Supposed scores for the M4 Pro chipset have shown up on Geekbench, and it easily outperforms the Mac Pro with M2 Ultra in single- and multi-core scores.


The M4 Pro is an option for the new Mac mini and MacBook Pro. While these products don't launch for the public until November 8, early testers are running benchmarks.

According to a score for Mac16,7 on Geekbench, the M4 Pro is a powerful chipset capable of outperforming the M2 Ultra found in Mac Pro. It received a single-core score of 3,925 and a multi-core score of 22,669.


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An early Black Friday deal on the Costco Gold Star or Executive membership offers new members a free $45 Shop Card just in time for holiday shopping.


Whether you're looking to pick up a new monitor for the 2024 M4 Mac mini or are eager to finally commit to an OLED TV to pair with your Apple TV 4K, this Costco membership deal has you covered.

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Apple CFO Luca Maestri has been with Apple since 2013, and his last, incredibly uneventful, earnings call was Thursday's.


We've been hearing Maestri's voice on quarterly earnings calls for over a decade, but he is stepping down from the role. Kevan Parekh is taking over as CFO and will be present at the next quarterly earnings call.

Maestri may not be a keynote presenter or a known personality like other Apple leadership members. In fact, he's effectively spent his entire career at Apple as a relatively unknown entity besides his voice and name — yep, we only have that one photo of him.


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Being able to look up your past purchases on Apple's App Store can help you recover an app you accidentally deleted, or spot a problem with a subscription.


The list of all purchases across all your devices appears, along with what you paid for them — including any free apps. If you go back a long way with the App Store, you may have to scroll down quite a lot to see the entire list.

This will also include any music purchased from Apple Music/iTunes, and you may see repeated entries of the same apps that signify updates to those apps.


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Tim Cook has revealed that the adoption rate of iOS 18.1 is far faster than it was for iOS 17.1 at the same time in 2023.


Just ahead of its latest earnings call, Tim Cook has announced that the first indications of Apple Intelligence's success have come from the increased rate of updates.

"A really early stat, which is only three days worth of data," he told CNBC, "but users are adopting iOS 18.1 at twice the rate that they adopted 17.1 in the year ago quarter."


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Apple has reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2024, with revenue of $94.93 beating Wall Street expectations mostly on the strength of iPhone sales.


The final quarter of Apple's fiscal year, Thursday saw Apple release its results for the three-month period that concluded at the end of September. As the end-of-year results, it was also the opportunity for Apple to report its full-year results.

In the fourth quarter, Apple achieved $94.93 billion in revenue, up from the $89.5 billion it reported in Q4 2023. The earnings per share was also declared at $1.64.


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There's no doubt about it — buying a new MacBook Pro in full every two years can get expensive. But with this subscription service, it's easy to get the latest technology (and enjoy the peace of mind of having AppleCare included) for a low monthly fee.


If you're like me and want to upgrade your Mac regularly, it's worth checking out GetUpgraded.com, a service operating similarly to Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, but for MacBooks.

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The iPhone 17 and other late 2025 Apple devices will feature the company's own Wi-Fi 7 chips as part of a longterm move away from third-party suppliers.


It's long been documented that Apple is working to replace Qualcomm's 5G modems with its own design, but now a new report says it's doing the same with Wi-Fi. Previously, it was rumored that Apple was aiming to drop Broadcom's Wi-Fi processors, but now analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says it will happen with the iPhone 17.



Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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This Samsung deal not only discounts the popular M8 monitor by 43%, but it also includes a free 2TB T9 portable SSD valued at $219.99.


Update at 1:47pm ET: Samsung sold out of the 2TB T9 SSD in gray.

The special bundle deal from Samsung is a great way to upgrade your home office setup by expanding your screen real estate and storage.


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It has been over five years since Apple launched the last Intel iMac. This is how much of an upgrade you would get with a thoroughly-modern M4 24-inch iMac.


Apple's self-designed chip initiative, Apple Silicon, has been around for quite a few years. Introduced in 2020, Apple Silicon has systematically replaced all of Apple's Intel-based Mac models with versions using its own design of processor.

The iMac saw its last Intel release in 2019, a time when Apple continued to use an older iMac design.Two years later, Apple changed the game by not only bringing out an Apple Silicon iMac, but one that was radically redesigned.


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CEO Tim Cook says that Apple intends to donate to relief efforts in Valencia, Spain after the area experienced catastrophic flooding.


Following heavy rainfall that struck Valencia, Spain, the region experienced what may be the deadliest flooding in modern Spanish history. More than a year's worth of rain fell in just eight hours, destroying bridges and buildings and resulting in at least 95 deaths in the area.

In response, Cook said the company would help fund relief efforts on the ground.


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Following the news that the New Mac mini has its power button on the underside, fans with 3D printers have been proposing how to make it more accessible.


The first of what just might become a wave of Mac minipower button tools have begun to spread across social media, but maybe the archetype of them all is from engineer Ivan Kuleshov. He previously redesigned the Magic Mouse so that it got a charging port on the front.



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Apple Vision Pro will be available in a dozen countries and regions after a November 15 launch in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.


It has been a glacially slow launch for Apple Vision Pro, with the United States release in February and a global rollout beginning in June. The high price and lack of exclusive software and media have made it a tough sell overall.

The global expansion continues with two more countries getting the headset soon. An X post from Greg Joswiak revealed that the United Arab Emirates and South Korea would get Apple Vision Pro on November 15.


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Games on the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 can be played on an Apple Silicon Mac with a little bit of work. Here's how to emulate the classic consoles on a Mac or MacBook.


The transition from the fourth to the fifth generation of video game consoles was a unique time in gaming history. It heralded the movement from 2D to 3D games during the mid-1990s.

This involved pioneering work in bringing real-time 3D graphics to life, as well as the disruption of major players in the industry.


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Nintendo Music is a new iPhone app that lets Nintendo Online subscribers listen to a growing collection of music from games across the catalog.


It's not difficult to find video game music on streaming services like Apple Music or websites like YouTube, but Nintendo is offering a more official solution. So, if you want to listen to video game soundtracks with a bit more curation and control from Nintendo, there's now an app for that.

Nintendo Music launched Wednesday night as a surprise from the company. It is available to download for free from the App Store.


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Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro is eligible for exclusive coupon savings, with triple-digit discounts on a variety of M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max models from the 14-inch and 16-inch lines.


AppleInsider readers can be first in line to snag discounts on Apple's brand-new M4 MacBook Pro that was announced on Oct. 30. With promo code APINSIDER, shoppers can save $100 to $200 on both 14-inch and 16-inch M4 models.


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With Parallels Desktop, it's now possible to use select Apple Intelligence features inside Windows applications. Here's how it works, and what you need to know.


On Monday, macOS Sequoia 15.1 was released, and Apple's latest suite of AI-powered tools, dubbed Apple Intelligence, became available to the general public. Apple Intelligence can be used to edit images, summarize conversations, and edit text through the help of generative AI software.

Apple Intelligence is only available on Macs equipped with Apple Silicon chips running macOS Sequoia 15.1 or newer. Now, an update to the popular virtual machine application Parallels Desktop lets you use Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools within Windows apps.


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The new M4 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro offers incredible performance, and is a good upgrade from the M1 Pro. Here's what a difference of three years brings to the table.


Three years is a long time in computing. It's also about the time that consumers start looking for potential upgrades and replacements for their hardware.

With the M4 Pro coming out for Mac, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro chip is now a viable upgrade for owners of the M1 Pro version.


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Take the rest of the week off — as Apple is. The promised week of announcements turned out to be three days, as Apple confirms there are no more products to reveal.


It was Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, who told us to "Mac" our calendars for "an exciting week of announcements." True, it would have been less of a snappy line if he'd also wedged in the words, "on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday."

But he could have just said that there were to be exciting Mac announcements "next week." Instead, the suggestion was a week of announcements, and the reality was three.


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The futuristic, neon-lit world of Cyberpunk 2077 is officially coming to Mac, bringing Apple gamers an experience many have anticipated since the game's initial release.


Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will launch in early 2025, available through the Mac App Store and Steam. It's exclusive to Macs powered by Apple Silicon, taking advantage of advanced hardware capabilities in Apple's M1, M2, and the new M4 MacBook Pro models.

The game supports path tracing and frame generation, which are essential for delivering intricate graphics and lifelike environments. Gamers will also enjoy Apple's Spatial Audio for immersive soundscapes that further enhance gameplay.


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For the third day in a row, Apple has released an Apple Event-style video, this time for its newly announced MacBook Pro lineup.


Like videos earlier in the week, the new MacBook Pro video is fronted by Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus. CEO Tim Cook hasn't made an appearance in this video, either.

As expected, a portion of the video goes toward promoting Apple Intelligence. However, much of the video is spent talking about the spec bumps of Apple's pro-level MacBook.


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Apple has introduced its update to the MacBook Pro, upgrading the chips from M3 to use M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max, and adding Space Black to the mix.


The new 14-inch MacBook Pro and the 16-inch MacBook Pro have finally followed after the iPad Pro in gaining M4. Launched on Wednesday, Apple's update to the portable models gives the movable workstations a lot more performance.

The key of the change is the M4 chip, which offers consumers a considerable performance bump for single-core and multi-core applications over M3. As well as that, Apple's bringing in the M4 Pro and M4 Max to the table.


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