After many years says it will never touch the touch screen on a laptop, Apple may be planning to do that now. One report by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg confirmed that Apple is testing touch screen technology on some of its MacBooks. The information is based on leaks from the company, so Macs with touchscreens aren’t certain, and even if they do, they won’t arrive until at least 2025. Apple also has may cancel those plans entirely because the firm is constantly testing and abandoning the idea of changing its product.
The company has been around for a long time rejected concept of placing a touchscreen on a MacBook, citing ergonomic concerns, such as getting your arm tired after a while of touching the vertical touchscreen. It’s also hesitant to bring touch to the MacBook because it has a whole line of finger gestures – the iPad. So the fact that Apple is considering a touch screen for the MacBook is remarkable. Apple has stabilized merge functions of MacBooks and iPads, with a lot of overlap in both software and hardware components between the platforms. Having touchscreens on both devices can blur those lines even further.
Read on for some more going on in the world of consumer technology.
Samsung set the date for unpacking
SAMSUNG announced its date next Galaxy Unpacked hardware event, and less than a month to go. Unpacking will be February 1 at 10 a.m. Pacific. For the first time since the pandemic era began, the event will be held in person in San Francisco, California.
Samsung hasn’t said what it will announce, although the event is where the company usually launches its new products. Galaxy phone. Galaxy S23 is expected this year. There may also be news about other accessories or wearables. We can see a foldable device same, though Samsung may just announce a foldable phone later this year.
Play XBox Power
Shh, it’s time for your Xbox to go to sleep. Microsoft in progress an update for Xbox Series X and Series S consoles will automatically switch the power settings to the default to completely shut down, rather than remain in sleep mode. The company says the move is aimed at reducing the panel’s power usage, as they still use power when in sleep mode.
Microsoft released an update last year aimed at making Windows computers more energy efficient, and now some of those changes are coming to the XBox as well. Like PC settings, XBox will download game files based on how much power is being used on the grid. The goal is to use energy to load games when the grid is not stressed during peak times of the day.
Microsoft says this is a one-time update, and you can change any of these features in the control panel’s settings.
Deere John
In the past, once you bought something, you could do what you wanted with it. Let’s say you buy a tractor for your farm and you can fit new parts into it or repair it yourself if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes the companies that make your technology want to keep control of their devices even after you’ve bought them.
John Deere, the agricultural equipment company, received a a lot of heat for this in recent years. The company owns proprietary hardware and software and often requests customers through official John Deere channels for equipment upgrades and repairs. That frustrated the farmers, and they tried to pursue the company in every way, from hacking to litigation. A new memo issued by John Deere eases the tension, but the issue of repairability remains unresolved.
