With Apple’s MacBook Pro line now widely rumored to be gaining ultra high-resolution “Retina” or “HiDPI” displays at next month’s Worldwide Developers Conference, CNET reports that such panels are already available in the supply chain and that they carry price premiums of up to $100 over their non-Retina counterparts. But what remains to be seen [...]
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Retina-Resolution Displays to Add Up to $100 to Apple’s MacBook Pro Costs
Posted by Gary on May 17, 2012
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Retina update also coming to MacBook Air, sources say
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2012
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Feature may be near-exclusive focus of Air refresh Apple will also announce Retina display-equipped MacBook Airs at this year’s WWDC, supply chain sources for 9to5Mac say. The company is already believed to be preparing news of Retina MacBook Pros and iMacs, and an Air would complete the lineup of Macs with built-in displays. 9to5 claims [...]
Next MacBook Air Update to Focus on Retina Displays Too?
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2012
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With long-running rumors of ultra high-resolution “Retina” displays for Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro receiving a significant boost with reports from several sources surfacing yesterday and similar upgrades now being rumored for the iMac, fans of the MacBook Air have been awaiting word on when they might expect Apple’s smallest Mac notebooks to gain the feature. [...]
Further reports suggest MacBook Pros going back to NVIDIA
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2012
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Apple again switches sides on Mac graphics Two new reports may reinforce claims that Apple is switching back to NVIDIA GPUs for the new MacBook Pro. The Verge cites a “trusted source” as saying Apple is migrating away from AMD video. ABC News is echoing the same view from its own sources, but further suggesting [...]
More Reports of NVIDIA Graphics Chips in Next-Generation MacBook Pro
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2012
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As long ago as last November, SemiAccurate claimed that Apple would be switching back to NVIDIA from AMD for the graphics chips in the next-generation MacBook Pro. With MacBook Pro rumors flooding out today, that claim is gathering renewed momentum from several sources. In its roundup of the latest MacBook Pro rumors, ABC News specifically [...]
Apple to Release Thinner MacBook Pro at WWDC
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2012
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Bloomberg confirms a report from earlier today that Apple is preparing to release thinner MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. The models are to be released at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11 and will also include flash memory to “cut startup times and extend battery life”. The report is likely a “controlled leak”, [...]
Giveaway: MacBook Pro
Posted by Gary on May 14, 2012
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The unofficial iPhone Dev Team has released a new version of redsn0w, its jailbreaking utility for iOS devices. The v0.9.11b4 update lets users restore old IPSW files to A5-based Apple devices, including the iPhone 4S, third-generation iPad, and iPad 2; previously, only devices prior to the iPad 2 could be downgraded, thanks to the limera1n [...]
Unreleased 2012 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Showing Up in Benchmarks
Posted by Gary on May 14, 2012
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As noted in our forums, two new benchmark results appearing in Geekbench’s database within the past few days are sparking discussion about imminent upgrades to Apple’s MacBook Pro and iMac lines. The first item of interest is a MacBookPro9,1 entry, which would correspond to an unreleased MacBook Pro model of unknown size coming as a [...]