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A handful of DIY-friendly Epomaker mechanical keyboards are on sale on Amazon, with up to 50% off. The sale brings some impressively quality keyboards down to very reasonable prices, like the Epomaker x Aula F87 Pro wireless TKL keyboard that is now as low as $39.99. Epomaker's keyboards often feature gasket mounting, foam noise isolation, and hot-swappable key switches, for endless customisation.

JSAUX has announced a Lite version of its innovative, foldable portable monitor. It is now the most affordable variant of its line-up, and is also the first version of the FlipGo in which its dual screens are 15.6 inches in diagonal length. Then again, there are some compromises relative to its higher-end Pro siblings.

Amazon has given the 2022 13.6-inch MacBook Air M2 with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD its biggest discount ever as Prime Day approaches. The M2 gets a substantial $200 discount off MSRP, resulting in the lowest price seen on Amazon of $799. The fast M2 CPU powers through daily work with ease, while long runtimes allow users to work from home or the coffee shop all day long.

Epic Games has updated its free game of the week giveaway with Floppy Knights. Available to download for free until next Thursday, the game should be playable on pretty much any Mac or Windows machine released in the last decade.

The Apple MacBook Air with the M2 chip is currently enjoying a $200 price cut at Best Buy. The unit on sale carries an entry-level hardware configuration with an M2 SoC (8-core GPU), 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage. Moreover, the notebook features a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,664.

If you are using the ChatGPT app on a Mac, you are advised to make sure it is up to date without delay. Evidence that previous versions have been saving your chats in a potentially vulnerable form on your device and, thereby, do not adhere to Apple's typical privacy standards, has come to light.

According to reports, Apple will soon upgrade its MacBook Pro machines to its Apple M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chipsets. While an equivalent Macbook Air refresh is due early next year, all Mac refreshes are reputed to retain their predecessor's designs. Worse still, Apple plans to offer new features through an AI subscription service aimed at boosting sales.

macOS Sequoia introduces the Headphone Accommodations feature known from iPhone and iPad to Mac. Mac users can now personalize the sound of their AirPods and Beats headphones by optimizing for specific scenarios, adjusting amplification, and importing audiograms.

If going to ChatGPT's website is too much trouble, you can now download the dedicated ChatGPT app for Mac. This ends the need for a subscription and marks the first time a dedicated ChatGPT app has come to personal computers, with a Windows client being conspicuously absent.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has stated the expected launch timeline for Apple's M4-powered Macs yet again through his PowerOn newsletter. In its latest edition, he mostly reiterates what he had previously mentioned, with Apple's iMac and MacBook Pros being first in line to receive the M4 upgrade.

Multiple users have reported uncannily high hard disk activity after installing the macOS Sequoia developer beta. Its root cause has been found to be Spotlight, the system-wide search function on macOS.

Chargeasap asserts that the latest version of its Zeus power brick can charge 2 140W USB-C devices at once while using the least desk-space possible thanks to a quad gallium nitride (GaN) chip system. The accessory is also rated for high-speed USB type-A charging, all tracked using its potentially high-res, easily-readable in-built display.

Recently, Mark Gurman claimed that Apple's recently launched iPad Pro marked the company's return to pursuing slimmer aesthetics, with iPhones and MacBooks next in line. Thanks to Apple Silicon's efficiency, the company can now achieve thinner designs without thwarting usability. Now, analyst Ross Young has also chimed in, stating that tandem OLED displays will help Apple achieve thinner designs for its MacBook Pro lineup.

Apple was once known to prioritise thinness over anything else. In more recent years, the company has shifted its focus from aesthetics alone to better functionality and battery life. Starting with the latest iPad Pro, however, the company is turning its attention back to thinness, and paired with the outstanding efficiency of Apple Silicon, the company can now do so without making any glaring sacrifices.

The Apple MacBook Air 13 with an Apple M3 SoC, 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage is on sale for less than $900 on Amazon. With an average user rating of 4.6/5 on Amazon and an outstanding 92% review score from us, the MacBook Air 13 checks all the boxes for an almost-perfect daily-use machine.

Apple's latest macOS 15 Sequoia update packs several new features, including major updates to continuity allowing for deeper integration with iOS than ever before, improved desktop experience with automatic window resizing and tiling, and an improved Game Porting Toolkit with shader debugging and improved compatibility.

Finally, iPhone, iPad and Mac owners will soon also benefit from generative AI, for which Apple is about to coin a new marketing term. If you want to hear Tim Cook and his team repeatedly utter "Apple Intelligence", look no further. Apart from the AI hype, there should also be a lot of news regarding iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 and watchOS 11.

The latest version of Apple's MacBook Pro 14 is powered by the efficient M3 Pro chip with 11 CPU and 14 GPU cores. Since the 14-inch laptop also comes with an incredibly bright Mini-LED display, B&H Photo Video's current deal is arguably worth a closer look.

Adobe recently stirred up controversy with an update to its terms of use, seemingly demanding unfettered access to user-generated content. The concerns were amplified by fears of Adobe using user content to train its Firefly generative AI. Adobe has now responded, but users remain sceptical, with some already jumping ship.

Apple's M2-powered MacBook Air from 2022 is currently on sale at Amazon for 17% off, dropping it to its lowest price ever. This sale is for the base model (8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD), although the version with 512 GB of storage is only $30 more than its lowest-ever price.

Logitech has introduced a new version of its ergonomic Wave Keys keyboard. This time trimmed down to a 'for Mac' product, the Wave Keys for Mac retails for under $60 in an off-white colourway.

Logitech has updated its MX for Mac product offering, almost a year to the day after presenting the MX Anywhere 3S and MX Keys S. This time, the company has introduced the MX Anywhere 3S for Mac and MX Keys S for Mac, as well as an MX Keys S Combo for Mac and a new MX Keys Mini for Mac colour option.

Apple has now confirmed details for this year's World Wide Developers Conference. Rumoured to be the beginning of Apple's big AI push, WWDC 2024 is already being billed by Apple as a tool to showcase various 'groundbreaking updates'.

CheckMag The notch is a contentious issue. For some it becomes unobtrusive after time, for others it seriously messes with the feng shui of an otherwise gorgeous screen. While some form of notch might be required for a phone, Apple devices over two generations of both MacBook Air and Pro laptops still ship with a notch. Tolerate it or hate it, what will become of the notch?

The 2023 Apple MacBook Pro 16 with an M2 Max SoC, 32 GB of unified memory, and 1 TB of storage is selling on Woot for less than $2,000. For the price, the MacBook Pro 16 (2023) on sale appears like an incredible deal especially when we consider the rate of the newest M3 Max-based MacBook Pro 16.

The development of the first MacBook with a foldable display is apparently progressing. According to the latest information from the supply chain, the device may come onto the market next year and be based on the Apple M5.

The latest Apple MacBook Air 13 with the M3 SoC has dropped to its lowest price yet on Amazon after scoring more than $100 off. As a result, the laptop, which usually retails for around $1,499 for 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of storage, can now be had for substantially less. Needless to say, the MacBook Air 13 M3 becomes an almost perfect daily driver at the discounted rate.

VMware Fusion Pro 13 can run Windows 11 on a Mac, even on modern Macs based on the Apple M1, M2 or M3. While private users previously had to pay $199 for the software, the license is now free.

Apple spotlighted updates to its Logic Pro music studio software, showing off new AI-generated backing tracks, a tool for pulling tracks from any audio file, and more.

Apple is rolling out new versions of Final Cut Pro for Macs and Final Cut Pro for iPad, which include a bevy of new features. Primary among them is support for up to 4 live camera feeds on the iPad version, which can turn an iPad into a director's hub to manage multiple camera angles at once.

Forget the OLED MacBook, its foldable counterpart is poised to overtake it as Apple's next big thing in super-expensive PCs. At least, that is what is intimated in a new leak from an increasingly well-known industry analyst. The Cupertino giant is now projected to expedite its long-overdue foray into the foldable tech market, starting with what might be the larger of its alleged cutting-edge devices.

AOHI presents its latest accessory as the ideal way to charge a MacBook Pro by up to 56% in 30 minutes on a budget. Its Advanced GaN (or gallium nitride) tech is connected to triple ports, one of which is rated for 140W of power delivery via PD 3.1 USB-C. It might be able to beat other newly-released rivals on price, if not in other ways.

The Epic Games Store weekly game giveaway has been refreshed after providing Ghostrunner for free. Now, the storefront has discounted The Big Con, a popular 90s-themed indie title, as well as providing an otherwise expensive pack for Town of Salem 2.

According to a typically reliable Apple analyst, AI will play a greater role in the Mac ecosystem with Apple M4 chipsets onwards. Reportedly, Apple M4 upgrades will begin later this year but may not finish until later in 2025 with a special 'Hidra' chipset for the Mac Pro that could also support 512 GB of unified memory.

At one point Apple was single mindedly pursuing the thinnest devices possible. In that quest for form over function they released one of the worst laptop keyboards in history. These keyboards were notorious for having almost no travel and looking at them funny would seemingly cause them to fail. Thankfully these keyboards are almost relegated to history, but there isn’t much time left to get a free fix if yours is causing problems.

The 2022 Apple MacBook Air 13 featuring the base M2 chip with an 8-core GPU is currently down by a sizeable 15% on Amazon and Best Buy. The discounted MacBook Air 13 price of $849 is an all-time low, making this an excellent opportunity to snag one of the best daily drivers on the market.

Released earlier this week, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 is a minor security update that takes care of Java apps crashing, a problem that surfaced with version 14.4 of Apple's operating system, as well as the USB Hub-related issues that caused malfunctions when connecting external displays. In addition to these issues, the update is also addressing the audio plugin crashes that came with macOS Sonoma 14.4.

The latest Apple MacBook Air 13 with the 3 nm M3 SoC has been discounted by a mentionable 9% to coincide with the regular starting price of the base M2 MacBook Air. The discount makes the M3 MacBook Air 13 which was already a stellar device an even easier buy.

Apple is at the first major cross-roads since the passing of its late co-founder Steve Jobs 12 years ago. It finds itself still largely dependent on the product lines and businesses that Jobs left behind. Its Vision Pro has received mixed reviews on launch, while it is also facing several other headwinds including a major lawsuit against what the DOJ claims are its anticompetitive practices.

Security researchers have uncovered a major security vulnerability affecting Apple’s M1 and M2 family of chips. Using a crafted attack, researchers were able to use what is known as a “side-channel” to access and decode security keys used in widely used encryption services.

The entry-level MacBook Pro 14 is currently on sale for 17% off the $1,799 list price. The laptop packs a base M3 SoC with a 10-core GPU, 16 GB of memory, and 512 GB of storage. Additionally, the notebook equips a 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with Mini-LED backlighting, 605 nits of average brightness, and 99% DCI-P3 coverage.

The MacBook Air with Apple M3 does not have a fan at all, and the passive heatsink is also relatively small. If you run the notebook under load or use it with two external monitors closed, you will lose a lot of performance due to throttling. An external heatsink can provide a remedy, as a test shows.

Apple could be preparing AR glasses for release in 2027 according to a product roadmap from Samsung Securities. The roadmap also suggests that Cupertino is debuting foldable devices over the next three years including foldable iPhones and a 20-inch foldable iPad.

CheckMag Amber Lake and Coffee Lake-powered MacBooks find themselves swimming in dangerous waters whereas 2nd generation and 3rd generation iPhone SE phones have zero cause for concern. Every time Apple unleashes a new version of iOS and macOS on the market, it removes a few products from the list of devices it makes software updates for. Let's make an educated guess for 2024; which models will make it and which will not?

Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, will begin selling the MacBook Air directly for the first time. Walmart stores will offer the M1 MacBook Air at a competitive price that undercuts Apple Refurbished M1 MacBook Airs by $60.

The MacBook Pro 14 with the 11-Core M3 Pro processor usually starts at $1,999 at Apple's official online store, but a well-known online retailer is now selling the coveted multimedia laptop for $250 off the steep list price.

The Apple M3 chip has just landed in two new MacBook Air models, but Apple's development labs are already expecting the next generation of chips. According to Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman, the development of a MacBook Pro based on Apple M4 has already begun.

Apple has apparently taken the criticism of the MacBook Air with Apple M2 to heart and improved the new model because the SSD in the base configuration is now just as fast as the one in more expensive versions of the notebook, as benchmarks show. A teardown video explains why this is the case.

Giving credibility to previous rumors, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple is working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook. This new device will resemble a blend between the Mac and iPad, and it may change the typical physical keyboard to a purely touch-based interface. However, while this presents interesting prospects, ensuring the reliability of a software-based input system remains a critical consideration.