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Apple M4 Pro and M4 Max
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Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): All three chips are built using industry-leading, second-generation 3-nanometer technology, which improves performance and power efficiency. The CPUs across the M4 family feature the world’s fastest CPU core, delivering the industry’s best single-threaded performance, and dramatically faster multithreaded performance. The GPUs build on the breakthrough graphics architecture introduced in the previous […]
Use a Cloned Drive to Recover From Mac Failures
Jason Snell: I got up and running in no time because I keep a USB drive permanently attached to my Mac Studio, and make sure it’s a complete clone of my drive. When I reinstalled macOS Sequoia, I was able to use Migration Assistant to restore from my cloned backup drive, and it returned me […]
Mac mini 2024
Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon to pack an incredible amount of performance into an even smaller form of just 5 by 5 inches. […] For more convenient connectivity, it features front and back ports, and […]
iMac 2024
Apple (Hacker News, Slashdot): With M4, iMac is up to 1.7x faster for daily productivity, and up to 2.1x faster for demanding workflows like photo editing and gaming, compared to iMac with M1. With the Neural Engine in M4, iMac is the world’s best all-in-one for AI and is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal […]
USB-C Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad
Joe Rossignol: Alongside the new iMac, Apple announced updated versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. The accessories are now equipped with USB-C charging ports, whereas the previous models used Lightning. Apple includes the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard in the box with the iMac, and the Magic Trackpad is an optional […]
macOS 15.1
Juli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sequoia 15.1 introduces the first Apple Intelligence features for Macs that are equipped with an M-series chip. Not all Apple Intelligence features are available, but the update includes support for Writing Tools, a new Siri design, AI-powered Focus modes, smart replies, and summaries.[…]Siri has […]
macOS 14.7.1 and macOS 13.7.1
Apple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. Apple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.7.1. See also: Howard Oakley. Previously: macOS 14.7 and macOS 13.7
iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1
Juli Clover (iOS/iPadOS release notes, security, enterprise, developer): Apple Intelligence is the main draw in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, and some of the first Apple Intelligence features are available on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, any iPhone 16 model, or any iPad with an M-series or A17 Pro chip. Note that […]