Neowin News Feed for: M2

Apple quietly adds Thread smart home radios to its latest iPads, iMacs and MacBooks

Steve Bennett — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:18:02 +0000

The Thread smart home protocol has seen even greater implementation across Apple's range of products than expected, recent FCC filings have shown, with iPads, MacBooks and iMacs including the radios. Read more...

Apple messed up M2 iPad Air specs but performance claims are accurate

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:40:01 +0000

Apple updated its website and marketing materials to reflect that the M2 iPad Air has a 9-core GPU instead of 10. It later clarified that the performance claims made for the device are accurate. Read more...

Apple Mac Mini (2023) with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD is 11% off on Amazon UK

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:00:01 +0000

The M2 and M2 Pro Mac Minis (2023) are at their lowest price on Amazon UK now. Prices start at £754.99 for the M2 variant with 512GB of SSD storage, this is a discount of 11% off the RRP. Read more...

Western Digital launches new micro SSD built for the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally

Taras Buria — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:50:01 +0000

Western Digital has announced a new SSD for those owning the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally. The SN770M NVMe SSD offers 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB upgrade options in the rare M.2 2230 format. Read more...

M2 Ultra benchmark reveals 2x faster performance than fastest Intel-based Mac

Omer Dursun — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 21:08:02 +0000

M2 Ultra chip benchmark results on Geekbench 6 reveal up to 20% faster CPU performance compared to the M1 Ultra chip. Also, it surpasses the fastest Intel-based model with a 28-core Xeon W processor. Read more...

An M3-powered iMac could see the light of day this year

Justin Luna — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:32:01 +0000

Apple is readying to announce new iMacs later this year, according to recent report. The new devices will reportedly be powered by the new M3 chip, which will offer improved performance. Read more...

Apple-silicon powered Mac Pro could come out soon, says Apple VP of Marketing

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:10:02 +0000

Apple VP of Worldwide Marketing Bob Borchers recently revealed in an interview that an Apple-silicon powered Mac Pro will be launched soon, which will complete Apple's transition from Intel chips. Read more...

Microsoft finally delivers native Skype client for Apple Silicon Macs

Taras Buria — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:46:01 +0000

The latest Skype Insider update delivers long-anticipated optimizations for Macs with Apple Silicon CPUs. Users with M1 and M2-based Apple computers can download a native client for their systems. Read more...

Specs Appeal: Here is how 2023 MacBook Pros compare with the previous models

Taras Buria — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:44:01 +0000

Here is how Apple's latest generation of MacBook Pro laptops compares with its predecessor. This Specs Appeal article will help you pinpoint the difference between M1 and M2-based MacBook Pros. Read more...

Specs Appeal: Here is how the new M2 Mac Mini compares to the M1 and Intel-based variants

Taras Buria — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:40:01 +0000

Apple's most affordable Mac might be the most uninspiring computer. However, it packs some serious horsepower at a low cost. Here is how it compares with the previous M1 and Intel-based generations. Read more...

Apple unveils next-generation M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, boosting CPU and GPU performance

Steve Bennett — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:07:50 +0000

Apple has announced the latest chips in its line of in house developed SoCs (system-on-a-chip), the M2 Pro and M2 Max, which increase CPU and GPU performance and support up to 96GB of unified memory. Read more...

Apple's new Mac mini is now $100 cheaper, features M2 and M2 Pro chips

Taras Buria — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:57:23 +0000

Apple has announced an update for its most affordable Mac. The new Mac mini now features the M2 and M2 Pro processors and a lower price tag—only $599 for the base model with the M2 CPU. Read more...

Apple's new M2 Pro- and M2 Max-powered MacBook Pros could release in early 2023

Justin Luna — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:32:01 +0000

Apple will release its M2 Pro- and M2 Max-powered MacBook Pros in early 2023, according to a recent report. The company originally aimed to release these devices as "as early as this fall." Read more...

Apple announces iPad Pro with M2 chip and hover support for Apple Pencil

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:49:34 +0000

Apple has announced the next generation of the iPad Pro which now features the powerful M2 chip. It also supports WiFi 6E and features hover support for Apple Pencil gen 2 from up to 12mm above. Read more...

Save up to 12% on the newest M1 and M2 MacBook Pros

Taras Buria — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:08:02 +0000

Apple has a rare deal for those looking to buy a new powerful laptop for the back-to-school season. The latest Apple Silicon-based MacBook Pro models are now available with up to 12% discounts. Read more...

Parallels Desktop 18 brings single-click Windows 11 installation and gaming improvements

Taras Buria — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:14:01 +0000

Parallels has unveiled its latest generation of virtualization software for Mac for running Windows side-by-side with macOS. Version 18 adds single-click Windows 11 install and other improvements. Read more...

Microsoft Teams now runs natively on Apple Silicon, rolling out generally

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the general availability of a Teams client that runs natively on Apple Silicon. The key benefit here is performance improvements as compared to running Teams on emulation. Read more...

Apple has switched to slower SSDs in entry-level models of M2 MacBook Pro

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:30:01 +0000

Apple switched to a different model of SSD in the new MacBook Pro with the M2 chipset. The storage inside entry-level iterations of the laptop performs at nearly half the speeds of older M1 models. Read more...

Apple may finally be adding AV1 codec support to multiple products

Sayan Sen — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:01 +0000

Apple maybe working to finally bring AV1 support to several of its product lines according to the latest leak. This is a feature which has been missing on Apple products for a long time. Read more...

Leaked Apple M2 Geekbench score suggests Apple did not over-hype at all

Sayan Sen — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:48:02 +0000

Apple launched its new M2 SoC recently and Geekbench scores for the chip have leaked. The scores are really impressive, mostly on par with the company's claims and sometimes even better. Read more...

Apple unveils its M2 processor which builds on the success of its M1 chip

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:39:06 +0000

Apple unveiled the M2 chip at its WWDC22 event. The new chip builds on the success of the M1 chip and will first appear in the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro which come out next month. Read more...

Apple and Intel would dominate the 2nm chip race in 2026

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:06:01 +0000

Apple and Intel are lining up to be the first customers when TSMC's 2nm chips (N2) will be manufactured at scale in early 2026. The process will also mark TSMC's strategic shift in node development. Read more...

More rumors about a MacBook Air redesign coming in 2022

Moshe Jacobs — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:16:01 +0000

Prolific leaker Mark Gurman shares more leaks about a physical redesign of the MacBook Air arriving in 2022 that will be powered with next generation Apple Silicon processors to match. Read more...

Apple's rumored M2 processor reportedly hits mass production

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:04:01 +0000

Apple is reportedly planning to ship the successor to its M1 chipset by July. A new report claims the M2 chipset has entered mass production this month and may arrive in MacBooks by H2 2021. Read more...