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Like the newest iPad Pro, the redesigned Mac mini will run an M4 chip.

By Emily Price
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The upcoming feature lets you hide much more than just ads and is expected to launch with iOS18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18.

By Kate Irwin
iPhone close-up showing Safari app icon on the screen.

Included with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple's version of a password manager lets you create, control, and share passcodes across Apple devices.

By Lance Whitney
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The ad-free macOS Twitter app kept Twitter's old branding. Now, it's been replaced by the X app for iPads, and users are reporting one big problem.

By Kate Irwin
X iPad app page on Apple App Store, showing only iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV versions available.

Why should you be excited for Sequoia? The forthcoming macOS lets you schedule messages, control your iPhone using your keyboard and mouse, find hiking trails in Apple Maps, and more.

By Edward Mendelson
An iPhone being emulated on a Mac screen with a notification incoming from the phone on the desktop view

Initially limited to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS is now available for non-paying chatbot users, provided they have a compatible Mac.

By Joe Hindy
A ChatGPT text box on macOS

When Siri gets an Apple Intelligence upgrade this fall, it will be backed by context-aware generative AI, which may help it compete with Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini.

By Michael Muchmore
Siri at WWDC 2024

At WWDC, Apple details a partnership with OpenAI and a few other upgrades for its voice tech coming later this year as part of Apple Intelligence.

By Emily Dreibelbis
siri asking for permission to use chatgpt

The majority of Apple's WWDC announcements are expected to be focused on AI.

By Emily Price
Apple logo on a building

Sidecar in macOS turns your iPad into a second display, but it's limited to certain Macs and iPads. Thankfully, a few third-party apps can help if you have an older Apple device or Windows PC.

By Whitson Gordon
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Available for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Freeform offers a virtual whiteboard for you and up to 100 of your favorite friends and coworkers to sketch out your next great idea.

By Lance Whitney
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Employees at one of Apple's two unionized stores in the US authorize a strike, meaning a work stoppage at the Maryland store could be coming soon.

By Kate Irwin
Apple logo on glass building with city high-rise in reflection.

With the Sidecar feature in macOS, your iPad can be a second display for your Mac. Here's how to use your Apple tablet as an external monitor

By Lance Whitney
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With Final Cut Camera for iPad, Apple fans, hobbyists, or influencers looking to make their next big video can connect up to four iPhones or iPads to view multiple camera feeds simultaneously.

By Kate Irwin
Final Cut Pro app selected on a Macbook's dock with other editing apps around it.

Apple is expected to announce the update at WWDC in June.

By Emily Price
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Production on the new chips is expected to begin soon, and will show up on Mac desktops, laptops, and towers in late 2024 and early 2025, Bloomberg reports.

By Kate Irwin
MacBook Pro sitting on a black wooden table surface with gold-amber light in the background.

The retail giant is offering 2020's M1 MacBook Air for $699 through a partnership with Apple.

By Michael Kan
The Walmart ad for the MacBook Air product.

Want your passwords to follow you from phone to tablet to laptop? Apple's iCloud Keychain can help you create and manage all your credentials across the web, even on Windows PCs.

By Lance Whitney
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The macOS Trojan apparently communicates to servers associated with the hacking activities of ransomware gangs, according to Bitdefender.

By Michael Kan
macos malware

Does your Mac slow to a crawl thanks to apps that spring to life upon startup? Here's how to disable and manage startup items to stop them in their tracks.

By Jason Cohen
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