Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1 chip, up to 20 hours of battery life announced, India price starts at Rs. 1,22,900

At its ‘One More Thing’ event today, Apple unveiled its all-new 5nm M1 chip for Macs and launched new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with the latest chip, improved battery life, and more. Continue reading “Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1 chip, up to 20 hours of battery life announced, India price starts at Rs. 1,22,900”

Apple introduces new MacBook Air with M1 chip, fanless design, up to 18h battery life, India price starts at Rs. 92900

Apple today introduced its new MacBook Air powered by the new M1 chip with 8-core CPU offering up to 3.5x faster performance than the previous generation and the 8-core GPU is up to 5x faster. ML workloads are up to 9x faster, and the chip’s storage controller and latest flash technology deliver up to 2x faster SSD performance. Apple said that the MacBook Air powered by M1 is faster than the chips in 98% of laptops sold in the past year. Continue reading “Apple introduces new MacBook Air with M1 chip, fanless design, up to 18h battery life, India price starts at Rs. 92900”

Apple introduces M1 5nm Octa-Core SoC for the Mac

Apple just announced M1, the company’s first ARM-based SoC, also known as Apple Silicon designed specifically for the Mac, as expected. The company says that it is the most powerful chip it has ever created. It is the first chip for the PC to be built on 5-nanometer process technology, and has 16 billion transistors, the most Apple has ever put into a chip. This combines CPU, I/O, security, and more into a single SoC for greater performance and power efficiency. Continue reading “Apple introduces M1 5nm Octa-Core SoC for the Mac”

Apple halts future Pegatron Corp iPhone assembly due to labour violation

One of Apple’s iPhone supplier, Pegatron Corp. in China was discovered to be in violation of Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct and hence, Apple has halted their contracts with the supplier until corrective measures were taken. Pegatron Corp. was revealed to be falsifying paperwork to hide violations in a student worker program.

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Apple MagSafe Duo charger and Leather Sleeve with MagSafe for iPhone 12 coming soon to India starting at Rs. 12900

Last month, Apple announced a new ecosystem of charging accessories, collectively called MagSafe, along with their iPhone 12 series of smartphones. At launch, Apple revealed a few new first-party accessories designed for the iPhone and now, two new MagSafe accessory have popped up in the Apple store, namely the MagSafe Duo Charger and Leather Sleeve with MagSafe.

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Apple iPhone 13 series said to feature same 4 models as iPhone 12 series; Pro models with improved Ultra Wide camera

For the first time with the iPhone 12 series, Apple launched 4 models flagship iPhones — a regular iPhone 12, two iPhone 12 Pro models and an iPhone 12 Mini. According to popular analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, Apple will continue this strategy with the iPhone 13 series for the next year too.

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iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max go on pre-order in India with cashback offers

Apple introduced its iPhone 12 series smartphones in India last month. Today the company announced that it will start pre-bookings for the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphones in the country online through Flipkart,  Amazon.in,  Apple India online store as well as Authorized Apple retailers offline from 6:30 PM today, November 6th. Continue reading “iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max go on pre-order in India with cashback offers”

Apple iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 update brings 100 new emoji, new wallpapers, Intercom support, bug fixes and more

Apple has begun rollout of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to all the compatible iPhones and iPads, bringing with a few major changes and a lot of bug fixes. As with every iOS X.2 update, there are a lot of new emoji, support for Intercom on HomePod and HomePod Mini, new wallpapers and more.

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Stuffcool launches range of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro cases

Stuffcool, one of India’s largest tech accessory brand, has announced a whole range of cases for the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro. These cases have been launched under 3 brands, including 3 Stuffcool cases, 5 Case-Mates cases and 2 Pelican cases.

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Apple ‘One more thing’ event scheduled for November 10, Apple Silicon Macs expected

Apple has scheduled its ‘One more thing’ virtual event on November 10th, earlier than the rumoured date. We can expect first Apple Silicon Macs at the event. Apple is holding media events in three consecutive months, all of them virtually. Continue reading “Apple ‘One more thing’ event scheduled for November 10, Apple Silicon Macs expected”

Apple reports $12.7 billion profit in FY Q4 2020, sets September quarter record in India

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $64.7 billion, up 1% YoY, and set a new September quarter record. It posted net profit of $12.7 billion, down 7.29% YoY and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $0.73 for the financial year Q4 2020 that ended September 26, 2020. During earnings call Tim Cook said that Apple has achieved a new September quarter record, despite the delay in iPhone 12 launch during the quarter, and the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, including retail store closures.

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Apple Clips app update brings HDR support, new interface and aspect ratios, and more

Apple has released a new update for their video creation app Clips, bringing with it major changes for version 3.o. It features a newly redesigned interface, landscape orientation for the iPad, support for more aspect ratios, and also the ability to create and shoot create HDR videos from the iPhone 12 series.

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Apple said to introduce 3rd gen AirPods and 2nd gen AirPods Pro in 2021

One of Apple’s most successful products for Apple in recent times is their truly wireless AirPods product line. At the moment, Apple sells the cheaper 2nd generation Apple AirPods and the more expensive first generation AirPods Pro. Rumours have now sprung up, claiming that Apple has now begun the development process for the successor for both of these products.

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iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro go on pre-order in India with cashback offers

Apple introduced its iPhone 12 series smartphones in India last week. Today the company has started pre-bookings for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro smartphones in the country online through Flipkart, Amazon.in, Apple India online store as well as Authorized Apple retailers offline. It will be available through 3500 retail locations across India starting, 30th October. In keeping with social distancing norms, customers who pre-book it offline will be given time slots to pick up their new iPhone from the store or can select to have it home delivered. Continue reading “iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro go on pre-order in India with cashback offers”

iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 update brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in old iPhone and iPad models

Apple has released iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 updates, after rolling out iOS 14.0.1 a few weeks back and the major iOS 14 last month. The iOS 14.1 brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in Photos for iPhone 8 and later and iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (2nd generation) and later, iPad Pro 11‑inch, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Air (3rd generation) and later, and iPad mini (5th generation). Continue reading “iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 update brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in old iPhone and iPad models”