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Apple reincorporates Expansion Slot Utility for 2019 Mac Pro systems

If you’re planning on snagging a 2019 Mac Pro, this should help out. The updated Mac Pro apparently brings back Apple’s Expansion Slot Utility app to customize PCIe bandwidth between the eight available PCI-express slots on the professional machine. The application, which was discovered in the second beta of macOS Catalina, has apparently brought back […]

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Hardware Mac Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple quietly launches Mac Pro Repair Extension Program for certain Mac Pro models

If you have a 2013 or later Mac Pro, it looks like Apple will be launching a Mac Pro Repair Extension Program to address complaints of video related issues with select models of the desktop. Apple recently sent out a notice to its authorized service providers detailing the new program and those eligible for repairs […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple to drop Nvidia Kepler GPUs for low and mid-range 2012 MacBook Pro notebooks

Whatever you were expecting the graphics card to be on the next-generation MacBook Pro, Apple might have something else in mind. Per SemiAccurate, Apple’s next-generation low- and mid-range MacBook Pro models will not feature dedicated graphics cards, and will instead rely on Intel’s integrated Ivy Bridge graphics due to production issues with Nvidia. Apple has […]

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iMac Software

iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.4 Released for iMacs with ATI Radeon HD 4850 Card

Over the weekend, Apple released its iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.4 patch for iMac desktops equipped with ATI’s Radeon HD 4850 graphics card. The update, a 1.7 megabyte download (also available via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature) fixes intermittent system freeze issues and fixes wake-from-sleep issues in Boot Camp. To run the firmware update […]

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Users Report Additional Graphics Issues with 17″ Unibody MacBook Pro

As nifty as the new 17″ unibody MacBook Pro happens to be, a combined Apple/NVIDIA firmware update may be necessary. According to Engadget, a number of users on the Apple Discussions board have cited serious issues with the GeForce 9600M graphics card installed in the notebook. A GeForce 9400M card is also found in the […]