Monday, 9 November 2020

What to expect from Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ event

A 2020 Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with the display on and keyboard visible Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge

Apple is expected to officially unveil its first computers powered by custom Arm-based silicon chips at its “One More Thing” event on Tuesday. The company is promising the new chips will deliver improved performance with less power consumption, and the switch also means Apple computers will support native iOS apps due to Apple’s A-series mobile and tablet chips sharing 64-bit Arm architecture.

The fact that Apple silicon-based computers are likely launching on Tuesday isn’t exactly a surprise; Apple said at WWDC in June it expected to ship the first Mac with an Apple-designed CPU by the end of the year. But naming the event after Steve Jobs’ iconic phrase indicates Apple thinks this will be a significant moment for the company — and...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/9/21552294/apple-event-mac-arm-silicon-one-more-thing-what-to-expect-big-sur

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