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Apple adds mid-2012 MacBook Pro to its obsolete list, marking the end of an era for the final Mac notebook with an optical drive

It’s the end of an era as Apple has finally placed the mid-2012 MacBook Pro, the final MacBook Pro with an optical drive, on the company’s obsolete list. Apple maintains a vintage and obsolete product list that updates based on how long it has been since a product was for sale. Some vintage products may […]

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Apple quietly releases first firmware update for 16-inch MacBook Pro charger

Sometimes firmware updates slip in relatively unnoticed and change things a bit more than you’d expect. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Apple has released a rare update to the 140-watt power adapter that ships alongside the 16-inch MacBook Pro. While it’s unknown as to exactly what the firmware update does, it apparently brings the […]

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Rumor: Apple to release M3-based MacBook Air notebooks around March 2024

It never hurts to update a good thing. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to refresh its MacBook Air notebook around March 2024. The notebook is rumored to feature an M3 processor and be available for the 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the notebook. As Apple overhauled the ‌MacBook Air‌’s design in 2022 and then […]

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Apple releases iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 updates

It was something of an update-o-rama on Thursday as Apple released its iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 updates. While Apple didn’t offer details as to specific changes within the changelogs, the company did say the updates feature security fixes. The new version of iOS follows iOS 17.1.1 which was released on November […]

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Apple draws some flak for limited bandwidth on base model M3 processor

Despite the excitement of the debut of the new M3 MacBook Pro notebooks at its Monday “Scary Fast” media event, a bandwidth limitation on the base model M3 processor could be a dealbreaker for some power units. While the first M1-powered MacBooks received high praise overall, a frequent piece of criticism was their ability to […]