Recently we informed about faulty batteries in 2015 MacBooks Pro and another issue appeared, now with 2018 MacBooks Air according to an internal document obtained by server Macrumors. All affected users will get an e-mail to let them know that their notebooks are eligible for a main logic board replacement. Of course, for free. What’s with Apple? Where… Read More »
In 2005, Apple’s former CEO Steve Jobs announced transition to processors from Intel. Apple was unsatisfied with progress of PowerPC technology. When in 2003 Steve Jobs announced Macs with PowerPC G5 CPU, he claimed that in the next year will be available CPUs with 3 GHz clock speed. After two years, IBM still not delivered such processors. The… Read More »
In more and more today’s products, there is no way to replace battery by user. It’s not like in the old times, when you could replace your battery, if there were no “juice”, with backup battery. In most cases, the only option to recharge your battery now, when you are in the wild, is to use a power… Read More »
Today’s biggest laptop from Apple has a 15.4-inch display. In the past, in the 2011, Apple discountinued its 17-inch sized MacBooks Pro. It’s not clear why Apple did it, but many IT professionals would value a big laptop. When I in 2013 upgraded my aging 13.3-inch MacBook White to 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, it was something awesome, screen was… Read More »
Apple released in its history many products since it was based in 1976 in California. Classic Macintosh, eMac, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook, iBook, PowerBook, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Newton, monitors… who has to remember them all? Having a database of all Apple’s product, without need of complicated web search or “googling”, would be nice. If… Read More »
Yesterday, Apple at WWDC announced new versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS – and now we know which Apple devices are compatible. Apple did not say it directly at keynote, but all needed infos are available at Apple’s webpage. Some Macs, like Macs Pro prior to 2013’s trashcan were dropped, even if you have replaced GPU by… Read More »
Some Macs feature a security T2 chip, a custom silicon for Mac. As Apple said “By redesigning and integrating several controllers found in other Mac computers – such as the System Management Controller, image signal processor, audio controller, and SSD controller – the T2 chip delivers new capabilities to your Mac.” In short, T2 chip secures some features… Read More »
Yesterday Apple released new 13.3-inch and 15.4-inch MacBooks Pro. Apple continues its “the best Mac notebook display ever” campaign with 500 nits of brightness, P3 wide color gamut, and True Tone technology. It is equipped with Apple’s T2 security chip, Thunderbolt 3 ports, and immersive stereo speakers like prior machines. As for butterfly keyboard in prior models, which… Read More »
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is present everywhere, even if we don’t recognize it. Our smartphones feature smart assistants like Google Assistant, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri. Some of the high-end mobile SoCs already include neural network accelerator, like Neural Engine in A12 chip found in iPhone Xs (including Xs Max and Xr) or AI engine in Snapdragon… Read More »
Apple recently released new iPads and iMacs got update too. iMacs weren’t updated since June 2017 and update was really needed. Apple marketed 5K iMac from 2017 with Radeon Pro 580 as VR-ready, but be careful if you decide to run Oculus Rift on iMac via Boot Camp running Windows 10. As for SteamVR, which is officially supported… Read More »
Today was big day for all fans of Apple products. Apple hosted iPad and Mac-focused event in Brooklyn, New York. Apple finally updated long ignored Macs mini and MacBooks Air and also released redesigned iPads Pro. Also, new versions of iOS 12 and macOS Mojave were released too and are available as over-the-air update. Now, let’s look deeper… Read More »
Apple recently released macOS Mojave, an operating system for Apple’s computers – Macs. As minimum, you will need a Mac supporting Metal technology. Basically, you will need a Mac from 2012 or newer – except Mac Pro, you will need Mac Pro from 2013, a trash-can designed workstation. But if you upgrade stock GPU in modular Mac Pro… Read More »
