This beautiful concept shows what we wished the new Mac Pro looked like

The new Mac Pro has been a long time coming. We’ve known for a while that Apple would forgo the cylindrical “trash can” design of the 2013 Mac Pro as, in the words of Apple bigwig Craig Federighi, the company had “designed [itself] into a bit of a thermal corner.” In other words, the Mac…

A game of cat and Mouse Keys on the Mac

A pressing issue among many Mac users is, “How do I keep my cat from enabling settings when they bat at or sleep on the keyboard?” One reader in particular discovered his kitty keeps pressing the Option key when he’s not keeping her off it. If you have a certain Accessibility feature enabled, pressing the…

Secure-erasing your Mac’s disks is no longer secure, Apple says

In the olden days, when you wanted to replace your hard drive with a bigger one, you’d run a “secure erase” on it to completely remove any personal data. This would write zeros to the entire disk, overwriting anything already there. But now, thanks to advances in storage tech, this no longer does the trick.…

Fun video shows iPhone X controlled by original Macintosh keyboard and mouse

iPadOS 13 gives you the ability to use a mouse with an iPad, but iOS 13 also lets you use a mouse with an iPhone. YouTuber Napabar decided to have a little fun with this… He’s previously tried to connect all kinds of unlikely Apple and non-Apple kit to an iPhone, including an iPod, floppy…

Check out these secret (and super-useful) settings for your Mac

By using commands in your Mac’s built-in Terminal app, you can quickly change settings you probably didn’t even know existed. Some of these Mac settings are just shortcuts — you can enable them in the usual way, using the mouse. But Terminal makes things simple. Instead of opening the System Preferences app, then finding (or…

Apple Event September 2019 – all the news and rumours about new iPhone launch so far

APPLE looks set to host a major launch event for the new iPhone later this year – and plenty of other gadgets will be unveiled too. We've got all the details about what to expect from the big tech bonanza. Last year's Apple event saw the introduction of three new iPhone modelsCredit: Reuters Apple Event…

Boost console or aging Mac speeds w/ Seagate’s 2TB Gaming SSHD: $65 (Reg. $90)

Amazon is offering the Seagate 2TB FireCuda Gaming SSHD for $64.99 shipped. That’s $25 off the typical rate there and is a match for the lowest price we have tracked. If have an Xbox One or PS4 with 0.5-1TB of storage, this drive offers an easy way to double or quadruple storage space. Additionally, it…

Apple Arcade will reportedly cost $5 a month when it launches this fall

When Apple releases Apple Arcade to the public, it will likely come with a $5-a-month price tag. The price was discovered by 9to5 Mac in the APIs used by the App Store app. According to a promotional message found in that code, Apple Arcade will be $4.99 per month, after a customer completes a one-month…