Enlarge / Adobe Photoshop in macOS Big Sur. Samuel Axon After a multi-month 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 the release, […]
Enlarge Jayson Photography / Getty Images A previously undetected piece of malware found on almost 30,000 Macs worldwide is generating intrigue in security circles, which are still trying to understand precisely what it does and what purpose its self-destruct capability serves. Once an hour, infected Macs check a control server to see if there are […]
The 2020, M1-equipped Mac mini. Samuel Axon The chassis is the same as before, but it’s only available in classic Mac silver. Samuel Axon The rubber bottom. 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 […]
Apple’s new M1 MacBooks have captured the attention – and enthusiasm – of Mac users in a way that has not been seen for years. We are now talking about Macs not in terms of how premium they look or feel, but primarily how their Apple Silicon processors trounce the competition. The performance is the […]
When Apple launched the first M1 Macs packing its custom-designed processors, the company made it clear that it was just the beginning. Now, if a new report from Bloomberg is to be believed, future Macs could get an enormous boost from these chips. The report says Apple is working on the next generation of its […]
Enlarge / A promotional image for macOS Big Sur. Apple Mac users today began experiencing unexpected issues that included apps taking minutes to launch, stuttering and non-responsiveness throughout macOS, and other problems. The issues seemed to begin close to the time when Apple began rolling out the new version of macOS, Big Sur—but it affected […]
Enlarge / Tim Cook begins his announcement of Apple Silicon. Apple Macs with Apple silicon will still support Thunderbolt, according to Apple. The clarification came after Intel’s Thunderbolt 4 announcement led many to speculate that Macs without Intel CPUs would not have Thunderbolt ports. Here’s Apple’s statement, which was provided to The Verge: Over a […]
Thunderbolt ports have been a Mac feature for years — long before the technology came to Windows. In spite of parting ways with Intel on silicon for the Mac, Apple has announced it will continue to work with Intel to continue to ship Macs — even future ones with custom Apple silicon — with Thunderbolt ports. […]
Enlarge / macOS Big Sur. Apple An update to Safari in the macOS Big Sur developer release brings a long-absent, much-requested feature: support for 4K HDR streams from Netflix. Further, Apple TV is getting support for the VP9 video codec, meaning Apple TV 4K owners will finally be able to watch 4K YouTube videos in […]
ARM Macs get a whole Apple SoC, with lots of components. Apple ARM Macs get better performance and battery life, hopefully. Apple Tim Cook put the ARM transition up with the Mac’s other big transitions: PowerPC, MacOS X, and Intel. Apple Rosetta is back! Apple Rosetta 2 features. Apple Technically the first ARM Mac is […]
The Steve Jobs auditorium on Apple’s campus. The surface-level waiting area has a minimalist design with slight accents, like many Apple products and retail spaces. You can see the now-famous spaceship campus through the window. The elevator from the surface-level waiting area to the basement-level theater spins as it ascends or descends. If you don’t […]
Apple discusses the 2018 iPad Pro’s A12X CPU and GPU on stage at its October 30, 2018 event. Valentina Palladino At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) later this month, Apple plans to announce the beginning of its transition from Intel-based Macs to ARM-based ones with internally designed CPUs, according to a report from Bloomberg. The […]
Apple Card owners will reportedly soon be able to pay for their purchases of Apple products such as iPads and Macs through interest-free installments. Apple is planning to roll out the new Apple Card feature over the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The service is expected to attract more customers […]
Apple discusses the 2018 iPad Pro’s A12X CPU and GPU on stage at its October 30, 2018 event. Valentina Palladino A new report from Bloomberg cites sources close to Apple who say that Apple is on track to introduce Macs running Apple-made CPUs and GPUs in 2021. The chips the company is developing are codenamed […]
Today’s release of macOS Catalina may reduce complaints from Mac iTunes users regarding Apple’s famously bloated media management and playback app, but for Windows users, the misery appears set to go on indefinitely. Sixteen years after iTunes debuted on PCs — a gesture then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs likened to “giving a glass of ice water to […]