Here are your Apple Rumors for today:
MacBook: Opinions for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) 12-inch Retina MacBook are being shared by owners, reports MacRumors. Several customers that bough the 12-inch Retina MacBook when it launched a few weeks ago claim that the device makes too many compromises in its design. Several have claimed they returned the MacBook after using it for a short time. However, many users did agree that it’s overall design is appealing. Among the complaints is that the computer on has a single USB-C plug and it’s hard to find adapters for all their different needs.
Apps: It will soon be easier for Apple app developers to bring their products to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) devices, AppleInisder notes. Microsoft has announced that it will be adding Objective-C support to Windows 10. This will allow iOS developers to easily convert their apps to work with Windows 10 devices. The new effort from the company is called “Project Islandwood”. There’s also a “Project Astoria” that will allow Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) Android apps to run on Windows devices.
Store: Apple is working on an update to bring the App Store to Watch, reports 9to5Mac. It’s believed that the new update will allow users to make simple Apple Watch purchases on the Store via the wearable device. More advanced purchases that require a keyboard will still need an iPhone to be completed. Employees at the company’s physical Stores will be able to show off the update on demo versions of the device and will push possible customers to use the feature when the device becomes available in Stores sometime this summer.
