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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 11:04 EDT

Apple Announces MacBook Air Now Starts With Increased 16GB of RAM

Apple today announced that the MacBook Air lineup now starts with 16GB of RAM, up from 8GB previously. In the U.S., the MacBook Air lineup continues to start at $999. More details to follow.Related Roundup: MacBook AirBuyer's Guide: 15" MacBook Air (Neutral), 13" MacBook Air (Neutral)Related Forum: MacBook AirThis article, "Apple Announces MacBook Air Now Starts With Increased 16GB of RAM" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Read more ›

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 11:03 EDT

Apple Announces M4 Max Chip: Up to 16-Core CPU, Up to 40-Core GPU, Up to 128GB of RAM, and More

Apple today announced the M4 Max chip alongside new MacBook Pro models—its most advanced and powerful Apple silicon chip to date. Like the M4 chip introduced in the iPad Pro and the M4 Pro chip unveiled yesterday in the redesigned Mac mini, the M4 Max chips are fabricated with TSMC's enhanced 3nm (N3E) process. Its 16-core CPU contains 12 performance cores and four efficiency cores, making it 2.2x faster than... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 11:01 EDT

Apple Announces MacBook Pro Models With M4 Pro and M4 Max Chips, Thunderbolt 5 Support, and More

Apple today announced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, alongside a new entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M4 chip. The new M4 Pro and M4 Max machines come with a minimum of 24GB of Unified Memory as standard, up from 18GB in the previous models. Both models feature three Thunderbolt 5 ports, the newest specification of Thunderbolt that offers speeds... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 11:01 EDT

Apple Updates Base 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M4 Chip, 16GB of RAM, Extra Thunderbolt Port, Space Black, and More

Alongside higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, Apple today announced a handful of upgrades for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, including the standard M4 chip, a minimum of 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, an additional Thunderbolt port, a Space Black color option, and more. In the base 14-inch MacBook Pro, the M4 chip is available with a 10-core CPU and a... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 10:59 EDT

Proton VPN Launches Native Apple TV App, Adds Vision Pro Support

Proton today released its native Apple TV app, allowing users to access VPN services directly on their Apple TV following tvOS 17's introduction of built-in VPN support last year. The company has also announced compatibility with Apple Vision Pro. The new tvOS app enables users to connect to ProtonVPN's network of over 8,500 servers across 112 countries, providing access to geo-restricted content while maintaining privacy from internet service providers. The... Read more ›

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 10:12 EDT

Mac Mini vs. Mac Studio Buyer's Guide: 25+ Differences Compared

In 2023, Apple updated the Mac Studio with the M2 Max and ‌M2‌ Ultra chips. Apple has now refreshed the Mac mini with the M4 and M4 Pro chips, meaning that the ‌Mac Studio‌ faces a formidable competitor that offers "Pro" capabilities at a substantially lower price point. There are now two desktop Macs and four Apple silicon chip options for users who do not need the expandability of the... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 09:45 EDT

Apple Expected to Unveil New MacBook Pros Today With These Features

Apple promised three Mac-related product announcements this week, and it has delivered on two of them so far with the new iMac on Monday and the redesigned Mac mini on Tuesday. The final announcement today is expected to be updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Below, we outline what to expect from the new MacBook Pro models. 14-Inch MacBook Pro With... Read more ›

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Mitchel Broussard @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 09:27 EDT

Apple's USB-C AirPods Max Hit New Low Price on Amazon Alongside Steep Discounts on Apple Pencil Pro and More

Amazon this week has a few solid deals on popular Apple accessories, including the Apple Pencil Pro, M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboards, and MagSafe Charger. There's also a new best-ever price on the Orange AirPods Max with USB-C at $62 off, available only on Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 09:15 EDT

Samsung Considers Dropping Iconic 'Galaxy' Brand for Flagship Phones

Samsung is considering introducing a new premium smartphone brand that would exist alongside or even replace its iconic "Galaxy" branding, according to Korean publication E-Today. The potential rebranding initiative reportedly aims to differentiate Samsung's high-end devices from its budget offerings. Currently, the company's broad use of "Galaxy" spans from entry-level Galaxy A and M series phones priced around $100-200 to premium Galaxy S flagships and Galaxy Z foldables that can... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 10/30/2024 07:56 EDT

Apple to Start Providing Summaries of User Reviews in App Store

Apple has reportedly designed a new AI-based system that will summarize reviews in the App Store to highlight the most common customer feedback for users before they download an app. According an unlisted App Store article seen by 9to5Mac, AI-generated summaries will appear on app product pages alongside existing elements like descriptions and screenshots. The summaries will be dynamically updated as new reviews are posted to ensure feedback remains current,... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 20:10 EDT

GitHub Brings Copilot to Xcode

Popular AI coding tool Copilot is now available for Xcode as part of a public preview, GitHub announced today. Apple developers can use Copilot for coding assistance directly in Xcode, which GitHub says will help developers boost productivity, speed up development, and enhance their overall coding experience. GitHub Copilot for Xcode offers multiple useful features. Code completions with real-time code suggestions. Multi-language support, including Swift and Objective-C. Multiline suggestion Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 18:33 EDT

Google Chrome Browser for Desktop Gains New Performance Controls

The Memory Saver feature in the Chrome browser for desktop now features three different modes, including Standard, Balanced, and Advanced. Memory Saver is aimed at speeding up browser performance by limiting the memory that inactive tabs are using. Standard mode deactivates tabs based on your computer's needs, while Balanced mode considers both browsing habits and the needs of the system. Advanced mode deactivates tabs more quickly after you stop using... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 16:29 EDT

Final Cut Pro to Gain 'Transcribe to Caption' AI Feature

In today's Mac mini announcement video, Apple showed off some new capabilities that are coming to the Final Cut Pro video editing software in the future. Final Cut Pro will soon incorporate AI for generating captions for videos without having to use additional software. Current versions of Final Cut Pro allow you to import captions from another app, use a plug-in, or write them yourself, but soon the software will... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 14:25 EDT

Apple Releases New AirPods 4 Firmware

Apple today released a new firmware update for all AirPods 4 models. The ‌AirPods 4‌ firmware has a build number of 7B19, up from the previous 7A304 firmware that came out in September. There is no word yet on what's included in the new ‌AirPods 4‌ firmware, but it is available for both the standard ‌AirPods 4‌ and the ‌AirPods 4‌ with ANC. This is the second firmware update that... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 14:24 EDT

New Mac Mini Provides Two Clues About RAM in Upcoming MacBook Pros

Apple today introduced a redesigned Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro chip options, and the computer provides two clues about RAM amounts for the next 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, which are expected to be announced tomorrow. First, just like the new iMac, the base-model Mac mini with the M4 chip starts with 16GB of RAM, which is double the 8GB of RAM included in the equivalent previous-generation... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 14:20 EDT

M4 Mac Mini is Apple's First Carbon Neutral Mac

With the launch of the M4 Mac mini, Apple says it has reached a milestone in its overarching environmental goal of total carbon neutrality by 2030. The Mac mini is Apple's first carbon neutral Mac to date, and it joins the carbon neutral Series 10 Apple Watch models. The ‌Mac mini‌ is made from more than 50 percent recycled content overall, including 100 percent recycled aluminum in its enclosure, 100... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 13:46 EDT

M4 Pro Mac Mini Supports Up to Three 6K Displays

With the M4 Pro chip, the Mac mini is able to support up to three 6K displays at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI, an improvement over the previous M2 Pro model. The ‌M2‌ Pro version of the ‌Mac mini‌ also supported three displays, but it could run only two at 6K 60Hz resolution and one at 4K 60Hz resolution. Apple's M4 Pro chip alternatively supports one display at 6K resolution... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 13:07 EDT

Apple's Much Smaller M4 Mac Mini Has All-New Thermal Architecture to Maximize Speed

The Mac mini received a major update today, with Apple introducing a slimmed down design that shaves more than two inches off of the size so it takes up less space on a desktop or in a rack. Despite the size change, the ‌Mac mini‌ uses Apple's most powerful M-series chips, including the new M4 Pro. Combining the smaller form factor and updated chips necessitated a redesigned thermal architecture. The... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 12:55 EDT

Apple Now Selling Thunderbolt 5 Cable for M4 Mac Mini and MacBook Pro

The M4 Pro version of the Mac mini that Apple introduced today uses the latest Thunderbolt 5 technology with transfer speeds of up to 120Gb/s, which means Apple is selling a new Thunderbolt 5 cable to go along with it. Priced at $69, the new 1 meter Thunderbolt 5 Pro Cable supports Thunderbolt 5 data transfers at the maximum speed, but it is also backward compatible with Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 10/29/2024 12:42 EDT

M4 Mac Mini's Power Button Has New Bottom Location

The M4 Mac mini has an overhauled design that adds more ports in a slimmed down package, and to make everything fit, Apple needed a new place for the power button. As it turns out, the power button for the device is located on the bottom, so as Mr. Macintosh pointed out, you'll need to tip the Mac mini up in order to turn it on (or off, using the... Read more ›

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