Apple iMac gets mid-2020 Intel upgrade

Apple has updated the iMac, giving the all-in-one desktop a processor bump and other improvements, though not changing the familiar styling of the macOS computer. The refresh – a longstanding rumor – comes ahead of the switch to Apple Silicon, the Cupertino company’s in-house Arm-based chipsets which it officially confirmed at WWDC 2020 earlier this year.

That process – expected to take around two years, Apple CEO Tim Cook said – will see macOS and all of Apple’s hardware transition from Intel processors to Arm chipsets. It’ll mean much tighter integration between macOS and the hardware it runs on, echoing the advantages seen already on iPhone and iPad. At the same time, it’ll also allow iOS and iPadOS developers to more readily port their apps to run on macOS devices.
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