The App Store App and Game of the Year have been revealed; according to reports, Apple will forsake its 5G baseband.
On Thursday, November 30th, Apple revealed the big winners in the 2023 App Store Awards, celebrating various applications and games; let’s see if your Apps are there!
App Store Awards
AllTrails, the iPhone App of the Year, provides users with comprehensive trail guides and information for enjoying the outdoors.
Prêt-à-cosmetics, which gives a realistic cosmetics palette for experienced artists and beginners alike, is the iPad Application of the Year.
Photomator, the Mac software of the year, uses machine learning-powered tools to edit tasks smoothly.
MUBI, a collection of excellent independent movies and foreign documentary films, received the Apple TV App of the year.
SmartGym, an all-around fitness software, shines out on the Watch with its extensive catalog of workout classes and sophisticated fitness reporting.
Lost in Play, a point-and-click adventure for the iPad gadget exercises the imagination.
In terms of game awards, Honkai: Star Rail offers players a story experience full of complex characters and rich tactics on iPhone.
The Mac game Lies of P immerses players in a detailed dark fantasy realm.
Hello Kitty Island Adventures, the latest Apple Playground game, presents an immersive environment where the main aim is to meet friends.
“This year’s winners demonstrate the limitless potential of developers to realize their visions,” stated Apple CEO Tim Cook. They develop applications and games that are intelligent, high-quality, and problem-solving.
Apple has reportedly abandoned its self-developed 5G processors.
Apple’s self-developed 5G baseband processor has been in the works for years, and many fans are hoping for superior signal performance from iPhones equipped with self-developed baseband; however, this hope may be dashed.
Extranet blogger “yeux1122” sent a message stating that Apple’s self-developed 5G baseband chip project has failed to make substantial progress thus far and that Apple is anticipated to discontinue the project’s research and development efforts.
Apple’s next-generation iPhone SE is projected to become the initial device to include its own 5G baseband. However, it appears that Apple’s strategy will have to be changed, and the iPhone SE 4 will continue to employ the Qualcomm processor.
Apple and Qualcomm’s cooperation has had its ups and downs. The two companies achieved a deal on patent licensing fees and inked a long-term chip supply contract in April 2019. Qualcomm said in September that it has extended its collaboration with Apple to supply the Snapdragon series of 5G modems and RF systems for Apple’s iPhones from 2024 to 2026.
Apple’s contract extension with Qualcomm, to some part, underscores the fact that Apple’s self-developed 5G baseband is not advancing well.
Beginning in 2019 (the same year Qualcomm settled), Apple began working on a 5G baseband to minimize its dependency on Qualcomm for this essential component while strengthening control over its core technologies. To that goal, Apple purchased Intel’s smartphone modem division, acquiring several patents to expedite a self-development process. However, based on the present circumstances, Apple might’ve hit impossible hurdles in ongoing independent research and development of the 5G baseband.
However, the present news has not been formally confirmed, and more information might be revealed in the future.
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