Comment: Apple's Spring Loaded Event – The Good the Bad... And Almost No Ugly

The M1 Mac mini has been on the market for almost two years now – and many users are already hoping for a more powerful configuration with an M1 Pro. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reports that Apple is planning for a Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro.

Apple just recently announced the expansion of its advertising spaces on the App Store. Soon, developers will be able to advertise in the "Today" tab of the App Store. Additionally, recent job openings posts reveal the Californian company's intentions of expanding its business back into advertising.

Similarly to many other large companies with presence online, Apple possesses its own IPv4 address space. For a few hours at the end of last month, however, the Californian company found itself no longer master of its own platform as a Russian provider rerouted traffic from Apple's servers to its own.

For over 10 years now, Amazon has offered end users a cloud service for online data storage – however, the company just announced that Amazon Drive is soon to become history. There are not currently any plans for an immediate successor.

Although there was a definite wait on the fourth beta of iOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura, there are countless adaptations and changes to the operating systems now that the fourth beta is out. Additionally, there is a new "Communication Safety" entry in some European countries such as Germany.

In a rather unusual manner, Apple seems to have axed the release of an already finished Mac. The Mac Pro M1 was apparently ready for the market, but Apple refrained from launching the product for tactical reasons.

As far as the current Mac lineup (apart from the Mac Pro) is concerned, Apple has indeed swapped out Intel processors in favor of its own chips – however, the MacBook Air M2 is the first truly Intel-free Mac.

For security reasons, especially for those in certain fields – it's recommended to only enable regularly used functions, and only when necessary. This rule goes for both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth – although Apple sees things differently and seems set on turning the latter back on.

Like its predecessor, the MacBook Air M2 doesn't come with an active cooling system. For this reason, the chip can't run at full capacity without interruption – for its own safety, performance has to be throttled. But what would happen if your device possessed a larger thermal pad? A new test video reveals the answer.

Modern iMacs come with a very handsome Retina display, and so it makes sense that some users might want to use it as an external monitor for their newer devices. There are several options for those interested, we'll detail them all in this article.

iFixit just deconstructed the new MacBook Air to take a look at its interior components. Earlier generations were frequently criticized for the fact that everything was glued together – making repairs difficult to impossible. Has the situation improved?

The MacBook Air does not possess any fans, making for a quieter running experience – with the tradeoff being performance throttling (temporarily lowered clock rate) to prevent excessive heat development during operation under extended CPU and GPU load. To what extent does this affect the new M2-generation? Recent data provides an answer.

With word of a new, more affordable Netflix subscription model in the works, it's still unknown exactly how it will work upon release. But now, there's a new important announcement – with Netflix contracting Microsoft to help handle the matter.

Elon Musk, known for Tesla and SpaceX – and a recent publicity stunt to buy out Twitter, has recently backed out of his contractual obligation to purchase the social media company. However, the short messaging service won't let him do so without an appearance in court.

Apple has begun providing customers with information concerning the expected deliveries of their new MacBook Air M2 devices. The shipment confirmations prognosticate a timely receipt – although devices have frequently come a day early in the past.

The first beta versions of a new Apple software release are only available for developers. After a developer-exclusive beta period for iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is now expanding the pool. The public beta has finally started, meaning that members of the public testing program can now download pre-release builds.

Elon Musk had big plans for the purchase of micro-blogging service Twitter – had being the operative word. Twitter, however, points to the contract the controversial, and maybe even somewhat unstable, CEO signed – with the resulting argument to become a matter for the court.

The Mac Studio only entered the Apple lineup no more than a few months ago, however, there are already references concerning the next generation. The timing is unusual, especially given that there have been no rumors concerning any updates to the device.

Not everyone is necessarily thrilled about the fact that Apple will begin delivery of the new MacBook Air M2 in a few days. According to information from industry insider sources, one report claims that the Wintel market (Windows/Intel) sees the notebook as a threat to its own sales figures.

Upon the release of its relatives, the iMac 27” did not receive the same M1 (or even M2) chip treatment. The model disappeared entirely from the Apple lineup, with the official statement that it would be discontinued. However, various sources including Mark Gurman from Bloomberg now report that the device could in fact make a return.

Although there's yet to be an official confirmation from Apple, according to a report, this is soon to come. The MacBook Air should be available for sale as early as next week, with shipments beginning one week thereafter.