In a previous article “M1 vs M2 vs M3 vs M4 vs M5“; I compared the tech specs of entry level Apple Silicon chips from each generation, sprinkling in some basic benchmarks while also sharing some details learned from other sources. . . There may not be an M5 MacBook Pro in front of me, […]
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Last year on October 29th 2024, Apple unveiled a totally redesigned Mac mini, alongside the M4 iMac, and the new M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max MacBook Pros. It features a new chip with a 3-nanometer fabrication process, a new thermal system to go along with it, upgradeable internal storage, new ports on the front, and more noteworthy […]
Recently a website called BeeBom posted some benchmarks which reflect what appears to be the new Late 2025 14-Inch M5 MacBook Pro. If there is any indication from this artificial “water pressure test”, the M5 surely has cutting-edge single core performance. See: Mac17,2 – Geekbench 6.5.0 Pro for macOS AArch64 – Results Browser . . […]
In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article reflects the most recent updates […]
Back on August 6th 2025, I put together a few ideas in Photoshop CS4 to redo the banner for our website. After making some tweaks and finally getting around to it, I’m proud to present the new one! Be sure to clear the browser cache for our website if you’d like to see the new […]
Hey everybody, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. Low End Mac has always been community-based since its creation in April 1997, helping others maximize the life of their Apple gear for nearly three decades. Since our low points between 2014 – 2018, we’ve reached several milestones along a […]
Picture this: You can see an entire map of earth with all the time zones, where the sun is shining on earth now, clocks for many cities around the world, a moon calendar, sun calendar, and more, all within a self-contained app. The best part is, you can have it right now on your PowerPC […]
Does anyone remember the smooth intro from the iPhone 17 launch on September 9th? You may come across a brand new Apple commercial strikingly much like the intro to the iPhone 17 launch stream, called “Design is how it works“. The video stuck out to me in the creative way they showcased Apple design, using […]
Imagine if you could take some features from newer versions of macOS, and give them to Mac OS X Leopard running on a PowerPC Mac? That’s exactly what we’re gonna do today in this article. I’m gonna cover a small compilation of apps and tweaks where the end result is a more modern PowerPC Leopard […]
This light utility gives you the ability to properly format SD cards and Micro SD cards on your PowerPC Mac. Older versions of Mac OS X recognize SD cards as USB flash drives if they mount, although may have trouble formatting in Disk Utility. . . Macs did not have SD card slots or Micro […]
Imagine being able to simply download an app which makes your speakers louder than their normal maximum volume? Some of you may be more familiar with the more modern Iteration of Boom for Mac, but until last week I had no idea this existed for PowerPC Macs, too. . . Not only can you push […]
With the A19 and A19 Pro chips out and about, one could ponder about how much oomph they’d get out of their phone. While phones don’t make the massive leaps year over year like in the 2010s, to see a chip in your phone compare to what’s in a current laptop is mind blowing. . […]
A couple days ago on September 19th 2025, the new lineup of iPhone 17s were made available to the general public, along with their respective accessories. I was more keen on keeping the iPhone 14 Pro until I saw the JerryRigEverything iPhone Air durability test, that’s when I knew. So I went with Sky Blue. […]
In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article reflects the most recent updates […]
With the summer development cycle now over and this years’s new iPhones now launched, it’s time to get the new corresponding OSes out. Confirmed at the “awe dropping” event on September 9th, this article will highlight new builds while followup articles will cover key notes. . . In the spirit of preserving tech history, documentation […]
With the release of the newest batch of iPhones yesterday, you’re probably wondering what the artificial benchmarks are. I kept my eyes open for any unofficial real-world benchmark leaks, and thanks to one of our sources, we got our hands on some new info. Links to the benchmarks iPhone18,1: CPU / GPU . iPhone18,3: CPU […]
Earlier this week, Apple perpetuated its cycle of developer betas with a series of even more bug fixes, and iterative changes on the underpinnings of the OS. The last time there was a 9th developer beta in macOS was in 2022, with macOS 12.0 Ventura. . . 3.37 GB download size for individuals upgrading to […]
Last week’s 8th developer beta wasn’t the last before the upcoming iPhone release, as we now have a 9th Developer Beta for iOS 26. It may or may not be surprising, and there was always the possibility of seeing an RC build versus DB9. All in all, iOS 26 is close now, but there are […]
Have you ever heard of the app iAlarm from the early 2000s? There are a few Alarm Clock apps on the Garden from back in the day, but this app seems elusive anywhere I look for it online. There is no search term I believe I can use to uncover this anywhere, this seems to […]
When using a PowerPC Mac with Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, you normally don’t have the ability to use a single Keyboard, Mouse, or trackpad to move the pointer, type, and copy clipboard content across multiple Macs. . . That is, until you download Teleport for Mac! A preference pane which lets you have […]
A new industry report shows Apple is to saturate just under half of all 2 nanometer production capacity at TSMC. The report also has some notable insights on the industry now, and for the immediate future. The 2nm process at TSMC went into production as planned. . . When can we expect M5 chips? We […]
Yesterday, the 8th Developer Beta of iOS 26 was sent out alongside other DB’s including macOS 26 DB8. As many sources are saying, beta testing is wrapping up as the new iPhone is getting ready for launch. The timing of this developer beta suggests no more beta builds, but new ones may be out if […]
Today Apple sent out the 8th Developer Beta, with this build shaping up to potentially be the final one before the Release Candidate (RC) build. It weighs in at 2.52 GB if you’re coming from Developer Beta 7 on an M4 MacBook Air. We may or may not see a 9th Developer Beta if and […]
Have you ever thought about firing up an old PowerPC Mac, wanting to hear the good speakers, but unsure of what software to realistically enjoy them with? What better use for your old Mac, than to turn it into a pair of external speakers? With the magic of this app, you can do just that. […]
This update was sent out the same day as iOS 18.6.2, providing bug fixes and stability issues for users on macOS Sequoia. Apple deemed CVE-2025-43300 serious enough to be included in an update for older versions of macOS as well, bringing Sonoma to 14.7.8 and even Ventura up to 13.7.8. . . Even though major […]
This new update comes with a security fix, known as “CVE-2025-43300: Apple”. It mentions how a malicious image file may result in memory corruption. and also adds “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals”. . . This isn’t meant to […]
Have you ever wanted to benchmark a Power Mac G4 MDD versus a 2018 Mac mini, directly? Well, now you actually can*! This is actually a Universal app, which works all the way up to macOS Mojave since it’s a 32-Bit app. See: Download – Power Fractal v1.4.1 (160 kB – External Link) . . […]
Swiftly after the re-release of the 6th Developer Betas of iOS and iPadOS 26, Apple made the 7th Developer Beta available on Monday August 18th. This update may re-enable some features, fix bugs for certain iPhone users, while overall working towards a more stable build as we get closer to the release of iOS 26 […]
The 7th Developer Beta of macOS Tahoe is out just a week after the 6th developer beta. With the expected finalization of macOS Tahoe getting closer and the feedback from the first four developer betas taking shape, a more stable and legible Liquid Glass UI is emerging. . . A user may be prompted to […]
This app (in the form that I have it) can test the read and write speeds of volumes over the Local Area Network. Whether it’s selected as a folder in Finder or manually entered as an IP address, it’ll send data packets to and from the devices of your choice. Download: LAN_SpeedTest.app.zip (159 KB, LEM […]
There’s iStat Menus, iStat Pro, and then there’s Temperature Monitor 4.96. It’s nice and simple overall, yet it gives you just enough customization to show the temperature stats you need on your PowerPC Mac. The best part is, there is a mini app which comes along with it. TemperatureMonitor4.96.dmg_.zip (LEM Software Repository, 3 MB) . […]
A few days ago, Apple released the third public beta of iOS 26 as well as a revised 6th Developer Beta of iOS 26. This comes after an earlier 6th Developer Beta of iOS 26 released on August 11th, with a slightly different build being 23A5318c. . . . This iteration of the Developer Beta […]
Bluetooth File Exchange is another one of those things which remain working between a completely modern Apple Silicon Mac, and PowerPC-era Mac. I was able to directly connect a 15-Inch M4 MacBook Air with Bluetooth 5.3 and macOS Tahoe DB6 to a 2003 Power Mac G5 with Bluetooth 1.1 + Mac OS X 10.5.8, to […]
Since the last “Apple News Roundup: Mid-June 2025” article was published, many other things have been going on in the background at Apple which are worth mentioning, but may not have enough on their own to be featured in a full article on Low End Mac. This article is a roundup of many new updates from […]
Bluetooth 6.0 is the latest iteration of a wireless short-range data exchanging protocol standard, spanning way back to 1998. The latest version was 6.1, from May 7th, 2025. As of August 17th 2025, all of the latest Macs have Bluetooth 5.3. Devices with an M5 chip are likely to be the first crop of Apple […]