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 […]
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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 […]
Apple may be working on AMD-powered Macs
Apple started shipping Mac computers with Intel chips in 2006 and within a few years the company dropped support for the PowerPC processors used in older Macs. But rumor has it that the company has been exploring alternatives — it’s possible we could see MacBooks with Apple’s own ARM-based processors one day. But we might […]
Apple’s 2019 MacBook Pro has an improved keyboard, up to an octa-core CPU
Apple is updating its MacBook Pro lineup with new models that’s said to fix the biggest issue users been complaining about for the past few years — the keyboard. The new 13 inch and 15 inch MacBook Pro laptops for 2019 feature a 4th-gen butterfly keyboard which the company says feature new materials in the […]
Microsoft’s antivirus software is now available for Mac
Microsoft’s Windows operating system has included some form of built-in antivirus software for more than a decade. But the software formerly known as Windows Defender is getting a new name… and for good reason. It’s now called Microsoft Defender, and the company is dropping Windows from the name because it’s no longer a Windows exclusive […]
Mac Mini gets the first update since 2014
Apple’s Mac Mini is getting the first major update in years… and it’s a big update for a small computer. The company says the new Mac Mini will be available with 8th-gen Intel quad-core or hexa-core processors, up to 64GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, and up to 2TB of solid state storage. It goes up for […]
Apple launches the first MacBook Air laptop with a Retina Display
Apple’s newest MacBook Air is the first version of the company’s thin and light laptop with a so-called Retina Display, featuring a resolution of 2560 x 1600 for a total of 4-million pixels (or four times as many as you’d find in early MacBook Air models). The 13.3 inch laptop also has an edge-to-edge glass […]
Now you can use an external graphics dock with a Mac
Appls has rolled out an updated version of macOS and, among other things, it adds support for external graphics cards. That means you should be able to connect a graphics dock to just about any Mac with a Thunderbolt 3 port. The most obvious reason to do that is so you can use a desktop-class […]
Universal apps that can run on iPhone, iPad, or Mac coming in 2018?
Apple’s iPhone line of products changed the way we think about smartphones… and the company’s App Store also change the way we find and download apps to run on those devices. So it’s not surprising that Apple eventually tried to replicate that success by launching a Mac App Store. But it’s never really taken off. […]