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Flash deals: save $250 on Apple’s Intel Core i7 Mac mini

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There isn’t a better time to pick up an Intel Mac mini, with $250 knocked off two Core i7 models of the pint-sized Mac for 24 hours only ahead of the holidays.

Intel Mac mini deal

While the M1-equipped Mac mini is getting all of the attention, there are still good reasons to acquire the Intel-based models. At this early stage in the processor transition, sticking with Intel will ensure you will immediately be able to run the apps you want, without worrying if it will be affected by Rosetta 2 translation or won’t be ported over by the developer at all.

There’s also a few other benefits, such as being able to run Windows straight away, or having the option to run three monitors from the Mac mini, instead of just two on the M1 version (without the use of special adapters).

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Apple’s new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini with M1 are at their lowest prices yet for Black Friday

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Apple’s brand-new computers based on its own custom M1 chip have both been getting sterling reviews due to their great performance and better life. (Well, almost sterling reviews; The Verge’s Nilay Patel is not a fan of the Touch Bar that still adorns the MacBook Pro, and according to reviewer Chris Welch, the Mac mini has a truly awful speaker. But aside from that…)

Normally, brand-new Apple computers would not be on sale, even during Black Friday. But the M1-powered MacBook Pro 13 has already had a $50-off sale at Amazon, and today Adorama and B&H are discounting the Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro with M1 chips.

For the MacBook Air, both B&H and Adorama are taking $100 off of both the base configuration and the upgraded model with 512GB of storage. It’s the lowest price we’ve seen the new M1-powered Air sell for yet.


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Apple’s Black Friday Shopping event gives you money back on Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone

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(Pocket-lint) – While Apple deals during the year are rare, there are always deals across Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Whether you’re looking for a new Apple iPhone, taking the smartwatch plunge with an Apple Watch, or you want an Apple Mac computer, there are plenty of offers to choose from. 

At the Apple Store itself, you can buy an eligible product from November 27 through 30 and get an Apple Gift Card of up to $150 to use with your next purchase depending on what you go for. 

On MacBook Pro and iMac you can get up to $150 back as a gift card when you buy.

Gallery: Best Black Friday Smartwatch Deals: High-Tech Timekeepers To Pick Up Now (Esquire (UK))



Smartwatches have evolved rapidly over the past five years, and as a result they're more popular than ever. Naysayers be damned, devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit are now an ever-present sight on peoples' wrists; keeping us connected like never before, helping us to track our fitness, travel around seamlessly through GPS and much, much more. Prices are dropping too. Which is to say, it's about time that you invested.Officially starting on 27 November (though retailers are now dropping prices on top-end tech right now to loosen up your wallet) Black Friday presents the perfect opportunity to pick up a deal. We have found huge discounts on some of the biggest and best brands so far, from Apple and Samsung, to Huawei, Fitbit and Garmin, including some of the very latest devices, so you can buy a luxury, expensive smartwatch without having to pay top dollar. In previous Black Friday sales, we have seen Apple Watches drop by more than 20%, which is pretty significant on a £500 bit of kit. All the watches we have found below are the top-end, premium devices for each brand, but it’s worth checking out the older models if you’re looking to cut the price down a bit.They all have interchangeable strap sizes, so you can get the right fit for you, though some will cater to larger wrists better than others. They are also all waterproof to some extent, with some allowing you to go deep-sea diving up to 100m – all will cope with a swim in a pool or the shower, though. We discuss battery life, which is important when it comes to smartwatches. Apple’s products are notorious for having small batteries, while others will last more than two weeks on a single charge or even up to 21 days. Finally, consider the storage of each device, as you can store apps and songs on your watch if you don’t have your phone on you. These devices can range from 8GB up to 32GB. Below we have laid out all the best deals we have found.

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Why The iPhone 12 Pro Can’t Have Apple’s Best Camera

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Sometimes, the best smartphone features are reserved almost inexplicably, for the largest models. However, a new report reveals one possible reason why the regular iPhone 12 Pro misses out on Apple’s best camera.

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Pro Max but, unfortunately for those with smaller hands, only the larger model gets Apple’s best camera hardware. Now, a recent teardown by iFixit reveals one very good reason behind this decision. It simply won’t fit.

On paper, the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max main cameras look almost the same. Both offer 12-megapixel sensors paired with  f/1.6 lenses but, as iFixit’s recent teardown shows, Apple has given the Pro Max model an improved version with a 47 percent larger sensor as well as Apple’s latest

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Apple’s own 5G ‘iPhone 13’ modem may be used in iPad Pro

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Supply chain sources suggest Apple’s plans to make its own mmWave 5G modem for the next iPhone, are sufficiently advanced that it may also use them in a 2021 iPad Pro.

Following recent rumors that Apple will release an OLED iPad Pro in the second half of 2021, new reports suggest that the device may gain 5G. Specifically, two separate reports claim that 5G systems are expected, and that Apple’s may use its own 5G modem in the iPad Pro.

A 5G iPad Pro has previously been rumored, with reports that its production was pushed back to early 2021 because of coronavirus delays. Now the claim is that whether or not that model arrives, Apple is planning an iPad Pro that will feature its own design of 5G modem.

According to one report in Digitimes, the supply chain is expecting to see an increase in demand for 5Gmm Wave

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Kuo: Apple’s major product lines enjoy healthy demand in Q4, but AirPods shipments muted

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TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a note to investors on Tuesday reported stronger than expected demand for the tech giant’s major device lines, including high-end iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max models.

According to a recent survey, demand for Apple’s top-tier iPhone 12 models, the new iPad Air, Apple Watch Series 6 and SE, and M1 MacBook models is better than expected moving into the lucrative holiday season, Kuo said. The analyst references a number of previous predictions regarding future products, including new M1 MacBook Pro variants and “AirPods 3.”

The analyst is tracking positive momentum for Apple’s important iPhone business despite lower than expected demand for iPhone 12 and 12 mini, with increased interest in the high-end iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max picking up the slack. Those trends should carry forward into the first half of 2021 and toward an anticipated refresh cycle

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Review: Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot of smartphone, and not for everybody

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The iPhone 12 Pro Max is more than just the largest model in the 2020 iPhone collection, with the super-sized smartphone boasting better battery life and even camera specifications that improve on what the iPhone 12 offers.

iPhone 12 Pro Max – display, design, and size

The external appearance of the iPhone 12 Pro Max matches the rest of the iPhone 12 family, with flat sides that produce more defined edges to the stainless steel body, as well as making it closer in style to the iPad Pro lineup. Along with the stronger chassis, Apple is also employing its toughened Ceramic Shield glass to the front and back for added durability, with the rear also sporting a textured matte glass effect.

The stainless steel band of the Pacific Blue iPhone 12 Pro Max

The stainless steel band of the Pacific Blue iPhone 12 Pro Max

Continuing the durability theme, Apple has also improved its water resistance over the previous

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What Moved Apple’s Stock This Week

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At the midpoint of the fourth quarter of 2020, Apple shares moved lower during this week. Here is a recap of the recent events that could have driven the stock lower.

Where Wall Street currently stands

Much has happened in the markets lately, but one thing has not changed: consensus bullishness towards Apple. Here is what Wall Street analysts have been saying about the company and its shares.

  • From the bear side, Goldman Sachs’ Rod Hall believes that Apple “expects just single digit growth for iPhone in Q1, which he said would be below the high 20s percentage growth needed to keep up with last year’s Q4 plus Q1 cycle”. He continues to believe in the “weaker 5G iPhone cycle rather than the ‘Super Cycle’ expected by consensus”.
  • From the bull side, Andrew Uerkwitz seems excited about the M1 chip that powers the couple of Mac models that Apple has
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Apple’s Craig Federighi and Johny Srouji Describe the Genesis of the M1 Chip while Microsoft Reveals their own ‘Pluton’ Processor

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Yesterday Patently Apple posted a report titled “Apple goes on a Media Blitz to Defend their coming iOS 14 Privacy App that is currently under attack by Advertisers & Facebook.” Both Apple’s Jane C. Horvath, Senior Director, Global Privacy and Craig Federighi, Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering took their stance on privacy public big time as they begin to prepare for an antitrust lawsuit filed by the very ad forces want to kill Apple’s iOS 14 “App Tracking Transparency,” feature set to launch in early 2021.

 

Hours after our report, an article by Ars Technica surfaced focusing on the story behind Apple’s new M1 processor that caused a stir when Apple’s SVP Software Craig Federighi caused a bit of a stir about the possibility of Windows running natively on the M1. How realistic is that is that possibility? We briefly touch on that later in the report. 

 

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M1 Macs deliver Apple’s first support for USB4

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The first Apple Silicon chip used in a Mac, the M1, implements Apple’s first custom controller for USB4 and Thunderbolt 3 and delivers the platform’s first systems meeting the new USB4 specification. Notably, Apple has brought USB4 to market about a month after Intel’s own 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors for PC notebooks.

Apple Silicon’s first with USB4 is a sign of things to come

[Note: the original version of this article incorrectly stated that Apple had brought USB4 to market ahead of Intel; a correction by Ryan Smith of AnandTech noted that some PCs have already shipped with Intel’s TL chips. Smith stated that Dell began delivery of systems supporting USB4 in the first week of October.]

M1’s support for USB4 isn’t exactly an earthshaking leap on the same level as Apple’s custom GPU, Neural Engine, or the Unified Memory Architecture of its new M1 System on

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