MacBreak Weekly 746

A retrospective conversation about Apple in 2020

•  Production starts to slow due to COVID-19
•  Apple closes offices & stores in China due to COVID-19
•  Kuo outlines the issues facing iPhone production during coronavirus outbreak
•  Apple’s Cook Outlines ‘Slower Return to Normal’ in Memo to Staff
•  Investor update on quarterly guidance
•  Apple announces virtual WWDC
•  Apple updates MacBook Air
•  Apple updates iPad Pro with LiDAR and Trackpad support
•  Apple releases COVID-19 app
•  Apple and Google partner for COVID-19 tracing tech
•  Apple reveals iPhone SE
•  Apple shipping custom face shields to medical workers as mask donations cross 20M
•  Apple kills the butterfly keyboard
•  Apple announces Apple silicon transition
•  Apple reveals iOS 14
•  Apple reveals watchOS 7
•  Apple reveals iPadOS 14
•  Apple reveals macOS Big Sur
•  Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow
•  Apple vs. Epic begins
•  Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 6
•  Apple unveils Apple Watch SE
•  Apple unveils iPad Air
•  Apple announces Apple One subscription service
•  Apple launches App Store appeals process
•  Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile Form 'Coalition for App Fairness' to 'Fight Back' Against Apple
•  Apple unveils iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12
•  Apple unveils iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max
•  Apple unveils HomePod mini
•  Apple unveils new iPad Air
• Apple unveils M1 Apple Silicon
•  Apple unveils new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by M1
•  Apple announces App Store Small Business Program
•  Apple Defends Delay of Privacy Feature, Slams Facebook
•  Apple unveils AirPods Max
•  Reuters: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - sources
•  Los Angeles Vaccine Recipients Can Put the Proof in Apple Wallet
• iPhone workers given the choice of forced labor or being sent to detention centers, says report'
• Developers now receiving App Store Small Business Program confirmation emails
• Epic Games continues ‘Free Fortnite’ campaign with Apple-inspired press pack sent to influencers

Picks of the Week

•  Leo's pick: mikme pocket
• Andy's picks: Hazel automatic file manager for macOS
• Rene's picks: AirPods Max Shield Case

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Links

• Reuters: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - sources