Apple’s macOS Big Sur features tighter integration with new Apple Silicon

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple has tightened the integration between macOS and Apple Silicon with Big Sur, bringing a much snappier, smoother, and more versatile experience to the Mac.Credit: AppleDuring its Nov. 10 “One more thing” event, Apple showed off some of the benefits of that tight integration between its own software and hardware….

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Apple refreshes 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon M1 for $1299

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Apple has unveiled a third hardware refresh during the “one more thing” event, in the form of a new 13-inch MacBook Pro.Like the MacBook Air, the 13-inch MacBook Pre reuses the existing 13-inch MacBook Pro chassis. Apple is using the M1 chip in the MacBook Pro as well, delivering up to 2.8x faster performance than the existing 13-inch MacBook Pro.The new MacBook Pro has a eight-core GPU, and uses a fan for active cooling. The MacBook Air is fanless, suggesting that there will likely be better performance on the MacBook Pro versus the MacBook Air with heavy loads….

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Apple debuts MacBook Air with Apple Silicon M1 chip

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Apple’s M1 chip “changes everything” in a new MacBook Air, which Apple claims is three times faster than 98% of the PC laptops sold in the last year — and without a fan.Apple is reusing the same MacBook Air chassis for the new Apple Silicon MacBook Air. Apple said that the new MacBook air is up to 3.5x faster than the previous generation.”What’s even more amazing is that with M1, the MacBook Air is faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the last year,” said Apple….

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Apple announces M1 as first Mac Apple Silicon chip

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has announced the M1 at its November event, the first Apple Silicon system-on-chip designed for the Mac.Said to be designed for low-powered systems while offering as much performance as possible, the M1 is the first in the new series of chips Apple is producing in its two-year migration of the Mac line away from Intel processors.Made using a 5-nanometer process, the M1 is an eight-core chip that uses four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, balancing performance and power. Apple claims it gives the highest performance per watt possible, and delivers the same performance as a dual-core Intel-based MacBook Air….

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