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 […]
Enlarge / MacBook Air laptops, new and old. (credit: Lee Hutchinson) After an extended beta-testing period, Apple launched updates for all of its operating systems in bulk today, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. In general, the updates are focused on supporting the various new products Apple announced last week, as well as implementing […]
The front of the 2020 27-inch iMac. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple’s low-end, 21.5-inch iMac appears to be in short supply at Apple Stores and in Apple’s online storefront in the United States. The shortage could be a hint of an imminent change to the iMac lineup just a few days before Apple hosts a […]
Enlarge / The teaser image on this event’s invitation looks like Apple Pencil scribbles, perhaps supporting the idea this will be an iPad-focused event. (credit: Apple) It might have taken longer than expected (the event has historically taken place in March), but Apple announced its spring product unveiling event this week. Executives from the company […]
Enlarge / When presenting a new path forward, Apple CEO Tim Cook put the ARM transition up with the Mac’s other big transitions: PowerPC, MacOS X, and Intel. (credit: Apple) It was two decades ago to the day—March 24, 2001—that Mac OS X first became available to users the world over. We’re not always big […]
Enlarge / A screenshot from Steam Link for macOS. (credit: Valve) Valve has launched a standalone app for Steam Link on Apple’s macOS App Store, adding a new option for Mac users who want to play games on machines that are often labeled as poor choices for gaming. Steam Link allows users to stream games […]
Intel’s “Justin Gets Real: Touch Screens” ad. Chipmaker Intel has produced a series of ads mocking Apple’s M1 Macs, and it brought on actor Justin Long—famous for his role in Apple’s 2000s “I’m a Mac” ads opposite comedian John Hodgman—to satirize Apple’s own ad campaign. In five video ads labeled “Justin Gets Real” that have […]
Enlarge / Adobe Photoshop in macOS Big Sur. (credit: Samuel Axon) After a multimonth beta period, software company Adobe has publicly released a version of its Photoshop image-editing software that runs natively on M1 Macs like the late 2020 models of the MacBook Air, Mac mini, and 13-inch MacBook Pro. In a blog post announcing […]
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 […]
A photo of the space-gray finish on the iMac Pro, from our review. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple will no longer sell the iMac Pro after current supplies run out, the company has confirmed. In the past few days, online Apple Store customers noticed that the iMac Pro’s usual plethora of configuration options had been […]