Apple launches ‘Back to University’ promo with free Beats headphones in select markets
Apple’s “Back to University” promotion is now live in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea.
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Jumanji studio talks up Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR for visual effects work
The company tasked with making the end credits animation sequence in the new Jumanji movie used a Mac Pro to do it, and explain how.
iMac Pro can drive Apple’s new Pro Display XDR monitor, but at a lower 5K resolution
Only a few Mac computers models have the bandwidth required to drive Apple’s new 32-inch display at its native 6K resolution, but the iMac Pro all-in-one isn’t one of them.
Apple lowers prices on some RAM, SSD and other build-to-order Mac upgrades
Apple charges a premium for build-to-order Mac upgrades, but the company has now lowered prices on the memory and flash storage build-to-order options which are available through its online store.
Apple adds 256GB RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics options to iMac Pro
You can now configure your iMac Pro order with up to 256GB RAM, but it’ll cost you a lot. Thankfully, Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics is a more palatable upgrade.
Satechi’s sleek new metallic monitor stand for iMac doubles as a USB-C hub with seven ports
Satechi’s newly-launched aluminum monitor stand for your iMac or iMac Pro all-in-one helps declutter your desktop while doubling as a stealth USB-C hub with seven built-in ports.
Does your Mac have Apple T2 security chip? Here’s how to find out!
Apple’s custom T2 chip provides unrivaled privacy and industry-leading security features never before present on Mac. Some newer Mac models include this chip and others do not. iDownloadBlog shows you how to identify whether your Mac computer has the Apple T2 chip.
By default, T2-equipped Macs won’t boot Linux or anything except macOS and Windows 10
Booting Linux on the Mac computers using Apple’s T2 chip is disallowed due to the default system security policies. Here’s why and what you need to know about it.
What we didn’t see at Apple’s iPad Pro and Mac event
2018 was a great year for updated Apple products. However, not everything in Apple’s arsenal received a refresh. Here’s an update on those products.
Apple’s introducing software locks that could hurt third-party repair shops
Digital locks embedded into the iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro could make it more difficult for independent and third-party repair shops to do their work.
Some 2018 MacBook Pro users can’t install macOS Mojave
Some 2018 MacBook Pro users can’t upgrade their machines to macOS Mojave. The issue is being discussed by many on Apple’s support forums.
New T2 security chip could be causing shutdown issue on 2018 MacBook Pro
Kernel panics could hurt some 2018 MacBook Pro models. The same issue apparently affects a limited number of iMac Pro models too.
