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Apple has confirmed that developers must return their Apple silicon DTK units by March 31. It comes following a fiasco about the amount of credit offered to developers in return. Some developers are now upset they aren't getting the full rebate amount they paid like developers in the U.S. Apple has confirmed to developers they must return their Developer Transition Kit by March 31, 2021, but some developers still aren't happy about the rebate being offered by Apple. The units were sold to developers to begin developing apps on Apple silicon last year. According to multiple reports, developer...

Source: Jon Prosser / Front Page Tech With Apple's November 'One More Thing' event and the dawn of Apple silicon, the company cemented its plans to overhaul its entire Mac lineup over the course of the next two years. Whilst the majority of those changes come under the hood by way of Apple silicon, each new release is a chance to rethink each of Apple's Mac lineups. No Mac has changed less on the outside in the last few years than the iMac, but 2021 could bring about an end to all of that. Rumors and speculation indicate Apple plans a massive overhaul to its desktop all-in-one, a staple of of...

Apple Requiring Developers to Return DTK Mac Minis by March 31 Friday February 26, 2021 2:57 pm PST by Juli Clover Apple today sent out emails to developers who are in possession of a Developer Transition Kit, asking them to return the machines by March 31. The Developer Transition Kits are Mac minis with A12Z chips that Apple provided for development purposes ahead of the release of the M1 Macs. Apple in the emails provided developers with shipping instructions, and plans to begin collecting the DTKs starting next week. The DTKs featured 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, two USB-C ports, two USB-A port...

The Patent Trial and Appeal board, dubbed by some a "death squad" for patents, is under scrutiny by the U.S. Supreme Court. The body has been used by companies like Apple and Google to invalidate patents before they reach court.

Apple has increased its offer to developers holding on to its Developer Transition Kit for returning the units, providing $500 of Apple credit instead of the original offer of $200.