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Asus has started selling the ProArt Display OLED PA279CDV in the US. Marketed towards creators and Mac users, the new 27-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor is said to offer accurate colors and macOS integration. It comes with a 120Hz refresh rate and 96W USB-C port as well.

The M7 Ultra could introduce the biggest unified memory upgrade in Apple Silicon history, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It is substantial enough to put Apple's flagship SoC closer to workstation and entry-level server-class offerings.

Apple MacBooks will no longer be able to use numerous apps starting next year, as macOS 28 will discontinue support for Rosetta 2, which means that apps such as Itch.io, GOG Galaxy or the Asus ProArt Calibration app can no longer be used if they do not receive an update in time.

With the MacBook Ultra, Apple will soon be launching its first laptop with an OLED touchscreen. The first beta version of macOS 27 already shows that macOS is being prepared for this laptop, as the system can be officially operated via touchscreen for the first time.

Apple has unveiled the biggest operating system updates of the year for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch at WWDC. From better performance and an improved "Liquid Glass" design to Siri AI, there are numerous new features on board, but some devices will no longer receive feature updates.

Apple follows the example of Windows 11, adding AI features to every corner of macOS, starting with a chatbot in the style of ChatGPT. After all, macOS 27 will also improve Apple's "Liquid Glass" design and bring performance upgrades.

Apple has kicked off early development for its 2028 operating system lineup, internally dubbed "Boppy." Comprising iOS 28 (codenamed "Bell") and macOS 28 (codenamed "Poppy"), these updates are expected to be more substantial than the upcoming "27" releases, specifically designed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the iPhone.

Elecom’s new Ist Plus wireless mice introduces 5‑ball rollers for smoother trackball operation, alongside models that retain traditional linear rollers. For corporate users, the optional 2.4 GHz Elecom Bridge E USB receiver provides encrypted connections.

More than 13 years since its birth, Vivaldi hits version 8.0. Described as the "biggest design overhaul ever," this update comes with a new visual approach, sporting six preset layouts, as well as multiple UI refinements across all the browser's areas, such as the auto-hide feature, tab management, and more.

Apple's "Liquid Glass" design was already controversial on the iPhone. On the Mac the new user interface sometimes looks out of place. Apple is set to make improvements in just a few months with macOS 27, as a reliable source has now been able to find out.

The first May 2026 PC free game giveaway has been announced on the Epic Games Store. Consisting of two games, the storefront's next giveaway will be given away for PC gamers on May 7 for macOS and Windows gamers.

Google today introduced a new desktop Gemini experience for macOS users. The new Gemini app lets users share their screens with Google's AI to resolve queries.

Tiny Corp has released a custom driver enabling Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, including the RTX 5090, to run on macOS for the first time since 2019. Performance is still limited by software despite the hardware breakthrough.

Ronald Wayne helped found Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976, then left the company just 12 days later in one of tech history’s most famous early turning points.

YouTuber ETA Prime has tested Windows 11 on the MacBook Neo through a virtualization app called Parallels. With full 3D hardware acceleration, the Apple A18 Pro SoC smoothly ran some Windows games on it as well.

A YouTuber has successfully upgraded the MacBook Neo’s storage beyond Apple’s official limits using a hardware-level modification. The process also uncovers an unexpected difference in how the device handles boot and recovery, hinting at capabilities Apple does not advertise.

Opera has pushed version 130 to the stable desktop channel with a Chromium 146.0.7680.178 base, multiple crash fixes, interface cleanups, and Threads and Twitch sidebar access for Early Bird users.

Chrome Beta 148.0.7778.4 is now available on Android through Google Play, adding Web Serial API support, SharedWorker on Android, and a broader set of Chrome 148 web-platform changes.

The Apple MacBook, iMac and Mac mini suffer from a macOS bug that effectively acts like a time bomb. After a timer reaches a certain value, new TCP connections can effectively no longer be established, causing many apps and websites to stop working.

Apple’s latest developer roundup points to WWDC26 prep, new sample code, design resources, and expanded App Store Connect analytics with more than 100 new metrics.

Apple has reportedly sold more MacBook Neo than it expected. This has given rise to a unique problem for the company, as Apple seemingly doesn't have the A18 Pro SoCs on hand to produce more MacBook Neo units. Interestingly, the A18 Pro used in the MacBook Neo are being classified as "effectively free".

Although the Apple M5 Max is not meant for gaming, the presence of a 40-core GPU on the SoC makes it a prime candidate for gaming. To that end, a YouTuber has tested the Apple MacBook Pro with the M5 Max in a slew of Windows games. The results are impressive considering that the M5 Max had to play the games through an emulation layer.

One can currently add five games to their Epic Games library for free. Available to claim for a short time in some cases, the new freebies span Android, iOS, macOS and Windows. Havendock, Hyper Echelon, Lucky Goal, Symmetry and The Wreck giveaways end at different times.

Omnissa says Windows devices in its enterprise telemetry dataset saw 3.1 times more forced shutdowns than macOS in 2025, alongside higher crash and app-hang rates.

Google has begun an early stable rollout of Chrome 147.0.7727.24/.25 for Windows and Mac, but the company has not yet published a detailed desktop feature or security breakdown in the release notes.

The MacBook Pro 14 with Apple's new M5 Max SoC has some flaws, but the overall performance is still excellent and there is hardly a better alternative, especially when you want to edit pictures or videos.

MacBook's are very popular among content creators and the two new SoCs M5 Pro as well as M5 Max manage excellent results in the PugetBench tests for Adobe apps and DaVinci Resolve. They also clearly beat the mobile GeForce RTX 5090.

Apple has today released the fourth major update to macOS 26, introducing a number of exciting features, led by an option to limit the battery charge to extend the life of a MacBook.

The MacBook Neo is a polarizing device and Apple wants to attract new customers with a starting price of $599 or $499 for the education sector, respectively. There are technological compromises, but you still get the familiar MacBook experience with a comprehensive software package.

Apple's new MacBook Air 15-inch is once again a very good overall package and the combination of the powerful M5 processor and passive cooling solution remain unrivaled. There are still some areas where Apple could improve its larger everyday laptop.

Epic Games has revealed a new batch of free game giveaways. The last official free games of March 2026, the pair will be worth over $30 when redeemed together simultaneously. Epic Games has confirmed the duration of the pair's discount period, too.

Apple has detailed Background Security Improvements, a new system for delivering smaller security fixes to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users between full OS updates.

The MacBook Pro 16 was already an excellent multimedia laptop with last year's M4 Pro SoC, but the new M5 Pro offers even more performance. You also get faster PCIe 5.0 SSDs with at least 1 TB of storage as well as Wi-Fi 7 for the model year 2026.

iFixit’s teardown of Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo awards it a 6/10 repairability score, Apple’s best in 14 years, thanks to a screw-mounted battery, modular USB‑C ports, easier display removal, and a keyboard that’s now replaceable without swapping the entire top case. The gains come with compromises, including a labor-intensive 41‑screw keyboard procedure, continued use of pentalobe screws, soldered 8GB RAM, and 256/512GB storage that limit upgrades and data recovery, and pared-back audio and trackpad hardware.

Apple's new M5 Max SoC shows its full potential in the larger MacBook Pro 16 and the performance is noticeably better compared to the MacBook Pro 14. The performance is also stable, and the fans are quieter at the same time.

If you are interested in the new M5 Max SoC, we recommend you get the larger MacBook Pro 16. The compact 14-inch model suffers from inconsistent performance. This is not only the case for the stress test, but also pure CPU or GPU performance.

Apple offers the same power adaptors for its MacBook Pro models for years now - 96W for the 14-inch model and 140W for the 16-inch model. Our reviews of the latest M5 generation show that they are insufficient, and that Apple is not very transparent about it.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is currently one of the most demanding games and is even a challenge for powerful multimedia laptops. We were therefore very impressed that the new MacBook Air 15 M5 manages more than 30 fps without throttling or any fan noises.

While the old MacBook Air 13 M4 was already a great everyday laptop for many users, the 256 GB SSD in the base model was not ideal. The new M5 model now gets a 512 GB SSD be default, so it is the best version for the majority of people.

Apple's new MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro smartphone processor and offers excellent single-core performance, which beats every mobile processor from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm. And Apple does not even have to use the latest A19 Pro from the iPhone 17 Pro.

The new Apple MacBook Neo has arrived and we started our tests of the base model for $599. How is our initial impression and is the smartphone processor Apple A18 Pro powerful enough for a laptop?