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TSMC to begin mass production of 3nm chips this Thursday

Apple’s main chip supplier, TSMC, will begin mass production of three nanometer chips this week, with Apple being the primary customer of the new process. It’s also thought that the new M2 Pro chips created by this process could power updated MacBook Pro and Mac mini models. Per DigiTimes, TSMC will start mass production of […]

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Apple expands Self-Service Repair Program to include Apple Silicon-based Mac desktops, Studio Display

Apple on Tuesday once again expanded on its self-service repair program, this time including Mac desktops with Apple Silicon processors. Parts, tools, and repair manuals are now available for the iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio with the M1 series of chips in particular, and the Studio Display that launched alongside the Mac Studio. Availability […]

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Rumor: Apple jettisons M2 Extreme, will go with M2 Ultra chip for next-gen Mac Pro

Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has apparently canceled plans for its M2 Extreme system-on-a-chip (SoC). The processor was originally planned for the new Mac Pro desktops, while the current model still feature Intel CPUs. In his latest newsletter, Gurman noted that Apple has missed its original plan of transitioning all Mac models to Apple Silicon. […]

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Best Buy expands Upgrade+ program to cover select iMac and Mac Studio desktops

Best Buy has announced that the retail chain is expanding its Upgrade+ program to include more Apple products, including select iMac and Mac Studio models. The chain launched its Mac equivalent of Apple’s iPhone upgrade program in October, in collaboration with Apple and with Citizens Pay handling financing. In a December update, Best Buy is […]

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Steam/Geekbench data hints at unreleased Macs en route for 2023

There might be some really cool Macs en route for 2023. Over the rest weeks, the Steam Hardware and Software Survey has noted a number of unreleased Macs and also released some Geekbench testing results. This comes as Apple is widely expected to release upgrade versions of the MacBook Pro and Mac Studio sometime in […]