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Apple's MacBook Pro 14 debuts with M4 chip, gets reviewed

Apple's latest MacBook Pro 14, powered by the M4 chip, offers faster performance, improved battery life, and a new space black color option. However, Apple Intelligence is not a real feature yet.

By Ivan Franco, November 7, 2024, 9:52 PM

Hardware Electronics

New Mac Mini M4 gets reviewed: smaller design, faster CPU

This year's Mac mini is much improved, featuring a complete redesign with a more compact footprint and 16GB RAM in the base model. As expected, it lacks upgradability but it's a good point of entry for Mac users on a modern SoC.

By Ivan Franco, November 7, 2024, 11:28 AM

Gaming Apple

Cyberpunk 2077 comes to Apple Silicon next year with path tracing and frame generation

Possibly the first significant ray tracing test for Apple Silicon

By Daniel Sims, November 1, 2024, 12:39 AM

Apple AI

Apple Intelligence is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

The big picture: Apple has launched its answer to the generative AI models and features offered by the likes of OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Although Apple Intelligence is now available to owners of compatible devices, many of its intended features are still slated for release in the coming months. Furthermore, leaked internal communications suggest that its capabilities currently fall significantly behind those of ChatGPT.

Full story By Daniel Sims, October 28, 2024, 9:51 PM

Software Gaming

Steam Deck shown running macOS Sequoia, faces limitations without GPU support

The revolutionary "Deckintosh" is here, though it can't game at the moment

By Zo Ahmed, October 6, 2024, 12:37 PM

Security Software

Apple's latest macOS update is causing headaches for security programs

Break different: Apple recently released the latest version of macOS, but things aren't going smoothly for Sequoia. The operating system is reportedly causing serious compatibility issues for security tool vendors, and it appears Cupertino was aware that the OS wasn't fully ready for prime time.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, September 23, 2024, 1:48 PM

Apple Software

Apple's iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18 are now available to download

AI features are not coming until next month, but only for newer devices

By Cal Jeffrey, September 16, 2024, 4:49 PM

Software Microsoft

Microsoft's new Windows App is a renamed and refreshed Remote Desktop connection tool, baffling users

A gateway to remote Windows access or just a mindless, confusing naming scheme?

By Alfonso Maruccia, September 3, 2024, 1:03 PM

Software Download of the Week

Cinebench improves ray tracing support in Apple M3 Macs

Cinebench, one of our favorite real-world CPU/GPU benchmarks has been updated to version 2024.1.0, adding support for GPU accelerated Metal RT hardware ray tracing on Mac computers powered by M3 chips.

By Erik Orejuela, July 20, 2024, 8:50 AM

Software Apple

Apple iPhone screen mirroring launches in new macOS and iOS betas

Control your iPhone from your Mac without ever unlocking it

By Jesse Gregoire, June 26, 2024, 10:47 AM

Software Apple

Some of Apple's best OS features highlighted at WWDC 2024

Recap: Apple revealed many new features for its operating systems during WWDC 2024. While the event started with a full head of AI steam, it wasn't all about artificial intelligence. Apple has made some neat tweaks to all of its operating systems, including a native multi-platform password manager.

Full story By Cal Jeffrey, June 13, 2024, 5:32 PM

Apple Software

Upcoming Apple OS updates across iPhone, iPad, and Macs add generative AI, control center options, RCS texting

A new Apple password manager, hidden apps, full iPhone control on Mac, an iPad calculator, and more

By Daniel Sims, June 10, 2024, 11:02 PM

Apple AI

"Apple Intelligence" brings long-discussed AI features to Apple devices

Cupertino stresses on-device privacy but will partially rely on Apple cloud servers and ChatGPT for some queries

By Daniel Sims, June 10, 2024, 5:57 PM

Software Apple

The latest macOS update breaks Java Virtual Machine, among other things

macOS 14.4 changes how the operating system deals with processes on Apple Silicon machines

By Alfonso Maruccia, March 20, 2024, 8:50 AM 8 comments

AI Apple

Tim Cook says Apple will "break new ground" in generative AI this year

The company has been accused of being slow to adopt AI

By Kishalaya Kundu, February 29, 2024, 8:41 AM 8 comments

Security Apple

Apple rejects UK's attempt to block security software updates on a global scale

Is London trying to turn private companies into arms of its overreaching surveillance state?

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 30, 2024, 2:08 PM

Software Apple

Apple releases OS updates across all devices: PDF AutoFill, spatial video capture, Journal app, and more

New features added for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch

By Daniel Sims, December 12, 2023, 5:45 PM

Security Apple

PSA: You should update your iPhone, iPad, or Mac now

Actively exploited WebKit zero days addressed for most Apple devices

By Daniel Sims, December 1, 2023, 4:26 PM

Software Apple

Apple halts iOS 18 and macOS 15 feature development over numerous early bugs

"It's a problem of 10,000 people typing code and completely breaking the operating system"

By Cal Jeffrey, November 7, 2023, 6:16 PM 7 comments

Security Apple

New speculative execution hack can expose passwords and other sensitive data on Apple SoCs

There's an "unstable" fix for macOS, but iPhones and iPads are limited to lockdown mode or disabled JavaScript

By Cal Jeffrey, October 26, 2023, 4:04 PM

Software Apple

Apple macOS Sonoma is now available: new interactive widgets and an enhanced focus on gaming

Available to download now

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 27, 2023, 7:41 AM

Software Apple

Apple will release iOS 17 on September 18, macOS Sonoma rolls out on September 26

Apple's next-gen operating systems were announced at WWDC 2023

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 13, 2023, 8:08 AM

Download of the Week Software

CrossOver 23 adds DirectX 12 support to macOS

CrossOver lets you run Windows apps and games seamlessly on macOS without Windows. CrossOver 23 has been updated with Wine 8.0.1 and initial support for DirectX 12 games, including Diablo IV.

By Erik Orejuela, August 17, 2023, 11:48 AM

Security Apple

Apple fixes critical zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS and watchOS

The bugs were being actively exploited in the wild

By Kishalaya Kundu, June 23, 2023, 8:10 AM

Gaming Apple

Apple has a new porting toolkit to run DirectX 12 games on macOS

A feature that's more of an evaluation tool than a compatibility layer, though

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 9, 2023, 12:28 PM 7 comments