Apple unveils a new and colorful iMac with M1, starting at $1,299

Apple unveils a new and colorful iMac with M1, starting at $1,299

Apple’s in-house M1 chipset for computers is no longer confined to MacBooks and the Mac mini. Today the company took the wraps off the new iMac with M1.

This is a very colorful computer – in fact, it will be offered in seven different hues: green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. It comes with Apple’s ARM-based chip, with eight CPU cores and 7 or 8 GPU cores depending on which configuration you pick, but there are a lot of other upgrades too.

For example, the webcam is 1080p, it has six speakers built-in, including two pairs of force-cancelling woofers, supporting…

Second generation Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic announced

Second generation Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic announced

Apple today announced the second generation model of the Apple TV 4K media player. The new model comes with more powerful chipset, new remote, and smart color calibration features.

Apple TV 4K now runs on the Apple A12 Bionic chipset. This is a custom Apple-designed silicon that first appeared on the iPhone XS and XR series. It’s a six-core design with two high performance and four power efficient CPU cores along with a quad-core GPU.

This has allowed the Apple TV 4K to be able to playback 4K HDR video in 60fps. Users can now AirPlay the 4K 60fps Dolby Vision videos shot on…

Apple AirTag arrives for $29, uses Ultra Wideband and does Emoji

Apple AirTag arrives for $29, uses Ultra Wideband and does Emoji

After many an Apple event came and went without an AirTag announcement, Apple finally unveiled the smart tracker.

AirTag is a small and light tracker with built-in Ultra Wideband technology to communicate its location to Apple’s Find My app.

The AirTag is IP67 water and dust resistant, has a speaker and a user-replaceable CR2032 standard battery with over a year of endurance.

The AirTag connects to Apple’s Find My app on iPhone 11 and 12 series, which shows the tracker’s last known location on a map. If it’s in Bluetooth range you can ring it using the phone or Siri.

If the…

Apple unveils Purple color for the iPhone 12 and 12 mini, available April 30

Apple unveils Purple color for the iPhone 12 and 12 mini, available April 30

The iPhone 12 palette is getting a new hue – purple. It will be available for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, which were always more colorful than their Pro counterparts.

Pre-orders for the new color start this Friday, the first units will be available on April 30. Apple took pains to match the color of the aluminum frame to that of the back glass panel.

The new Purple color for the iPhone 12 and 12 mini

And all that care and attention to color perfection can’t be thrown away by using the wrong case, oh no. Apple is also launching a new MagSafe Leather Case and a new Leather…

Apple announces Podcasts Subscriptions and a redesigned app

Apple announces Podcasts Subscriptions and a redesigned app

Today at its Spring Loaded event, Apple introduced Podcasts Subscriptions. While the name of this service really doesn’t roll off the tongue, it is incredibly self-descriptive.

Starting in May, people in more than 170 countries and regions will be able to sign up for premium subscriptions to their favorite podcasts. These will include “a variety of benefits curated by creators, such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or exclusive access to new series”.

Initially, premium subscriptions will include Tenderfoot TV, Pushkin Industries, Radiotopia from PRX,…

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