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Apple Announces Mac mini and Mac Studio; More Info at B&H

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2 months ago

August 25, 2026

Apple News – Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio systems now equipped with the latest M6 and M5 series chips, bringing greater power and capabilities to users everywhere.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — B&H is pleased to share the latest editions of Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio lineup now powered by the latest M6 and M5 series chips. With a strong focus for on-device AI processing, Apple has boosted the performance of both the Mac mini and the Mac Studio, giving everyone from creatives to developers a strong foundation. So why wait any longer? Let’s dive in!

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max)

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Mac mini

M6 and M5 Pro Chips

The latest Apple M6 chip brings new heights of computational power to the Mac mini! These 12-core chips feature a hybrid design that leverages six efficiency cores, four performance cores, and two super cores to enhance throughput across the entire system. Handling high-end graphics is the 12-core GPU along with hardware-accelerated ray tracing to give enhanced visuals for developers and gaming enthusiasts alike. The M6 also includes enhanced Neural Accelerators and a dual 16-core Neural Engine to expand memory bandwidth up to 153 GB/s!

Apple Mac mini (M6)
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Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro 15-Core)
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The built-in Media Engine includes various hardware-accelerated encoding protocols including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW. It also offers ProRes encode and decode engines as well as the AV1 decode engine.

The M5 Pro chip is also making its way over to the Mac mini, giving you a greater uplift in performance, ideal for creatives who want to take advantage of the M5 Pro’s enhanced architecture. It includes 15 cores, spread between 10 performance cores and five super cores to assist with high-end computational workloads. It also includes a 16-core GPU, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, 16-core Neural Engine, and Neural Accelerators, giving you up upwards of 307 GB/s memory bandwidth. If you want even more power, there is also an M5 Pro with an 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU. All the features found in the M6’s Media Engine are also available on the M5 Pro chips.

Expandability

Retaining the beloved form factor while incorporating powerful components like the M6 and M5 Pro chips, additional configuration options are made available with multiple memory and storage options. For the M6, it starts at 16GB of storage and can be

expanded up to either 24GB or 32GB which also enhances the memory bandwidth speed up to 170 GB/s. Meanwhile, the M5 Pro offers 48GB or 64GB configurations. Storage wise, M6 options include 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB. The M5 Pro starts with 512GB and can be expanded up to 8TB for extreme projects.

Display Support

Both the M6 and M5 Pro models support up to three external displays using Thunderbolt and HDMI ports. Resolution and refresh rate both adjust according to how many displays you connect to the Mac mini. With three displays on the M6, you can support two displays at either 6K resolution at 60 Hz refresh rate or 4K at 165 Hz. The third display can support 5K at 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K at 60 Hz over HDMI. When using two displays, you have greater support for higher resolutions with the first monitor supporting either 8K at 60 Hz, 5K at 120 Hz, or 4K at 240 Hz. The secondary display supports up to 5K at 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60 Hz over HDMI.

Audio

Integrated audio includes support for various formats including AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dilby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos. The Mac mini also features a built-in speaker alongside a 3.5mm headphone audio jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones.

Connectivity

Both the M6 and the M5 Pro models include a wide range of ports with various adjustments to connection speeds. The front panels include two USB-C ports running at USB 3.2 speeds, offering up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Slight changes to the back panel can be found between the M6 and M5 Pro. A configurable ethernet port is available, offering either 2.5 or 10 Gb speeds. A single HDMI port is also available alongside three USB-C Thunderbolt ports which support Thunderbolt 4 on M6 systems and Thunderbolt 5 on M5 Pro systems.

Mac Studio

Coming out the gate with the latest chips, the Mac Studio takes creativity to new heights thanks to the latest M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. Taking workloads to the extreme, the new Mac Studio delivers a monumental leap in performance, leveraging massive power to run various creative suits as well as resource-demanding AI applications. This makes the Mac Studio great for creatives as well as AI researchers, developers, data scientists, and more!

M5 Max

The M5 Max is a fantastic chip designed for creatives who want to take their editing skills to new heights. Musicians, photographers, software engineers, and designers pushing real-time 3D effects and motion graphics can leverage the immense amount of power that the M5 Max provides.

Consisting of an 18-core CPU that consists of 12 performance cores and six super cores, you get greater computational power backed by an enhanced 32-core GPU. Hardware-accelerated ray tracing, 16-core Neural Engine, and enhanced Neural Accelerators provide the M5 Max with up to 480 GB/s memory bandwidth speeds, ideal for those who are performing tons of real-time tasks.

Configurations can be made to the M5 Max, giving you an upgraded 40-core GPU for an enhanced memory bandwidth of 614 GB/s.

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Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra 30-Core)

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Essentially doubling the performance of the M5 Max, the M5 Ultra takes computational power to unprecedented levels of power and performance essential for managing the most demanding workloads. Filmmakers can color-grade uncompressed 8K footage in real time, VFX artists can render complex simulations quicker than before, and data scientists can rain local AI models on various datasheets with ease.

The M5 Ultra chip features a 30-core CPU made of 10 super cores and 20 performance cores to drive raw performance. Graphics are handled by the massive 64-core GPU outfitted with hardware-accelerated ray tracing capabilities. Naturally, Neural Accelerators and a 32-core Neural Engine work together to enhance throughput across the board. Altogether, this gives you an incredible 1.2 TB/s memory bandwidth!

Additional configurations of the M5 Ultra include an upgrade to a 36-core CPU and an 80-core GPU.

Both the M5 Max and the M5 Ultra include a built-in Media Engine which leverages various codecs and other operational systems to enhance video editing capabilities, enabling power users to perform a multitude of tasks in a timely manner. We have hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW profiles built into the Media Engine.

For those on the M5 Max chip, you get two video encode engines and a single video decode engine. We also get two ProRes encode and decode engines as well as a single AV1 decode engine. Those who opt for the M5 Ultra receive double the performance backed by two video decode engines, four video encode engines, and four ProRes encode and decode engines. A singular AV1 decode engine remains.

Expandability

Designed for scalability, the Mac Studio features various configurations to best suit your workload. The M5 Max starts with 36GB of unified memory that can be configured up to 48GB, 64Gb, or 128GB. Meanwhile the M5 Ultra starts with 96GB of unified memory with 256GB or 512GB options.

Storage wise, the M5 Max starts with 512GB while the M5 Ultra starts with 1TB. Expansion options include 1TB (for the M5 Max), 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB for extreme workloads. The M5 Ultra gets the additional option of a 16TB internal storage drive for even greater application usage.

Display Support

When it comes to display support, the Mac Studio offers a ton of options with ample connectivity across a mix of Thunderbolt 5 and HDMI ports. The M5 Max can support up to five displays while the M5 Ultra supports up to eight.

The M5 Max can support four displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60 Hz or 4K at 165 Hz, plus a fifth display with up to 5K at 60 Hz over HDMI. When only using three displays, two offer support up to 8K at 60 Hz or 5K at 120 Hz or 4K at 240 Hz, plus a third display with up to 5K at 60 Hz over HDMI.

When connecting eight displays to the M5 Ultra, you get native resolution of 6K at 60 Hz or 4K resolution at up to 165 Hz. When using four displays, you get 8K at 60 Hz, 5K at 120 Hz, or 4K at 240 Hz.

Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) HDR, and Multichannel audio are all supported.

Connectivity and Audio

The Mac Studio offers the largest, most expansive connectivity options to date with a wide range of ports found on the front and back panels. On the front we have two USB-C ports which support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s) speeds on the M5 Max and Thunderbolt 5 speeds on the M5 Ultra. Both include an SDXC card slot with UHS-II speeds.

Both the M5 Max and the M5 Ultra systems are equipped with four Thunderbolt 5 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, and a 10Gb Ethernet port. The 3.5mm headphone jack found on the back panel supports high-impedance headphones for extra audio clarity.

Just like the Mac mini, the Mac Studio includes Apple’s N1 wireless networking chip that grants users access to Wi-Fi 7 speeds with Thread networking technology and Bluetooth 6 for enhanced peripheral support.

Learn More About the latest Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio at B&H Explora

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KeyStone Solutions Wins 2026 MSP 501 Vanguard Award for Innovation

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43 minutes ago

November 8, 2026

KeyStone Solutions, a managed IT and cybersecurity provider based in Cleveland, Tennessee, has won the 2026 MSP 501 Vanguard Award from Channel Partners and MSP Summit. The award recognizes managed service providers at the forefront of technology and service innovation.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — KeyStone Solutions, LLC has won the 2026 MSP 501 Vanguard Award from Channel Partners and MSP Summit. The award was presented Sept. 30 at the MSP 501 Gala during the MSP Summit in Orlando, Fla.

“Our team has done tremendous work over the last year to modernize and automate our service delivery.” Preston West, CEO, KeyStone Solutions

The MSP 501 Special Awards are application-based. A panel of industry leaders, including top global MSPs, analysts and past award recipients, judges each entry.

The Vanguard Award goes to a company at the forefront of technology and service innovation in the managed services channel, including AI, cybersecurity and cloud. Winners use original thinking to meet clients’ needs and to drive their own financial success.

“We are honored to be recognized. Our team has done tremendous work over the last year to modernize and automate our service delivery. I couldn’t be prouder of their hard work and their focus on the customer experience,” said Preston West, CEO of KeyStone Solutions.

“To qualify for the Vanguard award, companies had to document what they have done in terms of innovative and original thinking in meeting clients’ needs and how this has contributed to the company’s overall financial success,” said Dave Raffo, MSP 501 editor who oversees the awards process. “These are among the most innovative MSPs in the world.”

“The MSP 501 Special Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in the managed services industry, recognizing organizations and individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership, innovation, and impact,” said Robert DeMarzo, VP Content, Informa Channels, which conducts the MSP 501 survey each year.

About KeyStone Solutions, LLC

KeyStone Solutions is a managed IT and cybersecurity company based in Cleveland, Tennessee. Since 2006, KeyStone has worked as the IT department for hundreds of small and mid-sized businesses, with customers headquartered in 15 states. Its ITTaaS® (IT Team as a Service) offering delivers help desk support and cybersecurity, with optional vCISO and GRC services, and the company now provides AI services. KeyStone holds a SOC 2 Type II report and is a Microsoft 365 Solutions Partner. Learn more at keystone.solutions.

About Channel Partners, MSP Summit and the MSP 501

Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit serve the global community of technology advisors, managed service providers, channel partners and technology suppliers, and run the MSP 501, which honors the world’s top-performing managed service providers. Learn more at themspsummit.com.

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Putting Young Innovators Center Stage: Leaders In Future Tech+ Wraps with ¥526 Million in Investment Intentions and 31 Enterprise Landings

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6 hours ago

November 8, 2026

NANJING, China, Nov. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On November 7, the grand finale of Leaders In Future Tech+ — a documentary sci-tech innovation program jointly produced by China Media Group, the Ministry of Education, and the Nanjing Municipal People’s Government — aired as the Youth Innovation Carnival.

Since its October 3 premiere, the program traveled to 10 cities across China, selecting 100 teams of young innovators with an average age of just 28 from nearly 500 applicants. Fifteen finalists advanced to the finale, presenting breakthroughs spanning AI chips, optical interconnect, biomedicine, smart agriculture, and more.

To date, the program has facilitated ¥526 million in investment intentions covering 34 participating enterprises, and helped 31 companies reach landing agreements with 11 districts and counties of Nanjing.

At the carnival, the “Leaders In Future Tech+ Little Giant Transformation Plan” was launched, with 13 enterprises selected in the first batch to receive a five-module service system guiding them toward specialized, high-end development.

Behind these numbers is a media-driven innovation model: closed-door investment meetings were turned into open, transparent dialogues, connecting young innovators directly with venture capital firms, academicians, industry experts, and local governments — with the focus not on short-term commercial maturity, but on long-term growth potential.

The finale also showed how technology serves everyday life: non-invasive brain-computer interface demonstrations, low-cost bone-repair materials, and ultra-low-cost fresh-keeping cards that reduce agricultural loss — each a footnote to innovation with human warmth.

With Season One concluded, Season Two recruitment is now open to innovation teams nationwide via China Media Group’s official channels and the Yangshipin app (CMG Mobile). As the program’s message goes: put young innovators at center stage — and hand the future to innovation.

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GSMA MWC26 Doha opens with call to align on global industry standards and close MENA’s connectivity gap

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7 hours ago

November 8, 2026

Operators, technology leaders, policymakers and innovators gather in Doha today for three days of exhibition, collaboration and debate on the future of connectivity across the Middle East and North Africa

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MWC26 Doha, held in partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), opened today at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), bringing together connectivity ecosystem to shape the next phase of growth for a mobile economy forecast to add $470 billion to the Middle East and North Africa by 2030.

MWC26 Doha officially opened today, in presence of His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs. His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, State of Qatar delivered a welcome address.

In his opening remarks, H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said: “The second edition of MWC Doha takes place at a time when the requirements of telecommunications infrastructure are undergoing fundamental change. As artificial intelligence advances towards executing tasks through intelligent agents, the need for more resilient networks and advanced computing capabilities continues to grow. At the same time, global challenges underscore the importance of diversifying connectivity routes and ensuring service continuity.”

GSMA Director General Vivek Badrinath and ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin took to the stage for a fireside chat. Mr Badrinath set out the key priorities shaping the region’s connected future, with a continued commitment to global standards keeping networks and services interoperable across markets, as well as a renewed push to extend connectivity to populations that remain offline in MENA.

Vivek Badrinath, Director General, GSMA, said: “Progress only counts if everyone shares in it. That means two things: global standards that keep networks, services and devices working across borders, and a concerted effort to connect the people who are still offline. Over the next three days, MWC Doha, alongside its co-location with ITU’s PP-26, will bring together the policy makers, innovators and industry leaders setting these standards and building these networks, to help make this vision a reality. As the ITU Plenipotentiary continues, we are confident that the enhanced dialog which our co-location has allowed will feed into the important conversations taking place.”

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