~RM222.6 million to affected customers.

In the earlier hours of today, Apple held WWDC 2022 to reveal some new products and updates to its software. For laptops, like the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air that feature the Apple M2 chip. As for software, Apple not only revealed iOS 16 but also a new macOS - macOS Ventura.

As previously speculated, the new Apple Silicon processor M2 was announced at the WWDC 2022. With the new processor, Apple also introduced the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro which are coming soon with it.