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Apple Filed for 'Apple Rosetta' Trademark in Japan Earlier This Year

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As noted in Asahi.com, on April 30th of this year, Apple applied for a trademark for the term "Apple Rosetta" in Japan.

The original Rosetta software from 2005
Rosetta was the name for Apple's emulation software that allowed PowerPC apps to run under Intel processors. Apple introduced Rosetta in MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger) to provide a compatibility layer for Mac users while the company transitioned from PowerPC processors to Intel processors.

As a result, Apple has already had the trademark for the term "Rosetta" for sometime, but this new activity and new application surrounding the name is notable given the increasing rumors that Apple is planning on transitioning from Intel to ARM processors in the near future. Apple officially dropped Rosetta support in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) in 2011.

The trademark could simply be ongoing protection of a long existing trademark for Apple, but given the recent rumors, the new activity raises the possibility that Apple may decide to recycle the "Rosetta" name for a new emulation layer to transition from Intel to ‌ARM‌. The trademark was filed under the following category:

A computers computer network And the computer software in which development of the computer programmes on a global communication network and the download for translating and performing are possible, computer software for computings performed by a cross platform, computer software, Electronic machines [apparatus and their parts]

Apple has been widely rumored to transition from Intel to ‌ARM‌ processors in the coming year, but there has be no rumors about how Apple would handle the transition with regard to emulation. Apple currently lists "Rosetta" without the "Apple" prefix in their list of active trademarks.

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Leaker Predicts WWDC Details: A14, macOS Big Sur, Redesigned UI, iPadOS Improved Hand Writing

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In a last minute series of tweets, leaker L0vetodream has posted a number of last minute predictions about WWDC 2020. Apple's WWDC kicks off on Monday morning with a live stream. A previous series of rumors suggested we'd see no new hardware at WWDC, which @L0vetodream agrees with saying "There will be no hardware tomorrow and Im sure Jon is right".

Beyond that the twitter account shares some details about the upcoming announcements. Most specifically, L0vetodream specifies "macOS Big Sur" as the name for macOS 10.16 which will also include a "redesigned UI" and "huge update" for Safari.

in my dream,Mac OS big sur, redesigned the Ui, and huge update for Safari
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

The other predictions are somewhat more vague, with this year being the "year of A14", Apple's own custom processor. The A13 presently drives the latest iPhones. TV OS and HomeKit integration are mentioned as well as WatchOS updates including sleep and "hand wash monitoring function".

in my dream ,this year is the year of A14
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

in my dream, TV OS can monitor the ‌HomeKit‌, regular update.
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

in my dream, Watch OS update the watch homepage, now can be shared through the link. Added in sleep and hand wash monitoring function.
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

iPadOS is described with a redesigned Sidecar -- Apple's feature to turn an iPad into a secondary monitor for a Mac. Finally, "improved and enhanced hand written input is also predicted.

im my dream, ‌iPadOS‌ redesigned sidecar, improved and enhanced hand written input.
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

Update: Another tweet, this time about iOS:

in my dream
no rename for IOS, homepage redesigned。widgets supported, Apps alignment changed, added more app clips, something like mini applications, Incoming call for iPhone is not forced full screen.
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) June 22, 2020

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