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Apple announces “a little more” press event for October 23rd, hints at iPad mini, other new products

It always helps when Apple schedules an actual media event around its new products. Per The Loop, Apple on Tuesday sent out invitations for a media event that will be held in one week, where the company is expected to launch a handful of new products, headlined by a smaller iPad with a 7.85-inch display. […]

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Leaked part photo suggests thinner next-gen iMac

The upcoming iMac: It may, in fact, be thinner AND snazzier than the current design. Per Chinese web site WeiPhone.com and MacRumors, a picture out of the Far East shows what is claimed to be the logic board and internal components for a new, thinner iMac set to be released by Apple in the near […]

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Apple extends warranty for 2009 iMac, cites known hard drive issue

There’s nothing like a quiet warranty extension to put your mind at ease. Per MacRumors, Apple on Friday quietly extended its iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program coverage back two years to include models sold from October 2009, effectively adding almost two years to the initiative which previously included machines sold between May and […]

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Rumor: Manufacturing glitches/low yields leading to delay of 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina Display notebook

This might be a little harder than Apple expected. Per the sometimes-reliable DigiTimes, a new rumor cites that Apple’s supply chain is struggling to build new 13-inch MacBook Pros because of difficulty in manufacturing Retina displays. The article claims that shipments of three key forthcoming Apple products — the new MacBook Pro, along with a […]

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Rumor: 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display to arrive in 2012

A 13-inch MacBook Pro with a snazzy Retina Display may be closer than you think. Per CNET, research firm NPD DisplaySearch says Apple is likely to release a Retina display-packing 13-inch MacBook Pro before the year is out, with production currently on schedule for sometime in the fourth quarter. Analyst Richard Shim stated that Apple […]