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Rumor: Purported next-gen 13-inch MacBook specs image excludes Retina Display

You might not be too enamored with this. Per Macotakara, an image claiming to show specifications for an unreleased 13-inch MacBook Pro shows the notebook equipped with an Ivy Bridge processor and USB 3.0 ports, but without a high-resolution Retina display. The image could easily have been faked. Even so, the questionable image shows hardware […]

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Matrox releases DS1, allows Thunderbolt-equipped Macs and PC notebooks desktop range of ports

You can’t knock a good peripheral device. Per AppleInsider, Matrox on Sunday unveiled its new DS1 Thunderbolt docking station, which allows users to add multiple peripherals like an HDMI display, a full-size keyboard and a mouse to a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC and will be available this September for US$249. The DS1 also includes a […]

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Intel releases 14 low-voltage Ivy Bridge CPUs

It’s just a question of when Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors arrive within an updated MacBook Air notebook. Per Engadget, Intel on Thursday announced 14 new Ivy Bridge processors, four of which are ultra-low voltage chips that could find their way into Apple’s updated MacBook Air lineup. All of the ultra-low voltage lineup has two cores […]

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“We Want a New Mac Pro” group page gaining traction/support

Apple’s Mac Pro line really hasn’t been updated in a while. Which is growing disconcerting to some users. Per AppleInsider, a group of users has begun a “We Want a New Macpro” group page on the social networking site had garnered over 4,000 likes as of late Thursday and a number of comments from group […]

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Rumor: Apple approaches Genesys to supply USB 3.0 chips for next-gen MacBook Air

This could prove useful. Per DigiTimes, Apple is said to have inked a deal with Genesys Logic for USB 3.0 card reader controller chips. The integrated-circuit design house will provide the USB 3.0 chips for Apple’s next-generation MacBook Air models, which will be released in the second half of 2012, DigiTimes reported on Monday. Overall […]