Enlarge / The previous generation of the MacBook Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham ) The highly anticipated new MacBook Pro models with Apple-designed silicon will arrive by this November, reporter Mark Gurman said in his most recent newsletter. Gurman, who has a strong history of accurately reporting on new Apple products from sources with direct knowledge […]
Parallels Desktop 17 running Windows on a Mac. [credit: Parallels ] Parallels Desktop 17 has arrived with support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11. Further, the popular virtualization software for Macs is now a universal binary, making deployment a little less complicated for many IT professionals. Note that you can only run ARM versions of […]
Enlarge / Qualcomm’s QTM525 5G mmWave antenna module and Snapdragon X55 5G modem. (credit: Qualcomm) Qualcomm’s new CEO, Cristiano Amon, says the company will have no problem producing laptop chips to compete directly with Apple’s M1 —mainly because Qualcomm now employs some of the key minds behind Apple’s highly publicized breakthrough. Amon told Reuters in […]
Enlarge / The previous generation of the MacBook Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) New MacBook Pro models with Apple’s custom-designed silicon and Mini LED displays are coming this fall, according to a new report from Taiwanese news publication DigiTimes. Last summer, Apple announced that it would transition the entirety of the Mac product lineup from Intel’s […]
The back of the 24-inch iMac. [credit: Samuel Axon ] A page on Apple’s website has revealed that several features of macOS Monterey, the new version of the software that runs on Macs, won’t work on legacy Macs with Intel processors. Rather, those features will require the Apple-designed M1 chip (or presumably its upcoming successors) […]
Enlarge / The 2021, 24-inch iMac with Apple’s M1. (credit: Samuel Axon) Much has been written about people embracing nostalgia for comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the new 24-inch iMac’s bright colors and simplistic design, Apple seems to be indulging in the pangs of nostalgia, too. But the new iMac’s nostalgia is only skin […]
Behold, the Steve Jobs auditorium on Apple’s campus in 2017. This is where Apple often hosts its events. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple kicks off its annual developer conference, WWDC, with a keynote presentation on Monday. As was the case last year, WWDC will be an online-only affair, but don’t let that fool you: We […]
The 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple’s new iPad Pro is better than its immediate predecessor. It’s a little more versatile, and it’s a lot faster. Like most good sequels, it offers more of the same, but the characteristics you love have been amped up enough to grab your attention all over […]
Enlarge / The most recent Mac Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple plans to introduce significantly updated versions of the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro, according to a new report in Bloomberg citing people familiar with Apple’s plans. The report shares much more detail about these machines than we’ve previously been […]
Enlarge / An Apple-made image of the various Macs running on the M1 to date. (credit: Apple) A report in Japanese publication Nikkei claims that the next generation of Apple’s custom-designed silicon chips for Mac, dubbed “M2,” entered production this month. Citing “sources familiar with the matter,” Nikkei reports that the chips will power Macs […]