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  • Potential new iMacs, MacBook, Mac mini spotted in recent Eurasian Economic Commission filings

    A series of details from the Eurasian Economic Commission includes what appear to be updates to Apple’s iMac line, including part numbers for what could be new desktops, iMacs, or a new notebook.

    Ahead of Apple’s October 30 event, regulatory details filed with the Eurasian Economic Commission suggest the company plans to unveil new Macs alongside the expected iPad Pro refresh.

    The updates, which were spotted by Consomac and MySmartPrice, show a total of what appear to be eight desktop Macs, of which three are new. The new model numbers are A1993, A2115, and A2116 that all haven’t been seen before. The only detail against any of the models is that they run macOS 10.14 Mojave, so the other five are likely to be current Mac models updated to that OS.

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  • Rumor: Apple to release upgraded Mac mini centered at the pro community, revamped MacBook with Retina display, this fall

    It’s small, but it shall be updated.

    The rumor mill has it that Apple’s cool-but-out-of-date Mac mini is getting a hefty refresh this fall. In addition, Apple is apparently targeting the pro user community with the new machine, which saw only minor improvements four years ago, and its last major changes came back in 2010.

    Per Bloomberg:
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  • Rumor: Apple to offer updated Mac mini units this fall

    The rumor mill has it that Apple will be updating the Mac mini this fall.

    Per Apple guru Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, in addition to the new iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches we all know are coming, Kuo says, Apple is reportedly planning to update the Mac mini.

    As you may remember, the last time the Mac mini was updated was in October of 2014 when Apple added a faster processor, lowered the price and made it less accessible to upgrade. The computer has not been updated since.

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  • Apple releases Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0

    This should come in handy.

    Late Thursday, Apple release Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0, an update that patches two vulnerabilities for Mac users booted into Windows using Boot Camp. Both vulnerabilities allowed an attacker in Wi-Fi range to compromise your Mac.

    The update can be downloaded through Apple Software Update for Windows and the patch notes describe the changes and fixes as follows:

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  • Apple’s Craig Federighi says that Apple is “not into touchscreens” for forthcoming Macs

    In as much as you may crave a touchscreen Mac, according to Apple SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, this probably isn’t in the works.

    Despite Apple’s iOS-to-Mac app porting tools, universal multiplatform apps, and Apple’s announcement that it will start porting some of its own iOS apps to the Mac this year and allow third party developers to do the same next year, touchscreen Macs are probably not on the table.

    When asked if the appearance of iOS apps on the Mac would naturally be followed by the introduction of touchscreen-capable Macs, Federighi showed little enthusiasm, telling Wired‘s Lauren Goode that he’s “not into touchscreens” and doesn’t find the “experiments” with touchscreens in the Windows world compelling.

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