Geekbench 4 shows huge improvements for 2018 MacBook Pro
Initial Geekbench scores on the recently announced 2018 MacBook Pro lineup show significant improvements over last year’s models. This shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise since this year’s model...
View ArticleManually set your Mac’s cooling fan speeds with Macs Fan Control
If you own an Apple computer, especially a modern one, then you’ve probably come to notice how particularly thin these machines have become. Despite that, most Macs still sport internal cooling fans...
View Article2018 iPad Pro to rock an improved A12X chip with a faster GPU for more...
Now that a Chinese regulatory filing has all but confirmed a new iPad-focused Apple media event this month, fresh new details pertaining to the upcoming refresh continue trickling in on an almost...
View Article2018 Mac Mini tech specs
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled a much-requested refresh of the Mac Mini, which sports powerful new hardware and a redesigned chassis constructed from fully-recycled aluminum. In this piece, we outline the...
View ArticleGeekbench tests put new iPad Pros within spitting distance of 2018 15″...
The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro introduced Tuesday have plenty of CPU and GPU power to make them comparable in terms of processing speed to Apple’s nearly $3,000 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro...
View ArticleFirst Mac mini Geekbench scores promise Mac Pro-level performance for the...
Apple’s Mac mini was refreshed last week and it’s quite a beast, according to the first Geekbench 4 synthetic benchmark scores pertaining to the pricier $1,099 model upgraded to an optional six-core...
View ArticleBenchmarks confirm iPhone XR brings iPhone XS-like speed but with a longer...
All new iPhones run Apple’s latest A12 Bionic system-on-a-chip and synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench 4 confirm this. According to the CPU, GPU and GPU compute scores for iPhone XR, Apple’s colorful...
View Article10 ways Apple could improve the MacBook Pro
I love my MacBook Pro, but I still think there are some ways Apple could make it better. In this piece, I share ten ways Apple could improve the MacBook Pro.
View ArticleChange your iPhone’s display resolution with Upscale
Have you ever wanted to change your iPhone's display resolution? If so, then you should check out a jailbreak tweak called Upscale.
View ArticleApple adds 256GB RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics options to iMac Pro
You can now configure your iMac Pro order with up to 256GB RAM, but it'll cost you a lot. Thankfully, Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics is a more palatable upgrade.
View ArticleApple lowers prices on some RAM, SSD and other build-to-order Mac upgrades
Apple charges a premium for build-to-order Mac upgrades, but the company has now lowered prices on the memory and flash storage build-to-order options which are available through its online store.
View ArticleSpeed up games on lower-end Macs with a new affordable eGPU option from Sonnet
This is a great option for people who own a lower-end notebook (or fans of the new Mac mini) and would like to play modern games without having to buy a whole new computer.
View ArticleAhead of a modular Mac Pro, Apple said to ready a dedicated API for writing...
The company appears to be on the verge of addressing the GPU situation on the Mac by permitting the likes of Nvidia to write their own GPU drivers for macOS using official APIs.
View ArticleIntel’s new 10nm Ice Lake chips may significantly speed up video compression,...
Intel yesterday unveiled its tenth-generation processors code-named “Ice Lake” that while bringing only modest compute improvements accelerate tasks such as machine learning, encryption, video...
View ArticleHow to use an external graphics processor (eGPU) on your Mac
If your Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac's graphics performance isn't up to snuff, an external graphics processor (eGPU) may do the trick. Here's how they work.
View ArticleBlackMagic eGPU update brings support for Apple’s Pro Display XD monitor
BlackMagic's eGPU products now support Apple's 6K display via a version 1.2 software update available for both the Blackmagic and Blackmagic Pro users.
View ArticleFormer iPhone GPU supplier Imagination signs a new license agreement with Apple
Imagination and Apple have signed a new license agreement allowing the latter to use Imagination's intellectual property in its own designs in exchange for license fees.
View ArticleCPUTool lets iOS jailbreakers underclock their CPU and GPU
CPUTool is a newly-released jailbreak tweak that purportedly lets iPhone and iPad users underclock their device's CPU and/or GPU for increased battery life.
View ArticleBlackMagic eGPU Pro has been discontinued after AMD dropped Radeon RX Vega 56
It's unclear whether the eGPU Pro might return at a later stage with a beefier graphics chip. The more affordable $699 eGPU from BlackMagic continues to be available for the time being.
View ArticleBloomberg: Apple to announce its own desktop chips ahead of first ARM-based...
Apple is expected to announce a switch to its own ARM-based processors for Mac notebooks and desktops at its virtual WWDC event, which kicks off June 22.
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