Tagged: Touch Bar

July 12, 2018

Surprise: Apple ships faster MacBook Pros you can talk to

Apple just surprised everyone with much-improved processors, Hey Siri support, new True Tone displays, and a range of other enhancements...

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April 4, 2017

Will Next Year’s Mac Pro Have A Touch Bar Keyboard?

Hats off to PatentlyApple for spotting this recent Apple patent which suggests next year’s Mac Pro won’t just be designed...

February 10, 2017

First Thoughts: Microsoft Office for MacBook Pro w. Touch Bar

I’ve been working with Microsoft Office for the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar for a short time, and while it’s...

January 10, 2017

The glitch that stole Christmas (when a MacBook Pro flaw isn’t a flaw)

That MacBook Pro battery life problem Consumer Reports got so much attention when it claimed existed? Turns out it isn’t...

November 17, 2016

6 MacBook Pro Touch Bar Tips

Some lucky Mac users are beginning to receive their nice and shiny new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Macs. I’ve...

November 11, 2016

The first non-Apple Touch Bar apps are appearing on the App Store

If you own or are about to own a new MacBook Pro, you’ll need to know that the first Touch...

November 4, 2016

(UPDATED) Each MacBook Pro with Touch Bar can support up to five users

The TouchID system on the new MacBook Pro is pretty slick. It means that when you wake your Mac up...

October 28, 2016

14+ things you can do with the MacBook Pro Touch Bar

Here’s a short contribution to understanding what the new MacBook Pro can achieve. This short collection supplements my earlier report...

Apple makes welcome change to 'Big Sur' security for Macs January 14, 2021
When Apple shipped macOS Big Sur in November, researchers quickly spotted a strange anomaly in the system’s security protection that could have left Macs insecure. Apple now seems to be dealing with this problem, introducing a fix in the latest public beta release.What was wrong? For some strange reason, Big Sur introduced a controversial and potentially […]
Apple takes big steps to boost diversity in tech January 13, 2021
Apple has taken a series of what should be major steps to help dismantle some of the barriers faced by communities of color as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.Knowledge is power Understanding that education — and access to it — is critical to empower access to opportunity and make communities […]
Apple’s mythical AirTags shimmer slowly to release January 12, 2021
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Apple seems to be closer to actually introducing the near-mythical AirTags, which you’ll no doubt use to track hardware, devices, and the vehicles that make up your transit fleet.What we think we know This is a long-running story. We first began to anticipate introduction of these products after […]
Apple’s social media failure now looks like success January 11, 2021
The lens of history shows Apple’s most heavily criticized decisions often become justified over time, whether that’s abandoning headphone ports, focusing on on-device AI, or letting the Ping social network disappear.Apple’s social media failure now looks like success Introduced in 2010, Apple marketing touted Ping as a “social network for music.” The company had hoped to […]
Wi-Fi 6E is coming to the Apple enterprise January 8, 2021
Apple will introduce a faster form of Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, into iPhones starting with the iPhone 13 series, according to the analysts at Barclays. What is this? Why does it matter? And what might this mean for your enterprise?A year in eight days Given that most Apple users haven’t yet installed Wi-Fi 6 routers […]