Apple Macbook Air
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Apple plans to release, according to Bloomberg, a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air that will be launched in the second half of this year or early next year.
The report says that Apple plans to market the device as a higher-end version of the current MacBook Air, which Apple released in November with its new M1 processor. The device was one of the three new Apple computers to make the move from Intel chips.
Apple’s Mac revenue grew 28% year-on-year, when the company reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings in October. That boost was helped by millions of people who were forced to work from home because of Covid.
According to the report, the new MacBook Air will include Apple’s magnetic charging system, MagSafe. MagSafe was used in Apple laptops for years before being removed two years ago in place of newer USB-C charging. But it is handy because it makes the charger jump out easily and prevents the laptop from being dragged from a surface when someone pulls the cord or drives on it. MagSafe is also used in the latest iPhone 12 phones, although it has a different design and relies on a magnetic packing accessory that charges the phones wirelessly.
Apple chief analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI said earlier this month that Apple plans to launch two new MacBook Pro laptops this year – with 14- and 16-inch screens and MagSafe. Bloomberg confirmed the report, but added that Apple is also planning an iMac with Face ID, which means it would unlock if you look at it, a smaller version of the Mac Pro computer and a new Mac Pro with an Intel processor.
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