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Dianna Agron Spills New Insight On Those Taylor Swift Dating Rumors
Dianna Agron is spilling the tea, because she is opening up about those Taylor Swift dating rumors.
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The actress recently did an interview with Rolling Stone, where she was asked about being included in the liner notes for Swift’s song ’22,’ which led fans to speculate they were dating back in the day.
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Top Stories: iOS 17 Rumors, Beats Studio Buds+ Leak, and More
Apple also appears to be gearing up to release some new Macs, while the upcoming Beats Studio Buds+ earphones saw their full details prematurely posted to Amazon, so read on for all the details on these stories and more!
iOS 17 to Include Mood Tracker, Health App Coming to iPad
iOS 17 will include new tools for tracking emotion and managing vision conditions in the Health app, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. He also expects the Health app to expand to the iPad this year.
In addition, Gurman said Apple is working on an artificial intelligence-powered health coaching service that it plans to launch next year. He said the feature is designed to encourage exercise, healthy eating, and quality sleep.
Three Unreleased Mac Models Appear on Apple’s Servers
Three new Mac model numbers were recently added to a Find My configuration file on Apple’s backend, suggesting that new Macs could be on the horizon.
Apple is widely expected to release a larger 15-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip in the near future, while other models like the 24-inch iMac and the Mac Pro are due for updates over the coming months, but it’s unclear which new Macs are listed in the file.
iOS 17 Rumored to Add New Lock Screen, Apple Music, and App Library Features
iOS 17 will include new features and changes across the Lock Screen, Apple Music, App Library, and Control Center, according to a Weibo post this week from the same account that revealed Apple would launch the iPhone 14 in Yellow earlier this year.
Apple will announce iOS 17 during the WWDC keynote on June 5. Overall, rumors have suggested the update will be focused on performance and stability improvements.
Beats Studio Buds+ Launching in May With Transparent Design Option and More
Apple’s rumored Beats Studio Buds+ were briefly listed on Amazon this week, providing a closer look at new features and changes before they are officially announced. The earbuds were listed with a May 18 release date and a $169.95 price in the United States.
The listing revealed that the Studio Buds+ will be available in a new transparent design option, and feature improved noise cancellation, longer battery life, and more.
Apple Reportedly Plans to Release iPhone Journaling App
The Wall Street Journal this week reported that Apple plans to release a journaling app for the iPhone that would compete with the likes of Day One.
If released, the app would “analyze the users’ behavior to determine what a typical day is like, including how much time is spent at home compared with elsewhere, and whether a certain day included something outside the norm,” according to the report.
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MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra: All the Rumors So Far
This guide highlights everything we know about Apple’s work on a microLED watch and what Apple has in store for microLED in the future.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
Introduced in 2022, the current Apple Watch Ultra uses standard OLED technology. MicroLED is, as the name suggests, LED display technology rather than OLED display technology, but it offers many of the benefits of OLED along with some improvements.
The microLED Apple Watch is expected to include a 2.1-inch diagonal display, but we aren’t aware of any other features that the device might get as of yet.
Apple is already testing microLED displays for the Apple Watch, and the displays are said to feature brighter, more vibrant colors and a look like content is “painted on top of the glass.”
It is unclear if Apple will update the Apple Watch Ultra prior to when it implements microLED, but given that we’re at least two years away from the new model, we could get an in-between update. That said, it isn’t yet known if Apple will update annually or if the Apple Watch Ultra will be more like the Apple Watch SE with occasional updates.
MicroLED Overview
MicroLED is a fairly new technology that’s been around for about two decades, but it has not yet been mass produced, because of the costs associated with it and the difficulty of making the displays. Samsung, for example, has made a microLED TV, but it sells for $150,000.
As the name suggests, microLED uses microscopic LEDs for individual pixels. The production process involves creating little tiny LEDs on a wafer and transferring them to a backplane, a process that hasn’t been perfected yet because of the time that it takes to test all of those LEDs. Since this is nascent technology, there are new cutting-edge production techniques in the works, and multiple companies are focused on figuring out microLED.
Compared to LED displays, microLED is much more energy efficient and it would likely notably increase battery life on the Apple Watch Ultra and other devices that adopt the technology in the future. Unlike OLED, there’s much less risk of screen burn-in, and microLEDs have a longer potential lifetime.
MicroLED displays also provide contrast improvements and faster response times because of the pixel-level individual lights, plus the color is better and brighter. In a nutshell, it’s a next-generation technology superior to OLED and miniLED.
Like OLED displays, microLED displays can be flexible, so if Apple eventually transitions to foldable devices, those products could use microLED. The technology would also work for curved displays.
Apple’s In-House Display Development
MicroLED is not like Apple’s other display technologies because it is the first display type that Apple is planning to design in-house. Rather than using a third-party display supplier like Samsung or LG Display, Apple is designing the displays itself and having them manufactured by partners like TSMC.
Apple has spent over six years working on microLED technology, and it has invested billions into developing new displays. Way back in 2015, Apple opened a secret laboratory in northern Taiwan to work on thinner, brighter, and more energy-efficient displays for future iOS devices, and rumors suggest that factory was dedicated to microLED. According to Bloomberg, it is one of the company’s most “critical projects.”
Apple reportedly has more than 300 employees working on microLED display development, but little is known about it outside of the company as of now. When Apple is able to transition to its own in-house displays, it will no longer need to rely on display partners.
MicroLED for Other Apple Devices
With OLED displays, Apple started with the Apple Watch before rolling out the technology to other devices, and the same thing is expected for microLED. The Apple Watch Ultra will be the first device with microLED, but Apple is planning to expand it to the iPhone, and it could also be introduced for the iPad and the Mac in the future.
It may take Apple some time to scale the technology to introduce larger microLED displays, but Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman says there are definite plans to use microLED for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
With OLED, the original Apple Watch introduced in 2015 had an OLED display, and it was the first Apple device to use the technology. Two years later, Apple brought OLED displays to the iPhone with the iPhone X, and now there are rumors of OLED iPads and MacBooks.
MicroLED Launch Date
The Apple Watch Ultra with microLED display is coming in the second half of 2025 at the earliest, according to display analyst Ross Young.
That’s still far off, so it is possible that Apple’s plans could be delayed and it could be pushed until 2026. Right now, Apple appears to be targeting 2025, so if that timeline sticks, we could see the Apple Watch Ultra with the new display technology launched in September 2025, which is typically when Apple introduces new Apple Watch models.
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Top Stories: Apple Card Savings Account Launches, 15-Inch MacBook Air Rumors, and More
This week also saw the launch of the savings account companion to Apple Card and the promised smoke and carbon monoxide alarm sound recognition feature for HomePod, while Tim Cook was surprised by one user’s vintage Mac as Apple opened its first two retail stores in India, so read on for all the details on these stories and more!
Apple Card Savings Account Launches With Over 4% Interest Rate
Six months after being announced, the Apple Card’s savings account is now available in the United States. With a competitive 4.15% APY, the account allows Apple Card users to earn interest on their Daily Cash cashback and money deposited from a linked bank account.
The savings account is offered by Goldman Sachs and can be completely managed in the Wallet app on the iPhone. The account has no fees and no minimum balance requirement.
15-Inch MacBook Air to Offer Two M2 Chip Options, No M2 Pro Configuration
The long-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air will be equipped with the M2 chip, according to the latest info shared by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
The first Macs with the M3 chip are likely still months away. Kuo said Apple’s next-generation M3 chip will enter mass production in the second half of 2023, slightly ahead of higher-end M3 Pro and M3 Max chips destined for the next 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
The MacRumors Show: Mark Gurman Talks WWDC 2023, Apple Headset, and New Macs
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman joined us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to talk through all of the latest rumors about the software updates and new hardware expected to be previewed at this year’s WWDC, which starts on June 5.
New information revealed by Gurman during the episode included word that the Apple silicon Mac Pro won’t be debuting at WWDC and that iOS 17 will include improvements for the Wallet app and Find My.
watchOS 10 Described as Apple Watch’s Biggest Software Update Since 2015
watchOS 10 will be the Apple Watch’s biggest software update since the initial version of the operating system was released in 2015, according to Mark Gurman. Apple is expected to announce watchOS 10 at WWDC in June.
Gurman expects watchOS 10 to include an updated interface, with an anonymous leaker claiming that the Home Screen will be redesigned, though Gurman says he does not expect the core design of the platform to change.
HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off
As promised earlier this year, Apple has now expanded the Sound Recognition feature on the second-generation HomePod and the HomePod mini to be able to detect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm sounds and send a notification to the user’s iPhone.
Sound Recognition was first introduced on the iPhone in 2020 and can detect a wide variety of sounds, including a doorbell, a baby crying, a car horn, a door knock, and others.
Watch Tim Cook’s Reaction as Fan Brings Vintage Macintosh to Apple Store Opening
Apple opened its first two retail stores in India this week, and CEO Tim Cook was in attendance to celebrate. At the new store in Mumbai, Cook was very surprised when a customer showed up carrying a vintage Macintosh SE from the 1980s.
Cook has been touring India this week, meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other prominent local figures during his trip.
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