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This week there were a couple of big announcements, led by the release of an update for the 13-inch MacBook Pro line. In particular, the update brought the previously unveiled improved Magic Keyboard on its 16-inch sibling and MacBook Air, with high-end models also receiving upgraded processors.
The second significant announcement this week was that Apple’s first all-digital World Developer Conference will begin on June 22. Other news this week included a firmware update for AirPods Pro, an update on Apple’s Mini-LED efforts, and more.
Read below and watch our video above for summaries of all of this week’s top stories!
New 13-inch MacBook Pro announced with Magic Keyboard, 10th generation processors, up to 32GB RAM and 4TB SSD, and more
Apple this week updated its line of 13-inch MacBook Pro, with key features including the same Magic Keyboard as the 16-inch MacBook Pro, Intel graphics up to 80 percent faster than the previous generation, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 4TB of SSD Storage and 6K display support.
First introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year, the Magic Keyboard features a much more reliable scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel. After five years, Apple has finally transferred its entire line of notebooks away from its trouble-prone butterfly keyboard.
Tenth-generation Intel processor options are only available on high-end models, with the $ 1,799 configuration proving to be up to 16.5% faster than the $ 1,299 base model with an older eighth-generation processor.
Apple’s virtual WWDC event will begin on June 22
Apple has announced that its first online-only WWDC will begin on Monday, June 22 through the Apple Developer app and website. The weeklong event will include a virtual presentation, sessions and labs, with more details to be shared in June. And it’s free!
Apple is expected to unveil iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 10.16, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 at WWDC 2020, with beta testing during the summer.
Student developers from around the world can enter Apple’s Swift Student Challenge by creating an interactive scene in Swift Playgrounds that can be experienced in three minutes. Winners will receive an exclusive WWDC20 jacket and pin set. Presentations are open until May 17.
Apple updates AirPods Pro firmware to version 2D15
Apple released a new 2D15 firmware version for AirPods Pro this week, replacing version 2C54.
In the past few months, some AirPods Pro owners have complained about reduced noise cancellation and creaking or static sounds, so users have heard of any improvements after the update.
Perhaps demonstrating how subjective the sound quality can be, the feedback has been decidedly mixed, with some users noticing an improvement, some noticing any change, and some noticing further degradation of noise cancellation.
Apple has offered help in the form of two new support documents for users to troubleshoot noise cancellation or sound issues.
10 tips and tricks for iPad Pro Magic Keyboard
Have you recently chosen a new magic keyboard for iPad Pro? Here’s a list of our favorite tips and tricks you need to know.
The tips and tricks are related to adjusting the backlight brightness, customizing cursor behavior, enabling touch and click on the touchpad, other touchpad gestures, accessing the Emoji keyboard, and more.
Apple’s Mini-LED product roadmap may have dated back to 2021
Disappointed that the new 13-inch MacBook Pro wasn’t the rumored 14-inch model? That may be due to a slight delay in Apple’s plans to launch a range of new products with Mini-LED backlit displays.
Kuo believes that Apple’s first Mini-LED products may not launch until 2021. The analyst previously said these products would include a new 14.1-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro and more.
Kuo previously said that Mini-LED displays will allow for slimmer and lighter product designs, while offering many of the same benefits of OLED displays used in the latest iPhones, including good performance in wide color gamut, high contrast and dynamic range, and local dimming for truer blacks.
NFC-based digital key specification released before Apple’s rumored CarKey feature on iPhone
Amid rumors that Apple is working on a “CarKey” digital feature for iPhone, the Car Connectivity Consortium has announced that its NFC-based 2.0 digital key release specification has been finalized and made available to its members. , which includes Apple.
“CarKey” will allow an iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock, lock, and start an NFC-compatible vehicle. Like credit cards and boarding passes, users will be able to add a digital car key to the Wallet app, eliminating the need to use a physical key or keychain.
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