Apple went all in on USB-C, starting with the introduction of the now-discontinued 12-inch MacBook in 2015. For a while, you could buy a Mac with one, two, or four USB-C ports, all of which were also Thunderbolt 3 capable, except the 12-inch MacBook. With the introduction of Apple silicon and Thunderbolt 4, as well…
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Apple Vision Pro shows users the real world four times faster than its rivals
New benchmarks say Apple Vision Pro has by far the best system of any major headset for relaying views of a user's surroundings to them. Meta Quest 3's Mark Zuckerberg didn't mention this point when he reviewed the Apple Vision Pro. Both his headset and Apple's are mixed reality (MR) ones, which means they both…
10 things I learned after my first Vision Pro experience
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch…
Your Mac and Apple Vision Pro: What You Can Do (and What You Can’t)
When Apple first unveiled its next-generation Vision Pro headset at WWDC 2023, the company shared promotional videos that briefly teased the potential applications of using the $3,499 spatial computing device in conjunction with a Mac. Despite Apple's announcement that Vision Pro will launch on February 2, Apple has yet to expand on the specifics of…
M3 iMac teardown reveals the inside has changed as much as the outside
Although it’s been on shelves for a while, iFixit recently performed a teardown of the M3 iMac, and to no one’s surprise, the internal design and components are a lot like that of the M1 iMac it replaced. The one major change (besides the System on a Chip upgrade) is that the new iMac now…
How to know if your Mac has been hacked
It’s a long-held belief of Mac users that their computers are immune to the kind of malware and viruses that plague Windows PCs. While there is some credibility in this idea, we shouldn’t get over-confident when it comes to Mac security, as there are exploits that criminals can use to hack your Mac and leave…
M1 vs M3 iMac: What is the difference?
Apple has updated its colorful all-in-one desktop with the latest M3 chipsets, bringing the promise of faster performance to the table. But, with most of the components remaining the same as the already powerful M1 iMac, is it really worth spending more to get the latest silicon? We compare the M1 iMac against the M3…
Best Mac monitors and displays 2023-2024
The monitor might be the most important part of your Mac’s setup–after all, you can’t use any desktop computer without one and even the 16-inch MacBook screen can be extended to an external display twice that size. Because you’ll spend a lot of time looking at it, you’ll want to invest wisely. Not only will…
Best MacBook 2023-2024: Which MacBook should I buy
Our Apple laptop buying guide compares all Apple's MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. Find out which MacBook Air or MacBook Pro to buy. Wondering which type of MacBook to buy? This buying guide will help you decide which Apple laptop is best for you. Apple makes two types of laptops, the MacBook Air and…
MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max review: Battery-powered Mac Pro power
The 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max, especially outfitted like our review unit, is expensive, but it delivers power and computing heft roughly equivalent to the M2 Ultra Mac Studio for that cash. Upon retrospect, the thought that Apple would wait longer for M3 was a mistake. The company short-cycled not its M3 release, but…

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