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Apple to Release Thinner MacBook Pro at WWDC

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”, something that Apple PR has been known to do in the past to share product details. Mockup of thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro design (left) compared to current design (right) Apple Inc. is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp., people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11, also will feature high- definition screens like those on the iPhone and iPad, as well as flash memory to cut startup times and extend battery life, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. The MacBook Pro lineup was last updated in October of 2011, though it hasn’t had a substantial redesign since 2008 . Bloomberg also suggested that Apple will announce the launch date of the OS X Mountain Lion release that Apple previewed earlier this year. Continue reading

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‘Bulk’ of first wave of Intel’s next-gen Ivy Bridge chips bound for desktops

Intel revealed on Tuesday that the first wave of its next-generation Ivy Bridge processors will feature quad-core models, the bulk of which are headed for desktop computers, followed by a second launch of dual-core chips for “mainstream notebooks.” Continue reading

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Availability of Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pros constrained ahead of redesigned models

Multiple authorized resellers this week are reflecting stock outs of 15-inch MacBook Pros, suggesting that Apple is ramping down production of existing models before introducing redesigned offerings that will largely resemble the company’s increasingly popular line of ultra-slim MacBook Airs. Continue reading

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Apple to build 200K 15-in. MacBook Pros in April, 400K 13-in. models in June

Apple is gearing up to begin production of its new thinner and lighter MacBook Pros, with production of the new 15-inch model set to begin first in mid-April. Continue reading

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Intel’s Mac-bound Ivy Bridge CPUs expected to go on sale 8-10 weeks late

Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors, sized at 22 nanometers and expected to appear in Apple’s updated Mac lineup, will become available eight to 10 weeks later than originally planned, one company official has said. Continue reading

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Killer Deals: Save up to $680 on MacBook Pros and $79 on Mac minis

A pair of Apple’s largest authorized resellers this week are offering a handful of incentives on sales of new Macs that translate to the most aggressive instant savings on MacBook Pros and Mac minis seen so far this year and prior, including a 2.2GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro for $1815 and 2.3GHz Mac mini for $529. Continue reading

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Apple’s Messages beta hints at high-res Macs with Retina Displays

The newly released beta of Messages for OS X contains support for double-pixel resolutions, offering more evidence that Apple is working on high-resolution Retina Displays for future Mac hardware. Continue reading

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Inside Apple’s Year of Macs and Mac OS X: 2011

This year, Apple’s Mac OS X platform turned ten years old, launched the 10.5 Lion reference release, introduced the Mac App Store and iCloud, and delivered a series of new Macs boasting fast, flexibleThunderbolt connectivity and speedy new Sandy Bridge processors. Continue reading

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Hard drive supply improving after Thailand disaster, minimal effect seen on Apple

Prices and inventory of hard disk drives lineup appear to have bottomed out and begun to recover from the devastating flooding in Thailand, with no sign of a significant impact on Apple. Continue reading

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New MacBook Pro firmware supports Thunderbolt Display, Lion Recovery

Apple has issued an firmware update for 2011 MacBook Pro models that contains enabling support for the as yet unavailable new Thunderbolt Display and also adds support for Lion Recovery for reinstalling Mac OS X over the Internet. Continue reading

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