Looking again at this week’s information and headlines from Apple, together with two cancelled iPhones, the iPhone SE pricing choice, iOS 18.2.1 arriving, Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional coming to an finish, 2025’s MacBook Air plans, and the Magic Mouse would possibly lastly get fastened.
Apple Loop is right here to remind you of some of the various discussions round Apple throughout the quiet vacation week. You can also read my weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes.
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Cancelling The iPhone SE Early
This week, the iPhone 14 and the iPhone SE had been faraway from sale within the European Union. As a part of a brand new directive, a swathe of client electronics offered within the EU should now cost over USB-C. Relatively than re-engineer the present older handsets, Apple has determined to withdraw them:
“Apple initially resisted this transfer, saying that such a requirement may stifle creativity. Nonetheless, the change went by way of and Apple moved its iPhones to USB-C with the iPhone 15 onwards. All iPad, AirPods, Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard connectors, as an illustration, are additionally now USB-C solely.”
(Forbes).
Pricing The iPhone SE
The iPhone SE has at all times been Apple’s mid-range smartphone, combating alongside the Galaxy A and Pixel A collection. Which means maintaining the iPhone SE value in the identical band because the competitors. It appears to be like like Apple shouldn’t be altering that method to 2025’s mannequin:
“It’s a Japanese supply with Apple’s personal chip, and so on., 500 {dollars} or much less.”That reference to Apple’s personal chip is about how the iPhone SE 4 is rumored to be the primary iPhone to make use of an Apple-designed 5G modem. All 5G iPhones so far have used Qualcomm modems, however Apple has been working to interchange the third get together’s chipset.”
(Yeux1122 by way of Apple Insider).
Apple Prepares iOS 18.2.1
Whereas the following huge launch of iOS shouldn’t be anticipated till March—and can deliver with it the final of the primary wave of Apple’s generative AI instrument—some extent launch is due for launch to deal with a number of bug fixes and safety points.
“Simply earlier than the vacations, rumors swirled a couple of doable shock iPhone replace, iOS 18.2.1, to repair points generated within the current mammoth launch of iOS 18.2, which introduced Apple Intelligence to thousands and thousands of customers around the globe in early December. Now, it appears to be like like that shock has been confirmed and new experiences have commented on what’s more likely to be within the launch. “
(Forbes).
Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional Manufacturing Coming To An Finish
The “courageous new world” of augmented actuality that was the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional headset has… not been as embraced as Apple led us to imagine it will. Indications from the provision chain level to the manufacturing of the headsets closing down and Apple counting on the present stockpile to serve the area of interest viewers.
“Apple is alleged to have instructed Luxshare, a Chinese language firm that serves because the Imaginative and prescient Professional’s assembler, that it will have to wind down manufacturing in November. Luxshare was making round 1,000 Imaginative and prescient Professional headsets per day as of October, which was half that being produced at its peak. Apple will apparently nonetheless be capable to resume Imaginative and prescient Professional manufacturing if gross sales decide up for the reason that manufacturing traces aren’t but as a consequence of be dismantled.”
Apple’s MacBook Plans For 2025
As a part of a take a look at the discharge schedule for 2025, the workforce at Apple Insider has highlighted a altering method to the Mac platform, particularly the MacBook Air. Its potential launch has been introduced ahead to a standalone second.
“As an alternative, the M4 MacBook Air will usher within the new yr by itself. The timing of this product is unknown apart from being first, so given Apple’s earlier launch patterns, it’s anticipated to be a January or February launch. The M4 MacBook Air might be launched with a 13-inch and 15-inch mannequin much like the M3 era launched in March 2024.”
And Lastly…
Apple’s legendary energy of design by no means answered the query “So why is the charging level on the Magic Mouse in such a clumsy place?”. Will 2025 see a change to make the Magic Mouse feel and look just like the aura of Apple guarantees?
“Whereas the Magic Mouse switched from Lightning to USB-C just a few months in the past, the charging port continues to be positioned on the underside of the mouse, which prevents it from getting used whereas charging. That is solely a minor inconvenience, as charging the mouse is a fast and rare course of, but it surely appears like Apple will lastly relocate the port within the accent’s subsequent incarnation.”
(MacRumors).
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