Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with its new M6 chip, alongside an upgraded M5 Pro tier replacing the previous M4 Pro option. The base model now starts at $899, though comparing it to the last actually-available M4 Mini (which cost $799 after Apple discontinued the cheaper $599 configuration) shows the real increase is closer to $300. Despite the higher price, reviewers still consider it the best value in Apple's current Mac lineup given broader price increases across the industry.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-21
Satechi has released a Thunderbolt 5 dock called CubeDock, styled to match Apple's newly launched Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips. The dock adds eight ports, an internal M.2 NVMe SSD bay supporting drives up to 8TB, and can deliver up to 140W of charging power to a connected laptop.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-20
A developer has demonstrated Laya, referred to as 'OS Jev', running fully offline on Apple's M4 chip using Apple's CoreML framework. The system reportedly processes 45 decisions per second locally, without needing a cloud connection or internet access.
gist.github.com
· 2026-09-20
A retrospective look at old Apple keyboards reveals that Canada had its own layout variant in the late 1990s and early 2000s, distinct from both the US and European versions. While it shared the same physical layout as the European keyboard, it used entirely different pictograms for keys like Ctrl, Alt, Tab, Caps Lock, Esc, Enter and the arrow keys.
unsung.aresluna.org
· 2026-09-19
A journalist testing Meta's Muse AI assistant on its new Mac app found it referencing contents of his Messages conversations, despite believing he hadn't granted access. When questioned, Muse gave a confused and inaccurate explanation, claiming it only saw notification previews synced through the paired Mac app. Meta executive David Singleton later clarified that Muse only accesses Messages data after a user explicitly opts in, and that the assistant's own explanation of its capabilities was simply wrong.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-19
A new round of weekend discounts on Apple products includes up to $100 off AirPods Max 2 and $50 off AirPods Pro 3, alongside price cuts on Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Pre-order savings have also returned for the new M6 Mac mini and Mac Studio, plus $150 reductions on M5 MacBook Air models and other accessories like AirTag 2 and MagSafe battery packs.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-19
Programmer Yevhen Kharkivskyi has released Tasks.txt, a free Mac application built around Gina Trapani's todo.txt system. Instead of complex features, it organizes tasks into three simple sections—Next, Backlog, and Done—stored in a single text file and fully operable via keyboard shortcuts.
wired.com
· 2026-09-19
With iPhone 18 Pro units now arriving to customers, retailers are running discounts across new cases, chargers, and cables alongside an existing $50 markdown on AirPods Pro 3. Amazon is also offering pre-order savings on the upcoming M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini lineup, plus a $320 cut on the entry 24GB M5 MacBook Pro.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-18
Meta has launched a Mac version of its AI assistant Muse, allowing it to interact directly with a user's files, messages, calendar, notes and mail within their native apps. The desktop release follows Muse's earlier debut on mobile and web this month, where it quickly climbed to the top of U.S. App Store rankings.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-18
Meta AI has released Muse, a personified AI agent app for iPhone, with a companion Mac app added nine days later and web access at muse.ai. Users can customize the agent's name and avatar, and while the app is free with weekly usage limits, paying subscribers get expanded access. The Mac version can work across apps, files, calendar, notes, and messages, with user-controlled permissions.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
Amazon has brought back a pre-order discount on the base M6 Mac mini (16GB/256GB), now priced at $879.99 ahead of next week's release, alongside a similar deal on the 24GB configuration. The retailer is also matching an all-time low of $330 off Apple's 2026 Studio Display XDR, part of a wider batch of discounts covering AirPods 5, AirPods Pro 3, the M5 MacBook Air, and a Thunderbolt 5 dock.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
Addigy has launched an Intelligence Suite inside its device management platform for MSPs and IT teams overseeing Apple devices. The suite includes AI Script Assist for writing and auditing scripts, natural language reporting, and an MCP server that lets AI agents interact with the management control plane under admin-defined guardrails. Addigy says all processing happens within its own environment, with no customer data sent to outside AI models.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
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