Apple (AAPL) WWDC: Announces new M2 Ultra chip, which features in new Mac Studio and Mac Pro; announces Apple Vision Pro, its VR headset

MacBook Air:

• Announces 15-inch MacBook Air, powered by M2 processor chip, to cost USD 1,299, while 13-inch to cost USD 1,099.


• Customers can order starting today, with availability beginning Tuesday, June 13th.

M2 Ultra Chip:

• Announces M2 Ultra chip that connects two M2 Max chips together and doubles performance of M2 Max, using a 2nd generation 5nm process.


• Ultra can support 192GB of unified memory.


• With huge performance gains in the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, combined with memory bandwidth in a single SoC, M2 Ultra is "the world's most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer."

Mac Studio & Mac Pro:

• Mac Studio features M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra.


• Up to 6x faster than the most powerful Intel (INTC)-based 27-inch iMac, and up to 3x faster than the previous-generation Mac Studio with M1 Ultra.


• Mac Pro features M2 Ultra combined with PCIe expansion.


• Mac Pro is up to 3x faster than the previous-generation Intel-based model.


• Mac Studio with M2 Ultra and Mac Pro have far more memory than the most advanced workstation graphics cards, taking on demanding workloads other systems can't even process.


• Mac Pro completes the Mac transition to Apple silicon.


• Mac Studio and Mac Pro are available to order today, with availability beginning Tuesday, June 13th.


• Mac Pro starts at USD 6,999 and Studio starts at USD 1,999.

Shareplay:

• Apple announces Shareplay feature to help share activity such as watching livestreams.

TV OS:

• Apps like Zoom (ZM) and WebEx (CSCO) will be coming to TV OS by the end of this year.

WATCH:

• Announces new Apple Watch operating system.

APPLE VISION PRO: 

• Announces its VR headset, Apple Vision Pro.


• Vision Pro augments reality by "seamlessly" blending digital world with real world.


• Vision Pro lets users use apps anywhere and make them "any size you want."


• Users control with eyes, hands, and voice.


• Surroundings become "infinite canvas".


• Introduces Co. to "spatial computing".


• App icons "suddenly come to life" when users look at them with Vision Pro.

Reaction details (18:37)

• Intel (INTC) shares saw some downside in the wake of Apple's new chip announcements.


• Apple (AAPL) shares extended to new highs as the announcements began, but have since lost some momentum.

05 Jun 2023 - 18:05- Important- Source: Newswires