Carlo Ancelotti has been doing a wonderful job at Everton. From the very start of this season, Everton has been one of the top teams in the Premier League. Ancelotti even won the Manager of the Month in September.
He said that he is hay to work his son Davide, who is on Everton’s coaching staff with him.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: New Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti (R) stands with his son, Davide, during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Arsenal FC at Goodison Park on December 21, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Ancelotti said in an interview with France Football: “I don’t know how to say it… It is probably the best aspect of my job today. At Napoli, they still say that I was over there for him to get his foot in the door. But my son is intelligent. He loves football. He did his studies, more than me. He has a doctorate in sports sciences, which was ratified in Germany. He was one of the youngest to get the diploma. He has experience because he was with me during my time at PSG, where he was a fitness coach, like at Real Madrid. Then, he became one of my assistants at Bayern. Here, I have a very young staff, the average age is between 32 and 33. But he is competent and motivated. No matter what they say on the outside. This is probably the best coaching staff I have had in my career. And I have had very good ones in the past, with an assistant like Paul Clement for example.”
Everton have been excellent in the summer transfer window, signing James Rodriguez from Real Madrid for free, who has turned out to be the missing piece of the Everton puzzle.
They have been leading the Premier League table for the majority of this season but they lost their last two fixtures so are now in 4th place after 7 matches with 13 points. Ancelotti’s men are still very much in the title race, they just need to find their form back.
Suffering from bankruptcy a few years back, AMD was nowhere near Intel and we had only one ruler in every department, eventually, the high-performance market became stagnant. There was no significant improvement year-over-year nor there was an increase in efficiency.
This helped ARM and a lot of other companies to establish themselves for mobile computing. However, that department became even stronger; the x86 CPU market never did really see a massive increase in performance. Until 2017, when AMD announced the first Zen architecture, it made a lot of noise.
In 2018, with Zen+, AMD actually made its competitors a bit more concerned with their variety of high-performance desktop processors and obviously their server-oriented EPYC lineup. The year that totally changed AMD’s fortune was 2019, the Zen 2 architecture marked the first 7nm based desktop CPUs, and it almost nullified the competition.
People love AMD these days, and their desktop CPUs are increasingly getting popular. In 2020 too, Ryzen is ruling the market, and in the meantime, AMD has again crippled the competition with its massive gain in single-core performance in their new Ryzen 5000 series processors.
When things are looking good for AMD, Mercury Research’s latest Q3 2020 x86 CPU Market Share report can give team Red fans some more happiness. The report states that AMD continues to make significant gains, quarter over quarter (QoQ) and year over year (YoY) in all key segments.
The unit share info is as follows:
AMD overall x86 CPU share was 22.4%, an increase of 4.1 share points quarter over quarter (QoQ) and 6.3 share points year over year (YoY)
Highest share since Q4 2007
AMD desktop x86 share, excluding IoT, was 20.1%, an increase of 0.9 share points QoQ, and 2.1 share points YoY
AMD desktop share has grown over 12 consecutive quarters
Highest since Q4 2013
AMD notebook x86 share, excluding IoT, was 20.2%, an increase of 0.3 share points QoQ, and 5.5 share points YoY
AMD notebook share has grown over 12 consecutive quarters
This is a new record for AMD x86 notebook share, eclipsing the previous high of 19.9% set in Q2 2020
AMD client x86 share, excluding IoT, was 20.2%, an increase of 0.5 share points QoQ, and 4.3 share points YoY
Highest since Q2 2011
As we see, AMD has enjoyed a healthy increase in all of its CPU market, be it desktop, notebook, or client/server market. This is mostly because AMD is keeping its promise of delivering the best-performing products each year.
The increase in share points will eventually help AMD to make more investments and make more amazing products in the days to come.
As we see, the share value keeps increasing, which should go even more in the coming months with Zen 3 based CPUs. Undoubtedly, AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs were phenomenal in the notebook market, which has helped to gather more shares in that market.
According to Mercury, AMD also gained QoQ and YoY in the x86 server market. Strong partnerships between OEMs, big clients, cloud computing giants, and other corporate clients have helped AMD gain more shares in the client market.
AMD utilizes a server-specific TAM of roughly 20 million CPUs, based on IDC data. The team Red says it will update their x86 server share once IDC Q3 2020 data is available.
IPL 2020 has been a historic season so far. Nail-bitting thrillers, super overs, injuries, controversies, records, etc., you name it! It has been everything the fans needed during these tough times caused by the pandemic.
Obviously, the matches are carried out in empty stadiums. The teams won’t have the support of their 12th man, which is the crowd! One may think that it can have an impact on the business aspect of the sport. However, exactly the opposite of that has happened. Due to the pandemic situation and almost every entertainment source being on hold, more people are tuning in to their TV sets or online platforms. The IPL 2020 is thus set to break all the viewership records.
Star Sports decides to increase the rates!
IPL 2020 is at its climax stage as the playoffs will begin on November 5. Therefore, the industry is expecting the ratings to jump up even more. Star Sports has therefore decided to increase the rates for balance 10% inventory.
Official broadcaster Disney-Star India has increased the ad rates for the last four matches by 15-20%.
The viewership numbers increased by 30%
It has been reported that IPL 2020 has recorded a jump of 30% in viewership numbers compared to last season. IPL 2020 has registered 7.3 billion viewing minutes per match (up to 32 matches) compared to the IPL 2019 count of 5.6 billion (35 matches).
According to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the viewership minutes for the ongoing season stand at 233.9 billion. IPL has also witnessed a 15% hike in average time spent per match as compared to the last season.
A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide in 2019
DUBLIN, Ireland, November 3, 2020, — Rising rugby interest in Africa is not limited to just South Africa, and several emerging nations, particularly Zimbabwe and Namibia, have shown impressive growth
In Namibia and Zimbabwe, 50 per cent of people are interested in rugby
23 per cent of people in Kenya are very interested in rugby
In Zambia and Madagascar, 19 per cent of people are very interested in rugby
A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide in 2019, up 11 per cent and 18 per cent on 2018 figures respectively
Unprecedented growth is driven by an uplift in women’s interest and participation in the sport along with surging enthusiasm in rugby’s emerging nations
Rugby is highly associated with a host of positive values such as teamwork, discipline and fair play.
A comprehensive report published by World Rugby today, exactly one year on from the Rugby World Cup 2019 final, based on results from two global surveys has highlighted the sport’s strong growth in both established and emerging rugby nations during 2019.
In a game-changing year for the sport, there was a significant increase in the perceived attractiveness of the sport resulting in a sharp increase in interest, inspired by the rise of women in rugby and a trail-blazing Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
Conducted by global measurement and data analytics industry leaders Nielsen, the studies collected and analysed data from both traditional and emerging rugby nations around the world and the key findings are released today in a white paper entitled “Global Reach of Rugby 2019”.
Global Reach of Rugby 2019 – key findings
Interest in rugby is growing significantly across the world. There were 877 million rugby followers in 2019 which represents an increase of 11 per cent in 2018
In 2019, there were an estimated 405 million rugby fans, and 126 million avid fans, marking an 18 per cent and 17 per cent increase since 2018, respectively
Women’s rugby is on the rise with interest in established markets up to 45 per cent and in emerging markets to 27 per cent, 15 per cent and 22 per cent increase since 2018, respectively
Across 36 surveyed markets, there were over 140 million female rugby fans in 2019, which marks a 29 per cent increase since 2018
There has been a growing global interest in men’s rugby, increasing to 63 per cent in established markets and 30 per cent in emerging markets, an 11 per cent and 15 per cent uplift compared to 2018, respectively.
Rugby is associated with a host of positive values and two-thirds of followers in established markets agree that the sport sets a positive example
Following Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, rugby interest is soaring in the country, with the number of avid fans quadrupling, and the number of fans increasing by 138 per cent in 2019.
The inspirational impact of RWC 2019 spread across Asia. In India 14 per cent of people are now interested in rugby, a 75 per cent growth since 2018, and Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam featured in the top 20 for Rugby World Cup 2019 TV figures globally
The number of rugby fans across the surveyed emerging nations has almost doubled since 2013, up to 168 million, with Brazil and India showing the most impressive levels of growth
With the number of followers of the sport rising to 65 per cent, France was particularly engaged with rugby in 2019, as excitement builds in the country ahead of hosting Rugby World Cup 2023
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The results of this global Nielsen research demonstrate that 2019 was a fantastic year for our sport, exemplified by a historic and spectacular Rugby World Cup and growing interest around the globe, with significant strides forward in the women’s game and amongst emerging nations.”
“We have seen a phenomenal growth in interest, particularly in Japan and across Asia, and we are working closely together with our unions, partners and other stakeholders to build on that momentum to continue the strong development of our sport with progressive and sustainable change as we all adapt to the ‘new normal’ in global sport.”
“While acknowledging that the results presented in this document were compiled before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the positive insights of this research give us reason for great optimism as we focus on the collective drive to return to the international rugby field in a safe, secure and stronger environment.”
Spencer Nolan, Nielsen Sports & Entertainment Managing Director for UK & Ireland said: “2019 was certainly a successful year for rugby, the highlight of which was undoubtedly the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia. Following the tournament, across 85 countries, we saw the number of rugby fans (those either interested or very interested) increase by 18 per cent from 344 million in 2018 to 405 million in 2019. This is an incredible growth of over 60 million fans from one year to another!”
“When compared against other major global sports including football, basketball, tennis, motorsport and golf, rugby union was the top performer in 2019 in terms of fan growth.”
Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 30 series will be the latest entry in the company’s latest GPU entries. The company is trying to get its dominant position back in the GPU market with its upcoming card line-up. But the recent reports suggest that Nvidia is showing some severe customer interest with its forthcoming GPU.
The RTX 3000 cards have already seen a massive demand in their popularity, and customers are lining up outside the retail stores to purchase the graphics card. Indian fans of the company are facing new adversity relating to the prices of the new GPU.
It is common knowledge that consumers in India often encounter relatively high prices for their devices. Thanks to the increased rate of goods and service tax (GST) in the country. However, the RTX 3000 series’ release may have been too much to tolerate for the country’s consumers. Nvidia has stated that the GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition was priced in India at INR 51,000 or approximately $684. This price range is much higher than the actual $499 price of the graphics card.
New Indian pricing
Similarly, the GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition was given as INR 71,000 or approximately $953 compared with $699 of its US price. But the flagship RTX 3090 Founders Edition was priced at a whopping INR 152,000, which is $2040, as opposed to its American price of $1499.
However, now the graphics maker has released a new pricing scheme for its graphics cards. The RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and RTX 3090 Founders Editions will be priced at INR 44500, INR 62000, and INR 133500. These prices are equivalent to their US counterparts and come included with Indian GST taxes.
The new prices may be more acceptable by the Indian consumers as this will allow them to build rigs using RTX 3000 series without burning their wallets.
The judging panel for the APO Group African Woman in Media Award consists of 100 luminaries, with global icons such as Naomi Campbell joined by executives at diverse organizations like Microsoft, Harley-Davidson and FIFA
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 3, 2020/ — APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, is delighted to announce the jury for the prestigious APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020. The Award recognizes, celebrates and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent.
This is the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for an African media award, and it reflects the importance of recognizing gender equality in business and the media.
APO Group has brought together 100 luminaries, with global icons such as Naomi Campbell joined by senior executives from every major industry on the continent, from Microsoft to Dangote; Twitter to Coca-Cola; and Harley-Davidson to LEGO!
Here is a full list of the 100 judges :
Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Aïda Diarra, Senior Vice President and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa of Visa
Naomi Campbell, Model, actress, businesswoman
Aydan Olcer, Regional Communications Director, Middle East and Africa of Microsoft
Kezia Anim-Addo, Head of Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of Facebook
Zayna Aston, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, EMEA, of YouTube
Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Head of Public Policy Sub-Saharan Africa of Twitter
Samantha Fuller, Head of Communication Sub Saharan Africa of Uber
Camilla Osborne, Head of Communications of Coca-Cola Africa
Acha Leke, Chairman Africa of McKinsey & Company
Ifeoma Dozie, Director, Marketing and Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of MasterCard
Jason Pau, Senior Advisor for International Programs of the Jack Ma Foundation
Michael Carney, Regional Marketing Manager of Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Urszula Bieganska, Head of Marketing Middle East and Africa of LEGO Group
Mai Youssef, Corporate Communications and Marketing Services Director, Africa, Middle East and Turkey of Canon
Amadou Gallo Fall, Vice-President of the NBA, and President of the Basketball Africa League
Amadou Diallo, Chief Executive Officer Middle East and Africa of DHL Global Forwarding
Hannah O’Leary, Director, Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art of Sotheby’s
Julie Gichuru, Head of Public Affairs and Communications of Mastercard Foundation
Helen Da Fonseca, Head of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and CSR of L’Oréal South Africa
Louise W. Wanjohi, Communications Lead – North, East and West Africa of IBM
Vanessa M. Moungar, Director, Gender, Women and Civil Society of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
Carole Van Cauter, Global Marketing Manager of Brussels Airlines
Candace Gilowey, Head of Marketing – South Africa and Sub Sahara Africa of Levi Strauss & Co.
Dudu Ndlovu, Head of Communications of KPMG South Africa
Sarah Fernandez, Director of Public Relations and Communications – Middle East and Africa of Accor
Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Executive Officer of Merck Foundation
Byron Kennedy, Executive Head: Group Media Relations and Spokesperson of Vodacom
Dominic Rumbles, Head of Communications of World Rugby
Patricia Obozuwa, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer of GE Africa
Samantha Muna, Director Development East Africa of Hilton Worldwide
John Gely, Head of Africa of MoneyGram International
Beatrice Gachenge, Head of Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of Novartis
Lee Martin, Senior Advisor of Getty Images
Stephanie Aboujaoude, Senior Area Director, Marketing and Communications, Middle East and Africa of Radisson Hotel Group
Sthe Shabangu, Public Relations and Communications lead for Africa of Cisco
Rukmini Glanard, Executive Vice President Global Sales, Services and Marketing of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Maor Aharoni, Africa and Israel Communications of Motorola Solutions
Anthony Chiejina, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group
Jacqui O’Sullivan, Executive: Corporate Affairs of MTN South Africa
Sonia Adnane, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Africa of Siemens Gamesa
Marwa Gomaa, Africa Communications Director of Tetra Pak
Abdellah Ghali, Head of Communications of OCP Africa
Christa Botha, Communications Director, Africa and Middle East of Sage
Adenike Laoye, Group Head, Corporate Communications, and Chief of Staff to the Group CEO of Ecobank
Abdou Diop, Managing Partner of Mazars Audit and Consulting
Andre Martin, Head of Communications and External Relations, Middle East and Africa of DP World
Angela Russell, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa
Ben White, Founder and CEO of VC4A
Bola Atta, Group Head, Corporate Communications of United Bank for Africa
Michael Okwiri, Vice President, Corporate Communications and CSR of Airtel Africa
Christian Bwakira, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa of Ingenico Group
Clare Spurrell, Head of Global Communications of CARE International
Claudia Brunner, Media Relations Specialist of Rotary International
Coralie van den Berg, General Manager of Rugby Africa
Sue Musunga Chuzu, Marketing and Communications Manager, Africa and Middle East of CNH Industrial
Didier Acouetey, President and Founder of AfricSearch Group
Eddie Mandhry, Director for Africa and Middle East of Yale University
Christina D’Souza, Head Brand and Communications Middle East & Africa at Sodexo
Filipe de Botton, President of the Portuguese Diaspora Council
Florizelle Liser, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa
Ginikanwa Frank-Durugbor, Head, Corporate Communications of Lafarge Africa
Leslie Richer, Director of Information and Communication of the African Union
Giovanni “Gianni” Merlo, President of the International Sports Press Association, AIPS
Itumeleng Matlaila, Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs – Africa of Puma Energy
Jean Pascal Mvondo, Francophone Africa government and corporate advisory lead of the United Nations Capital Development Fund
Karen Taylor, CEO of Invest Africa
Mathilde Schneider, Head of Group Communications of AFD – Agence Française de Développement
Kate Johns, Head: Africa and International Media Relations of Standard Bank
Kelly Arnold, Managing Director, Sub-Sahara Africa, Retail Intelligence of Nielsen
Sanaa Sayagh, General Manager of Roche Morocco
Leland Rice, CEO of Dedalus Global
Lesiba Sethoga, Head of Marketing and Communications – South Africa of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)
Lilian Kanyi Mwangi, Marketing and Communications Manager – East, Central and Southern Africa of DHL Africa
Linda Brown, Head of Communications and Advocacy Services, Africa of BASF
Louise Kanyonga, Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer of Rwanda Development Board
Alexander Amosu, Founder of Lux Afrique
Maximilian Jarrett, Africa Programme Manager of the International Energy Agency
Mohamed Rahman Swaray, Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone
Monica Zanette, Migration Mobility Dialogue Senior Coordinator of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development
Mwanja Ng’anjo, Ag. Head of Communications of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)
Nafissatou Dia, Communication and CSR Director of CFAO
NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber
Olivier Laouchez, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of TRACE
Olly Cann, Director of Communications of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Oyinade Adegite, Group Head, Corporate Communication of Guaranty Trust Bank
Paulo Gomes, Co-Founder of New African Capital Partners, former Executive Director of The World Bank
Pierre Havenga, Managing Director MEA of Vertiv Co
Robins Tchale Watchou, CEO of Vivendi Sports
Rose Thuo, Head of Communications and Marketing, Africa of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Sarah Utermark, Director of Commercial Partnerships of Opera
Sherry Kennedy, Senior Communications Officer of the African Trade Insurance Agency
Tolu Ogunlesi, Special assistant on Digital and New Media to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari
Tshepang Motsekuoa, Communications Manager – Africa of AGCO Corporation
Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Stéphane Rogovsky, Founder and CEO of R-Squared Agency
Tiekie Barnard, CEO and Founder of the Shared Value Africa Initiative
Victor Oladokun, former Director of Communication and External Relations of the African Development Bank Group
Walid Loukil, Deputy General Manager of Loukil Group
Yoven Moorooven, CEO of ENGIE Africa
Zemedeneh Negatu, Global Chairman of Fairfax Africa Fund
Nila Yasmin, Winner of the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and chairman of APO Group
“I want to thank all the judges for devoting their time and energy to the APO Group African Women in Media Award,” said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group. “I’ve never seen a judging panel of this quality before, and we are honored that every member shares our vision for women empowerment and entrepreneurship. Their passion and enthusiasm has helped make this award the biggest of its kind in Africa.”
The APO Group African Women in Media Award is part of APO Group’s commitment to supporting the development of journalism on the continent.
The award is open to African female journalists whose stories were broadcast or published between 1st January and 31st October 2020. The stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact.
The judges will be asked to select the winning journalist, who will then be announced at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) Virtual Conference and Awards, hosted from 2-3 December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’
AWIEF is a prestigious annual event that sees global thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organizations and investors gather to connect, network, share, collaborate and transact in a combined effort to boost Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for women.
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What started off as a rumour which was probably circulated to generate traction during the pre-season period, eventually became a very serious possibility. This is of course, about the Lionel Messi saga with his beloved club FC Barcelona.
There was a lot of talk which saw the incident develop a sequence of incidents. It involved starting off with a burofax sent to the board requesting a free transfer departure, which was met with swift defiance from Bartomeu and his troops.
Ultimately, however, Messi decided to stay at the club but not before he revealed in an exclusive interview about his reasons to depart a team that has been part of his life for nearly two decades now.
But, that story has sought to revive itself than be buried, with a media report now stating that EPL club Manchester City are preparing a “pre-contract” offer to the Argentine superstar when the winter window opens in January.
However, the recent uncertainty in the management at the club with Bartomeu exiting ahead of the presidential elections might force a change in Messi’s plans.
In fact, the fact of the matter is that Barcelona are in the midst of a financial crisis and could even head towards bankruptcy if certain criteria are not met – mainly their issues with regards to the hugely mounting wage bill.
It was rumoured that Man City’s parent organisation, the City Football Group, had already prepared a five-year contract offer in the summer, which would have still seen his €40 million a season salary remain intact.
And now, with Barcelona on the brink of a financial collapse, selling someone like Messi who is on huge wages might just prove to be a wise decision, albeit forced.
City COO Omar Berrada has openly courted a move for Messi and if the cards are stacked right, it could very well be the case that a global superstar might decide to feature in the Premier League for a few seasons.
Samsung is one of Asia’s biggest tech companies, but it is not news that the company is struggling with its processor market. The companies processors have performed relatively low than expected and failed miserably to act against their competitor.
However, we already know that Samsung has no intention of backing down. The South Korean giant is reportedly developing a new 5nm LPE or Low Power Early node. But earlier, it was rumored that the company is facing issues with the 5nm node’s mass production. However, the company has now secured an $850 million deal with Qualcomm. According to this deal, the company will fulfill Snapdragon 875 and Snapdragon X60 5G modem for its partner. Now the company has reported that 5nm LPE nodes production has taken off, which will be the first step in Samsung’s journey of producing high and mighty chipsets.
The 5nm LPE process has various advantages over its predecessors. The node offers a 10 percent increase in performance improvement along with a 20 percent power reduction. The nodes utilize the same CPU clock speeds and design as any other processor, but the process node delivers a boatload of benefits for flagship smartphones.
According to sources, Samsung’s new 5nm process node will be much faster and offers more performance increase than its previous 7nm process node. The method used by the company to manufacture the process isn’t anything new, but some improvements suggest that Samsung will include many advances in the new process node. The first chipset to use the new 5nm LPE node will be the Exynos and 2100. The SoC will head against the Snapdragon 875 and take full advantage of the latest ARM’s Cortex-X1 super core.
According to sources, the Exynos 2100 is clocked at 3.00GHz of speeds due to its Cortex-X1 super core. It means that if Samsung manages to optimize cooling for its upcoming flagship smartphones, then the Cortex-X1 could reach even higher frequencies. Samsung is also rumored to mass-produce Snapdragon 875 and Snapdragon X60 5G modems for its competitor Qualcomm, hence there will be some heated competition between the two rivals.
Apple has released many devices this year and also its much-anticipated iPhone 12 5G. The company also released its A14 Bionic, which has taken the throne as the most powerful processor in the market.
Now, the company has announced the hardware features for its upcoming MacBook. The company recently launched its macOS 11.0.1 beta, and the stable version of its OS will be launched with the release of its three new Mac models. According to sources, the iPhone maker plans to launch a new version of its MacBook Pro 16.
Now, however, various Mac models of the company have gone out of stock. Apple is now offering six weeks of delivery time on some of its devices, including the iMac Pro.
The list of devices that are currently out of stock in the US market is given below:
MacBook Pro 13
MacBook Pro 16
iMac 21.5-inch
iMac 27-inch
iMac Pro
The scenario in which the apple devices have gone out of stock. It indicates that Apple is planning to make a complete refresh of its devices. We already know that Apple plans to release its first ARM-based Mac model this year. But according to sources, the iPhone maker will only unveil its entry-level MacBook this year.
However, sources claim that the unveiling of Apple’s new ARM-based MacBook will be unveiled on November 10.
It is still not straightforward as to which model of its product line will get the update of ARM. However, expressly exact that MacBook Pro 16 will not be the one to receive the ARM-based update. There are also rumors of the company planning to launch a new 12-inch MacBook.
According to various leaks, the company’s upcoming ARM-based MacBook offers plenty of performance upgrades over its predecessors. It is also believed that the ARM-based MacBook’s will feature a customized version of Apple’s A14 Bionic chipset.
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