New M6 Macs buck Apple’s second wave of price hikes

In addition to the spec bumps, today’s M6-powered iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro announcements came with an extra piece of good news: prices remained unchanged from the previous generations, unlike several other recent Apple product launches that brought another round of increases. Here are the details. Prices unchanged, for a change Earlier today, Apple announced two new M6-powered Macs, which start at the same prices as their predecessors. [...]

Last-minute leak reveals new touchscreen MacBook Pro details: pricing, new cooling system, more

In a roundup of what to expect from tomorrow’s “Pro and Tell” event, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared new details about the upcoming OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro models. Here’s what to expect. Report reveals last-minute details and backstory of rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro Tomorrow, Apple is expected to announce its first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro models, featuring OLED displays, Dynamic Island, and a thinner, lighter design. While previous reports have [...]

New MacBook Pro redesign details revealed ahead of launch

Apple debuted a new M6 MacBook Pro today, but a high-end MacBook Pro redesign is coming tomorrow, and Mark Gurman has shared some new details to expect. MacBook Pro’s new design to feature thinner bezels, revamped hinge, and more per Mark Gurman We’re one day away from Apple’s reveal of its highly anticipated redesigned MacBook Pro. And we’ve just gotten a couple new details about what to expect [...]

Watch the ad for Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M6

Apple’s YouTube channel has published the ad for the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, powered by the M6 chip, which was just announced. Watch it below. ’Boost mode’ Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip. The announcement came alongside new, M6-powered iMacs, and on the eve of the expected announcement of its first OLED MacBook Pro models with touchscreen support. The new 14-inch [...]

Apple launches new iMac with M6 chip, N1 wireless, faster Ethernet

Today Apple introduced a new iMac with the M6 chip, combining powerful performance upgrades with a couple other improvements. Apple announces M6 iMac with faster chip, N1 wireless upgrades, improved Ethernet Apple is in the midst of a week of product unveilings. Yesterday brought the new iPad mini with OLED, and now today there’s an upgraded iMac powered by the M6 chip. The new iMac has the same [...]

M6 MacBook Pro vs M5 MacBook Pro: What’s actually changed?

Today Apple unveiled a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip. It has the same design as before and many of the same features, so what’s actually changed? Here’s what’s new. #1: M6 chip Here’s a quick rundown of how the M6 chip compares to last year’s M5, per Apple: M6 chip 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores  12-core GPU Dual [...]

Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M6

Alongside a new M6 iMac, Apple has also unveiled a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M6. The new M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 and will be available to pre-order tomorrow, October 28. Apple says: In terms of performance, Apple says: The 12-core GPU is up to 30% faster than M5. The dual 16-core Neural Engine is up to 1.9x faster than M5. Up to 13x faster [...]

This super cute app turns your iPhone Duo into tiny vintage Macs

It’s kind of ironic that the most fun apps we’ve seen for a brand new iPhone turn it into a decidedly old device. We’ve already seen a 1980s Sony Walkman emulator, and now Tiny Computers turns the Duo into a whole series of vintage Macs and more. You can choose between four vintage Macs and a range of non-Apple machines from a similar era, including the Commodore 64 [...]

Apple raises trade-in values for iPads and Macs, with increases of up to $365

Apple today updated its trade-in values for iPads and Macs, marking the second time in two months that the company has increased payouts for both product categories. Here are the details. Following the “Surprise and Shine” event last month, Apple updated its entire trade-in table, lowering maximum payouts for iPhones while increasing them for iPads and most Macs. Today, as first spotted by MacRumors, Apple once again raised [...]

Claude Code AI finds a cryptominer on a Mac; says it didn’t put it there

A Redditor used Claude Code AI to build a Mac temperature monitor app and found that the machine was running much hotter than expected. Claude reported that it found a crypto miner using more than 1,000% of the CPU cycles – then added an unprompted comment denying having installed it. Some Redditors were understandably suspicious of Claude’s spontaneous comment that it wasn’t responsible for installing the rogue app [...]