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Intel unveils 10th-gen Core processors, looks to place chips in thin, light notebooks this holiday season

Intel on Thursday unveiled its first 10th-generation Core processors, codenamed “Ice Lake.” The processors, which were built using a 10-nanometer production process, are designed for thin-and-light notebooks, and could potentially power future entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks. Intel says the Ice Lake chips have increased board integration, allowing manufacturers like Apple to […]

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Apple slims down notebook line ahead of back-to-school shopping season, nixes 12-inch MacBook, non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro

With back-to-school shopping season just around the corner, Apple has streamlined its notebook selection as to options for students as well as made the Touch Bar mandatory. Apple has discontinued the 12-inch MacBook, marking the end of what was seen as the future of Apple’s notebook line. The 12-inch MacBook launched in 2015 and was […]

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Rumor: Apple to transition to new scissor-action keyboard for upcoming MacBook notebooks

The rumor mill currently has it that Apple may be removing the infamous butterfly keyboard from its MacBook. Per a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may at last be reverting to the scissor-switch design for this year’s MacBook Air and 2020’s MacBook Pro. Instead of bringing back the scissor-switch keyboard from older MacBooks, […]

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Apple publishes list of macOS Catalina-compatible machines

macOS 10.15 Catalina was announced yesterday, bringing with it the question of whether or not your Mac can handle it. Apple, in turn, has published the following list of macOS Catalina-compatible Macs. It goes as follows: MacBook: 2015 and later iMac: 2012 and later MacBook Air: 2012 and later iMac Pro: 2017 and later (all […]

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Apple offers free keyboard fixes for assorted MacBooks

On Tuesday, Apple announced that the company will work to tackle its long-standing butterfly keyboard issues by offering to fix any problems with the MacBook keyboard at no cost to the owner. The offer is applicable to the following notebooks: 12-inch Retina MacBook (2015 to 2017) MacBook Air (2018) 13-inch MacBook Pro (2016 to 2019) […]