Apple
Setting things up for what is certainly to be an exciting next few months in the world of CPUs and SoCs, Apple this morning has announced their next-generation M-series chip, the M4. Introduced just over six months after the M3 and the associated 2023 Apple MacBook family, the M4 is going to start its life on a very different track, launching alongside Apple’s newest iPad Pro tablets. With their newest chip, Apple is promising class-leading performance and power efficiency once again, with a particular focus on machine learning/AI performance. The launch of the M4 comes as Apple’s compute product lines have become a bit bifurcated. On the Mac side of matters, all of the current-generation MacBooks are based on the M3 family of chips. On...
Windows 8 on the Retina Display MacBook Pro
This will likely be the last small update before my full review of the next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Many of you have asked for information about the...
81 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/14/2012
The next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display: SSD Analysis
After a week in Taiwan, and a weekend in San Francisco, I'm finally back home and hard at work on the Retina Display MacBook Pro Review. One of the...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/13/2012
The New MacBook Air Uses Toshiba's SATA 6Gb/s SSDs UPDATE: Samsung Too
Yesterday's keynote was certainly one of the biggest events for Macs that Apple has held in years. The main focus was obviously in the new MacBook Pro with Retina...
10 by Kristian Vättö on 6/12/2012
Chrome Canary Fixes Rendering Issue with Retina MacBook Pro
If you read our initial analysis of the MacBook Pro's new Retina Display you will know that application support is necessary to get the most out of the display...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2012
Apple Confirms Email to Mac Pro User About Something Really Great in 2013
Yesterday an email, purportedly from Apple's CEO Tim Cook made the rounds in response to a reader query about the lack of any significant updates to the Mac Pro...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2012
MacBook Pro Retina Display Analysis
I'm in San Francisco until tomorrow morning, but aside from dinner I've been spending as much time with the next-gen MacBook Pro as possible. Apple, as always, has done...
188 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2012
SSD and USB 3.0 Performance of the Retina Display MacBook Pro
Two major upgrades offered to all of Apple's new MacBook lineup are updated SSDs and native USB 3.0 support. The same updated SSD is present across all of Apple's...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
How the Retina Display MacBook Pro Handles Scaling
Earlier this morning Apple introduced its next-generation MacBook Pro equipped with a Retina Display. The 15.4-inch panel features a native resolution of 2880 x 1800, or exactly four times...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
Apple Introduces New Smart Covers
Continuing its onslaught of new products and accessories this morning, Apple has silently launched a 3rd variant of its Smart Covers for the iPad. The new Smart Covers now...
9 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 6/11/2012
Apple Updates Airport Express - New Design
As if this morning's monumental WWDC keynote was not enough, Apple seems to have a few more silent product updates in the pipeline. A quick look at the now...
13 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 6/11/2012
First Shots of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Updated: Even More Pics
Apple has a couple of demo units of the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display outside of the keynote hall at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Beta Today, Shipping This Fall
Wrapping up our coverage on iOS 6 are the shipping details. A beta is available today, the final version will be shipping this fall. The iPhone 3GS and later...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
Lost Mode in iOS 6
iOS 6 will also feature Lost Mode, allowing you to send a phone number to your missplaced iPhone. Anyone who finds it can just tap the phone number on...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Maps
Apple has built its own Maps service into iOS 6. Apple did all of the cartography for the maps and the app now supports turn by turn navigation. Siri...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Passbook Organizes your Boarding Passes, Store Cards, Ticket Stubs
A new feature of iOS 6 is an app called Passbook that lets you keep all of your boarding passes, ticket stubs and even store cards in one common...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Safari
A feature we discussed earlier today on the Mac, iCloud tabs are enabled via iOS 6. Using iCloud tabs you can view all open Safari tabs across all of...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Enables FaceTime over Cellular
FaceTime in iOS 6 will work over both WiFi and Cellular networks. Enough said.
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
iOS 6 Improves Call Handling
iOS 6 now allows you to elegantly reject calls with a tool to the right of the standard slide to reply widget. You can now have your phone automatically...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
Facebook Integration in iOS 6
Facebook in iOS 6 is more heavily integrated. You can now like apps in the app store and see what your friends like. You can now update to Facebook...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
Siri in iOS 6
Apple is going through its demo of Siri in iOS 6. Siri is getting significant updates, Apple is now demonstrating Siri's extensive knowledge of sports statistics. Player stats, league...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/11/2012
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