Following the introduction of new Mac models in October, Apple has shaken up its desktop Mac roster. Here's what you should buy, at just about any price point.Apple's current crop of desktop MacsPrice is an important factor when choosing your next Mac. The more budget that you have available, the better the Mac you can get.However, while Apple does cover a wide array of price points, it also has multiple choices available for many of them. Add in the number of configurable elements, and it can become a bewildering decision. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The first reviews of the New Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro, are in and surprisingly range from delight to strange cynicism. Plus there are yet more rumors of the next Apple Vision Pro, but you need not hold your breath.A Mac mini seen on an iMac screenTypical. You wait ages for a new Mac and three of them turn up to mixed reviews. That's not mixed as in some reviews are critical while others are not, it's that some are fulsome while others are begrudging. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple isn't soldering the SSD to the logic board in the M4 Mac mini, but given the company's history with Apple Silicon, don't expect upgrades.A Mac mini and a disassembled Mac mini - Image credit: KianWee Lim/iFixit and AppleOlder Intel-based Mac minis provided intrepid users with the ability to disassemble the computer and to upgrade a few components. The 2018 model had upgradeable RAM, but easily replaceable internal storage on the Mac mini has been a thing of the past for a decade.A question posed to the iFixit forums innocently asks if the SSD in the 2024 Mac mini is soldered in place. Soldered storage is practice that Apple has performed throughout the Apple Silicon age, for the most part, making it extremely difficult for anyone to replace. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

In a major update to the camera system, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone 18 Pro's wide angle lens will be upgraded to have a variable aperture.Apple may update the iPhone's wide-angle lens to give it a variable apertureRumors concerning the cameras in the forthcoming iPhone 17 range and later have previously varied from saying they will get better bokeh, to how the front camera's resolution will double to 24MP. Now analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims to have specific information that the iPhone 18 Pro will gain this variable aperture update.In a blog post that he says is based on his own industry sources, Kuo says that this update will "significantly improve the user's photography experience." Rumor Score: Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

There's not much new to talk about regarding the iPad mini 7 beyond the chipset upgrade that provides a much-needed mid-life upgrade.iPad mini 7 review: a more powerful miniIt's human nature to like something simply because it looks new and different, so the iPad mini 7 may come across as boring to some. However, it is anything but boring as the A17 Pro transforms this little tablet into a portable gaming powerhouse and Apple Intelligence machine.The iPad mini 6 was a revolution when it was announced in 2021. Apple fully redesigned the little tablet and gave it the no-button, all-screen makeover the rest of the lineup had seen. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple now has an official password manager, but importing your old passwords from other apps into Apple Passwords can be a bit of a pain.Any password manager can import to Apple Passwords, so long as you have a Mac.The introduction of iOS 18 and macOS Seqouia has seen the old iCloud Keychain be rolled into the new Apple Passwords app, alongside a few other Apple password management features. If you already use a password manager outside of iCloud Keychain, you'll probably want to import your passwords if you intend on using Apple Passwords.Do note that Apple's new Passwords app is really built for storing login passwords. It does not, as yet, store the items like credit card numbers, software serial numbers, or secure documents, that other password managers too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Glyde's specially designed sliding charging station is a great way to charge all your smaller Apple devices.Glyde 4-in-1 Portable Charging Station reviewCharging stations make it easier to get more done with fewer wires, and this one is space-efficient by being retractable. In a way, it's a spiritual successor to the MagSafe Duo, or TwelveSouth's version of the 2-in-1 MagSafe design.Journey is an Australia-based consumer tech company that specializes in chargers and cases. One of its latest releases is the Glyde 4-in-1 Portable Charging Station. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple is set to streamline its retail displays, making way for new Mac models by downgrading the Apple Vision Pro demo experience.Apple Vision ProStarting November 8, Apple will pilot a revised store layout in select retail locations, merging the Vision Pro demo and display tables. The shift will make space for the latest Mac products, including the M4 models.The new format will reduce the two separate Vision Pro tables a layout for demo and display units into a single, multifunctional table. Along with accommodating new Mac displays, Apple's move will address low Vision Pro sales. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The Des Lauriers House, designed by Paul Bernier Architecte, is set in a hilly, partially wooded rural setting adjacent to the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, Qubec, Canadahttps://www.e-architect.com/canada/des-lauriers-house-bromont-quebec#house #quebec #canada #architecture

M2 Senos Arquitectos exercise of designing LBlack House was pre-defined: a regular plot with an L-shaped layout, protected by two floors to the north, creating a sunny courtyard in Portugalhttps://www.e-architect.com/portugal/lblack-house-matosinhos-portugal#designing #house #architecture #portugalM2 Senos Arquitectos' exercise of designing LBlack House was pre-defined: a regular plot with an L-shaped layout