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Hardware MacBook Pro News

Apple releases updated MacBook Pro notebooks, adds Retina Display feature to higher-end models

You may have gotten your wish. Per AppleInsider, Apple delivered its long-awaited update of its MacBook Pro notebook on Monday, adding Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, as well as dedicated Nvidia GeForce GT 650M graphics on the 15-inch model. The updated MacBook Pro is different from the next-generation MacBook Pro Apple unveiled on Monday, as […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

Apple announces next-gen MacBook Air notebooks, adds USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge and larger capacity flash storage

The MacBook Air may not have received a Retina Display, but it has some cool new stuff under the hood. Per AppleInsider, Apple announced the new generation of the lightweight notebook today, the new generation featuring USB 3.0 as well as Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, and configurations running up to 2.0GHz in speed with […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News Processors

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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Benchmark Hardware iMac MacBook Pro Rumor

Uncovered Geekbench benchmarks hint at speedy next-gen MacBook Pro, iMac computers

It’s the benchmarks that get you interested in a new architecture. Per MacRumors, a series of Geekbench benchmarks that appear to be from unreleased versions of Apple’s MacBook Pro and iMac computers have surfaced online and serve as compelling evidence of upcoming upgrades from the company. Scores for a MacBook Pro9,1 and an iMac13,2 were […]

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Intel launches Ivy Bridge architecture, includes 3D transistors in hardware

The day you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Or at least one of them. Because really good health-related news or the birth of a new child tends to rank up there as well. Per MacNN, Intel has officially launched the first wave of its Ivy Bridge processors with a new tri-gate transistor technology, touting the […]