Apple on Thursday seeded a new version of its macOS 12 Monterey operating system to its public beta tester community, allowing non-developers to test the upcoming operating system ahead of its public release. The update comes just a day after Apple provided the ninth beta to developers. Users can snag the new public beta from […]
If you’re feeling brave and/or adventurous, you’re going to like this. Apple on tuesday released a new public beta of its macOS 12 Monterey beta to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the new operating system ahead of its public release. Public beta testers can download the macOS 12 Monterey update from the Software […]
If you lived and breathed Myst back in the 90’s, it’s back and now optimized for M1-based Macs. Software developer Cyan has undertaken a rework of the game that takes advantage of Metal 2.1 and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution for a 50 percent performance boost on M1 Macs that does not impact game quality. Myst […]
If you’re curious as to the inner workings of Apple’s M1 processor, Howard Oakley over at the Eclectic Lighting Company has put forth an outstanding blog post as to what the processor does that sets it apart from other chips. The post dives into the use of coprocessors, its memory management, state of the art […]
Although Apple is switching a fair amount of its gear to Apple Silicon processors, Intel still has some good stuff en route. Intel is releasing its new “Alder Lake” processor this fall. The chip will offer support for DDR5, PCIe Gen5, Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 6E. The processor will also feature a new hybrid architecture; […]