Categories
AppleCare Hardware iMac News retail

Apple adds June 2017 21.5-inch Retina iMac to refurbished store selection

A good deal’s a good deal. Apple on Wednesday updated its refurbished products web site, adding the new 21.5-inch iMac models that were initially released in June of 2017. The refurbished iMacs feature Kaby Lake processors, upgraded displays, faster solid state storage, and discrete graphics. At present, the refurbished selection only includes the 4K models […]

Categories
Hardware Intel Mac Pro News Processors

Intel announces Xeon W processors, hints at possible hardware for next-gen Mac Pro

Intel today announced the workstation class Xeon W processors that could find their way into the next generation of Mac Pro. The new processors, which will replace the E5 and E7 series, range from Bronze, Silver, Gold, to Platinum for professional/enterprise use. They will replace the E5-1600 series that Apple has used in its Mac […]

Categories
Hardware Intel News Processors

Intel publishes details regarding “Ice Lake” processors prior to release of Coffee Lake, Cannon Lake processors

With its 8th-generation Coffee Lake processors arriving next week, Intel has released information pertaining to its upcoming 10-nanometer “Ice Lake” chip, which will serve as the successor to the 14-nanometer Coffee Lake and 10-nanometer Cannon Lake chips. The company stated that “the Ice Lake processor family is a successor to the 8th generation Intel(R) CoreTM […]

Categories
Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple places order in excess of $200 million with 3D sensing provider Lumentum ahead of iPhone 8 production

Apple has apparently placed over $200 million in bookings with supplier Lumentum for the rest of the 2017 calendar year. The components are apparently related to vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) and are believed to be aimed at Apple’s advanced 3D sensing camera on the iPhone 8. The bookings represent a noticeable increase in revenue for […]

Categories
Hardware iPhone retail Rumor

Rumor: iPhone 7s, 7s Plus and 8 to enter mass production in mid-September, arrive in black, silver and gold color choices

In the words of respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple will launch the iPhone 8 on the same day as the “iPhone 7s” and “iPhone 7s Plus”, although in limited quantities and styles. The research report, published today, emerges from rumors in the supply chain. It also predicts that the iPhone 8 will […]