iMac with M3 already in testing

April 25, 2022

Apple hasn't yet launched the M2 processor, yet the company is already testing the M3, according to a new report.

Although it's early days yet, the move may indicate that Apple is looking to update its computers on a regular schedule.

This is in contrast to years past, when new Macs were oftentimes released at unpredictable intervals. Sometimes the machines wouldn't be updated for 18 months or more.

Now that Apple is in charge of its own chips, we might get new Macs annually, just like iPhone and Apple Watch.

Which is heartening news for Mac fans.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

The Apple M2 processor hasn’t yet been released and the first report of an M3-based Mac is already out. It could launch as soon as 2023. This might be an indication that Apple will release new versions of its Mac/iPad chip more quickly than it has so far.

This is apparently part of an ongoing effort by Apple to remove software that hasn't been updated to recent guidelines. Devs aren't happy, for a variety of reasons.

Anyone having trouble with the App Store or Apple Music can stop rebooting their devices in an attempt to fix things. Apple reports that both of these services are currently experiencing problems.

The Sport True Wireless buds include an Aware EQ passthrough setting that can reduce noises from your own body during exercise, such as your pounding heartbeat, your huffing and puffing, and your footsteps.

There are few things more classic than a stainless steel watch band. It’s durable yet stylish, rugged yet elegant, and appropriate for work or play. You can wear it with a T-shirt or a tuxedo. And that goes for your grandfather’s Rolex as much as it goes for your Apple Watch. Lucky for you, Elago just added new stainless steel watch bands for Apple Watch in three colors to the Cult of Mac Store. And they’re affordable, too, at just $19.99.

On June 2, Blizzard Entertainment will launch Diablo Immortal, a massively multiplayer online action role-playing game for phones and tablets. There’ll also be a PC version, and players will be able enjoy the game across platforms.

9/11: Inside the President’s War Room and 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything pick up honors.

Even if you’ve got a good ear for U.K. accents, you may find yourself baffled by Slow Horses on Apple TV+. Good thing there are helpful reference materials out there, like this glossary of terms.

You can have a lot of good gear in your computer setup but still feel it falls short somehow. Like with today’s featured setup, you could have a recent MacBook Pro and an Xbox Series X gaming console. You could have a sweet curved gaming monitor. You might even have a kick-ass Lego Technic McLaren Formula 1 Race Car mounted on the wall. But do you have stellar audio or just OK audio? That’s the issue our setup’s owner faces.

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One more thing ...

"I don't think it's good that Apple's perceived as different. I think it's important that Apple's perceived as much better. If being different is essential to doing that, then we have to do that, but if we can be much better without being different, that'd be fine with me. I want to be much better." -- Steve Jobs

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