Tag: mac

macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 beta references 3 unreleased Macs
The news: Apple may be preparing to release as many as 3 new Macs, according to hidden references in the latest macOS Big Sur beta, as spotted by Hans Tønning.
- 9to5Mac notes that the 3 new Mac references include the following:
  - MacHardwareTypes-2020f.bundle
  - MacHardwareTypes-2020g.bundle
  - MacHardwareTypes-2020h.bundle
- The new bundles don’t reveal what Mac models are coming, and it’s possible that the references could be for 3 distinct models…or just 1
- Apple is rumored to be holding their final event of the year on November 17
Our take: Even more confirmation that new Macs are coming. One of these, for sure will have Apple Silicon inside…but I’d bet at least one of these Macs will have Intel inside.

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October 29, 2020
2020 16-inch MacBook Pro refresh possible soon
The evidence: Apple may be refreshing the 16-inch MacBook Pro soon, as spotted by Atharva Kale and MacRumors.
- Boot Camp for macOS was recently updated, mentioning a 16-inch MacBook Pro (2020) for the first time ever
- In Apple’s own words, at WWDC 2020: “We have some new Intel-based Macs in the pipeline that we’re really excited about.” (watch the clip below)
- So far, the only new Intel Mac announced since June was a 27-inch iMac, which suggests a new 16-inch model would likely retain an Intel chip
Our take: It’s been about a year since the 16-inch MacBook Pro was released initially, so it is feasible that an upgrade is coming soon. But I have a hard time imagining that Apple would introduce a new Intel Mac at next month’s November 17 Apple Silicon event.
October 26, 2020
Face ID is likely coming to the Mac
The news: Beginning on the iPhone, Apple is looking to expand Face ID to Macs in the future, according to an exclusive report from 9to5Mac (75.1% accurate).
- macOS Big Sur beta 3 suggests that Face ID will be present on some future Macs
- ‘Codes such as “FaceDetect” and “BioCapture” found within this extension confirms that Apple is preparing macOS to operate with Face ID’
Our take: Face ID, to me, has always made more sense on the Mac than the iPhone. You generally sit further away from a Mac at any given moment than your iPhone, so why would moving closer to press a Touch ID sensor make sense? This is the perfect use casenario.
July 24, 2020
Transition to ARM Macs to be revealed on June 22
The news: At WWDC this year, Apple plans to reveal their transition to Macs with Apple-designed processors, according to Mark Gurman.
- New Mac hardware with Apple-designed chips isn’t coming until 2021
- Eventually, all of Apple’s Macs will one day includes these new ARM processors
Our take: This will be the biggest internal change to Mac computers ever, and the implications here only seem to be good ones: better performance, graphics, and AI processing than Intel chips. Sign me up!
June 9, 2020