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Apple has quietly launched a new Mac mini powered by its M6 chip, a machine that has become a favorite among users running agentic AI workloads locally. The update comes with another price increase and arrives unexpectedly, just weeks before Apple's anticipated iPhone 18 launch event where a first foldable iPhone is also expected.
Apple released updated Magic Keyboard accessories alongside its new Mac mini and Mac Studio launch, replacing text labels on keys like tab, caps lock, return, shift, and delete with icon-only glyphs. The change mirrors a similar redesign Apple made earlier this year on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Neo keyboards, and also affects Home, Page Up, and Page Down keys on extended keyboards with numeric keypads. Aside from the visual update, the keyboards retain USB-C support and the same layout and functionality as prior models.
Apple has abandoned its plan to shift Hide My Email addresses from the @icloud.com domain to @private.icloud.com. The company confirmed Monday that masked email addresses will stay on @icloud.com, reversing an earlier decision announced this year.
Apple has launched an updated version of its Polishing Cloth on its online store, with U.S. pricing dropping to $9 from the previous $19. It's still unclear whether the new cloth differs in size or material beyond the price change, but Apple says it remains a soft, nonabrasive cloth safe for all Apple displays, including nano-texture screens.
Apple has released a new Mac mini lineup powered by its M6 chip and M5 Pro chip, replacing the previous M4 and M4 Pro models. The M6, built on a 2nm process, brings a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and dual 16-core Neural Engine, while the M5 Pro offers up to an 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU. Both versions also gain higher memory bandwidth and increased maximum RAM configurations.
Apple quietly refreshed its Polishing Cloth alongside the new Mac mini and Mac Studio launches, now selling it for $9 instead of the original $19. The product description remains unchanged, and Apple hasn't specified what, if anything, is different about the new version.
Apple unveiled two new processors, the M5 Ultra and M6, to power refreshed Mac Studio and Mac Mini lines. The M5 Ultra fuses two M5 Max dies into Apple's first quad-die chip with up to 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores, and 1.2 TB/s memory bandwidth, while the 2nm M6 targets everyday users with a 12-core CPU and nearly 30% more peak GPU compute for AI tasks than the M5.
Apple introduced a refreshed Mac Mini powered by its new M6 chip, priced from $899 for 256GB storage and 16GB RAM, with pre-orders open now and shipping starting September 22. A higher-end M5 Pro variant starts at $1,699 with 512GB storage and 24GB RAM. Apple also launched new Mac Studio desktops built on M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, priced from $2,499 and $5,499 respectively.
Apple released a support page listing 50 ways users can adapt their devices as they age, organized into ten categories covering vision, hearing, mobility and cognition. The list draws mostly on existing accessibility settings, such as enlarging text, boosting contrast, and Sound Recognition, which can alert users to doorbells, alarms or appliance beeps. The release coincides with Apple's 50th anniversary and highlights features many customers may not know already exist.
Apple unveiled its M6 processor, first appearing in the Mac Mini, built on a 2nm manufacturing process with 12 CPU cores, a 12-core GPU, and a dual 16-core neural engine. Apple claims roughly 20% faster multithreaded performance and larger GPU gains over the M5, along with memory bandwidth up to 170GB/s, though independent testing hasn't yet confirmed these figures.
Apple announced updated Mac mini models built on its new M6 chip and the higher-end M5 Pro, promising as much as 4x faster AI processing, doubled graphics and storage speeds, and a 40 percent CPU gain over the previous generation. Both configurations add Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and faster Ethernet options, and ship with macOS 27 and Apple's next Apple Intelligence features including Siri AI. The machines are open for preorder now and go on sale September 22.
Apple has launched M6, its first chip built on a 2-nanometer process, inside a refreshed Mac mini, featuring a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. Alongside it, the new Mac Studio gets M5 Ultra, Apple's first quad-die SoC, offering up to 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores and 1.2TB/s of memory bandwidth.