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...
by Romain Dillet | Nov 2, 2016 | Apple, Gadgets, macbook, macbook pro, Phil Schiller, TC
In an interview with The Independent, Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller looked back at last week’s Apple event and justified some of the decisions behind the new MacBook Pro. Let’s go through the new information in this...
by Brian Heater | Oct 31, 2016 | Apple, Hardware, macbook, macbook pro
Lost among all the talk streamlined ports, missing function keys and MagSafeless power, was mention of the fact that the company has also quietly ditched one of the more iconic pieces of the Apple ecosystem for the new MacBook Pro. The F-sharp chime that has...
by Brian Heater | Oct 28, 2016 | Apple, Hardware, LG, macbook
The shedding of various other ports in favor of ThunderBolt 3 ubiquity will no doubt be one of the biggest pain points for many when it comes to upgrading to the new MacBooks. Though the new ports do have benefits. Take the fact that the 15-inch version is...
