Weekly overview 10: New Apple products, iOS 18.4 News, WhatsApp limited support and more

In 2022, Apple marketed the Mac Studio, a compact desktop computer with powerful performance thanks to Apple Silicon. In 2023 it was equipped with the M2 series and now the professional Mac Studio will get an upgrade with the new M3 Ultra processor.

Mac Studio positions itself between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro and is perfect for professionals. The studio has the looks of a large Mac mini with extra gates and space. Such a beautiful new Mac, of course, also includes a professional screen; The Apple Studio Display.

From May 5, 2025, WhatsApp no ​​longer supports older versions of iOS and Android. This means that users with an older smartphone will lose access to the most popular Message app.

It is not surprising that WhatsApp stops supporting older smartphones. It is simply not possible to continue to support all hardware infinitely. So it was only a matter of time that the support of some old devices is stopped.

Attention emoji enthusiasts, because new emoticons have been announced. Unicode Consortium, the creators of the emojis, have released Beta for Unicode 16 with new emoji. This way we already know which emoticons we can expect later this year.

The current range of emoji is already large, which is why the update has been limited to seven brand new emoji that you can send and use, including an emoticon with bags under the eyes, fingerprint, tree without leaves, harp, shovel and more. The new emoticons will only be added in a later version of iOS 18, iPados 18 and macOS 15, possibly in the spring of 2025.

The iPad is available in various versions. The iPad Pro is primarily intended for the professionals and the iPad Air for users who demand a little more from their tablet. But the iPad is a great entry model. Today Apple announced the iPad 11th generation, a good tablet for a reasonable price.

The 10th generation iPad was released in 2022 and was then provided with a completely new design. In the field of design, the 11th iPad is the same as the previous generation. However, the addition of a faster processor is new and you get more storage for less money.

In 2022, Apple marketed the Mac Studio, a compact desktop computer with powerful performance thanks to Apple Silicon. In 2023 it was equipped with the M2 series and now the professional Mac Studio will get an upgrade with the new M3 Ultra processor.

Mac Studio positions itself between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro and is perfect for professionals. The studio has the looks of a large Mac mini with extra gates and space. Such a beautiful new Mac, of course, also includes a professional screen; The Apple Studio Display.

From May 5, 2025, WhatsApp no ​​longer supports older versions of iOS and Android. This means that users with an older smartphone will lose access to the most popular Message app.

It is not surprising that WhatsApp stops supporting older smartphones. It is simply not possible to continue to support all hardware infinitely. So it was only a matter of time that the support of some old devices is stopped.

Attention emoji enthusiasts, because new emoticons have been announced. Unicode Consortium, the creators of the emojis, have released Beta for Unicode 16 with new emoji. This way we already know which emoticons we can expect later this year.

The current range of emoji is already large, which is why the update has been limited to seven brand new emoji that you can send and use, including an emoticon with bags under the eyes, fingerprint, tree without leaves, harp, shovel and more. The new emoticons will only be added in a later version of iOS 18, iPados 18 and macOS 15, possibly in the spring of 2025.

Since last year, the iPad Air is not only available in an 11-inch version, but also with a larger 13-inch display. Today, Apple announces new models with a more powerful M3 chip.

The 7th generation iPad Air is the ‘cheaper’ brother of the iPad Pro and has a similar design, but in stylish colors and a single camera. The new iPad Air offers support for Apple Intelligence, Apple Pencil Pro and is compatible with the new Magic keyboard for iPad.

The iPad is available in various versions. The iPad Pro is primarily intended for the professionals and the iPad Air for users who demand a little more from their tablet. But the iPad is a great entry model. Today Apple announced the iPad 11th generation, a good tablet for a reasonable price.

The 10th generation iPad was released in 2022 and was then provided with a completely new design. In the field of design, the 11th iPad is the same as the previous generation. However, the addition of a faster processor is new and you get more storage for less money.

In 2022, Apple marketed the Mac Studio, a compact desktop computer with powerful performance thanks to Apple Silicon. In 2023 it was equipped with the M2 series and now the professional Mac Studio will get an upgrade with the new M3 Ultra processor.

Mac Studio positions itself between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro and is perfect for professionals. The studio has the looks of a large Mac mini with extra gates and space. Such a beautiful new Mac, of course, also includes a professional screen; The Apple Studio Display.

From May 5, 2025, WhatsApp no ​​longer supports older versions of iOS and Android. This means that users with an older smartphone will lose access to the most popular Message app.

It is not surprising that WhatsApp stops supporting older smartphones. It is simply not possible to continue to support all hardware infinitely. So it was only a matter of time that the support of some old devices is stopped.

Attention emoji enthusiasts, because new emoticons have been announced. Unicode Consortium, the creators of the emojis, have released Beta for Unicode 16 with new emoji. This way we already know which emoticons we can expect later this year.

The current range of emoji is already large, which is why the update has been limited to seven brand new emoji that you can send and use, including an emoticon with bags under the eyes, fingerprint, tree without leaves, harp, shovel and more. The new emoticons will only be added in a later version of iOS 18, iPados 18 and macOS 15, possibly in the spring of 2025.