Mark Gurman claimed that the upcoming iPad Pro models will not be equipped with the M3 chip that debuted in MacBook Pro and iMac six months ago, but will be equipped with an M4 chip with “powerful neural engine capabilities” to improve related AI. task performance.

Referring to previous reports, Apple’s M4 chips are divided into three versions, with the low-end chip code-named Donan, the mid-range chip code-named Brava, and the high-end chip code-named Hidra.

The M4 chip will be built using the same 3nm process as the M3 chip, but Apple supplier TSMC may use an improved version of the 3nm process to improve performance and power efficiency. Apple also plans to add a vastly improved Neural Engine, increasing the number of cores used for artificial intelligence tasks.

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Mark Gurman has previously said that Apple plans to release new Mac mini models with M4 and M4 Pro chips in “late 2024 to early 2025.” Now he’s further confirmed that with the new Mac mini arriving as soon as the end of this year, there won’t be enough room to “launch M3 models” before then, so these Mac models will skip the M3 generation.

The Mac Mini currently on sale will be released in January 2023, equipped with M2 and M2 Pro chips, and priced from 4,499 RMB. The M2 model supports the connection of up to 2 monitors at the same time, and the M2 Pro model supports the connection of up to 3 monitors at the same time.

In the Power On newsletter recently released by Mark Gurman, he once again shared the update roadmap for new Mac devices equipped with M4 series chips. The schedule attached is as follows:

Apple will launch a lower-end 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 before the end of 2024;

Apple will launch 24-inch iMac with M4 before the end of 2024;

Apple will launch new 14-inch and 16-inch high-end MacBook Pro with M4 Pro/Max chips in late 2024/early 2025;

Apple will launch Mac mini in late 2024/early 2025 with M4 and M4 Pro configurations;

Apple expects to release new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air around spring 2025;

Apple will launch Mac Studio with high-end M4 chip in mid-2025;

Apple will launch a Mac Pro with an M4 Ultra chip in the second half of 2025.

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Currently, the existing 10.9-inch iPad Air is equipped with a traditional LCD panel, and switching to Mini-LED technology will increase the brightness of HDR content, deeper blacks, and more. Another benefit is that Mini-LED displays will result in lower power consumption. Apple uses Mini-LED display technology on its latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro model and MacBook Pro notebooks.

For reference, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro on sale uses a 2D backlight system with 2596 full-array local dimming zones, 2732 x 2048 pixel resolution, 264 ppi, and supports ProMotion adaptive refresh rate technology. Additionally, the screen has a peak brightness of 1,600 nits (HDR content only).

New products in the spring of 2024 include iPad Pro with OLED display and M3 chip, and new Apple Pencil 3. However, it was previously reported that Apple will not hold a special press conference, but will directly release new products.

Mark Gurman revealed that Apple will launch the new iPad Pro/Air tablet in the second week of May.

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In the Power On newsletter released recently, Mark Gurman once again shared the update roadmap for new Mac devices equipped with M4 series chips. The schedule attached is as follows:

Apple will launch a lower-end 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 before the end of 2024;

Apple will launch 24-inch iMac with M4 before the end of 2024;

Apple will launch new 14-inch and 16-inch high-end MacBook Pro with M4 Pro/Max chips in late 2024/early 2025;

Apple will launch Mac mini in late 2024/early 2025 with M4 and M4 Pro configurations;

Apple expects to release new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air around spring 2025;

Apple will launch Mac Studio with high-end M4 chip in mid-2025;

Apple will launch a Mac Pro with an M4 Ultra chip in the second half of 2025.

Mark Gurman once again reiterated that Apple has internally tested the M3 Ultra chip and may equip it on Mac Studio and Mac Pro products in the future, but he also said that some high-end Mac models will skip the M3 series of chips.

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This new patent is titled “Photo-Sensing Enabled Display For Stylus Detection” and indicates that the future Apple Pencil will not require charging or consume power, and users can still write and draw on the screen. , mainly relying on the screen to achieve the corresponding effect.

The patent application relates to an “optical stylus system” that primarily utilizes a screen to determine one or more of target or touch location, center point, hover distance, tilt angle, azimuth angle, and in some cases a stylus direction and rotation.

Apple specifically describes the stylus as passive, meaning it’s basically a stylus that requires no power. Instead, it reflects light back to the iPad or the device it’s used on, and the iPad does all the sensing optically.

Relevant screenshots attached as follows:

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While digital products are shrinking in size, users are increasingly demanding high-quality audio. A higher-quality audio experience often requires larger speaker components. How to reconcile the two has become a challenge for manufacturers such as Apple.

Apple explored a cylindrical corrugated MEMS structure in the patent, using an open cylindrical core that can be fluidly coupled to the MEMS speaker and installed between the front volume and back volume of the speaker.

Under the action of an applied voltage, the cylindrical MEMS structure can deform, causing the position between the upper and lower fixed edges to bend. These fixed edges are hermetically fixed on the upper and lower substrates to generate sound while preventing the air around the upper and lower fixed edges from escaping. vent.

The relevant design sketches in the patent as follows:

VIA: patentlyapple

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DSCC reports a recovery in many segments in the second half of 2023 as excess inventory continues to improve and the back-to-school and holiday sales seasons arrive, driving a 9% year-on-year growth in OLED panel shipments.

Senior Director David Naranjo noted:

We expect a recovery from the post-pandemic downturn in 2024 due to macroeconomic and inventory corrections, coupled with double-digit ASP declines.

In terms of IT applications, OLED tablets are expected to achieve triple-digit year-on-year growth as Apple enters the OLED tablet segment, while monitors and laptops are also expected to achieve double-digit year-on-year growth.

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Summary of Apple’s new products in this issue:

Two new iPad Pros powered by M3 chips feature OLED displays, thinner cases, thinner bezels, matte screen options, other design changes and are expected to support MagSafe wireless charging.

Two new iPad Airs powered by the M2 chip, including the first 12.9-inch iPad Air.

The new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro comes with an aluminum casing, a larger trackpad and other design tweaks.

A new Apple Pencil, which may have a new “squeeze” gesture and finally support the Vision headset.

It is noticed that Gurman previously broke the news that Apple will release a new iPad Pro at the end of March or early April this year. Ross Young, CEO of screen supply chain manufacturer DSCC, previously believed that Apple will release a new iPad Pro in April. . Regardless, Apple’s new iPad Pro will be released soon.

Multiple iPad models have appeared on the Indian BIS certification website, with model numbers A2836, A2837, A2898, and A2899, confirming that these new models are ready for sale in India.

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Apple recently added a new 4.7 clause to the App Store application review. The relevant content as follows:

4.7 Mini Apps, Mini Games, Streaming Games, Chatbots and Plugins
Certain software may be provided without embedded binaries in Apps, in particular mini-Apps, mini-games, streaming games, chatbots, and plug-ins. You are responsible for all such software provided in your App, including ensuring that such software complies with the guidelines of these Guidelines and all applicable laws. Software that violates one or more of the guidelines will result in your app being rejected. You must also ensure that the software complies with the additional rules in 4.7.1 and 4.7.5. These additional rules are important to maintain the experience App Store users have come to expect and help keep users safe.

4.7.1 Software provided in an App under these Rules must:

Comply with all privacy provisions, including but not limited to Guideline 5.1 regarding the collection, use and sharing of data and sensitive data (such as health data and children’s personal data);

Add ways to screen for objectionable content, mechanisms to report content and promptly respond to concerns, and the ability to block abusive users;

Use in-app purchases to provide digital goods or services to end users.

4.7.2 Your App may not extend or expose the software’s native platform API without Apple’s prior permission.

4.7.3 In each instance, your App may not share the data or privacy rights of any individual piece of software provided in your App without the user’s explicit consent.

4.7.4 You must provide an index of the software and metadata available in your App, which must include universal links to all software available in your App.

4.7.5 Your App must use an age rating based on the highest age rating for the content available in the App.

Currently in the game industry, the emulator itself is legal. The key to the problem lies in the ROM used by the user. If the user uses a purchased ROM, it is also legal. However, if the user uses an unpurchased ROM or one produced by some third-party channels Cracking the ROM is controversial.

There are already a range of emulators available for Mac and other platforms. These emulators are likely to come to iOS and iPadOS soon.

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Note: According to relevant legal provisions in California, companies must notify relevant employees and state representatives 60 days in advance before large-scale layoffs.

According to disclosure documents, the list of employees laid off this time is mainly located in several Apple buildings near Santa Clara, California, very close to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters.

These buildings were previously revealed to be related to the Apple car project, so outsiders speculated that after Apple gave up the car project, some of the more than 2,000 people in the development team were transferred to other Apple projects, and these more than 600 people were laid off by Apple.

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