The rumors are true: Apple has made a 16-inch MacBook Pro. To answer some of your likeliest questions: Yes, it’s fast; no, it’s not as big or as heavy as you think; no, there’s still no SD card reader and yes, there’s a new keyboard (hooray!). And, yes, I like it. Quite a lot.
Unlike other Apple devices, which are announced one day and released sometime later (maybe half a year later), the…
Just as has been rumored for months, Apple today redefined the upper end of its laptop lineup with a new version of the MacBook Pro — a 16-inch model with a nearly 6K screen and the internal horsepower to match. But the company saved one big surprise for the official…
Apple now says the Mac Pro will arrive in December
November 13, 2019
After unveiling the new, 100-percent more cheese-grater-inspired Mac Pro back in June, the company promised it would ship this fall. Apple just narrowed that timeline a bit more: A spokesperson tells Engadget that the machine will arrive in December. As our most pedantic…
Apple will release 2019 Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR in December
November 13, 2019
Apple officially introduced the 2019 Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June but left their release date and other details ambiguous. Today, the “fall” launch became more concrete: The high-end desktop machine and its monitor will hit stores in December, with online orders beginning that month — so, not quite yet.
The “modular” Mac Pro looks like a…
Apple may reveal its 16-inch MacBook Pro tomorrow
November 13, 2019
Don’t worry, that fabled 16-inch MacBook Pro hasn’t vanished… in fact, it might be right around the corner. Bloomberg sources hear that Apple may introduce the revamped laptop “as soon as” November 13th (that’s tomorrow, if you’re reading soon enough). The…
Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 November 2019 Update
November 12, 2019
Microsoft today started rolling out the free Windows 10 November 2019 Update. For those keeping track, this update is Windows 10 build 18363 and will bring Windows 10 to version 1909. You can grab it from Windows Update when it’s served to you, or try to download it…
Dell has announced new sustainability initiatives as part of the “Progress Made Real” plan the company shared on Tuesday. The centerpiece of the company’s new climate change plan is to source 75 percent of the power for all of its facilities from renewables, and 100 percent by 2040. Dell also plans to make its supply chain and devices more energy efficient along the way. For comparison…
Surface Laptop 3 review (15-inch): Bigger, but not always better
November 11, 2019
The 15″ Surface Laptop 3 is a bit of a chameleon. It looks a lot like 13″ Surface Laptop that we know and love, but under the hood it’s another story entirely. Microsoft worked together with AMD to create a custom Ryzen chip with Radeon RX Vega graphics. For the first…
Calvin Harris already has the new Mac Pro
November 10, 2019
Apple still won’t say when the new Mac Pro will ship besides “this fall,” but one of its early adopters might have hinted that it’s getting close. DJ Calvin Harris has posted multiple Instagram Stories showing that he already has Apple’s workstation as part of his…
Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids
November 10, 2019
Whether you’re an adult or a child, medical procedures can be intimidating or uncomfortable enough to cause panic — one reason patients might need to be knocked out with general anesthesia. But Lenovo and the Starlight Children’s Foundation have been pilot testing virtual reality headsets as an alternative to general anesthetics for kids, alleviating panic and pain by distracting critically…
