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Rumor: Apple’s upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks expected to use identical M1X processor, operate at equivalent speeds

The biggest MacBook Pro may not be the fastest one. Per tech leaker @Dylandkt, while Apple is working on both 14-inch and updated 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks, the two models will use the same M1X chip, thereby providing equivalent speeds across both models. While Apple typically includes a discrete GPU in its larger MacBook Pro […]

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VMWare announces Fusion 12, highlights macOS Big Sur support, upcoming features, and free pricing for personal tier

This could definitely come in handy. VMWare on Thursday announced Fusion 12, the next step to its virtualization software. The new version will offer support for macOS Big Sur as well as other changes. VMWare had originally announced a “tech preview” of Fusion 12, and suggested that future versions of its app would be compatible […]

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Recent Apple documentation suggests that third-party eGPU hardware may not be supported under Apple Silicon hardware

Some Apple support documentation indicates that Apple might drop support for non-Apple GPUs in its transition to Apple Silicon processors. In a recent WWDC 2020 developer session focused on porting Metal apps to the new architecture, the company made it clear that Apple Silicon Macs will feature customer Apple GPUs. “Apple Silicon Mac contains an […]

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Version 1.2 firmware update offers better compatibility between Blackmagic eGPU and Apple Pro Display XDR units

If you’re a Blackmagic user, you’ll like this. Blackmagic Design has released a firmware update that now offers full compatibility between the Blackmagic eGPU and Apple’s Pro Display XDR monitor. While the setup had previously been working, it’s been noted that the update makes interoperability that much smoother. The 1.2 version release works with both […]

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Pro Display XDR only support 5K resolutions on some Mac models

There might be a small issue here. In spite of the excitement surrounding Apple’s new Pro Display XDR for the 2019 Mac Pro, a new report from AppleInsider states that the display only supports a 5K resolution, as opposed to the 6K it’s been marketed as supporting on certain machines: According to Thomas Grove Carter, […]