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Apple will randomize Mac serial numbers starting this year

Enlarge / The 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro running macOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) According to MacRumors, Apple will completely change how the serial numbers for Macs are generated. The numbers will soon be fully randomized, meaning that users, IT managers, repair-shop technicians, and others will not be able to glean the same information from them that […]

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Corellium got Ubuntu Linux running on M1 Macs—and you can, too

The 2020, M1-equipped Mac mini. [credit: Samuel Axon ] For the first time, users of Apple Silicon Macs using Apple’s M1 chip—such as the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and MacBook Air—can now boot in to and natively run Linux. The vintage at play here is Ubuntu, and the port was developed by Corellium, […]

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Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 Inspection: Maybe Not Too Mad with

The 2020, M1-equipped Mac mini. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple is insane, right? The Mac only had its very best year of earnings, also Cupertino is hitting on the stage with a jolt like it has not had in almost 15 years–ago at a period when the Mac has been not with such a great […]

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Apple Admits new M1 Mac Mini, starting at $699 

[charge: Apple ] Apple’s M1-filled statement flurry on Tuesday contained a significant surprise for Mac fans: a fresh Mac Mini version, beginning at $699. Orders start now , together with Mac Minis available”a week” The small new desktop version comes packaged using an eight-core M1 processor, which Apple claims will send 3 times the CPU […]