Vratislav Holub In this regular column, every day we look at the most interesting news that revolves around the California company Apple. Here we focus exclusively on the main events and selected (interesting) speculations. So if you are interested in current events and want to be informed about the apple world, definitely spend a few minutes on the following paragraphs.
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iFixit took apart the new Macs with M1 chips
This week, Apple computers boasting their own chips directly from Apple made their first appearance on store shelves, with the Californian giant replacing processors from Intel. The entire apple community has quite high expectations for these machines. Apple itself has more than once boasted of an incredible shift in the field of performance and lower energy consumption. This was confirmed shortly after by benchmark tests and the first reviews of the users themselves. A well-known company iFixit has now taken a detailed look at what is so-called "under the hood" of the new MacBook Air and 13″ MacBook Pro, which are currently equipped with the Apple M1 chip.
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Let's first take a look at the cheapest laptop from Apple's range - the MacBook Air. Its biggest change, apart from the switch to Apple Silicon, is undoubtedly the absence of active cooling. The fan itself has been replaced by an aluminum part, which can be found on the left side of the motherboard, and which disperses the heat from the chip to "cooler" parts, from where it can safely leave the laptop body. Of course, this solution cannot cool the MacBook as efficiently as it was with previous generations. However, the advantage is that there is now no moving part, which means less risk of damage. Outside of the motherboard and the aluminum passive cooler, the new Air is practically identical to its older siblings.
iFixit encountered a rather funny moment while examining the 13″ MacBook Pro. The interior itself seemed practically unchanged that they even had to make sure they hadn't bought the wrong model by mistake. A change in the cooling itself was expected for this laptop. But this is practically identical to the one found in this year's "Proček" with an Intel processor. The fan itself is then exactly the same. While the internals of these new products are not exactly two times different from their predecessors, iFixit also shed light on the M1 chip itself. It is proud of its silver color and we can find the logo of the apple company on it. On its side, there are then small silicon rectangles in which chips with integrated memory are hidden.
It is the integrated memory that worries many experts. Because of this, repairs to the M1 chip itself will be incredibly complex and difficult. It is also worth noting that the previously widely promoted Apple T2 chip used for security is not hidden in the laptops. Its functionality is hidden directly in the aforementioned M1 chip. Although at first glance the changes seem almost insignificant, behind them are years of development that can move Apple several levels forward in the coming years.
Apple is preparing to support the Xbox Series X controller
In addition to new Macs with an Apple Silicon chip, this month also brought us the successors to the most popular gaming consoles – Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Of course, we can also enjoy playing on Apple products, where the Apple Arcade game service offers exclusive pieces. However, a number of titles either explicitly require or at least recommend the use of a classic gamepad. On official website of the Californian giant, information has emerged that Apple is currently working with Microsoft to add support for the new controller from the Xbox Series X console.
In the upcoming update, Apple users should receive full support for this gamepad and subsequently use it to play on, for example, an iPhone or Apple TV. At the moment, of course, it is not clear when we will see the arrival of this support. Anyway, MacRumors magazine found references to game controllers in the iOS 14.3 beta code. But what about the gamepad from the PlayStation 5? Only Apple knows for now whether we will see its support.
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Pavel Jelic 
I read that you can no longer install Windows on this MacBook. Is it true? Thank you for the info
Not yet through Boot Camp, maybe in the future. Parallels Desktop support is being worked on.