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Rumor: Apple to begin mass-producing next-gen 15-inch MacBook Pro in April, 13-inch model in June

To be fair, the rumors ARE getting a little more specific. Per DigiTimes, a new report out of the Far East claims Apple is scheduled to begin mass production of a new 15-inch MacBook Pro in April, while a 13.3-inch model is rumored to enter mass production in June. The web site reported on Thursday […]

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Unreleased Intel Ivy Bridge benchmarked on modified version of Mac OS X 10.7.3, promising results reported

The Ivy Bridge architecture is on its way, which will probably be a cool thing. Per the tonymac86 Blog, a modified version of OS X 10.7.3 has been tested with an unreleased Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge chip, giving a first indication of how Apple’s next-generation Macs will perform. An anonymous tipster provided screenshots of […]

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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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Rumor: Thinner, optical-drive-free 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks currently in production

The new MacBook Pro units are coming and their optical drives may be a thing of the past. Per DigiTimes, initial monthly shipments of the next-generation notebooks will be between 100,000 and 150,000 and sources have indicated that the new MacBook Pros will ditch the optical drive in favor of the “more advanced specs” than […]

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Rumor: Apple to debut thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro with Ivy Bridge, i7 processor this April

The nice thing about the rumor mill is as follows: there has to be a part of the truth in there somewhere. Per the How To Arena, a “reliable source in the Far East Asian supply chain” relayed to the web site that Apple is planning to release a new, thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro by […]