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Rumor: Apple to release updated iPad Air, iPad Pro, and MacBook Air models towards the end of March

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 30, 2024

Apple seems likely to launch new iPad Air, iPad Pro, and MacBook Air models “around the end of March,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter, which was published on Sunday. The iPad Air models are expected to gain a new 12.9-inch display size as well as an updated 10.9-inch model. […]

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Retro emulation guide surfaces, explains how to run Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and other ROMS on Apple Silicon hardware

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 30, 2024

No matter how you slice it, emulation-based gaming is pretty awesome, and you can’t knock retro goodness. Alex Baggott over at AppleInsider has written an excellent guide as to how to run classic late 80’s and early 90’s console titles on the Apple Silicon-based Macs with M1, M2, and M3 processors. The guide focuses on […]

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Rumor: Apple Vision Pro will incorporate M2 chip with 10 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 16, 2024

Some additional details have surfaced, and it appears that the Apple Vision Pro will feature an M2 chip equipped with 10 CPU cores and eight GPU cores, or roughly the same variant as the chip found in Apple’s higher-end MacBook Air notebook, per Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. Apple uses the M2 chip in both of […]

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Initial Vision Pro tech specs begin to leak, hinting at 16GB of unified memory, other features

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 10, 2024

Technical specifications for Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro headset have begun to leak, and the device is equipped with 16GB of unified memory, according to references in Xcode 15.2 In a press release this week, Apple reiterated that the Vision Pro will be powered by its M2 chip for “powerful standalone performance,” along with an all-new […]

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Apple addresses its future role in high-end gaming, highlights recent hardware and software-based improvements

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date December 29, 2023

If you’re a fan of gaming on the Mac, you’re going to like this. Inverse’s Raymond Wong on Thursday published an in-depth overview of Apple’s increasing push towards high-end gaming on the macOS platform. the story includes interviews with Apple marketing managers Gordon Keppel and Leland Martin. Among the biggest reasons that high-end gaming has […]