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November Event Coming? Everything Apple Didn't Announce at the October Event

SemperMac said:
Well, how about the following:

* APPLE CARD (finally) also available outside the US of A
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From your keyboard to Cook's ears!

SemperMac said:
* An APPLE STORE (finally) in the metropol region of Copenhagen (Denmark) 🇩🇰 and Malmö (Sweden) 🇸🇪
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Apple opened a store in Malmö in the Emporia quite some years ago. It is still open, at least according to Apple's Sweden site.
 
There's a lot Apple didn't announce. We got iPhones and Homepod Mini; a replacement for which Homepod was essentially a failure.

Didn't get anything for Apple TV, Apple Silicon (I wasn't expecting), AirPods Studio, and so on. Really it was a pretty underwhelming event in October.
 
Apple is clearly in a race to the bottom when it comes to producing new hardware. Be it the 'air tags' or the failed charging pad, and other products, but Apple can't seem to bring much of anything to market — okay, the iPhone is a given. I remember when Apple was at the forefront of technology, but I have no idea what their true capabilities are nowadays. Who knows, maybe they'll come out with a whole slew of new neat things, and all will be good. 🤞That concept photo of the ARM-based MacBook thing' looks eerily reminiscent of the first generation MacBook with the ill-conceived butterfly keyboard, which was a complete train 🚂 wreck.
 
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vertical smile said:
Based on what? The average update cycle time is about 3 years. The only time there was an upgrade less than 3 years was when there was something really missing from the current model such as 1080p and 4K.

There was almost a four year break from the ATV1 and the ATV2.

ATV2 had less than two years before the ATV3 launch, and I suspect the short period of time was due to the ATV2 not being 1080p, while the rest of the world, with the exception of iTunes, went 1080p.

The ATV3 had a new rev less than a year later, but that was technically a downgrade HW wise, as the first rev was dual-core A5 with one core turned off, and the rev2 had a single-core A5.

More than three years later, we got the ATV4 (HD).

But there was multiple issues with the ATV4 that warranted the ATV4K less than two years later, such as the relatively slow A8 and no 4K.

The ATV4K is still under the average upgrade cycle time, and it has a powerful A10X in it.

So, maybe long over due because of rumors, but not based off of history.
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the last appleTV (the 4K) came out in October of 2017. Three years ago.that sort of kills your theory, huh?
 
I’m for one really excited and interested in these AS Macs, on what kind of trend and trajectory they are bringing to the computer industry in general.

For example, we now are used to accept that our common laptops won’t last longer than maybe 5 hours on battery, and to not have cellular connectivity as a common feature. To get those things, we have to compromise by using an iPad or Android tablet, better battery life and connectivity, but more limited. I’m hoping AS Macs will buck the trend, and create new expectation from consumers of their computers. Just like how the MacBook Air creates a demand for lightweight, slim, but powerful(Enough) laptops (ultrabooks).

The computer industry has been stagnant for a long time. The PC OEMs are operating in such low margin that they don’t have time to create a new trend. Microsoft themselves is trying with their Surface line, but in the end the OEMs are stuck with the tried and tru. Hopefully AS Macs can break that, break intel’s stronghold on the industry, and force everybody to brave the new expectations created by AS Macs.

Looking forward for a large screen laptop (preferable 14 to 15”) that is light, cool, with battery that can last as good as an iPad.
 
I'm calling it now:

Apple Silicon Macs to be introduced: MacBook Air (to replace the current 2020 Air) and 24" iMac (to replace the current 21.5" iMac)

Intel Macs to be discontinued at the time (if any): 2020 Intel MacBook Air, 2020 Intel 2-Port 13" MacBook Pro, 2019 Intel 21.5" iMac

The Air is clearly going to gain features that were previously exclusive to the Intel 13" MacBook Pros which is why Kuo is predicting that the 13" MacBook Pro will go first but also why we have a part leak for the Air and not the 13" Pro. Incidentally, Apple may decide to - as they did with the PowerPC to Intel transition with the iBook G4s and the 12" PowerBook G4 - completely change up and streamline the sub-16" sect of the MacBook line. Don't forget, we had a couple years where Apple sold a 13" MacBook, a 15" MacBook Pro, and a 17" MacBook Pro and that's it. We could very well return to something similar to this on the other side of the transition. There won't be three different 13" notebooks like there are now though. That much is a safe bet.
 
manu chao said:
Why do I get the impression that many of your bold predictions actually never materialise? It also seems you completely missed the announcement of Rosetta 2, as well as commitments from Adobe and Microsoft to port their software. Also, a huge part of the limitations of the iPad are due to the OS as well as hardware features (in terms of input devices but also RAM) and not because of the processor architecture.
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So all apps will work on launch? No. The limitation is the architecture because x86 doesn't just work on ARM. Developers CAN port their stuff over, but it'll take years to catch up, which is what I'm saying. Did developers port their stuff on Windows? No, they said "feck this" and everyone ignored ARM for Windows. The same went for iPad, and instead they gave you watered down ARM versions....

The same will happen with Mac and the industry that bolsters Mac (professions) will all finally move away.
 
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Maybe he means you could charge an airtag using magsafe on the back of your phone?
Anyway airtag is the new airpower
 
scaramoosh said:
So all apps will work on launch? No. The limitation is the architecture because x86 doesn't just work on ARM. Developers CAN port their stuff over, but it'll take years to catch up, which is what I'm saying. Did developers port their stuff on Windows? No, they said "feck this" and everyone ignored ARM for Windows. The same went for iPad, and instead they gave you watered down ARM versions....

The same will happen with Mac and the industry that bolsters Mac (professions) will all finally move away.
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What is this “the same”?
 
steeevo said:
Maybe he means you could charge an airtag using magsafe on the back of your phone?
Anyway airtag is the new airpower
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Seems logical. The magnetic draw would hold the Airtag in place, which I imagine would have a very quick charge (I.e-15 minutes of charge time = 24 hours of usage) given the smaller size. I could see Apple cross-using MagSafe in multiple applications.
 
patent10021 said:
We all know why you came here.

MBP 16" with an A15
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Although the popular thinking is that ARM will fly into lower-end Macs and MacBooks first, there are several possibilities still open due to lagging releases at this time.

• 21.5" iMac
• MacMini
• MacBook (refreshed with ARM)
• MacBook Pro 16"

Those are the likely refreshes with ARM. How Apple releases these in the next month will determine how aggressive they will switch. They could update ALL of those with ARM.

The first three are "lower end" Macs. If the MacBook Pro 16" is released with an ARM built for greater size and speed, it would signal that Apple will probably switch almost everything over by the middle of next year, except for the MacPro and iMac Pro (if this ever updates again). It would prove confidence in their new CPU platform and fuel consumer confidence.

Knowing Apple, they'll be cautious and leave the 16" with those lame 10th gen Intels for another year.

It would be nice if they did take the broad step quickly and blast out a 12 or 16-core A14 in November and just announce silently that Intel is insufficient and retrograde.
 
SemperMac said:
Well, how about the following:

* APPLE CARD (finally) also available outside the US of A

* An APPLE STORE (finally) in the metropol region of Copenhagen (Denmark) 🇩🇰 and Malmö (Sweden) 🇸🇪

* An intelligent SIRI that (finally) works for those of us speaking/using several languages on daily basis, and thus A) can be asked to change the user language of iOS and B ) detects the spoken language by itself without one having to change that manually each time and allowing also for speech-to-text in more than one language at a time 🌍
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How about an intelligent Siri that works for us native English speakers too :p
 
dogslobber said:
600 bucks for a pair of headphones? I can pick up a similar pair off Amazon for 30 bucks.
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And a few hunded pounds for a second hand car, £5 for a cheap plastic watch, cubic zirconia instead of diamonds, tap water instead of beer, sleeping bag instead of quality mattress.....
 
uliwitness said:
AIUI AirTags were just passive Bluetooth LE dongles.

The increased location accuracy came from the fact that surrounding phones would serve as a sort of mesh network and report which dongle they've seen, which means if you get more than 2 devices, you can use that to eliminate the inaccuracy a single phone has in its location based on movement and triangulating using Wifi itself.

Your phone could do the same thing. Ask other phones "how well can you receive me, and where are you?" and then use that to determine its own location. It makes no sense to use actual AirTag hardware for that. Unless Apple just wants to artificially lock that feature to AirTag to sell more units, of course.
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I can’t see the point of airtags. Sticking something to the back of your phone, iPad or Mac so you can find it? Isn’t that what Find My is all about? If i can’t locate it on Find My, it’s gone and I’ll get a new one. I think Air Tags are going to fail miserably.
 
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The delivery time here in Australia for the mid range 21.5 inch iMac is 3-4 weeks. Seems to me that if an event is happening in November to introduce new AS Macs this could be the likely candidate for replacement.
 
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