With Black Friday and Cyber Week winding down and the calendar flipping over to December, our attention is starting to turn to the future and all of the Apple news we're expecting to see.
There was an alleged benchmark leak for an "M2 Max" chip expected to make an appearance in upcoming Macs like the MacBook Pro early next year, as well as fresh rumors about the iPhone 15 coming later in the year.
Other news included Apple's annual App Store Awards, the high-profile launch of the Oceanic+ diving app for Apple Watch Ultra, and our look at some of the other things that we hope to see in the near future.
Geekbench reported benchmark results for Apple's M2 Max chip this week, giving a first look at the chip's potential performance gains and specifications.
There is a chance that the benchmark is for a MacBook Pro. The M2 Max chip has a 12-core option and can be configured with 96GB of RAM, whereas the M1 Max chip has a 10-core option and can be used with up to 64GB of RAM.
The first Macs with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are expected to be announced in 2023 according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
According to a report this week from Japanese publication, Sony's newest "state-of-the-art" image sensor will be included in Apple's next-gen iPhones.
Improved Night mode photos and other benefits should result from the sensor's ability to capture more light and reduce over exposure in certain settings.
According to a New York radio station, a man who bought 300 phones from Apple Fifth Avenue was robbed shortly after leaving the store.
The man was walking to his car at 1:45 a.m. when a car pulled up next to him and demanded that he hand over the 300 devices he was carrying in three bags.
The App Store Award winners are highlighted by Apple's editorial team. The physical App Store award will be modeled after the logo of the store.
The winner of the first ever Apple Podcasts Award was announced, as well as a new highlight reel feature for the next edition of Apple Music.
The Apple Watch Ultra can now be downloaded from the Apple Store. The app is designed to be used for recreational scuba diving at depths of up to 40 meters/130 feet.
The Depth app is available on the Apple Watch. The Oceanic+ app is useful for experienced scuba divers.
Apple has only a month left to fulfill its promises of releasing an Apple Music Classical app and expanding its self-service repair program to Europe before the end of the year. Plans could be pushed back to 2023 because of delays.
We put together a list of five things that Apple needs to release over the next few months.
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