iOS 12.1 rolling out today with Group FaceTime, Depth Control as well as Dual-SIM functionality

Apple plans to roll out iOS 12.1 which brings various new features such as Group FaceTime calling for up to 32 people at a time, Dual-SIM capability using a nano SIM with the latest iPhone XS and iPhone XR phones as well as over 70 new emoji and depth control preview for camera app. 

With iOS 12.1, FaceTime is more fun and flexible, with simple ways to add another person, join an active FaceTime call, or use the same camera effects available in Messages to add stickers, filters or appear to friends and family as an Animoji or Memoji. When an invitation is received, people can choose to join using audio or video from iPhone, iPad and Mac. Hit jump for a rundown of new features. 

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Review: Apple Watch Series 4

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Apple Watch remains the most enigmatic product in Apple’s stable. Four years after its inception as Apple’s next big product category, we now see them everywhere as beloved fitness trackers, communication devices and reliable smartphone accessories.

Apple has said the Apple Watch is the no. 1 timepiece in the world in terms of sales. Yet, the company has never released actual sales figures for the Apple Watch and closely guards this information.

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Apple's A12 Bionic processor and the race to 7nm architecture

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Each year as Apple unveils new iPhones, it releases a new Apple A processor which powers the device as well as allows specific features to work. Apple's been buying up chip companies as well as spearheading its own development on SoC's (Systems on a Chip).

The secret weapon of the iPhone (as well as the iPad) is really the complex yet insanely powerful architecture of the A12 Bionic chip, which works seamlessly with iOS to continuously keep iPhones performing above the level of most Android flagships which may have larger processors and more RAM.

The Apple A12 Bionic's spec sheet is impressive. A smaller sized chip contains both processing and graphics channels while setting aside ample space for the Neural Engine which powers A.I. and much of the iPhone's photographic power.

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Apple reportedly set to introduce new MacBook and Mac Mini products this fall

Aside from refreshed MacBook Pros, Apple's been quiet this year on the Mac front. A new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman points at upcoming new lower-cost MacBook with thinner bezels and a Retina Display, which should sate the needs of long suffering MacBook Air users.

Also in the works in a new Mac Mini, which is music to the ears of many users who have loved the small and versatile entry-level Mac desktops. Apple is still selling four year old Mac minis on their website and if reports are to be believed, we can expect to see powerful new minis with modern specs and components.

Apple needs to do something, anything to kickstart interest in the Mac line. While iPhones and iPads are all but guaranteed by October, many of Apple's most beloved products, MacBook Air and Mac mini, have languished in terms of specs and innovation.

Check out the full report here.

Source: Bloomberg