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Apple's new M1 Max CPU in the 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 has expectedly achieved formidable multi-core scores in Geekbench, and is very close to the performance of a desktop workstation like the Mac Pro that is equipped with Intel Xeon processors.

With a relatively simple but faked YouTube livestream for Apple's MacBook Pro launch event, ruthless crypto scammers targeted impatient Apple fans and their valuable bitcoins.

According to reports, the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 are not the only Apple laptops set to receive a notched display. The next MacBook Air could be in line for the new display style too, which is tipped to arrive with an Apple M2 SoC and a 13.3-inch mini LED display.

There are now mere hours before Apple's Unleashed event, and the Cupertino giant's virtual store has gone offline. Its main page notes it is down for "updates". This may be as good a sign as any that long-awaited upgrades to product lines capable of flying off the shelves are on the way.

Apple may use a different nomenclature for its M1 successor at tomorrow's Unleashed event. Bloomberg quotes developer sources that claim the names M1 Pro and M1 Max have appeared in their app logs. While it is not clear whether Apple would indeed opt for a delineated nomenclature instead of just using M1X, there is no ruling out the possibility either.

Apple is expected to soon launch the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and 16, with the 10-core SoC being one of the highlights of the 2021 laptop refresh. The older 8-core M1 Apple Silicon still sits at the top of both the desktop and laptop single-thread performance charts at PassMark, with Intel and AMD so far unable to remove the ARM competitor.

More information about the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 has leaked, just a day before Apple's next hardware event. Seemingly, some of the leaks stem from schematics that REvil published earlier this year. The notch is not big enough for Face ID hardware, though.

The MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 are thought to be arriving next week with Apple's next in-house laptop-grade chipset. Reportedly, the pair will feature three USB 4 ports, along with an SD card slot and an HDMI port, among other connections.

Apple is expected to finally launch new MacBook Pros next year after rumours of the company experiencing months of delays. Now, high quality renders show what the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 could look like, based on recent rumours and leaks. The pair are thought to feature M1X SoCs and mini LED displays running at 120 Hz.

Rumors have started running amok following the announcement of the upcoming Apple event. Most expect Cupertino to reveal the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 at the event, and many leakers have been doubling down on older tips or even revealing new ones, such as the perturbing possibility that the 2021 MacBook Pro may even have a notched display.

A shift in the availability of Intel-based 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro devices has led to the speculation that the expected launch of the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 could take place within the next two weeks. However, the apparent disappearance of the Intel MacBook Pro 16 might be down to a much more prosaic reason.
Apple has officially announced its upcoming "Unleashed" event.

A leak has showcased one of Apple's upcoming M1X MacBook Pros. Supposedly, the prototype has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage; 32 GB of RAM variants will also be available.

Apple may very well release the M1X-powered MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 models in the coming weeks, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. There's a strong possibility of an M1X-powered Mac Mini being announced as well. Gurman also notes that Apple is working on a high performance chip for the Mac Pro and M2 chips for upcoming MacBook Airs, iMacs, and entry-level MacBook Pros in 2022.

Reputedly, Apple is developing a High Power Mode for MacBook hardware. The mode will be introduced with a future macOS 12 Monterey update and should benefit all MacBooks, including the long-awaited 14-inch and 16-inch M1X-based models.

According to reports, Apple is preparing to release taller MacBook Pros this year with the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16. While the laptops will not adopt the 3:2 aspect ratio, they will be noticeably taller than the current MacBook Pro 13, MacBook Pro 16 and MacBook Air.

New performance predictions for the Apple M1X SoC have been offered up, and they show the 10-core Apple Silicon surpassing the 16-core Intel Xeon W-3245 in the Mac Pro from Late 2019. It has also been reckoned that the M1X cores will be based on both M1 and A15 cores, presumably for increased efficiency.

The display resolutions for Apple’s eagerly awaited next-generation M1X MacBook Pro models appear to have leaked. If accurate, they align with the rumored display sizes of 14-inches and 16-inches and will result in an increase in pixel density from Apple’s current 13-inch and 16-inch models.

Brydge is a well-known name in third-party keyboard docks for high-end tablets. As such, one of its latest products is for the freshly-launched Surface Pro 8. Alternatively, the new Stone Pro TB4 is compatible with it and any other device with at least 1 Thunderbolt 4 port.

Apple is yet to set a date for its next Mac event, having recently wrapped up its iPhone, iPad and Watch event. However, the company may have now provided a hint for when it will launch its next-generation MacBook Pros, which are expected to arrive in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes with mini LED displays and Apple M1X SoCs.

The efficient M1 processors could soon become compatible with operating systems like Android and Windows, without the need for virtualization. Maynard Handley, one of the developers of the Apple QuickTime video format, is compiling a reverse-engineering M1 bible that is aiming to make the custom ARM-based architecture open source.

Apple's newest MacBook Air with the high-performing M1 CPU is heavily discounted on Amazon today. A discount of US$149 brings the price of the Apple laptop down to a reasonable US$849 for all available colors.

Huawei has now unveiled its two newest office laptops, the MateBook 13s and MateBook 14s, in China. Both laptops offer lightweight builds, 2.5K 90 Hz displays, 16 GB of RAM standard, and 11th-gen Core i5 and Core i7 processors. Pricing begins at the equivalent of US$1,085.

Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman has indicated that Apple has more than one Apple Event in the pipeline before the end of the year. Reputedly, the next will showcase new Mac and iPad hardware, with the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 likely stars of the show. Up to five devices may arrive simultaneously, including an iPad mini 6.

Epic Games has failed to convince a US court that Apple has broken the country's anti-competition laws. Nevertheless, the Cupertino giant has now officially lost its monopoly on purchases made within apps that run on its operating systems and are bought through its App Store. Therefore, Fortnite may indeed return to iOS soon.

The popular online video platform Vimeo has announced that content created, shared and viewed through its medium now has the option of Dolby Vision integration. This may unleash the potential for enhanced detail with improved brightness for many creators. However, there is a catch: the upgrade is available for certain Apple devices only.

Apple may be transitioning to in-house SoCs, but it will keep at least one Mac product on Intel processors until next year. The MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 are expected to expand Apple's Mac lineup by this holiday season, with a new Mac mini the only replacement for existing hardware.

The expected Apple M1X SoC has been broken down into four potential variants for the upcoming MacBook Pro 14, MacBook Pro 16, and Mac mini. The system on a chip’s configurations are decided by the amount of unified memory and the GPU core count. It has been rumored that the M1X will have a 10-core CPU part.

It has been claimed that although the upcoming Apple MacBook Pro 14 will obviously be smaller than the MacBook Pro 16 it will still offer the same level of performance as the larger laptop thanks to the Apple M1X SoC. However, this performance comes at a price, with the M1X MacBook Pro 14 likely costing much more than a MacBook Pro 13.

The expected Apple M1X Mac Mini has apparently been delayed. There were rumors that the revitalized compact desktop PC would be launched alongside the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 at an event in October. However, a leaker has now asserted that there will likely be a much longer wait for the M1X Mac Mini.

A release date for the M1X MacBook Pro laptops and tidbits about the iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, AirPods 3, iPad mini 6, and ninth-generation iPad have been offered up in Mark Gurman’s latest newsletter. He predicts that Apple will hold multiple virtual events to cover all the upcoming product launches.

A patent that surfaced recently shows a MacBook with a new input device, namely the Apple Pencil. The images that accompany this patent show the pencil docked within the keyboard, and the Touch Bar as we know it will be gone. A much smaller one will be used, most likely in the next MacBook Pro.

Supply chain sources have provided more details about TSMC's roadmap for future nodes. Apparently, TSMC hopes to start mass-producing its 3 nm node starting next year, and Apple will be its first customer to benefit.

Parallels Desktop 17 is here, and it allows Windows 11 to be installed on Mac hardware. Windows 11 even runs on the Apple M1 chipset, and without removing macOS. Linux and Windows supposedly run up to 38% faster on the latest version of Parallels Desktop, too.

According to new supply chain information, Apple has started mass producing its next MacBook Pros, presumed to be new 14-inch and 16-inch models. Apparently, the company will produce over 10 million units before the end of the year, which should all feature M1X SoCs and mini LED displays.

A physical job application filled out by Steve Jobs has been sold for a huge amount at a recent auction. The physical form was sold alongside an NFT (digital) version of Jobs’ job application, although the former sold for a much higher sum – in fact enough to buy six fully specced Apple Mac Pro computers and have change left over for half-a-dozen wheel kits.

Several users of an M1 MacBook have claimed that the display of their laptop broke during regular usage. The repair of such a defect is pricey, and Apple has not yet commented on the issue.

The incident supposedly did not have a noticeable negative effect on the production of the microchips for the upcoming generation of iPhones, but considering the tense situation on the semiconductor market, even small delays could eventually have major repercussions.

The face recognition technology that has been introduced with the iPhone X in 2017 is reportedly making its way to the Mac. In the long term, Apple plans to transition all of its products from Touch ID to Face ID.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for numerous Apple predictions over the years, wrote in a recent letter to investors that Apple will introduce a new MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch Mini-LED display sometime in mid-2022. These rumors jive with other speculation that the Apple laptop will receive a significant design overhaul and the latest Apple silicon.

The MacBook Pro 16 will allegedly come with exclusive GPU and RAM spec options for those Apple laptop users who want more power and more cores from their MacBook Pro of choice. The source of this information has also doubled down on a claim that the 2021 MacBook Pro devices will feature a redesigned cooling solution.

The next-generation MacBook Pro could be one of the most exciting laptops released this year, if various rumours and leaks are anything to go by. Mark Gurman has now updated his followers on a prospective release date for the rumoured MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16, too.

It’s possible a new ARM-based 12-inch MacBook laptop sporting Apple Silicon could be in the pipeline according to a tipster. The so-called Retina MacBook was discontinued in 2019 with some criticism aimed at its usage of middling Intel processors. A 12-inch MacBook successor could utilize an M1 or even M2 SoC.

New rumors from Apple-centric YouTuber Luke Miani claim that the upcoming MacBook Pro will sport a UHS-II SD card reader that offers read speeds up to three times faster than the UHS-I card readers used on previous MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models. However, Miani also cites insider information stating that the newest MacBook Pros will be limited to 32 GB of RAM.

A leak claims that Apple has decided to move away from its dreadful 720p FaceTime HD cameras. Apparently, Apple will start with next-generation MacBook Pro models before expanding the webcam refresh through its product stack.

According to a report, Apple remains on track with mass-producing 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models this quarter. However, Apple is expected to schedule the announcement of new MacBook Pro laptops after it launches the iPhone 13 series and Watch Series 7. Ongoing mini LED panel shortages may result in the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 shipping in November, though.

A tipster has asserted that the next-generation M2 Apple Silicon will make an appearance alongside the 2022 MacBook Air. The same source offered up some details about both the Apple M2 chip and the refreshed MacBook Air laptop. Apparently, the M2 will be based on the same foundation as the A15 that is headed for 2021’s iPhone.

Apple and Intel will be among the first to utilize TSMC’s new 3 nm fabrication node, according to Nikkei Asia. The new technology will bring inherent performance improvements over the 5 nn process of 10 to 15 percent and improved efficiency of between 25 to 30 percent.

According to reports, Apple has expanded its supply chain and production capacity for new MacBook Pro models. Thought to be a new MacBook Pro 16 and the long-rumoured MacBook Pro 14, the pair will reputedly debut in September with Mini LED displays and Apple's M1X SoC.

The M1X Mac mini will apparently be joining the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 for release later this year according to a recent post by an “Apple analyst”. While the 2021 MacBook Pro laptops and M1X Mac mini will offer more CPU cores and more GPU cores for users, it will be a longer wait for those who want Apple Silicon in an iMac Pro.