{"id":9812,"date":"2024-11-08T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:57:49","slug":"slow-and-steady-m4-macbook-pro-apple-q424-pixelmator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2024\/11\/08\/slow-and-steady-m4-macbook-pro-apple-q424-pixelmator\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow and Steady &#8211; M4 MacBook Pro, Apple Q424, Pixelmator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/etW5-oInyGA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As expected following the end of last week&#8217;s MacBreak Weekly, Apple announced the new M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max MacBook Pros. 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And Apple acquires Pixelmator.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Early Apple M4 Pro and M4 Max benchmarks hint at a massive performance boost.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple\u2019s new MacBook Pro features the incredibly powerful M4 family of chips and ushers in a new era with Apple Intelligence.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple finally finds its gaming console with the new Mac mini.<br \/>\n\u2022 First M4 Max benchmark tears apart the M2 Ultra Mac Studio.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple\u2019s Q424 results: $95B revenue\u2013with a twist.<br \/>\n\u2022 A new home for Pixelmator.<br \/>\n\u2022 Per Ming-Chi Kuo: &#8220;Cheaper Vision Pro&#8221; delayed beyond 2027.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple explores push into smart glasses with \u2018Atlas\u2019 user study<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple is buying 20 percent of its iPhone satellite services partner.<br \/>\n\u2022 US Consumer Finance Protection Bureau orders Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay over $89 million for Apple Card failures.<br \/>\n\u2022 Rumor: Apple developing 90Hz display tech for iPad Air, Studio Display, and iMac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As expected following the end of last week&#8217;s MacBreak Weekly, Apple announced the new M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max 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