For those patiently awaiting the arrival of a new iPad Pro or next-generation Mac, the first nine months of 2018 have been disappointing. Except for the lightly updated MacBook Pro announced in July, Apple hasn't released any new products in either lineup this year. That could soon change, however.
According to well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's rumored brand-new Mac notebook model might include a Touch ID fingerprint scanner but not the Touch Bar feature.
PlugBug World, Twelve South's versatile hybrid charger for your Mac, iPhone, iPad and other USB-charged devices that connects to any MacBook brick or Apple's USB wall charger, is getting even better. Today, the premium Apple accessory maker announced PlugBug Duo, a cool update to the charming red plug that brings an additional 12-watt USB port for charging.
In what could prove to be an interesting move, Apple’s expected to refresh the Mac mini as a pro device. At the same time, the company is likely to offer a new low-cost laptop that has much thinner bezels around the screen than the current MacBook Air which it would replace, according to Bloomberg.
A new report seems to confirm previous ones that say Apple's planning to refresh its entry-level MacBook lineup as early as next month. New iPad Pro models are also expected to debut in the coming weeks, according to DigiTimes.
Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta has been tasked with filling orders for Apple's new "inexpensive notebooks," according to DigiTimes. Previous reports have said one or more of these models could arrive this fall.
The 2018 MacBook Air is expected to use Intel's Kaby Lake processors that were first introduced in 2017. The decision to use the year-old processors comes as Intel's faster Whiskey Lake processor isn't expected to be ready in time for a Fall release, according to Taiwan's Economic Daily News.
Following a recent announcement of the upgraded MacBook Pro family for 2018, Apple also released a luxury yet pricey leather sleeve for the pro notebook under the radar. But coming in at $179/$199, is Leather Sleeve for MacBook Pro worth the steep asking price?
Motherboard reported Monday that Reddit user “turnby” recently uploaded as many as 11 internal videos to YouTube, set to private to avoid irritating Apple but now available publicly.
Even though Apple's refreshed MacBook Pro models for 2018 feature an iFixit-identified JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 controller from Intel, unveiled in January as part of the Titan Ridge platform, the notebooks don't truly support the DisplayPort 1.4 specification.
The refreshed MacBook Pro models for 2018 are here so we tasked our video guy Harris Craycraft with putting together an unboxing video taking a look at what's inside packaging.
Are you in the market for a brand new notebook? If so, you'll be pleased to learn that the flagship $1,799 13-inch model in Apple's refreshed MacBook Pro lineup for 2018 permits customers to plug high-speed accessories into any of its four Thunderbolt 3 ports without experiencing bandwidth reduction on the two ports located on the righthand side.