Google is making a version of its Crome web browser available to all interested persons who have or will have an Apple Silicon Mac sometime on Wednesday.
The browser promises to take full advantage of the M1 Chip, giving an end user a fast and smooth browsing experience.
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Apple is launching a new program that will cut App Store commissions to 15% per year, for developers and businesses paid less than $1 million a year by Apple.
If a developer passes $1 million in a year, the standard 30% cut will kick in for the remainder of the year.
"We're launching this program to help small business owners write the next chapter of creativity and prosperity on the App Store, and to build the kind of quality apps our customers love," said Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Apple also says that the new program is coming at a crucial time, and will allow small businesses and independent developers to "innovate and thrive during a period of unprecedented global economic challenge" during the coronavirus pandemic.
"This is a big opportunity for the indie gaming spirit to become truly mobile," said indie developer Phillip Stollenmayer, known for Apple Design Award winner Song of Bloom.
Samantha John, co-founder of iPad coding app Hopscotch, says that the new program will allow her team to "take some risk" in offering the app for free.
"Specifically around our subscription, ... I think it is a good strategy in terms of making money, but it also limits the audience of the app. And we've been wanting to walk back that paywall and let people do more for free in the hopes that farther down the line we will have even more loyal subscribers to Hopscotch," she added.
The iPhone maker said that more details about the program and its eligibility requirements would be released in December.
Via: AppleInsider.com
The reviews are in on the first batch of Apple Macs with the new Apple-designed M1 chip, and they are overwhelmingly positive.
By far the most powerful chip Apple has ever made, M1 transforms the Mac experience. With its industry-leading performance per watt, together with macOS Big Sur, M1 delivers up to 3.5x faster CPU, up to 6x faster GPU, up to 15x faster machine learning (ML) capabilities, and battery life up to 2x longer than before. And with M1 and Big Sur, Mac users get access to the biggest collection of apps ever.
“The new MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 chip is a triumph,” tech site The Verge declare. The site rated that version of the laptop 9.5 out of 10 and said that the computer is the most impressive laptop in years. Ars Technica described the M1 as a “seriously fast x86 competitor” referring to the instruction set that Intel and AMD chips use. TechCrunch wrote that the new processor’s performance gains will make Intel’s chips “obsolete overnight.”
Investors have had plenty of time to grapple with Apple’s decision to move its machines over to its own line of processors. The company officially made the announcement in June at its Worldwide Developers Conference, after weeks of rumors and leaks.
Apple sold $28.62 billion worth of Mac computers in fiscal 2020, up from $25.48 billion in 2019. Sales of the Mac segment have remained flat at roughly $25 billion for the past five years, except in 2016 when they fell to $22.83 billion. Analysts project Mac sales of $30.12 billion for 2021.
Apple stock has gained 34% since its announcement about its new chips…
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Starting now, Apple has made their Podcasts available to be embedded onto other websites. This means a web creator can now have a web player available that plays their Podcast(s) directly from the creator’s web site.
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