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Starting next month, Mac users will need macOS 12 or later to keep receiving Google Chrome updates.

By Jibin Joseph
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Looking for Control-Alt-Delete on a MacBook? Here's how I get rid of frozen apps.

By Jason Cohen
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Get the full scoop from WWDC 2025 about Apple's OS plans for Mac and iPad.

By Michael Kan
MacOS Tahoe

We traveled to Cupertino to bring you live updates on iOS, macOS, Apple Intelligence, and more as Apple revealed them.

By Eric Zeman
Apple WWDC

PC users can't help but notice the similarities between Apple's 'liquid glass' design philosophy and the Aero interface in Microsoft's Windows Vista OS from 2007.

By Michael Kan
Liquid Glass vs Aero

Apple's upcoming macOS Tahoe is only supported on four Intel Macs. Starting next year, macOS updates will only come to Apple Silicon Macs.

By Jibin Joseph
Macs that support macOS 26

You’ll find multiple ways to delete apps from your Mac, but that's only the beginning. To free up the most storage space possible, you'll also need to ensure that all leftover files are deleted.

By Lance Whitney
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Sidecar in macOS turns your iPad into a second display, but it's limited to certain Macs and iPads. Thankfully, a few third-party apps can help if you have an older Apple device or Windows PC.

By Whitson Gordon
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The hackers behind the scareware previously targeted Windows users but switched to macOS after Microsoft introduced an anti-scareware feature for the Edge browser.

By Michael Kan
scareware campaign

Here's how to make your macOS desktop a little easier on the eyes with dark mode.

By Jason Cohen
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Since Mojave, Macs have a built-in tool to make taking screenshots a simple and easy process. Here's how to capture a screen grab, whether you want the whole display or just part of it.

By Jason Cohen
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Does your Mac slow to a crawl thanks to apps that spring to life upon startup? Here's how to disable and manage startup items to stop them in their tracks.

By Jason Cohen
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'Banshee' info-stealing malware uses Apple's XProtect string encryption to steal crypto. This may have let the malware slip by some antivirus programs, according to new research.

By Kate Irwin
Man using gray Macbook that has scratches on its screen's back.

The AI-powered Apple Intelligence offers writing tools to help you proofread, rewrite, and summarize text in Mail, Messages, Notes, Pages, and other apps.

By Lance Whitney
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Make your chats more interesting with Image Playground in the Messages app, which can create an AI version of existing photos or generate new ones from your prompts.

By Clay Halton
image playground on a mac

Looking to reset your computer to its factory settings? Apple has made it a little easier since macOS Monterey, but you have options no matter your Mac or OS version.

By Jason Cohen
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Right-clicking in Windows is simple, but what if you have a Mac? Here's how to Control-click.

By Jason Cohen
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Don't want to install Windows on your Mac to play PC games? Turn to programs like Wine, DOSbox, and GeForce Now instead.

By Alan Bradley & Whitson Gordon
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The attackers are using Google's Flutter platform to make malicious crypto apps that can ultimately grant remote access to a victim's Mac.

By Kate Irwin
A gray Macbook on a white marble surface with pink backdrop behind.

Rather than hold one event, Apple is spreading out its Mac announcements this week, starting with an upgraded iMac that supports Apple Intelligence.

By Michael Kan
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