The Mac mini is getting even smaller with first redesign in 15 years

Earlier this week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple plans to start its M4 Mac rollout later this year. He also said that “at least one Mac model will get more dramatic changes,” and on Thursday, Gurman provided more details, reporting that Apple plans to redesign the M4 Mac mini as the smallest Mac ever.…

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Apple updates terms and fees for EU apps that link to external payments

Earlier this year, Apple complied with Europe’s new Digital Markets Act and its requirement to allow for app distribution outside the App Store, along with letting developers use outside payment methods by enacting a complex web of fees, rules, and policies. We’ve written in the past about how the new structure feels hostile to both…

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Apple Pencils compared: Which Apple Pencil works with your iPad?

In May 2024, Apple unveiled the latest generation of its Pencil stylus for iPad—Apple Pencil Pro. It’s essentially a replacement for the 2nd-generation Apple Pencil, made to support only the newest iPad Air (M2) and iPad Pro (M4) models, and with similar design but several new features. That means Apple now has four products all…

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Microchip Demonstrates Flashtec 5016 Enterprise SSD Controller

Microchip recently announced the availability of their second PCIe Gen 5 enterprise SSD controller - the Flashtec 5016. Like the 4016, this is also a 16-channel controller, but there are some key updates: PCIe 5.0 lane organization: Operation in x4 or dual independent x2 / x2 mode in the 5016, compared to the x8, or…

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Good bad news for Apple: The iPad Pro is soaring—and killing other iPads

Is the iPad dead? No, or at least not yet. And a new report suggests Apple’s tablet strategy is getting more things right than wrong. CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) has posted to Substack an article called iPad Refresh Looks Like It’s Working (via MacRumors). This reveals that customers are increasingly turning to the iPad…

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Apple to patch decades-old ‘0.0.0.0 Day’ vulnerability in upcoming Safari update

Apple, along with Google, will be addressing a browser security vulnerability that’s been around for nearly 20 years, according to a report by Forbes (paid subscription required). The breach is being presented by cybersecurity firm Oglio at Def Con later this week and involves an IP address with a special purpose. Devices connected to the…

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