Apple’s first augmented reality headset is coming early next year. Called Vision Pro, it’s a wearable computer with a large glass front, two high-quality micro OLED displays, 12 cameras, and five sensors that allows you to see apps overlaid on real-world environments. Among other things, it allows you to make calls, watch videos, or use […]
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MacBook Air 15 is a fanless 3.3 pound notebook with an M2 chip and up to 15 hours battery life
Apple’s new MacBook Air 15 is a fanless notebook that weighs 3.3 pounds, measures 11.5mm thick, and features a 15.3 inch Liquid Retina display and an Apple M2 processor. It’s the first MacBook Air with a screen larger than 13 inches, but it’s still a thin, light, and feature-packed notebook. The MacBook Air 15 is up […]
Lilbits: What to expect when you’re expecting Apple’s XR headset
Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicks of Monday. And everybody expect the company to use this as the coming out party for the mixed reality headset Apple has been working for years. We’ll also probably hear some news about new Macs, iPhones, iPads, and software updates, but Apple’s first truly new product category in […]
Apple can now quickly push security updates to iPhones, iPads and Macs without a major OS update
Up until recently, when Apple wanted to roll out security updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, the company had to push a major operating system patch to users. But last year the company introduced a new Rapid Security Response system with the introduction of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Venture. Now Apple has rolled […]
Apple’s Reality Pro headset will allegedly run thousands of apps at launch… for up to two hours at a time
Apple has reportedly been working on a mixed reality headset for years, and the company is expected to officially unveil it in June before taking orders for the $3,000 headset later this year. That will make it one of the most expensive virtual or augmented reality devices around, but it’s also expected to be one […]
Lilbits: Netflix is ending the DVD-by-mail service you didn’t know it still had (plus Pixel Fold and Apple XR headset leaks)
Netflix pretty much launched the streaming video revolution when it introduced its subscription-based streaming movies and TV shows over the internet in 2007. But the company got its start in 1998 when it launched something a bit more old-school: a DVD-by-mail subscription service that was designed to compete with BlockBuster Video rather than broadcast and […]
Apple’s next iMac could debut later this year with an M3 chip
Apple is said to be preparing to launch a new iMac later this year, bringing a major spec bump to the company’s all-in-one desktop computers for the first time since 2021, when the company launched the first models powered by Apple processors. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the new iMac is “at an advanced stage […]
The 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and 16 come with up to an M2 Max chip and 96GB of memory
Apple’s first laptops with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are up for pre-order now and set to arrive January 24th, 2023. The new Apple MacBook Pro 14 sells for $1,999 and up while the MacBook Pro 16 starts at $2,499. The extra price gets you more than a bigger screen: the entry-level MacBook Pro 14 comes […]
The new Mac Mini comes with up to an M2 Pro chip
The Apple Mac Mini is getting its first major update since 2020 this month. The new Mac Mini is up for pre-order now for $599 and up and it will be available starting January 24, 2023. For the starting price you get a model with an Apple M2 processor, 8GB of unified memory, and a […]
Apple launches M2 Pro and M2 Max chips for MacBook Pro and Mac Mini
After launching the Apple M2 processor last summer, Apple is following up with two higher-performance chips that will power the company’s latest MacBook Pro and Mac Mini computers. The Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max are based on the same architecture as the M2 chip. But they bring more CPU and GPU cores and support […]