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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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New details revealed as to Skylake processors that may be geared towards Retina MacBooks

New information for the Intel Skylake processors that are most likely to wind up in a MacBook Air has been released. The Skylake processors, which may be branded the “Core m3”, “Core m5” and “Core m7” offer the following specs: The low-end Core m3 6Y30 has a 900 MHz dual-core processor with Turbo Boost up […]

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Hack: 2013 11-inch MacBook Air owner deciphers means of using adapters to access external graphics card, improve performance sevenfold

It ain’t pretty, but it apparently works really well. Per MacRumors and Mac|Life, TechInferno contributor Larry Gadea was able to hook up a powerful graphics processor to his 11-inch MacBook Air with the help of several adapters. Gadea first used a Thunderbolt to Express Card adapter which was then connected an Express Card to PCI-Express […]

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Rumor: Flextronics to handle U.S. assembly of redesigned Mac Pro

Some details have surfaced as to which outfit will construct the upcoming Mac Pro tower. Per Economic Daily News and Macotakara, the desktop will reportedly be built in U.S. facilities run by Singapore-based manufacturer Flextronics. It was said that the information was shared by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who has a strong track […]

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Apple offers first look at next-gen Mac Pro at WWDC

The new Mac Pro is en route. And it’s really, really, awesomely black. Per Macworld, Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller unveiled the company’s upcoming Mac Pro during a “sneak peek” at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The upcoming new desktop workstation features a sleek, cylindrical design that’s a stark contrast to the mammoth, […]