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Amazon today is discounting Apple's latest iMacs, with up to $150 off a few 27-inch models. These are the iMac models that were released in March 2019, and as of now these are the lowest prices that we've seen on each computer listed below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep...

A new bundle of Mac apps has been discounted on StackSocial this week, offering 10 total apps for just $29.99. Additionally, MacRumors readers can use the coupon code MAC6 to get an additional $6 off and bring the cost of the bundle to $23.99 for a limited time. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with StackSocial. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment,...

Apple subsidiary FileMaker today announced it has returned to its original name Claris from the late 1980s. Claris was spun off as an Apple subsidiary in 1986 while John Sculley was Apple CEO. At the time, it was known for several programs such as MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw, and FileMaker, but the company eventually began to focus solely on FileMaker, leading it to be renamed FileMaker in...

Amazon is discounting the latest MacBook Pro models this week, with a series of new low prices that start at $1,599.99 for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) and rise from there. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. There are both 13-inch and 15-inch...

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming macOS Catalina update to its public beta testing group, two weeks after seeding the third public beta and a day after seeding the fifth macOS Catalina developer beta. Beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program will be able to download the macOS Catalina beta through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after ...

Microsoft has come out with a new marketing campaign that features a man called Mackenzie Book (read: Mac Book) explaining why a Surface Laptop 2 is a better option than an Apple MacBook, in his humble opinion. The 30-second ad consists of a quick-fire Q&A session between a voiceover narrator and the man-Mac himself, who proceeds to explain why he thinks the Microsoft machine beats Apple's...

Google parent company Alphabet has overtaken Apple to become the world's most cash-rich company, reports The Financial Times this morning. According to the FT, Apple’s cash hoard has fallen to $102 billion, down from a peak of $163 billion at the end of 2017. Meanwhile, Alphabet's $117 billion cash reserve has risen by almost $20 billion over the same period. However, as FT notes,...

Update: One eagle-eyed reader notes that the model number "A2159" appears to reference Apple's recently refreshed entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with two Thunderbolt ports, suggesting the NRRA certification is a post-launch filing. Signs of Apple's upcoming ‌MacBook Pro‌ redesign continue to mount with news today that Korea's National Radio Research Agency (NRRA) has now certified...

Apple this afternoon sent out emails reminding customers in six U.S. states about upcoming sales tax holidays, which will allow customers in these areas to purchase Macs, iPads, and other products with reduced sales tax or no sales tax. Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Virginia all have sales tax holidays coming up in August, with Apple outlining which products ...

Following a four-year stint at Valve, Xbox co-creator Nat Brown has now taken on a role at Apple, announcing his new position on Twitter. Brown said that he has an obsession with platform ecosystems and systems engineering, and he's looking forward to continuing his work in these areas at Apple. Brown says that he will be "focusing on all applications of graphics" and working with developers...

Apple has joined the Data Transfer Project, an initiative launched in 2018 to develop an open-source service-to-service data portability platform to allow people to easily move their data between online service providers. As The Verge notes, Apple is now listed as a contributor alongside Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and others. Apple will build systems that will make it easy to...

In a tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Apple will not be granted tariff exemptions or relief on Mac Pro parts made in China. Apple will not be given Tariff waiver, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019 Earlier this month, Apple requested the Trump administration to exclude...

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced three years ago in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release 88 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for JavaScript, WebRTC, Web API,...

Parallels Toolbox for Mac has been updated to version 3.5 with a handful of new one-click shortcuts, including clipboard history, a sleep timer, an energy saver tool, and the ability to hide some menu bar icons. From the press release:New Tools in Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for Mac: - Clipboard History: Captures what's copied to the Mac clipboard, including plain and formatted text. It also...

Apple has asked the Trump administration to exclude components for the new Mac Pro and various accessories like the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad from being subject to a 25 percent tariff on Chinese imports, according to filings with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative uncovered by Bloomberg. The administration has promised relief if companies can show that parts or products can...

Twelve South today launched a new product called the "StayGo," which is a portable hub that connects to USB-C MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Twelve South and Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. According to the company, the hub restores all eight legacy ports and...

Apple today released macOS Mojave 10.14.6, the sixth update to the macOS Mojave operating system that first launched in September. macOS Mojave 10.14.6 comes over a month after the release of macOS Mojave 10.14.5, an update that introduced AirPlay 2 support for Smart TVs. macOS Mojave 10.14.6 can be downloaded by going to the "Software Update" section of System Preferences and selecting the...

Apple is planning to open an office in highly desired location in Vancouver, Canada reports Bloomberg. The company has leased space in a 24-story office building at 400 West Georgia owned by Westbank, where companies like Deloitte and IWG plc's Spaces co-working unit will also be housed. 400 West Georgia has a unique design that featuring stacked stainless steel cubes interspaced with greenery ...