Apple announced new products in a special way last week. Instead of an Apple event, the company has chosen to announce all new products using a press release.
Although Apple did not hold an event, all new products are provided with a nice introduction video. Because we understand that you may have missed the announcements, we list all the new products for you. This way you immediately know what’s new.
24-inch iMac with M4 chip
- M4 chip (3-nanometer chip) up to 10-core CPU, standard 8-core
- up to 10-core GPU (standard 8 GPU)
- up to 32 GB memory (standard 16 GB)
- 120 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Configurable with nano-textured glass
- 12MP Center Stage Camera with Desk View support
- Record video in 1080p HD
- Up to two external displays with a resolution of up to 6K at 60 Hz or one external display with a resolution of up to 8K at 120 Hz
- USB-C support for included accessories
- New colours: green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver
- Price drop: starting price of € 1519 (was € 1619)
Brand new Mac mini with M4 chip
- Completely new design inspired by the Mac Studio
- Smaller dimensions
- Five USB-C ports, two of which are on the front
- M4 chip or M4 Pro chip
- Standard 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU
- Ray tracing with hardware acceleration
- Standard 16 GB central memory
- Thunderbolt 5 for M4 Pro mac mini
- Support for 3 external 6K displays
MacBook Pro with M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chip
- M4 chip, M4 Pro or M4 Max chip
- up to 16-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- up to 40-core GPU
- Up to 128 GB memory (standard 16 GB)
- up to 546 GB/s memory bandwidth
- M4 MacBook Pro with three Thunderbolt 4 ports (USB-C)
- M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro with three Thunderbolt 5 ports (USB-C)
- 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desktop View
- Record video in 1080p HD
- Configurable with nano-textured display
- SDR brightness from 500 to 1000 nits (outdoors only)
- Improved battery life from 18 hours to 22 hours (14-inch with M4 Pro or M4 Max) and 24 hours (14-inch with M4 and all 16-inch models)
Software updates
New in iOS 18.1: Apple Intelligence, iPad tab bar, Control Center and more
Monday, October 28 • Wesley Fabry
Since this week you can download and install various software updates including iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 and watchOS 11.1 for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. The updates fix several bugs, but also add new features.
The most important addition is Apple Intelligence in English (US). Unfortunately, you cannot simply use Apple Intelligence in the EU, but fortunately there are other new options. The new software updates include a customizable tab bar for iPad, new controls in the control panel and more. We list all the new options for you.
Other innovations
- MacBook Air now comes with 16 GB of RAM as standard
- Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with USB-C, also available separately
- Thunderbolt 5 cable (€79) added to the Apple Store range