Apple has always been eager to dump technologies when the company feels they have outlived their usefulness. The original iMac came without a floppy drive. The iPhone 7 came without a headphone jack.

Apple's old Mac Pro, with two optical drives. It now has zero. (Credit: Apple) The disc drive is dead -- or it's at least issuing a triumphant death rattle. The disc drive is dead -- or it's at least ...

A hardware feature that used to be standard on computers and consoles has quietly disappeared. Several practical shifts explain why it stopped mattering.

Apple's Mac computers are popular for many reasons, among being a premium build quality that's meant to last. The recent refresh favoring Apple's in-house M-series of chips has only boosted ...

Sometimes, it’s worth taking a moment to note the end of an era, even when that ending might have happened a long time ago. Today, Apple announced that it considers the mid-2012 13-inch MacBook Pro ...