Developer Blizzard announced yesterday that “World of Warcraft,” its tremendously popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, now runs natively on Mac computers that are powered by the new Apple M1 chip. In doing so, “World of Warcraft” has become the first major game to offer support for Intel Silicon Macs.
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Docker virtual machine is working on Apple Silicon compatibility, but hurdles remain
If you are excited about the new Mac hardware and dream about running Windows on your M1-powered Mac, a company called Docker is working on a solution for you.
A limited version of Adobe Photoshop for Apple Silicon Macs releases in beta
Photoshop maker Adobe has released a limited version of its popular image editor optimized for Apple Silicon M1-based Macs, the company announced in a blog post.
Fantastical for Mac picks up support for M1 processor, an updated design for Big Sur, new widgets, and more
Fantastical is one of the most popular productivity apps out there, and it's just received one of its biggest updates to date.
MacBook Pro with M1 processor tech specs
Earlier this week, Apple announced a trio of new computers featuring the M1 processor. It's the first batch of Apple Silicon Macs for the market, and they're already available to buy.
M1-powered Macs are Apple’s first computers to support Wi-Fi 6
The new Mac mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models powered by the new Apple M1 laptop chip bring support for Wi-Fi 6 aka 802.11ax to the Mac platform for the first time.
Apple discontinues Intel-based MacBook Air, other models still available with Intel chips
With its new M1 laptop chip and related hardware updates to the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini, Apple has now stopped selling MacBook Air configurations with Intel processors in order to focus exclusively on the new models that are powered by the M1 chip. As for the Mac mini and MacBook Pro, some Intel-based configurations continue to be offered by Apple.
Apple’s new M1 laptop chip is limited to 16GB of RAM, doesn’t support external GPUs
The new M1 laptop chip in Apple's refreshed Mac mini, as well as in the 13-inch MacBook Air and Pro models, maxes out at 32 gigabytes of RAM. Also, it doesn't support external GPUs (eGPU) via Thunderbolt like its Intel-based counterpart does. Here's what's going on...
Developers can now update their Mac apps with macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon compatibility
Following yesterday's "One more thing" event, Apple's informed registered developers it's now accepting Mac app updates with macOS Big Sur compatibility. In addition, universal binaries with both Intel and Apple Silicon code are now accepted for inclusion in the Mac App Store.
MacBook Air with M1 processor tech specs
Apple unveiled the first ever Apple Silicon Mac on November 10, kicking things off with a new MacBook Air.
This is the new MacBook Pro with the M1 processor
Following hot on the heels of announcing a new MacBook Air and a new Mac mini with the M1 processor, Apple didn't leave out another laptop.
These are the Apple Silicon optimizations in macOS Big Sur
Apple during its prerecorded product unveiling today spent some time explaining the interplay between the software and the hardware when it comes to Apple Silicon. With its latest and greatest macOS release, called Big Sur, Apple has introduced a set of underlying technologies that are carefully optimized for its first custom desktop chip for the Mac, dubbed the M1.