Welcome to our weekly collection of all the Apple news you’ve missed this week, in a simple bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a cup of coffee or tea in the morning, but it’s also great if you want to read it over lunch or dinner.
The gang’s last death
For a pour out IPod touch, Which came out like a boss this week. And by “like a boss” we “in a strangely obscure press release after a lot of people assumed it was dead years ago.”
The Mini, Nano, Shuffle, and other iPod models are long gone, a sad and anticlimatic finish to one of Apple’s most iconic product lines. This is in contrast to Apple, which usually follows the “want them more” policy when it comes to killing favorite products. The iPod Touch was stagnant for three years without any updates before being sentenced to death. It is practically torture.
It didn’t have to be that way. Many Apple fans were introduced to the company’s product ecosystem by an iPod (for me it was roughly a black iPod Nano in 2006) and the iPod touch continues to serve that role until its final model, providing an introduction to both iOS and Cupertino. Design policy below 200. Even its original $ 299 price tag in 2007 was priced hundreds of times less than the iPhone.
Apple is good at keeping people inside its walled gardens, but the high price gates of its products can make it difficult to lure new customers. The iPod Touch was Apple’s gateway device.
The future of the iPod Touch is easy to see because there will always be a market for a version of the current iPhone that does not do much but costs less. With proper promotion and regular updates, the Touch transforms the iPhone into a tempting one with its delicious price tags as long as it lasts, and then pushes them into expensive devices if you feel comfortable with the interface and eager to take things. To the next level
The danger of most entry-level products, such as the iPhone 5C or the recent iPhone SE, is that they To feel Cheap and potentially premium brands can be tarnished. The genius of the iPod Touch is that it is a full premium presentation of half the product. It’s like a hardware version of a feature-limited free software trial It doesn’t keep you dissatisfied; It leaves you hungry for more.
It wasn’t supposed to happen. Of course, the official shutdown is not the end of the story. This week’s announcement has persuaded many owners to post pictures of the still-operational iPod, and we hope that these devices will continue to be a joy for many more years to come. In fact, while the iPod Touch has sold out in the US, you can still pick one if you know where to look and are in the market for a music player with a ton of history.
Trend: The best news of the week
John Jacoby explained how a Single macOS app Convince him to leave his PC.
Of Annual IO Conference This week, Google unveiled several new products and features. But five of them sound familiar to Apple fans.
Privacy is a right, McCallup says … the right way Lost money!
Apple contains all the ingredients Effective remote work. Why doesn’t it use them?
Portability Overrated. Here are 5 reasons Buy a desktop Mac Instead of a MacBook.
Johnny Ive answers the old question: why so many Apple products Come silver?
Mini, Air, Pro, Max, Studio, Ultra: What to do Apple’s name What do you mean?
Call rumors
The iPhone 14 could be Apple’s Last handset with a Lightning portRumors of switching to USB-C in 2023 have spread.
AirPods Pro seems to be finally getting a refresh this fall along with a newer version of AirPods Max. New colors and designs Hopefully.
Apple plans to expand its growing services portfolio Grocery salesAccording to a well-known analyst.
With the launch of WWDC, Apple is rapidly running out of Macs. Which can be a Sources about the launch this summerপ্রমাণ Or evidence of logistical problems.
We now know exactly how long iPhone 14 Pro screen Will. And the answer is … not very much.
Podcast of the week
It’s been almost three years since Apple released the AirPods Pro. What’s up with that? We talk about Status of Apple’s AirPods lineupThis episode of the MacWorld podcast – as well as the last stand of the iPod.
You can watch each episode of Macworld Podcast on Spotify, SoundCloud, Podcast App or our own site.
Software updates, bugs and other issues
Unique fix for Studio display webcam problem Almost here: Studio Display Firmware 15.5 is now at the Release Candidate (RC) stage.
Speaking of which, d RC of iOS 15.5 Also available now. The pubic version is expected to land next week.
And one final word from Beta Land: Apple dropped out Beta label of Universal Control Near the MacOS Monterey 12.4 release.
Apple is closed iCloud documents and dataBut you can still find your files.
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