Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
A year ago, I visited the Apple campus in Cupertino to figure out where the hell the new Mac Pro was. I joined a round table discussion with Apple SVPs and a handful of reporters to get the skinny on what was taking so long. The answer, it turns out, was that Apple...
Apple Plans to Ditch Intel and Use Custom Mac Chips Starting in 2020
Apple is planning to transition from Intel chips to its own custom made Mac chips as early as 2020, reports Bloomberg. Apple’s initiative, reportedly code named “Kalamata,” is part of an effort to make Macs, iPhones, and iPads work “more...
Apple Working on Trio of New Macs With Custom Co-Processors That Could Launch This Year
Apple is developing at at least three new Mac models integrated with custom co-processors, including updated notebooks and a new desktop, according to Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg News. The report claims the new models could be released as early as this year,...
Apple Rises to Become World’s Fourth-Largest PC Maker With Around 20M Macs Sold Last Year
Apple rose to become the world’s fourth-largest PC maker in 2017, as Mac sales increased to nearly 20 million during the year, according to the latest estimates shared by research firms IDC and Gartner. The roughly 19.6 million total is based on Apple’s...
Apple’s Newest Mac Pro Turns Four Years Old Today
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Apple last updating the Mac Pro. The second-generation Mac Pro was released on December 19, 2013 for $2,999 and up, and it remains the current model despite having at least four year old hardware. That hardware includes up to a...
Apple Continues to Work on All-New Mac Pro With Upgradeable Design
With the iMac Pro release dominating headlines on Thursday, we want to make sure nobody has missed that Apple also reiterated some exciting news for pro customers: a modular Mac Pro is coming. 2013 Mac Pro on left vs. 2012 Mac Pro on right The brief mention came at...
Macs Effectively Now Have a Three-Year Warranty in Australia and New Zealand Under Consumer Law
If you bought and own a Mac in Australia or New Zealand, your computer effectively now has warranty coverage for up to three years from its original date of purchase, even without purchasing optional AppleCare+ coverage. Apple will now offer warranty coverage on most...
Apple Increases Mac Trade-In Values to Up to $2,500
Apple today increased its trade-in values for select Mac models released in 2009 and later. In partnership with buyback company Phobio, Apple now offers customers up to $2,500, compared to up to $1,500 previously. The new trade-in values in the United States are as...
AppleCare+ Now Available For Mac With Accidental Damage Coverage
Apple today introduced AppleCare+ for Mac, an extended warranty plan that provides accidental damage coverage for a service fee. AppleCare+ extends a Mac’s warranty coverage to three years from its original purchase date, and adds up to two incidents of...