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Mac OS X 10.7.4 update resources point towards Retina Display features in upcoming Macs

The cool stuff, it’s en route. Per AppleInsider, assorted resources within the Mac OS X 10.7.4 update issued on Wednesday is a Retina-display-caliber icon for Apple’s built-in TextEdit application. In Mac OS X 10.7.3, the highest-quality version of the application’s icon was 512-by-512 pixels, but after updating to 10.7.4, its resolution has been doubled. With […]

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Rumor: AppleCare training schedule now pointing towards June launch of Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

No one ever said it was easy to keep a secret. Per AppleInsider, the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) division of AppleCare is allegedly hiring and training new staff on certain aspects of Apple’s upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, possibly hinting that a release date is soon to arrive. According to an unnamed […]

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Rumor: Apple’s use of double-resolution icons in Mac OS X 10.8 previews hint at Retina Display-equipped Macs

When in doubt, go with the Retina Display. Additional evidence has surfaced that high-resolution Retina display Macs are in Apple’s near future has been discovered in an early developer build of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Per Ars Technica, double-resolution icons were found in “unexpected places” of Mountain Lion according to sources who wished to […]

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Apple preps Mac OS X 10.7.4 betas for external developer testing

Operating system updates, they’re a good thing. Per AppleInsider, Apple is apparently wrapping up work on its next performance and maintenance update for the Lion operating system, as OS X 10.7.4 will soon make its way to developers for testing. Sources familiar with the software update say that a pre-release build of Mac OS X […]

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Rumor: Thinner, 13 and 15-inch next-gen MacBook Pro units could arrive as early as April

The new stuff’s en route, you’ll just have to be a bit patient. New 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with a thinner and lighter design are expected to launch in April “at the soonest,” with an initial shipment of just under a million units. Per DigiTimes, sources in Apple’s upstream supply chain have indicated indicated […]