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Mac OS X 10.7 features, release date, App Store-only purchase structure highlighted at WWDC

Ok, this might take a while to go through… Following up on Apple’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference which opened today, Apple announced on Monday that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion will be available only in the Mac App Store, and the operating system upgrade will be available for just US$29.99. Per AppleInsider, a new developer […]

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iMac News

Apple releases Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge-equipped 2011 iMacs

It’s kind of fun when the rumors are true. Per Macworld, on Tuesday, Apple announced a new generation of iMac models, running at speeds up to 3.4 GHz and powered by the next generation of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors. The models also build in support for the new Thunderbolt high-speed peripheral connection […]

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MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Apple to start production of Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Air notebooks in May

Apple next month will reportedly begin manufacturing the first updates to its rejuvenated MacBook Air line as the company looks to maintain the impressive sales momentum generated by the ultra-thin notebooks and limit the market opportunity for would-be competitors hoping to wedge their foot in the door. Per AppleInsider, sales of the aggressively-priced 11.6- and […]

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MacBook Pro News

2011 MacBook Pro Turbo Boost problem may be larger issue than originally thought

The good news is that the new 2011 MacBook Pro notebooks are out and they are generally considered speedy and awesome. The bad news is that Apple may have been aware for some time of the problem of new MacBook Pros crashing under heavy loads. According PC Pro magazine, Apple appears to have deliberately turned […]

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MacBook Pro News

iFixit performs full teardown of early 2011 MacBook Pro, finds interesting new components

It’s been all of a day since the release of Apple’s new Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro noteboooks, but already the cool cats at iFixit have performed a full teardown of the new models. Per the report, the guys found that the controller for Thunderbolt is the fourth largest chip on the logic board, after the CPU, […]