Apple just gave the MacBook Air a huge upgrade you probably didn’t notice

These days you can’t move without getting hit over the head with a Mac product announcement. We got a new M4 iMac on Monday, a new Mac mini on Tuesday, and a new MacBook Pro today. Apple wasn’t kidding when it referred to this as an ‘exciting week’. The problem with densely carpeted info-bombs is…

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What’s changed in runtime protection for macOS Sequoia

macOS Gatekeeper is used to validate macOS apps. In previous versions of macOS Gatekeeper, Control-click could be used as a launch override for running downloaded apps. Apple has now changed that. Under earlier versions of macOS, users could override Apple's Gatekeeper security to launch apps in the Finder by Control-clicking on them to launch them.…

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What you need to know about Thunderbolt 5

Updated October 30, 2024: Apple has released its first Macs to support Thunderbolt 5. This article has been updated to reflect this developmet. In September of 2023, Intel announced Thunderbolt 5, a new update to the Thunderbolt specification that doubles the bi-directional bandwidth to 80 Gbps (Thunderbolt 4 supports up to 40 Gbps). A feature…

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Save on Apple’s brand-new 24-inch iMac M4 at Best Buy

Save on Apple's new M4 iMac - Image credit: Apple My Best Buy Plus members can snap up the first material discounts on Apple's brand-new M4 iMac 24-inch. Best Buy launches M4 iMac deals Save $50 to $100 on retail configurations of Apple's 2024 M4 iMac, which was announced on Oct. 28. Equipped with the…

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Apple’s week of exciting Mac announcements got off to a rocky start

The Macalope shouldn’t have to list his Apple bonafides. His head is, after all, shaped like a Classic Mac. What else does a guy have to do? Get a tattoo? Because I’m not doing that. Sounds like it hurts. But let’s just take it as writ that the Macalope generally likes Apple products. The Macalope…

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The first Apple Intelligence features are hit-and-miss

Apple Intelligence is finally here (sort of). With iOS 18.1, the first tranche set of AI features finally comes to our phones (albeit in beta and temporarily behind a waitlist). The iPhone 16 line was sold as made for Apple Intelligence. It was Apple’s big push at WWDC in the summer, and fancy AI-powered features…

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What is nano-texture glass and do I need it?

On some Apple products, including the M4 iMac, MacBook Pro, and iPad Pro, as well as the Studio Display, a feature called nano-texture glass is available. This is something that was first introduced on the incredibly expensive Pro Display XDR, before coming to other Apple products beginning with the now-discontinued 27-inch iMac. So, what is…

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Whoops! Amazon leaks an image and specs of a very tiny M4 Mac mini

Update 11:30am ET: Apple has announced the M4 Mac mini, which matches the leaked specs and images below. We’re one announcement into Apple’s exciting week of Mac reveals, and we’ve already hit a problem. Not with the new machines themselves (although we have notes) but with someone else spoiling an upcoming surprise. No less a…

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