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Apple releases AirTags firmware update, specific changes have yet to be announced

Apple’s AirTags devices have just received a new firmware update, albeit it’s unknown what exact changes it provides. The internal build number has been moved from 1A291c to 1A291a, the change arriving only a week after the previous iteration was released. Per MacRumors: We don’t know what’s included in the new firmware and no new […]

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Apple releases macOS 12 Monterey public beta

If you’re feeling brave and/or adventurous, you’re going to like this. Apple on tuesday released a new public beta of its macOS 12 Monterey beta to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the new operating system ahead of its public release. Public beta testers can download the macOS 12 Monterey update from the Software […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone emergency satellite communication features may not be functional until 2022

Following up on analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s surprising revelation that Apple’s next-gen iPhone might include satellite communication features, Bloomberg clarified the point, stating that the upcoming iPhones would include hardware capable of communicating with low-earth orbit satellites, but the software to use it may not be enabled initially. The news outlet stated that Apple is focusing […]

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Next-gen iPhone capacitor suppliers delayed by COVID-19 concerns

Even Apple might not be able to avoid supply chain issues. The company may be facing issues with its multilayer ceramic capacitor suppliers, wherein the COVID-19 pandemic has caused there to be a constricted supply of the important component used throughout the electronics industry. Murata Manufacturing, the world’s biggest producer of MLCCs, closed a factory […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone could offer communications via low earth orbit satellites alongside cellular networks

Apple’s next-gen iPhone might be able to forego having to be connected to either a 4G or 5G network, and could feature low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication technology to make calls and send messages, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a recent note to investors, Kuo explained that the ‌iPhone 13‌ lineup will […]