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It’s a treasure trove of information, featuring the original prices of Macs around the world, specs on the largely forgotten Mac clones, and Q&As for many Mac models that go beyond mere specs. provides details on all Macs from the vintage 68000 and PowerPC lines to the latest Intel models, and it covers all of Apple’s mobile devices, too. , a Web site devoted to documenting detailed specs about Apple products, has been around for 20 years now, an impressive feat on the part of founder Brock Kyle.

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At least Tekserve isn’t going away entirely the company will continue to provide corporate sales and professional services.Īlthough it’s clear that Apple’s rising tide does not float all boats, other sites and apps continue apace. With rising rents, Tekserve’s retail operation simply didn’t make business sense anymore. Plus, there’s a Best Buy nearby and all the usual online options.

Apple has six stores in Manhattan alone, one not far from Tekserve. Unlike MacNN, which was presumably struggling against the near-infinite competition for online attention and a market that no longer favors advertising-supported publications, Tekserve’s competitive problems were more physical.

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It became such a fixture of the New York landscape that even the Carrie Bradshaw character in the “ Sex and the City” TV show took her laptop there (“When was the last time you backed up?”). The company had been a stalwart of the Apple world in New York City, operating out of spaces on 23rd Street in Manhattan since 1987. We wish the staff of MacNN the best.Įven sadder in some ways is the closing of Apple reseller Tekserve’s retail store on 15 August 2016. That was also around the time that Apple brought lawsuits against 25 anonymous defendants for posting trade secrets on the Internet (see “ Apple Gets Serious About Plugging Leaks,” 7 August 2000). We appreciate the nod, and I remember MacNN as being a notable player in the Apple news world particularly back around 2000, when Adobe sued MacNN for publishing details about the upcoming versions of Photoshop 6.0 and ImageReady 3.0 (see “ MacNN Sued by Adobe, News at 11,” 12 June 2000). This is not the sole reason why we’re having to give up our comfy home (and just after repainting it, too!), but it’s part of the reality we’ve been working in. We’ve joked before that Apple becoming a huge mainstream company is the worst thing that ever happened to us, but it’s true: there’s less need for an Apple-specific news site when news about Apple is plastered everywhere, on every site, all the time. It’s kind of amazing we made it this far - only TidBITS and Macworld are older and still around - but we’ve been told we’re packing it in. Editor Charles Martin gave no specific details in his article about the closure, saying: On 20 June 2016, MacNN announced that it would be ceasing regular publication. On the upside, particularly for those trying to establish the technical particulars of some older Mac model, the Apple spec site celebrated its 20th anniversary on 2 July 2016 and the spec app Mactracker marked its 15th anniversary back on. Sadly, the Mac news site MacNN, founded in 1995, has announced that it will no longer be publishing regularly, and the venerable New York City Apple reseller Tekserve will be closing its doors for retail sales and service. It is thus with mixed emotion that we report two closings and two notable anniversaries. Our 26 years of continuous Internet publication means that we’ve been online longer than any other Mac periodical, but it’s not surprising that other Apple-related organizations have shown similar longevity.

#1616: Explaining passkeys, Apple challenges for senior citizens, macOS 11.6.7 Big Sur fixes email attachment bugĪpple celebrated its 40th anniversary in April 2016, and the Mac has been changing the world for 32 years.#1617: Pages regains mail merge, HomeKit sensor improvements, keyboard flags in Monterey.

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Preview selections, portable power for a MacBook Pro #1618: M2 MacBook Air available to order, Lockdown Mode, Live Text vs.#1619: Stage Manager first impressions, Live Text in Preview redux, SMS 2FA failure fix, moving large folders with ChronoSync.#1620: OS updates, AssistiveTouch for iOS shortcut palette, Photos album sharing bug.

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