When Apple launched the first Macs with ARM processors, the company managed to deliver big gains in performance and efficiency, whether you’re running apps designed to run natively on ARM or apps that were originally made for Macs with Intel chips. But there were some things you couldn’t do. You couldn’t install Windows on a […]
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Lilbits: Linux on Apple Silicon and the uncertain future of the LG Rollable smartphone
4 Comments on Lilbits: Linux on Apple Silicon and the uncertain future of the LG Rollable smartphoneApple launched the first Macs with Apple Silicon a few months ago, delivering a big boost in performance while also reducing power consumption. One downside of Apple’s switch from Intel processors to its own ARM-based custom chips though, is that you can no longer easily install Windows alongside macOS using Boot Camp, and for a […]
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Lilbits: Windows on Apple Silicon, Android apps on Windows
Apple Silicon is fast. Macs with Apple M1 chips outperform just about every other laptop on the market in most benchmarks, while consuming less power. Even Mac apps that were designed to run on x86 chips run faster on the new Macs than they do on equivalent models with Intel processors. Not every Mac app is […]
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Apple Mac with M1 chip review roundup: Blazing fast, energy efficient, with some frustrating limitations
4 Comments on Apple Mac with M1 chip review roundup: Blazing fast, energy efficient, with some frustrating limitationsApple made some bold claims when the company unveiled its first custom chip designed for Mac computers. It looks like many of those claims were true. The new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini with Apple M1 processors are shipping today, and the first reviews have gone live. For the most part, tech journalists […]
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The new Mac Mini with Apple M1 is a little cheaper, a lot faster
Apple’s Mac Mini desktop computers have had a rocky decade. The tiny desktop computers have had a bit of a cult following, but Apple went four years without updating the Mac Mini before releasing a new model in 2014. Now the company is giving the Mac Mini a refresh that’s at least as significant. The […]
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Apple’s MacBook Pro 13 with M1 chip promises 2.8X performance boost
Apple’s new 13 inch MacBook Pro is the company’s first Pro laptop to feature an M1 processor. Apple says that means the new laptop delivers up to a 2.8X performance boost over its Intel-powered predecessor for general purpose computing. Graphics performance is said to be up to 5X faster and machine learning tasks that can leverage […]
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Apple introduces MacBook Air with M1 processor, 18 hour battery life
One of Apple’s first laptops with an Apple Silicon processor is a thin and light laptop with a 13 inch display, a fanless design, and support for up to 18 hours of battery life. The new MacBook Air is powered by an Apple M1 processor, which Apple says brings a boost in CPU, graphics, and machine […]
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Apple M1 is a 5nm, 8-core system-on-a-chip for MacBooks
Apple has been building its own processors for smartphones, tablets, watches, and Apple TV devices for a decade. Now the company is making its own chips for Mac computers, starting with the Apple M1 chip. The company’s first ARM-based processor for Macs is a system-on-a-chip that combines an 8-core CPU, up to 8-core graphics, a […]