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big gains in performance and efficiency, whether you’re running apps designed to run natively on ARM or apps that were originally made for Macs with Intel chips.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: Porting apps to ARM
The list of companies jumping on the Apple Silicon bandwagon is growing. Google just released a version of Chrome for Apple’s new computers with M1 processors, and Mozilla is developing a version of Firefox that will support the new chips as well. Meanwhile, Adobe’s recent move to release a beta version of Photoshop for both […]
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 […]
Rosetta 2 will let x86_64 apps run on Macs with ARM-based M1 chips
Apple plans to transition all of its Macs to Apple silicon chips over the next few years, and the company is kicking things off by equipping its new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini with Apple M1 processors. But while the company says the 5nm, 8-core processor offers a boost in performance-per-watt when it […]
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 […]
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 […]
Report: Apple to unveil 3 MacBooks with Apple chips Nov 10
Apple has scheduled an event for November 10th, and the company is widely expected to use the occasion to introduce its first laptop computers powered by Apple chips that are similar to the processors used in the latest iPhones and iPads. Now Bloomberg, citing industry sources, reports that we can expect Apple to introduce up […]
macOS Big Sur coming this fall with Apple Silicon support (and Safari, Maps, and Messages improvements)
Apple has announced that the next major version of macOS is coming this fall, and the biggest feature is undoubtedly the fact that macOS Big Sur will be the first version of Apple’s desktop operating system to support Macs with Apple Silicon processors. Among other things, that means it’ll have native support for iPhone and […]
Report: Apple could launch ARM-powered Macs in 2021
Apple has been making the case for the past few years that its iPad Pro line of tablets are powerful enough to work as laptop replacements… especially now that they support mouse and trackpad input. But some folks will likely always prefer a desktop operating system like macOS (or Windows or GNU/Linux distros) thanks to […]
Apple launches 2020 MacBook Air for $999 and up (with improved keyboard, processor, and storage)
2 Comments on Apple launches 2020 MacBook Air for $999 and up (with improved keyboard, processor, and storage)Apple’s new MacBook Air is a 2.8 pound laptop that measures 0.63 inches at its thickest point, and which packs a 13.3 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel IPS display, a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, and a 49.9 Wh battery for up to 12 hours of run time on a charge. But there are three things […]