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5 ways Apple can make the next MacBooks better than ever

The next Apple product launch is locked in for Sept. 12. New iPhones and Apple Watches are a near certainty — convincing photos of both have been leaked — and a new iPad Pro with a big Face ID redesign seems likely too. With all of that, will Apple even have time to showcase the …

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Report: Apple will finally give us Retina MacBook Air, new Mac Mini

I can’t believe it’s actually happening. Seriously, I can’t and won’t believe until Apple says it on stage — Bloomberg reports that Apple is finally updating its Mac mini desktop, and updating its lowest cost MacBook with a high-resolution Retina Display screen. Technically, Bloomberg says it’s a new low-cost MacBook, not necessarily a MacBook Air, which lines up with rumors we’ve …

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Apple MacBook Pro surprise upgrade: New Intel chips, better screens, more RAM but no keyboard fix

Update, July 24: Apple has confirmed the widespread reports of throttled CPU performance on its 2018 MacBook Pro models, which have emerged since the laptops were released earlier this month. CPU clock speeds were slowed down as internal temperature spiked during high-load computing sessions. The company says the issue was due to a previously undiscovered software problem, and that it …

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New iPhones, iPad Pros, Mac Mini and more: Is this Apple’s 2018 lineup?

Apple is predicted to have a busy year ahead of it. Frequent Apple commentator Ming-Chi Kuo published a research note on Wednesday with his predictions for Apple’s fall 2018 hardware lineup, as spotted by 9to5Mac. Kuo has a long track record of making numerous and accurate Apple predictions. Still, this should be taken with a grain of salt. Some of …

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Here are the Macs that will work with MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced iOS 12 at WWDC 2018, it made a point of noting how many devices would be able to take advantage of the updated mobile operating system and its new features: All iPhones and iPads from 2013 to the present, just …

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Will we see a new MacBook Air, iPad Mini or Mac Mini at WWDC 2018?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In April, Apple killed off its entire networking product line. The company announced that it would be sunsetting the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. You can still buy the remaining stock (if you don’t mind Frozen-era networking tech), and they’ll …

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What iPhone sales slowdown? Apple’s sales are better than feared

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Analysts and investors have worried that the iPhone’s best days are behind it — a problem, since the phone is Apple’s biggest moneymaker — and that the company would report weak results in the June quarter. But iPhone sales didn’t fall off a cliff as feared, and Apple’s projections …

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Mission Impossible: An audiophile

As regular Audiophiliac readers may have noticed, I rarely cover Bluetooth products. This new portable BlueDAC ($399) from CEntrance is an exception simply because it sounds great and can drive power hungry audiophile headphones that make phones cry uncle. Since phones with 3.5mm headphone jacks are fast becoming extinct, the question is raised: What are folks with high-end wired headphones …

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Apple withdraws 3 Macs from repair support

Apple designated three Macs either obsolete or vintage Tuesday, meaning that the gadget giant will no longer repair or provide replacement parts for them, according to a report on 9to5Mac.  The report also noted that Apple’s extended warranty offer for 2012 MacBook Pros with Retina displays has ended. Some models of that laptop were dogged with their display’s anti-reflective coating …

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$99 gizmo kicks up your headphones’ sound at home

I’ve lost count of how many Schiit reviews I’ve written, but I keep coming back for more because the company’s products are always so good and affordable. Take the Schiit Magni 3 headphone amp/stereo preamplifier: It’s a cute little critter, a mere 5×3.5×1.25 inches (127x89x32mm), so it’s tiny enough to fit on a crowded desktop. This bad boy goes for …

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