Apple revealed the iPad mini this morning. The $329 iPad mini is meant to compete with smaller 7-inch tables from the likes of Google and Amazon. It comes with a 7.9-inch screen and 1024×768 screen resolution.
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Read moreA Retina display with 5.1 million pixels. An all-flash architecture. Quad-core Intel Core i7 processors. In a design that’s just 0.71 inch thin and 4.46 pounds. It’s not just the most advanced notebook we’ve ever made, it’s the most advanced Mac we’ve ever made
Apple today sent out invitations to the press for an iPad 3 media event on March 7th. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
(via Mac Rumors)
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Apple’s Siri is fast becoming the most loved “personal assistant” ever created, but what if it turned out she was serial killer. Need a knife? There’s an app for that!
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Yes, we knew Apple’s Siri could do it all, but did you know she could also rap? That’s right. Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize cover by Siri… so sick! Biggie Smalls would be proud.
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We’re huge fans of the Apple Mac Pro here at Kineda, and it’d be a terribly sad day if Apple decides to discontinue the line. According to a report by Apple Insider, things aren’t looking very bright:
Read moreAlthough the Mac maker has reportedly developed a revision to the existing Mac Pro that may or may not see the light of day, people familiar with the matter said management as far back as May of 2011 were in limbo over whether to pour any additional resources into the product line.
According to these people, the consensus among sales executives for the Cupertino-based company was that the Mac Pro’s days — at least in its current form — were inevitably numbered. In particular, internal discussions were said to focus around the fact that sales of the high-end workstations to both consumers and enterprises have dropped off so considerably that the Mac Pro is no longer a particularly profitable operation for Apple.
Apple quietly updated their line of MacBook Pro’s today with new processors, graphics and storage. The key changes via MacRumors:
Read more13-inch MacBook Pro:
- Processor options move from 2.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and 2.7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 to 2.4 GHz and 2.8 GHz options.
- Hard drive options offer increased capacity, moving from 320 GB in the low-end configuration and 500 GB in the high-end configuration to 500 GB and 750 GB respectively.
15-inch MacBook Pro:
- Standard processor options move from 2.0 GHz and 2.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 to 2.2 GHz and 2.4 GHz options. The high-end custom processor option at 2.3 GHz has now become a 2.5 GHz option.
- For discrete graphics, Apple had previously offered the AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB of memory on the low-end configuration and the Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB of memory on the high-end configuration. Apple has now moved the 6750M to the low-end configuration with 512 MB of memory and given the high-end configuration a Radeon HD 6770M with 1 GB of memory.
- The previous build-to-order option of a 500 GB hard drive running at 7200 rpm has been bumped to a 750 GB drive at the same speed.
17-inch MacBook Pro:
- Processor speeds have been bumped from a base 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 with a 2.3 GHz upgrade option to a 2.4 GHz base processor with a 2.5 GHz option.
- Graphics have been improved from the AMD Radeon 6750M with 1 GB of memory to the Radeon HD 6770M, also with 1 GB of memory.
- The previous build-to-order option of a 500 GB hard drive running at 7200 rpm has been bumped to a 750 GB drive at the same speed.
What if you thought you worked for Apple, but you really didn’t? That’s exactly what the staff at this fake Apple store in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming believe. I mean who wouldn’t? They’ve reproduced all the branding elements, signage and even those signature Apple employee t-shirts! I’m actually impressed to say the least, at the level of copycat detail. Now the question is how long it’ll take before the real Apple to shuts them down.
[via BirdAbroad]
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Check out the new Apple’s proposed new Cupertino campus which looks like a Spaceship just landed here on Earth.
Some key facts about the Apple campus via Techcrunch:
After two years, Apple’s MacBook Air finally receives an update. It’s now available in two sizes, the MacBook Air 11.6-inch and MacBook Air 13.3-inch. The MacBook Airs will include flash storage, 802.11-N Wi-Fi, Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics card, and a Core 2 Duo processor. Apple increased the size of the battery to provide five to seven hours of battery life when surfing the web over Wi-Fi, and 30 days on standby time like the iPad.
The models start at $1,000 and begin shipping today.
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Apple TV ($99) has been redesigned to be small in size but big on entertainment. Rent from the largest selection of HD movies — many available the same day they come out on DVD. Watch Netflix titles instantly. Rent TV shows, commercial free in HD. And stream photos and music from your computer to your widescreen TV.
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Apple has added their most advanced features to iPod touch ($229). Share good times with friends over FaceTime. Shoot scenes in HD. Or play games on the highest-resolution iPod screen ever. In fact, iPod touch has so much technology, you’ll forget it’s an iPod.
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Apple’s Magic Trackpad ($69) is just like the trackpad on the MacBook Pro — but bigger. It’s made with the same advanced touch-friendly and wear-resistant glass surface. But with nearly 80 percent more area, it’s the largest Multi-Touch trackpad made by Apple. So there’s even more room for you to scroll, swipe, pinch, and rotate to your fingers’ content. And since the entire surface is a button that clicks, you can use it in place of a mouse.
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After almost two years, Apple finally announces an update to it’s Mac Pro line, offering up to 12 cores of processing power for up to 50% greater performance than the previous generation.
“The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and configurable Mac we’ve ever made,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With up to 12 cores, the new Mac Pro outperforms our previous top-of-the-line system by up to 50 percent, and with over a billion possible configurations, our customers can create exactly the system they want.”
Two 12-core options (2.66 GHz or 2.93 GHz) are available with a starting price of $4999. All models are set to begin shipping in August.
Also announced was the release of a new Apple 27″ LED Cinema Display featuring a resolution of 2560×1440. The latest Apple screen features an iSight video camera, microphone and speakers.
(via MacRumors)
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Apple® today unveiled a completely redesigned Mac® mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Mac mini is the world’s most energy efficient desktop and starting at $699, is the most affordable way to enjoy Mac OS® X, iLife® or Mac OS X Snow Leopard® Server.
The Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes:
* 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
* 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
* a slot-load 8X SuperDrive® (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
* 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
* NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
* AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
* Gigabit Ethernet;
* four USB 2.0 ports;
* SD card slot;
* one FireWire® 800 port;
* one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
* HDMI to DVI video adapter;
* combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
* combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).
