{"id":33933,"date":"2021-01-10T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33933"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:32:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T22:32:33","slug":"newsletter-issue-1014-some-modest-expectations-for-apple-in-2021-and-such","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2021\/01\/newsletter-issue-1014-some-modest-expectations-for-apple-in-2021-and-such\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1014: Some Modest Expectations for Apple in 2021 and Such"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you have read various and sundry predictions from both tech and mainstream pundits who profess to know something about the Apple and its plans for this year. It reached a crescendo, as you might expect, when the end of 2020 approached. But I wonder just how much thought was involved in putting these ideas together. A lot of it was just plain common sense, or what passes for common sense in this broken world of ours.<\/p>\n<p>So you read about what the 2021 iPhone 13 might be like, and it was about a similar product with a few more features, perhaps a better camera and maybe even a tinier notch. One story, citing rumors from the Apple supply chain, a common source of real or imagined rumors, has it that the rear camera bump might also be smaller.<\/p>\n<p>Now in the scheme of things, the camera bump is the most awkward design factor, or would be if you decided to use your iPhone \u2014 or similarly equipped Android device \u2014 without a case. But since I always have a bumper case, it\u2019s no matter to me. I have managed to avoid most instances of damage as a result.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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