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Apple silicon refers to the family of ARM-based processors designed by Apple for its Mac lineup, replacing Intel chips. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover macOS compatibility, where macOS 27 drops Intel Mac support entirely, leaving only Apple silicon machines eligible for the upgrade. Gaming on Apple silicon has improved with native AAA ports and compatibility layers, though limitations around anti-cheat and multiplayer remain compared to Windows. Hardware rumors include a MacBook Ultra with OLED touchscreen and cellular connectivity, as well as a MacBook Pro redesign that may retain M5 Pro chips. Apple's Mac Pro roadmap was cancelled, with Extreme chips and the M3 Ultra tower abandoned, leading to the line's discontinuation in 2026. Apple's engineering expansion in Sunnyvale suggests continued investment in silicon design and platform development.
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    macOS 27 Drops DVDPlayback SDK: VLC Keeps DVDs Working

    macOS Golden Gate is preparing to retire one of the Mac’s most enduring legacy media components, but reports that DVD playback has already vanished require an important correction: Apple has removed the DVDPlayback framework from the macOS 27 SDK, preventing developers from building new software...
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    macOS 27 Compatibility: Intel Macs Dropped, Apple Silicon Supported

    Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate is a clean break with the Intel era: the new Mac operating system supports Apple silicon Macs and the new MacBook Neo, while every Intel-based Mac is left on macOS 26 Tahoe and earlier releases. For owners of an M-series Mac, the upgrade path is straightforward. For...
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    Apple Silicon Mac Gaming Improves, but Windows Still Wins Multiplayer

    Mac users can play more Windows games than at any previous point in the platform’s history, but the real story is more nuanced than a simple declaration that macOS has become a replacement for a dedicated Windows gaming PC. Apple Silicon has made Macs dramatically more capable, native AAA ports...
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    Apple MacBook Ultra: OLED Touchscreen Rumored for Late 2026

    Apple’s rumored MacBook Ultra could represent the most consequential high-end Mac laptop redesign since the Apple silicon era began, but the emerging picture is as much about strategic tension as it is about new hardware. Expected between late 2026 and early 2027, the machine is rumored to bring...
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    MacBook Pro OLED Touchscreen Redesign Could Keep M5 Pro Chips

    Apple’s next Mac refresh may be less a single launch event than a carefully staggered reset of the entire lineup, beginning with iterative Apple silicon updates this fall and extending into a far more consequential MacBook Pro redesign. The emerging picture points to updated laptops and desktops...
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    Mac Pro Roadmap Cancelled: Apple Ends Extreme Chips and M3 Ultra Tower

    Apple’s abandoned Mac Pro roadmap was far more ambitious—and conflicted—than the tower Apple ultimately shipped. According to reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company developed two unreleased “Extreme” processors, considered one final Intel-based Mac Pro, and prepared an M3 Ultra...
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    Mac Pro Discontinued in March 2026 After M2 and M3 Extreme Cancellations

    Apple reportedly developed two “Extreme” Apple silicon chips, considered an unexpected final Intel-based workstation, and built an M3 Ultra Mac Pro that never reached customers before discontinuing the entire product line in March 2026. The abandoned projects reveal how seriously Apple explored...
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    Apple Leases 580 North Mary Avenue for Sunnyvale Engineering Growth

    Apple’s decision to lease a 125,800-square-foot office building at 580 North Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale is more than another routine addition to its Silicon Valley property portfolio. The agreement extends a multiyear expansion that has already put more than $1 billion of South Bay real estate...
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    Fix macOS Recovery Mode Not Working on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs

    macOS Recovery Mode not working is usually fixed by using the correct startup method for your Mac, restoring a working network connection, or repairing the startup disk once Recovery opens. These steps cover Apple silicon Macs, Intel-based Macs, Intel Macs with the Apple T2 Security Chip, and...
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    Apple at 50: iPhone 17, M5 MacBook Air and Its 2026 Product Line

    Apple, traded as AAPL, is a Cupertino, California consumer technology company best known for the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and its expanding subscription-services business. The company describes its strategy as integrating hardware, software, and services across a tightly...
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    Apple M7 Ultra May Reach 1.5TB Unified Memory in 2028

    Apple is reportedly preparing its most aggressive Mac silicon reset yet, skipping the M6 Pro, M6 Max, and M6 Ultra while accelerating an AI-focused M7 family. The flagship M7 Ultra, expected in 2028, is being engineered to support as much as 1.5TB of unified memory, although Apple has not...
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    Apple M7 and M8: Former Apple Car Research Reportedly Shifts Focus to AI

    This is a report about Apple’s future chip direction, not an Apple announcement. Apple has not announced M7 or M8 specifications, release dates, product configurations, or performance results. According to an AppleInsider report, Apple is applying research associated with its canceled Apple Car...
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    M6 MacBook Pro Arrives Late 2026, M7 Pro/Max Wait Until 2027

    Apple reportedly plans to release only a regular M6 chip in late 2026, skip M6 Pro and M6 Max, place existing M5 Pro and M5 Max processors in a rumored MacBook Ultra, and hold M7 Pro and M7 Max MacBook Pros until late 2027 or beyond. If Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is correct, Apple would be...
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    Apple Discontinues Mac Pro (March 26, 2026): Pro Towers Give Way to Mac Studio

    Apple discontinued the Mac Pro on March 26, 2026, removing the tower workstation from its official store and product lineup after nearly 20 years as the company’s most expandable Mac for creative studios, engineers, developers, and other high-end professional users. As first reported by 9to5Mac...
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    John Ternus Becomes Apple CEO: Can “Design” Redefine the AI-Ready Future?

    John Ternus is preparing to take over as Apple CEO on September 1, 2026, and recent reporting says he intends to reassert design as a central force inside Apple after years in which operations, finance, and supply-chain discipline defined the Tim Cook era. That sounds like a return to old Apple...
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    macOS 27 Golden Gate: Faster, calmer updates as Intel support ends

    Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC 2026 on June 8, releasing the first developer beta the same day for Apple silicon Macs while ending major-version support for Intel-based Macs. The strange part is not that Mac users noticed; it is that some rushed toward a first beta as if it were a...
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    macOS 27 Golden Gate: Rebuilt Siri AI Gains Trust With Local Context

    Apple’s rebuilt Siri AI received its first notable hands-on test this week in the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta, where The Verge’s Antonio G. Di Benedetto spent 24 hours using it on M5 MacBook hardware and came away more optimistic than expected. That is a small sample, not a verdict. But...
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    CrossOver 27 Ends Intel Mac Support and 32-Bit Bottles (Sonoma+ Apple Silicon Only)

    CrossOver 27, announced by CodeWeavers on June 11, 2026, will run on macOS Sonoma or newer and only on Apple Silicon Macs, ending support for Intel-based Macs and removing 32-bit bottle support in the Windows compatibility layer. The change lands just as Apple’s own macOS 27 Golden Gate draws a...
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    MacBook Neo vs Windows 11: Apple’s Whole-Product Edge in 2026

    Apple’s chips may be the envy of the PC industry, but the real story in 2026 is how much the rest of the Windows laptop market has failed to answer them. Apple’s MacBook Neo has landed as the clearest proof yet that Cupertino can combine efficient silicon, tight hardware integration, and a calm...
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    MacBook Neo: Apple Silicon at $599 Reframes Budget Laptops

    Apple’s new MacBook Neo collapses the aspirational distance between Macs and cheap Windows notebooks or premium Chromebooks by packing an iPhone‑class chip, a high‑quality 13‑inch Liquid Retina display, and macOS with Apple Intelligence into a $599 package — and that makes the Neo the single...