The first Mac software was called System 1 and it was released on January 24, 1984, and there have been 30 major updates since. Apple rebranded to Mac OS with the release of mac OS 8 on July 26, 1997.

On Wednesday, Perplexity announced Personal Computer, an AI agent that “runs continuously, merging your local applications with Perplexity Computer.” The system runs on Perplexity’s “secure servers,” ...

Compact Safari tabs are back, battery limits are finally native, and Rosetta 2 is living on borrowed time. macOS 26.4 is a small update that hits where it counts.

Classic Mac OS was prized for its clean, accessible GUI when it first hit the scene in the 1980s. Back then, developers hadn’t even conceived of all the weird gewgaws that would eventually ...

Run Xbox 360 games on iPhone, iPad, and Mac using XeniOS emulator, though performance remains limited and unstable in alpha stage.

macOS 27 is still months away, but there are already a handful of rumors about the upcoming software update, as outlined below. We expect the first beta of macOS 27 to be seeded to developers during ...

A quarter of a century after IBM released the last official version of OS/2, someone is still keeping the platform alive under the ArcaOS name. Arca ...

Apple today provided the second beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after Apple seeded the first beta. Developers can download ...

Apple will start assembling Mac mini in the United States later this year. Foxconn will build the tiny desktop computers at its facility in Houston, Texas. The assembled units will primarily serve ...

Macworld reports that Apple plans to remove Rosetta support in macOS 28, ending Intel app compatibility on M-series Macs by fall 2027. This change affects users running older Intel-based applications ...

The last time Apple launched a new ‘MacBook’ was 2015, and the product clearly seemed aimed at dethroning the MacBook Air. Like the Air, that new MacBook specialized in being thin and light, it ...

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac are all getting a new update with bug fixes and support for those purchasing an expensive new Apple monitor. Apple's iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, and macOS 26.3.1 are ...