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Apple releases 2020 model Mac mini, complete with faster processors and increased storage capacities

Apple on Wednesday released a decently bumped Mac mini model. The 2020 Mac mini features increased PCIe-based SSDs, complete with increased capacities. The $799 model now includes 256GB (up from 128GB), and the $1,099 model has 512GB (up from 256GB). The updated Mac mini is available in the following configurations: $799: 3.6GHz quad-core Core i3 CPU, […]

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Apple releases updated Mac mini desktops, complete with quad and six-core processor options

It’s been four years since the last Mac mini update, but today that changed. Apple, during its Brooklyn media event, announced a new Mac mini with modern processors and specifications The upgrades are spotlighted by quad- and six-core 8th-generation Intel processors, which go by the code name Coffee Lake. According to Apple, the new Mac […]

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Intel ships “Cannon Lake” processor, allows for maximum of 32GB of RAM to be installed in notebooks

In an interesting move, Intel’s Cannon Lake processors have surfaced and it looks like Apple will be able to add a 32-gigabyte RAM option to its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines. Chinese retailer listings for the Lenovo IdeaPad 330 notebook reveal it uses a new processor, identified as the Core i3-8121U. The related listing […]

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Intel’s shares fall as much as nine percent on rumors that Apple may switch to its own in-house processors for next-gen Macs

Apple may switch from Intel-based chips to its own chips that are being developed in-house, thereby causing Intel’s stock to take a beating. Intel shares dropped sharply on Monday after a report that Apple would switch from Intel’s chips to its own chips for use on Mac computers. As a result, Intel’s shares fell as […]

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Rumor: Intel to unveil Basin Falls platform in May, could launch Coffee Lake chips in August

Intel is rumored to be moving the launch of its 13-nanometer Coffee Lake processors from January 2018 to August of 2017 due to “increasing competition from AMD’s Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 processors.” The rumor has it that Intel will release several K-series Core i3, i5, and i7 processors starting in August, along with its […]