Mac News Today

The 12 inch MacBook and legacy non-retina MacBook Air have been discontinued. It has also tweaked the pricing on the MacBook Air and updated the MacBook Pro.

Sign In with Apple allows you to sign in to apps and websites using your Apple ID. Apple is adding enhanced privacy options for users in its continued effort to differentiate itself from Google & FaceBook.

Apple is replacing iTunes with Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and the Apple TV app. The new Sidecar feature enables users to extend their Mac desktop by using their iPad as a second display or as an input device for creative Mac apps.

iOS 13 brings Dark Mode, Advanced Photo and Camera Features, Sign In with Apple and an All-New Maps Experience. iPadOS features a New Home Screen, Powerful Multitasking and New Ways to Use Apple Pencil.

watchOS 6 brings Cycle Tracking, the Noise app, Activity Trends and a watch based App Store. tvOS 13 introduces a new home screen, multi-user support, Apple Arcade, expanded game controller support and new screen savers filmed under the sea.

Pro Display XDR features a 32-inch Retina 6K display with P3 wide and 10-bit colour, 1,600 nits of peak brightness, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a super-wide viewing angle.

The new Mac Pro is designed for maximum performance, expansion and configurability, with new Xeon processors up to 28 cores, a high-performance memory system, 8 PCIe expansion slots and the world’s most powerful graphics card.

In an Aussie first Ticketek and Apple are launching contactless tickets for Rugby fans with an iPhone or Apple Watch.

Panic is making a new handheld gaming device called Playdate that will include a slow release of new games.

National Australia Bank has launched Apple Pay leaving Westpac as the last remaining holdout of Australia's Big Four Banks.

Apple has released its first eight core MacBook making the new 15 inch MacBook Pro the fastest MacBook ever.

Apple has extended its keyboard repair program to the 2018 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The just released MacBook Pro 2019 is also included.

The latest Toyota RAV4 went on sale last week and will be the first Toyota in Australia to include Apple's CarPlay but not right away.

Apple is expected to unveil new versions of iOS, macOS tvOS & watchOS at WWDC on the 3rd of June. A detailed leak of the expected new features has leaked with less than a month to go.

Samsung revealed a foldable smartphone at a press event in February to much fanfare. It's defining feature was 7.3-inch display that folded in half.

Customers with Suncorp eftpos or Visa debit cards can now use eftpos with Apple Pay. ANZ was the first launch eftpos with Apple Pay back in January.

After a long absence from the Mac Microsoft has released a developer version of Microsoft Edge for Mac web browser.