As is par for the course, it's that time of year again: Apple has launched its "Back to University" promotion for students and educators in select countries.
Apple launches ‘Back to University’ promo with free Beats headphones in select markets
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The Mac in 2019: Mac Pro, magic keyboards, Catalina and more
I think 2019 will best be remembered as a transitionary year for the Mac. It won't be remembered as a revolutionary year, anyway. Apple refreshed the non-pro iMac and MacBook Pro in the first half of the year, improved the MacBook Air and made it more affordable, then later rolled out the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the Mac Pro. It also introduced macOS Catalina, which added some great features and functionality to the Mac while also creating some headaches for developers and users.
Editor’s Desk: Apple’s 2019 year in review
A 2019 review of Apple reveals lots of changes afoot for the company - some iterative changes to products, explosive growth in segments including wearables and services, and a strong push for the pro creative market to finish the year.
iMac Pro can drive Apple’s new Pro Display XDR monitor, but at a lower 5K resolution
Apple's new Pro Display XDR monitor has been confirmed to work with the company's iMac Pro all-in-one desktop, but at a lower 5K resolution rather than its native 6K resolution.
Michelle Obama, Ellen, and Apple donate iPads, Macs to elementary school in Washington, D.C.
Ellen DeGeneres, the host of the hit show Ellen, has never been one to shy away from big giveaways. And that trend continues with the "Greatest Night of Giveaways".
Luna Display adds Mac-to-Mac mode to turn any Mac into a secondary display
Luna Display has become a popular accessory for making an iPad a secondary display to a Mac, and now it's expanding to any Mac for good measure.
Apple patches a Boot Camp issue on Fusion Drive Macs running macOS Mojave
If you have a Fusion Drive-equipped Mac running macOS Mojave and you've run into Boot Camp issues, then Apple has a quick patch to help iron the issues out.
Apple lowers prices on some RAM, SSD and other build-to-order Mac upgrades
As we told you this morning, refreshed iMacs offer not only faster CPUs but more affordable RAM and GPU upgrade options, too. As it turns out, Apple's now lowered prices on flash storage upgrades for the new MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, as well as tweaked some other build-to-order options for iMac Pro and Mac Pro.
Apple adds 256GB RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics options to iMac Pro
In addition to refreshing the consumer iMac line this morning with a 2x faster performance via up to six-core Intel Core i9 CPU options and new GPU upgrades (Vega 20 for 21.5-inch models and Vega 48 for 27-inch models), Apple just added some fresh new RAM and GPU options to its iMac Pro all-in-one, which launched in December 2017.
Apple updates iMac with 2x faster CPUs and new Radeon Pro Vega graphics options
Apple this morning announced an iMac refresh with a 2x performance boost in the CPU department for a wide range of computing tasks, as well as new AMD Vega graphics options.
Yubico launches first Apple approved physical security key that works with USB-C & Lightning
Yubico, a company that produces NFC-based physical security keys for passwordless login and two-factor authentication, announced at the CES 2019 show today that it is developing a hardware key that works with both iOS devices and Macs that have USB-C.
Satechi’s sleek new metallic monitor stand for iMac doubles as a USB-C hub with seven ports
Accessory maker Satechi today launched a pretty cool aluminum-clad monitor stand for your iMac or iMac Pro which doubles as a stealthy USB-C hub with seven built-in ports.