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Three new Mac identifiers for forthcoming units located, exact models and specs unknown

A series of three new Mac model identifiers were recently added to a Find My configuration file stored on Apple’s backend. As noted by Nicolas Alvarez (@aaronp613) and MacRumors, The new identifiers are Mac14,8, Mac14,13, and Mac14,14, and they appear in a list alongside Mac14,3 and Mac14,12, the identifiers for the latest M2 and ‌M2‌ […]

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HomePod mini capable of using 18 watt power adapters following 14.3 software update

This is definitely spiffy. Following Apple’s release of the HomePod version 14.3 update, the new HomePod mini smart speaker now supports 18 watt power adapters or battery packs. While the unit ships with a 20 watt power adapter and originally required 20 watts to function, the update reduces this limit to 18 watts, which enables […]

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Apple patent hints at next-gen iPad keyboards, complete with touch-strips and multi-function keys

A newly published patent application hints that Apple may be developing new keyboard input methods, such as multi-function keys, and touch strips, for its mobile device. The patent is geared at the keyboards for smaller portable devices, wherein the size of the UX methods “remains an issue.” The patent, entitled “Portable Computing Input Devices and […]

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Kensington announces SD1600P USB-C/Thunderbolt Docking Station

It sort of looks like a splayed out octopus, but it could come in handy. Accessory maker Kensington has released a USB-C docking station for Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C equipped Macs and other PCs. The SD1600P Universal USB-C Mobile 4K Docking Station includes USB-C pass-through power, HDMI (4K@30Hz) and VGA Full HD video out, two […]

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Just the thing if you’re feeling nostalgic about the PowerBook

This website was pretty much founded on writing about Apple’s PowerBook line, so I thought this would be a nifty tidbit to pass along. For those of you whose history with the Mac only dates back to around five years, the PowerBook line was the first series of Mac laptops. When Apple made the jump […]