Morning mac world, Some interesting rumours in this email from Mac Rumours, Including a hopefully good bit of news from apple re a new firmware for airpods pro.
[http://cdn.macrumors.com/newsletter/logo.png]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=7a04c007a0&e=821bb7bf59> Brought to you by: [https://mcusercontent.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/6913c056-c0dc-44bc-88a6-66e7705756b4.png] <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=3099b4ce5e&e=821bb7bf59> [https://mcusercontent.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/74b4d658-73e4-4ac8-bb6c-65e553240e32.jpg]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=fd7d616f5a&e=821bb7bf59> New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Announced With Magic Keyboard, 10th-Gen Processors, Up to 32GB RAM and 4TB SSD, and More<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=b73c4c99ac&e=821bb7bf59> Apple this week refreshed its 13-inch MacBook Pro lineup<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=0c38f30466&e=821bb7bf59>, with key features including the same Magic Keyboard as the 16-inch MacBook Pro, up to 80 percent faster Intel graphics than the previous generation, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 4TB of SSD storage, and 6K display support<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=198a7927fb&e=821bb7bf59>. First introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year, the Magic Keyboard features a far more reliable scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel. After five years, Apple has finally transitioned its entire notebook lineup away from its issue-prone butterfly keyboard<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=63b7fbb05d&e=821bb7bf59>. 10th-generation Intel processor options are only available on higher-end models, with the $1,799 configuration proving to be up to 16.5% faster than the $1,299 base model<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=ade68b2715&e=821bb7bf59> with an older 8th-generation processor. 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Visit Sponsor<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=8353ce4cb8&e=821bb7bf59> Popular Stories May 07, 2020 Apple's Virtual WWDC Event to Kick Off on June 22<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=d95eeda57d&e=821bb7bf59> <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9788fd7bd2&e=821bb7bf59>[https://mcusercontent.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/fd706086-23b0-4377-a161-72e355e43b99.jpg]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9788fd7bd2&e=821bb7bf59><https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9788fd7bd2&e=821bb7bf59>Apple has announced that its first-ever online-only WWDC will begin Monday, June 22<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=d98e1422dc&e=821bb7bf59> via the Apple Developer app and website. The weeklong event will include a virtual keynote, sessions, and labs, with more details to be shared in June. And it's free! Apple is expected to introduce iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 10.16, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 at WWDC 2020, with beta testing to take place over the summer. Student developers from all over the world can enter Apple's Swift Student Challenge by creating an interactive scene in Swift Playgrounds that can be experienced in three minutes. Winners will receive an exclusive WWDC20 jacket and pin set. Submissions are open through May 17. Read Full Article<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=516b26caea&e=821bb7bf59> Apple Updates AirPods Pro Firmware to Version 2D15<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=8291226cdd&e=821bb7bf59> <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=d5d804df85&e=821bb7bf59>[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/3e8b121f-a36b-4686-84d1-041f6b7e36f9.jpg]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=d5d804df85&e=821bb7bf59><https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=d5d804df85&e=821bb7bf59>Apple this week released a new firmware version 2D15 for the AirPods Pro<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=ed1083095a&e=821bb7bf59>, replacing version 2C54. In recent months, some AirPods Pro owners have been complaining about reduced noise cancellation<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9e97d93d79&e=821bb7bf59> and crackling or static sounds, so users have listened for any improvements following the update. Perhaps proving how subjective sound quality can be, feedback has been decidedly mixed, with some users noticing an improvement, some noticing no change, and some noticing further degradation to noise cancellation. Apple has offered some help in the form of two new support documents<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=79f74add23&e=821bb7bf59> for users to troubleshoot noise cancellation or crackling sound issues. Read Full Article<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=ae7016a2e7&e=821bb7bf59> 10 Tips and Tricks for the iPad Pro Magic Keyboard<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=09af350952&e=821bb7bf59> <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=4f42d48487&e=821bb7bf59>[https://mcusercontent.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/14634c2f-87ca-48c0-93f7-fd25f3814c2e.jpg]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=4f42d48487&e=821bb7bf59><https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=4f42d48487&e=821bb7bf59>Have you recently picked up a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro? Here's a list of our favorite tips and tricks that you need to know<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=78f24141b6&e=821bb7bf59>. The tips and tricks relate to adjusting the backlight brightness, customizing the cursor's behavior, enabling tap-to-click on the trackpad, other trackpad gestures, accessing the Emoji keyboard, and more. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube for new Apple-related videos every week!<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=fd7e84e094&e=821bb7bf59> Read Full Article<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=614bbd168f&e=821bb7bf59> Apple's Mini-LED Product Roadmap May Have Been Pushed Back to 2021<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=4acfa007cc&e=821bb7bf59> <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=59af3e0f95&e=821bb7bf59>[https://mcusercontent.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/fcde647b-1a78-4cb3-8ee2-8722d0b8c816.png]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=59af3e0f95&e=821bb7bf59><https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=59af3e0f95&e=821bb7bf59>Disappointed that the new 13-inch MacBook Pro was not the rumored 14-inch model? That may be due to a slight delay in Apple's plans to release a range of new products with Mini-LED backlit displays. Kuo believes Apple's first Mini-LED products might not launch until 2021<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=3ef419a305&e=821bb7bf59>. The analyst has previously said these products would include a new 14.1-inch MacBook Pro<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=c8b41c6395&e=821bb7bf59>, 16-inch MacBook Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and more. Kuo has previously said that Mini-LED displays will allow for thinner and lighter product designs, while offering many of the same benefits of OLED displays used on the latest iPhones, including good wide color gamut performance, high contrast and dynamic range, and local dimming for truer blacks. Read Full Article<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=6a2ecccbc9&e=821bb7bf59> NFC-Based Digital Key Specification Released Ahead of Apple's Rumored CarKey Feature on iPhone<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=587152f314&e=821bb7bf59> <https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9972942694&e=821bb7bf59>[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0/images/55ef92c0-c52a-457e-b80d-ae2c4c2280f7.jpg]<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9972942694&e=821bb7bf59><https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9972942694&e=821bb7bf59>Amid rumors that Apple is working on a digital "CarKey" feature for iPhone<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=9945e8173e&e=821bb7bf59>, the Car Connectivity Consortium has announced that its NFC-based Digital Key Release 2.0 specification has been finalized<https://macrumors.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d0106b433773bd0aef5828e0&id=1a27360ef9&e=821bb7bf59> and made available to its members, which includes Apple. 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