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Initial Benchmarks Appear for Unreleased Core i7-Powered MacBook Pro

There’s a new wave of MacBook notebooks en route. And it may arrive sooner rather than later. Per Canadian web site, Geekbench, a recent set of test appears to have show an unreleased Arrandale MacBook Pro notebook running at 2.66 GHz according to MacRumors. The processor shown is listed as an Intel Core i7 M […]

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Intel Releases Core i3, i5 and i7 Processors at CES

Over at CES, Intel released its next generation of processors under the Core i3 brand for low end systems, the Core i5 brand for midrange systems and the Core i7 brand for the fastest systems. The new processors include dual-core laptop chips under the three brands running between 1.06GHz and 2.66GHz, and desktop chips running […]

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Upcoming Mac Pro, Intel Core i7 Processor Details Leaked

You’ve got your road Mac and that’s one thing. It’s the desktops that still rule the day and function as the workhorses when it’s all said and done. Per HardMac, Intel’s forthcoming “Gulftown” 32nm, six-core processor will be known as the Core i7-980X and could be a part of new Mac Pro systems from Apple […]

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Rumor: Intel to Release Three New Arrandale Processors for Notebooks on January 3rd, 2010

It came from Rumorville, but it’s a good rumor, so hang on in there. Fudzilla is reporting that Intel is planning on launching three Arrandale-based processors on January 3rd, 2010. These Arrandale processors are based on the advanced Nehalem architecture first introduced into desktop Macs earlier this year, and should represent a significant performance improvement […]

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Some Users Cite Cracked Screens, “Dead on Arrival” Status for 27″ iMacs

Apple’s newest and snazziest 27″ iMac, complete with a brand new Intel Core i7 processor, has apparently been showing up dead on arrival or with cracked screens for some purchasers. Per the Apple Discussions Board (1, 2) and Engadget, some users have claimed that the iMac chimes when the power button is pressed, but the […]