Hardware
Apple’s new Mac Pro is expected to launch in 2019
We’ve known for awhile that Apple is going back to the drawing board with the Mac Pro. Apple signaled as much a year ago, while making sure everyone understood that the newly revamped model wouldn’t come that year. In speaking … Continue reading
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with ProRes RAW support, closed captioning tools
Apple on Thursday announced its second update in four months to Final Cut Pro X, the company’s professional-level app for video editing on the Mac. Free for current owners of the software, the update includes two new features: the ProRes … Continue reading
Get Alexa’s smarts for less than $20 with this deal on the Eufy Genie smart speaker
Smart speakers are a useful and convenient way to control your smart home devices, but their price tags can be a little steep, even for inexpensive models like the Echo Dot or Google Home Mini. But right now you can … Continue reading
Paying the piper: Apple Pay pestering
Apple has done something slightly annoying, so please pick up your pitchforks and torches, it’s time to storm the castle. Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Tripp Mickle tells us how “iPhone Users Are Pestered to Enroll in Apple Pay.” … Continue reading
Intel Inside: The CPUs Apple could stuff in the next MacBooks
With Intel’s introduction of its 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs on Tuesday, it’s again that time of the year when the reality TV show called MacBook gets to act as a romance-seeking laptop looking for new internals. While the future … Continue reading
How a custom processor could make Apple’s MacBooks exciting again
It’s been a long while since Mac users had reason to get excited over a new chip. It’s not that Intel isn’t packing heat—just yesterday the first round of Coffee Lake laptop chips were unveiled with six cores and the … Continue reading
Fiio X7 Mark II review: You can swap out the amplifier in this Android-based high-res audio player
The Fiio X7 Mark II’s modular architecture, apps, and sweet sound make this a great choice for serious music lovers who want an Andriod-based hi-res audio player.
Why the next Mac processor transition won’t be like the last two
This week’s report from Bloomberg that Apple is planning on moving the Mac to its own chips starting in 2020 is the culmination of years of growing speculation about the future of the Mac. I’ve been impressed by Apple’s use … Continue reading
New iPad review, Apple to ditch Intel, and iOS 11.4 beta: Macworld Podcast episode 599
Macworld’s Leif Johnson has been using the new iPad for the past week. What does he think so far? Bloomberg says that Apple may use its own processors in Macs starting in 2020. Apple has released a beta of iOS … Continue reading
Optimize Your Wi-Fi Connection With A Lifetime Of NetSpot Pro, Now 80% Off
Few things match the frustration that comes with a spotty Wi-Fi connection. And, despite your best efforts to troubleshoot them on your own, these networks can be fickle beasts that cut out for seemingly no reason at all. NetSpot Pro arms … Continue reading