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This week on the AppleInsider podcast your hosts look at early reviews for the M1 iPad Pro and 24-inch iMac, talk Spatial Audio and Lossless coming to Apple Music, and evaluate the latest "Apple Watch Series 7" leak.



Review embargoes for the M1 iPad Pro and 24-inch iMac lifted this week. Those with early access praised the 12.9-inch iPad Pro Liquid Retina XDR display, but recognized iPadOS is missing significant features that could take advantage of its powerful CPU.

Rumors of the coming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro point to a physical redesign, 10-core processors, and support for up to 64GB RAM. These MacBook Pro models and a redesigned MacBook Air could launch early this summer.

Jon Prosser leaked a new watch design that may come to the "Apple Watch Series 7" this fall. The theorized flat-edge design is reminiscent of the iPhone 12 line and iPad Pro, giving the appearance of smaller bezels.

Apple announced new accessibility features coming later this year that will allow users to operate an Apple Watch and iPad without touching the screen. In addition to user interaction updates, Apple has launched a new service called SignTime that will allow customers to communicate with retail staff and AppleCare employees via Sign Language from a web browser.

Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio, and Lossless audio tracks are coming to Apple Music at no extra charge to users. We walk through the distinctions between these audio formats and what devices are required to take advantage of Spatial Audio vs. Lossless music tracks.

We wrap up with comments that Apple's Craig Federighi made during the Epic Games v. Apple trial claiming macOS does not meet the same security standards as iOS.

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    Kuyangkohkuyangkoh Posts: 838member
    Nice but looks does not conclude me for apple watch update, only when new medical inclusion is there…hopefully blood sugar comes on series 7 …. Please please please
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    robin huberrobin huber Posts: 4,057member
    Regarding the iMac chin. One word: Sticky Notes. Yes, you could put them along the edges of a chinless iMac, but would look like a silly fringe after a while. 

    Regarding the Apple Watch render. One word: clunky. Like the flat edged esthetic on larger devices, but it doesn’t scale down well. The way the band blends into to current watch is gracefully masterful. The way it dead-ends into that flat edge is clumsy and ugly, some some kind of homemade device. 

    Whoops, just noticed the watch render on this story is different from the one I’d seen earlier. This one is better, but still not as graceful, and perhaps comfortable, as the current design. The edges could be sharp against the skin. 
    edited May 2021
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