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M2 MacBook Airs receive favorable reviews, but some models show slower SSD speeds after benchmark testing

The first reviews of Apple’s M2 MacBook Air have surfaced, and while the reviews are generally glowing, a number of them cited that the $1,199 base model equipped with 256GB of storage has a single NAND chip, has demonstrated slower SSD speeds in benchmark testing, but real-world performance may vary. Last month, it was discovered […]

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Initial plastic molds of first-gen iPod prototypes shown

This in inarguably cool. Author, investor, and all-around tinkerer Tony Fadell has posted an extremely cool tweet showing the prototypes for the first iPods, which were printed around May or June of 2001. The units were 3D-printed and offered an idea as to what the engineers could expect to work with and what the users […]

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Rumored next-gen Mac mini referred to in Apple Studio Display firmware

Sometimes it’s the firmware that gives away what’s coming down the pipe. According to developer Steve Troughton-Smith, references within the firmware for the latest Apple Studio Display helped support the rumor that Apple may be developing a new Mac mini. A reference to “Macmini10,1” within the Studio Display’s iOS 15.4 firmware points to a Mac […]

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Epic Games announces RealityScan app beta, which allows users to use their iPhone camera to turn objects into 3D models

This could be incredibly cool once it’s out of beta. Epic Games on Monday announced its new “RealityScan” app, which will allow people to use their iPhone camera to scan objects and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models. The app, which is currently in beta, was developing using properties from Capturing Reality, a photogrammetry company […]

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iPad deliveries could be delayed by up to two months as Apple focuses on iPhone deliveries

Apple’s global supply chain remains tied up and you could wind up waiting several weeks to have your new iPad delivered as a new report corroborates that Apple has been prioritizing iPhone deliveries over iPads. According to Nikkei Asia, Apple customers may have to wait up to nine weeks to get a new iPad. The […]