by Brian Heater | Jun 7, 2017 | Apple, Hardware, macbook, macos, wwdc, WWDC 2017
There’s a decent chance you missed the MacBook news this week. It was buried amid a flood of news as Apple powered through announcements at the WWDC keynote on Monday. Like the majority of the hardware news at the event, the differences are entirely...
by Romain Dillet | Jun 5, 2017 | Apple, Gadgets, macbook, MacBook Air, TC, wwdc, WWDC 2017
The MacBook Air just won’t die. While Apple introduced a thinner, lighter MacBook Pro last year, people still want a new MacBook Air. The MacBook Pro is roughly as heavy as the 13-inch MacBook Air, but it’s still more expensive. That’s why...
by John Mannes | Jun 5, 2017 | Apple, apple inc, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, computing, Hardware, imac, Laptop, macbook, MacBook Air, macbook pro, macintosh, Steve Jobs, TC, usb, wwdc, WWDC 2017
Apple gave its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineup a small boost today at WWDC — the machines are getting new Kaby Lake processors and faster solid-state drives across the board. Apple’s 15 inch Pro is getting faster standard graphics and an...
by Romain Dillet | May 16, 2017 | Apple, Gadgets, Mac, macbook, macbook pro, rumor, TC
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is about to release updated MacBook and MacBook Pro models. The company could announce the refresh at its WWDC keynote on June 5. The 12-inch MacBook with a retina display hasn’t been updated in a year. The...
by Romain Dillet | Feb 2, 2017 | Apple, ARM, Gadgets, Mac, macbook, t1, T310, TC, Touch Bar
Apple is already using an ARM-based chip in the latest MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar and Touch ID sensor. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company could go one step further and use the co-processor to offload some tasks. But first, let’s talk...
by Brian Heater | Jan 18, 2017 | Apple, Apps, Entertainment, Garage Band, logic, macbook
The new Touch Bar MacBooks were pretty well stocked with first-party software support when they launched last year. One proprietary program that was notably absent from the shiny new input device, however, was Logic Pro X, Apple’s pro-level audio editor,...
by Brian Heater | Dec 24, 2016 | Apple, consumer reports, Hardware, macbook, macbook pro
In a year that’s been largely lackluster for Apple and downright bizarre for battery technologies, Consumer Reports’ refusal to recommend the new MacBook Pro feel like a too perfect microcosm of the past twelve months. In the wake of online...
by Matthew Panzarino | Dec 19, 2016 | Apple, apple inc, computing, imac, macbook, macintosh, os x, Steve Jobs, TC, Tim Cook
One of the memes to come out of the somewhat contentious rollout of the MacBook Pro is that Apple has given up on the desktop Mac. Given the slower upgrade cycle of desktops and how well my Retina 5K iMac is holding up it took me a while to pay attention to what...
by Brian Heater | Nov 14, 2016 | Apple, Gadgets, Hardware, macbook, macbook pro
The Touch Bar is an interesting proposition. Part innovation, part work around. The technology is Apple’s attempt to embrace a new form of input while continuing to eschew touchscreen on its computers. I was mostly pleasantly surprised by the technology,...
by Brian Heater | Nov 14, 2016 | Apple, Gadgets, Hardware, macbook, macbook pro, reviews, TC, Touch Bar
My MacBook Pro is on its last legs. The anti-glare laminate began bubbling up some time ago, spreading across the screen like an untreatable rash, fogging up the webcam in the process. The hinge is loose, so the screen shakes when someone walks by. The little...
