MacRumors’s article “Concept Video Imagines Apple’s Foldable iPhone Ultra Reveal”:
A fan-made concept video depicts Apple’s upcoming foldable “iPhone Ultra” with rumored features including a 7.8-inch display, Touch ID, mechanical hinge, and A20 chip.
I hope it produces a satisfying ‘click’ when the phone is folded, just like the AirPods case.
Powerful Macs introduced today by Apple. But expensive, too. Apple should now introduce a Mac Neo, a smaller and cheaper version of the newly introduced M6 Mac mini desktop, in the style of the Apple TV. It’s the only way to get back to the sub-$500 mark. 😱
This morning I had a short discussion with my wife about how she could upgrade her aging 2018 iPad Pro, a device that is not supported by iPadOS 27. I suggested taking my 2024 M4 iPad Pro instead of buying a new one. She was dubious about the suggestion even if I don’t use my iPad often and instead voiced her desire to go with the latest iPad Pro which is not a cheap option. She still think that this upgrade circus comes down to programmed obsolescence. 🤷🏻♂️ I was ready to get rid of my iPad, can you imagine?
The new traffic light controls in macOS 27 beta 6 are 👌🏻 To me, Apple is slowly but surely correcting course here.
Tim Cook Reflects on His Legacy in Final Weeks as Apple CEO:
“In my view, your legacy is described by others, not yourself. And so, I hope that people will say that I was a good and decent man. And if they say that at the end of the day, I will feel like I have achieved something.”
This reads like a very humble take on his legacy.
Ceramic Case Could Return With Apple Watch Series 12:
The white ceramic finish, made from a compressed zirconia and alumina powder polished with a diamond slurry, was marketed as being four times as hard as stainless steel.
Long lasting materials for a durable Apple Watch should be coupled with ever lasting battery life and a user-replaceable battery, otherwise it makes no sense to me.
MacRumors reporting about Mark Gurman latest Apple rumors Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and More:
The company is apparently taking the resurgence of fitness bands without screens and smart rings seriously. As a result, the company is considering new Apple Watch-style devices with no display…
Do you remember the iPod Shuffle? I would seriously consider a fitness band if it meant more powerful sensors integration.
I wish there were a beta 5 for Apple OS27 this week, but alas, no; we’ll have to wait until early next week, I guess. According to this iOS Version History chart, iOS 27 beta 4 stands at 19 days, the second-longest beta 4 period for a .0 release since iOS 6.0 beta 4, which lasted 37 days. I don’t know if this is a good sign. Maybe I shouldn’t try to read too much into this.
Apple’s iCloud File Sharing Left Ex-Employees With Access to Secret Documents:
The former employees said many Apple files they had been shared on over their careers at the company—including planning documents for product launch events—continued to sync to their personal devices through the iCloud storage service after they left Apple. In some cases, they even received notifications about fresh updates to the documents. Some former employees said they were petrified to delete the files for fear that doing so would attract Apple’s attention.
Wow! I work in the banking system and such document life cycle management would be considered lousy at best. I think it’s time for Apple to make iCloud a little bit more business-friendly. The story on the iPhone is better as corporate-controlled apps are using their own partition which can be wiped independantly from the personal partition. But on iCloud? It doesn’t seem to be the case.
Today, while preparing the next edition of my newsletter, I wondered whether managing numerous product lines, with a multitude of variants and configurations, might be harming Apple, especially in the current context of supply chain difficulties. I feel that Apple’s strategy is no longer in tune with the times.