Author: Sam Kohl

Apple November 10 event leaderboard update

Following Apple’s ‘One more thing’ event on November 10, the source leaderboard is seeing a lot of consistency, with no major moves up or down. This is the latest following Apple’s last event of 2020.

Sources that increased

🌙 L0vetodream: 88.7 ⮕ 88.9% accurate

🏀 Mark Gurman: 88.4 ⮕ 88.7% accurate

👨‍💻 Ming-Chi Kuo: 77.5 ⮕ 78% accurate

🔢 DigiTimes: 65 ⮕ 65.1% accurate

🦅 Barclays: 57.9 ⮕ 64.7% accurate

Sources that decreased

🧻 Jon Prosser: 84.3 ⮕ 82.4% accurate

🧭 Macotakara: 69.6 ⮕ 68.6% accurate

🖥 Sonny Dickson: 62.5 ⮕ 57.7% accurate

✅ The Verifier: 55 ⮕ 54.3% accurate

Note: As you may have noticed, no source is perfect. That’s because even the best get some info right and some info wrong: do not harass anyone for their track record. The leaderboard functionality on AppleTrack is here only to help tech enthusiasts better understand how likely a rumor really is.

As always, if you notice a discrepancy on someone’s record, let us know.

November 11, 2020
macOS Big Sur releases on November 12
The news: Apple confirmed the release date for macOS Big Sur at their ‘one more thing’ event on November 10.
- The new, redesigned software for Macs ships on November 12
- New features include: a refreshed UI with new icons and sounds, an all-new Messages app, and Control Center
- Major software updates from Apple usually release between 10am-1pm PST
Our take: This is less than 2 days away! We’ve been waiting on confirmation from Apple on when this was coming, and here it is.
November 10, 2020
New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple M1 chip announced
The news: Apple just updated a 3rd new Mac with Apple Silicon inside: this time, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 processor.
- Up to 2.8x faster CPU performance
- Up to 5x faster graphics performance
- Up to 11x faster machine learning performance
- 17 hours of wireless web browsing
- 10 additional hours of battery life
- Active cooling system
- 3 studio quality mics
Our take: The best battery life ever in a Mac. Wow. Literally can’t describe how wild this jump is. Doesn’t feel possible or real.
November 10, 2020
Refreshed Mac mini with M1 chip announced
The news: Apple just refreshed the Mac mini with Apple Silicon’s all-new M1 chip.
- Up to 3x faster CPU performance
- Up to 6x faster graphics performance
- Up to 15x faster machine learning performance
- Up to 60% more energy efficient
- Support for 6K external display at full resolution
- Lower $699 starting cost
Our take: Damn, this is pretty sweet. Lower $100 starting cost is wild.
November 10, 2020
New MacBook Air announced with M1 processor inside
The news: Apple just updated the MacBook Air for a second time this year with the new Apple-designed M1 processor.
- Up to 3.5x faster performance
- Up to 5x faster graphics performance
- Faster machine learning performance
- Silent, finless design
- 6 hours longer battery life than pervious MacBook Air
- 2x battery for video calls
- Up to 2x faster SSD
- P3 wide color gamut support on 13-inch display
- Starts at $999
- Developing…
November 10, 2020
Apple announces M1 chip for Silicon Macs
The news: Apple has announced the first processor made for the Mac at their ‘one more thing’ event.
- 8-core CPU, with 4 high efficiency cores
- Similarly, it has the world’s fastest 8-core GPU
- It’s got 5nm architecture, like the A14 chip in iPhone and iPad
- Apple claims it has the world’s fastest single CPU core with the best CPU performance per watt
Our take: Wow. Seems Apple Silicon is shaping up to be everything we hoped and dreamed about
November 10, 2020
Photo surfaces of potential AirTags keychain ahead of announcement
The leak: This may be our first look at the rumored AirTags keychain accessory, according to Fudge (90.9% accurate).
- The photo below depicts a reflective, silver key ring attached to a Saddle Brown leather loop
- Mark Gurman (88.4% accurate) was first to rumor the existence of a keychain accessory for AirTags, which could debut as soon as tomorrow
Our take: This looks legitimate to me, and lines up with what Gurman leaked a few months back. Both Jon Prosser (84.3% accurate) and L0vetodream (88.7% accurate) believe that AirTags will be announced very soon (likely tomorrow).
November 9, 2020
Fudge: 74.2% accurate
With the greatest username on Twitter @choco_bit, Fudge provides allegedly unknown details and images to their followers.

Rumor accuracy

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Rumor list

2020

November 9
- First look at AirTags keychain accessory, link
October 3
- Apple TV with A14-like processor in the works, link
- Apple TV with A12X processor in the works
- Apple game controller coming
September 16
- First look at AirPods Max, link
June 16
- “Low Oxygen Saturation Notifications” coming soon (Apple Watch), link
- Sleep mode on iPhone will dim display, silence alerts and notifications, link
- Sleep mode on Apple Watch tracks sleep and can wake you silently, link
  - Dims display and enables DND, link
June 6
- Sleep mode toggle coming to Control Center, link
June 4
- Fusion drive dead in 2020, link
June 2
- Next iPad Pros will have A14x processor, link
May 28
- ARM MacBook coming very soon, link
May 27
- ~~First look at rough 2021 iPhone design~~, link
  - Camera details:
    ~~Wide 1x optical zoom (6x digital zoom) 64mp, link~~
    ~~Telephoto 3x-5x optical zoom (15-20x digital zoom) 40mp~~
    ~~64mp anamorphic lens (2.1:1)~~
    ~~0.25x min ultra wide (optical reverse zoom) 40mp~~
    ~~Li-DAR 4.0~~
May 25
- Lightning port remaining on iPhone 12…no USB-C, link
- 2021 iPhone 13 series:
  - Smart Connector
  - Portless, link
May 20
- Apple working on “gaming” Mac lineup, link
May 19
- Apple Glass will get AirPods-like proximity pairing, link
May 5
- iPhone 12 can sit upright, link
April 19
- AirTag features:
  - Activation Lock, link
  - Built-in speaker
  - Accelerometer, link
  - Multiple colors, link
- Apple second wireless charging device is just for one singular item, link
- 2020 iPhones will not have smart connector, link
- iOS 14 will include videos for how to replace AirTag battery, link
April 18
- First look at CarKey invite interface, link
- Apple working on second wireless charging device, link
- AirTags pairing works on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, link
April 7
- Leaked iOS 14 images show iPhone 12 design, link
  - First look at widget implementation
April 5
- Leaked iOS 14 image shows iPhone 12 camera setup with LiDAR, link
April 1
- 4 variants of iPhone 12 coming, link
November 9, 2020
Rumor claims ‘iPhone Fold’ coming in 2022 for $1,499
The rumor: Apple isn’t just working on a foldable iPhone…it’s coming in 2022, according to The Verifier (53.2% accurate).
- The starting price for the larger-screened iPhone may be just $1,499, with 256GB of base storage included
- 8GB RAM is also rumored to be standard
- It’s possible the introduction of this hybrid device could mark the end of the iPad mini
Our take: To say I’m highly skeptical of this information is an understatement. The Verifier is just over 50% accurate and on top of that, pricing information doesn’t usually leak out until months ahead of a product’s unveil…not years. All of this sounds realistic, and it may be real, but I have my doubts.
November 9, 2020
New concept shows redesigned Mac mini with Apple Silicon
The concept: As Apple prepares to enter a 2-year transition for Apple Silicon, a new concept from Viktor Kádár and ALTRD Studio shows their vision for a redesigned Mac mini.
- The new Mac mini would have a significantly smaller form factor at just over 5 inches long and wide and barely over an inch tall
- Internals include an A14X processor and Apple custom GPU
- While the concept looks stunning on the outside, the inside has been meticulously designed as well, to simulate a real product that could exist one day
- View the full concept on Behance
Our take: Kádár and ALTRD Studio’s work has long been some of my favorite, especially after their recent iMac concept. With Apple Silicon, Apple could really scale a number of their products down…as recent rumors for the next-gen Mac Pro have suggested.
November 9, 2020
Apple November 10 ‘One more thing’ event: every leak and rumor
The roundup: Ahead of Apple’s November 10 event, here’s everything you should expect…and how likely all of it really is.

100% confirmed
- All reputable sources agree on one thing: at least 1 new Mac powered by Apple Silicon will be announced
More than 88% likely

According to L0vetodream (88.7% accurate)
- 2 new 13-inch MacBooks (for specific models, see below)
- AirTags, available in in two sizes: small and big
  - Jon Prosser (84.3% accurate) also believes these are coming
According to Mark Gurman (88.4% accurate)
- 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple Silicon
- 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon
- 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon
Our take: I’m expecting 3 new MacBooks in total and AirTags. Event will likely be about an hour like the last couple!
November 8, 2020