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Apple's $6,000 Pro Display XDR requires a special Apple cloth to clean it
Remember the new Pro Display XDR, the 32-inch 6K display companion to the Apple MacCheese Grater Pro? Well, if you ordered one of these $5,000 beasts with the additional $1,000 nano-textured glass, Apple says you must exclusively use the cloth you will find in the box to clean it.
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The new Mac Pro gets FCC approval ahead of launch [update: rack mounted model too]
The Mac Pro has appeared today on the FCC registry site, with its regulatory testing information publicly released. This usually means a product launch is imminent. Apple has said that the Mac Pro will be released ‘this fall’. The FCC filing indicates it has a A1991 model number. The professional workstation machine will be manufactured in Austin, Texas, like the previous trashcan iteration.
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12.9-Inch iPad Pro and 16-Inch MacBook Pro With Mini-LED Displays to Launch in Second Half of 2020
Apple is planning four to six products with mini-LED displays over the next two to three years, including a high-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro with an A14X chip in the third quarter of 2020 and a refreshed 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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IBM: ‘Mac users are happier and more productive’
IBM, which has embraced Apple hardware in a big way, says the employees who use Macs are more likely to stay at the company – and are more productive. The insights came at this weeks Jamf Nation User Conference.
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16-inch MacBook Pro shows the advantages of a post-Jony Ive Apple
The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is a sign of a fundamental shift at Apple: It includes a keyboard that makes this laptop slightly less stylish but more useful. It’s hard to believe this would have happened in the days when chief designer Jony Ive’s habit of putting form ahead of function still reigned supreme over all Apple’s products.
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Why is Apple still selling MacBooks with bad Butterfly keyboards?
After receiving raving reviews, it seems that Apple has found an actual fix to its terrible keyboards on the new MacBook Pro 16-inch. But paying $2,400 to be able to type reliably may be a bit too much for all of us. Thank god we now know that the Cupertino company may update its $1,400 MacBook Pro 13 during the “second quarter of 2020.”
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How to get an old macOS installer from Apple
Your collection of old macOS installer disk images is now worthless, and Apple has changed where it hides downloadable copies. Yet there are still good reasons to get old OSes, and here's how to do it.
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The Mac Portable—an Apple flop that led to great things—turns 30
On September 20, 1989, Apple product chief Jean-Louis Gassée stood on a stage in Universal City, California, and unveiled a new computer, the Macintosh Portable. It was Apple’s first battery-powered Mac, and the goal, Gassée declared, was to build a portable Mac that was every bit as powerful and usable as the familiar desktop models: “No subset of applications, no Mac Jr., no compromise.”
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How to Find Your IP Address on Windows or Mac
Find out how to check your public or local IP address on Windows or Mac, using online tools, local settings or the command line.
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macOS Catalina is available today
macOS Catalina, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is now available as a free software update.
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The MacOS Catalina Privacy and Security Features You Should Know
MacOS Catalina is live and out now for the masses to download—and Apple being Apple, it's packed with features focused on user security and privacy. Here's how Catalina promises to make your Mac safer and better protected than ever, from warnings about weak passwords to smart ways to retrieve a lost MacBook.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 works in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 beta 2
Apple is extending its support of AMD GPUs to macOS Catalina, with the second developer beta for macOS 10.15.1 enabling Radeon RX5700 compatibility with the operating system, possibly as a first step ahead of support for the Mac Pro's Radeon Pro Vega II and Duo cards.
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DigiTimes: 16-Inch MacBook Pro to Launch by End of October With Ultra-Slim Bezels and Scissor Keyboard
Apple's widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro will be available by the end of October, suggesting that an announcement is imminent, according to supply chain sources cited by hit-or-miss industry publication DigiTimes.
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New Mac Pro Receives FCC Approval Ahead of Launch
Apple's new Mac Pro has received FCC approval today ahead of its release later this year. Apple's website still says the new Mac Pro is "coming this fall," but FCC approval could signal an imminent announcement. The all-new Mac Pro is a powerhouse, with up to 28-core Intel Xeon processors, up to 1.5TB of ECC RAM, up to 4TB of SSD storage, and up to AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo graphics with 64GB of HBM2 memory. The computer also has eight PCIe expansion slots for maximum performance, expansion, and configurability.
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Apple Said to Receive 16-Inch MacBook Pro Shipments This Quarter, Launch Timing Remains Unclear
While it is unclear if the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro will launch in 2019 or 2020, the latest report from DigiTimes claims that Apple will begin receiving volume shipments of the notebook in the fourth quarter of this year. Taiwan-based manufacturer Quanta Computer is said to be the key supplier.
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Which Mac tower is the best cheese grater?
Apple has always produced high-end cheese graters. (Mmmmm, piave vecchio!)
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Used 2015 Retina MacBook Pro might be best MacBook you can buy now
Current MacBooks are pretty bad, so what about grabbing an old MacBook Pro until Apple gets its act together? Here’s what to look for.
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16-inch MacBook Pro Announcement Expected by Tomorrow
In another tweet, Gurman suggested the announcement will be made by Wednesday. The news would likely be shared in the form of a press release on the Apple Newsroom and would also likely coincide with early hands-on impressions of the 16-inch MacBook Pro from select media outlets and YouTube channels.
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Apple’s new 16-inch MacBook Pro still uses a 720p webcam and lacks Wi-Fi 6 — unlike iPhone 11
Apple’s new 16-inch MacBook Pro offers a range of great improvements headlined by a more reliable scissor switch Magic Keyboard. However, there are a couple of notable components that didn’t see an upgrade. The 16-inch MacBook Pro features a return to the scissor switch keyboard, can be configured with up to 64Gb of RAM, has a new six-speaker system, improvement thermal system, and much more.
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16-Inch MacBook Pro First Impressions: Great Keyboard, Outstanding Speakers
Apple today is releasing its much-rumored new 16-inch MacBook Pro. It is full of good news. Yesterday, Apple held a series of roundtable briefings for the media in New York. There was an on-the-record introduction followed by an off-the-record series of demos.1 The introduction was led by MacBook Pro product manager Shruti Haldea, along with senior director of Mac product marketing Tom Boger and Phil Schiller. Attending media received loaner units to review. Let’s not even pretend that a few hours is enough time for a proper review, but it’s more than enough time to establish some strong broad...