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Getting excited about WWDC

We screw a unspoilt surreptitious clue here at Macworld , which is why we ’re so peachy on game likeThe Room Two+andHidden Folks . And also why we get such a kicking from examining Apple ’s invitations and sift out thehintsabout upcoming announcements .

This week Apple sent out the invite toWWDC 2021 , which will have the tagline Glow And Behold . And eagle - eyes learned person pronto discovered clues – hidden in back unicode mull over in a Memoji ’s glasses , no less – thata new MacBook Pro is on the way . This was subsequently ‘ confirm ’ by the well - known leaker Jon Prosser .

( More on the next MacBook Pro in therumours section . )

We also think Apple will announce its wide foreknow Beats Studio Buds at the issue . quotation to and images of the Buds have been spy all over the place , but this week we saw thereal affair in the real world – if Instagram counts as the real human race . Our farsighted and nightmarish look for theAirPods 3goes on , but these will do as a makeshift .

WWDC kicks off in just over a workweek , so it ’s time to startle getting ready . We explainhow to watch WWDCandwhat time it will startwherever you are . And the team discusses the likeliness of hardware launches in the video at the top of this article .

News in brief

The testimonial and argument phase angle of the Apple vs Epic Games homage typeface is over , butthe finding of fact could take months .

In thelast Apple Breakfastwe talked at some duration about the embarrassing revelation that the HomePoddidn’t presently support Lossless Audioin Apple Music . jubilantly for owners of Apple ’s chunky noise cylinder , that will beamended in a software update .

( That story also include the curious logical implication that the AirPods Max might also support Lossless , but only when punch in – it all come down to your interpretation of the news “ entirely ” in asupport written document . Apple has since confirmed our interpretation , which is that stop up - in AirPods Max can getsomeof the benefit of Lossless , but not all of them . )

In the latest instalment of our often controversial Different Think column , Jonas Ekelund argues that Apple ’s big complainershave missed the percentage point .

Everyone ’s been knocking Apple ’s stewardship of the App Store , but Snap ’s CEO say the company is“happy ” to yield the 30 % revenue cut . “ We really feel like Snapchat would n’t be without the iPhone and without the amazing platform that Apple has created , ” Evan Spiegel said .

Appletried to buy Time Warnerin 2015 , we study this workweek . What a difference that would have been made to the subroutine library of moving picture on Apple TV+ .

talk of which , after what finger like an sempiternal wait for Apple to press out the 2nd seasons of Mythic Quest and Trying , they in the end arrive this calendar week . you could read about these and other shows on Apple TV+ in our roundup ofeverything that ’s on Apple TV .

If there ’s one thing the reparation siteiFixitloves , it ’s dismantling expensive equipment . This hebdomad their engineers / professional vandals claim asunder the unexampled Apple TV and yield it a target of 8 out of 10 for informality of repair . But the Siri Remote , which is clearly a nightmare to open up , came in for strong criticism . Good luck replacing the barrage fire inthat .

queer about why the M1 is so much better than Intel ? We have an interesting explainer aboutwhy the M1 sense faster in everyday use .

It ’s not only the Macs that have the M1 buffalo chip . The iPad Pro does too and it ’s been impress many . But it ’s not all proficient news : the iPad Pro has been critisised for a problem with the screen technology . Find out what that stand for here : iPad Pro pick apart for booming job .

The developers of Halide – a third - party camera app for iPhone and iPad – have chance on that the 2021 iPad Pro can take macro shots . Find outhow to take macros with your iPad Pro and iPhone .

The iPad 2 has beenclassified as obsoleteworldwide , after more than a ten of faithful serve . Pour one out for an elite pad of paper .

Bugs & problems

Safari ( on iPhone , iPad and Mac ) remainsvulnerable to a WebKit bugweeks after security measures researcher pointed it out . Attackers could utilize the fault to run arbitrary code via the internet browser .

iOS 14.6 is here , bringing new AirTag features and Podcast subscription , plus no few than 30 security system fixes . sentence toupdate .

macOS 11.4is also usable to install now – and you should , because it provide an authoritative security fix . Apple lists 73 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVE ) that are speak by the update , among them a exposure that has already been tap by hackers . Anyone who uses Xcode on their Mac should install this update as a matter of urgency . Read about it here : macOS 11.4 maculation flaw exploit by XCSSET malware .

While we ’re discussing security system , you may have overlook a surprising admission charge made by Apple software chief Craig Federighi while testifying at the Apple vs Epic run . “ Today , ” he said , “ we have a level of malware on the Mac that we do n’t find acceptable . ” We talk over his concerns , and the point of malware on the Mac , in this article : Do Macs take antivirus software ?

The rumour mill

As mentioned at the top of the show , anew MacBook Prois on the way , very likely at WWDC , but it wo n’t get theM2 processor – insteadit will sway an M1X. Just a inquiry of branding , you might say , except that Apple ’s branding decisions usually ruminate the literal benefit you ’ll get from upgrading . Oh , and it will in all probability lose the MacBook Pro logo on the front , which most of us wo n’t leave out .

We could also see anew , more powerful , Mac minisoon – and when it arrives it could have athinner , more colorful aim .

The Apple Watch Series 7 ( which probably wo n’t be here until the autumn , so do n’t get too excited ) is localise fortwo major upgrade : stemma lettuce depth psychology , and thefirst major redesignin the ware ’s history . Okay , peradventure get a bit aroused .

Another reason to be excited : Apple is working on anew iPod touch ! Wow , that takes us back . call back 2019 , before sprightliness go weird ?

The iPhone 13 ’s A15 processor isnow in output . Which hint Apple is on track for a September launch , rather than advertise it back as it did last year . On which matter , we ’re now hearing that all four models of iPhone 13 will get the advanced photography featuresensor - shift OIS , which is currently confined to the 12 Pro Max .

And that ’s it for this week . See you next Saturday , and persist Appley !