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MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Apple to release 15-inch MacBook Air this April, thereby ‘effectively killing the Pro’

Even if it’s just a rumor, there’s often a nugget of truth in there somewhere. Per Electricpig, rumors of a larger 15-inch MacBook Air continue to surface, with the latest claim suggesting Apple is gearing up to launch a larger ultraportable notebook in April. A Mac accessory maker who spoke at the CU Exposed show […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple to drop Nvidia Kepler GPUs for low and mid-range 2012 MacBook Pro notebooks

Whatever you were expecting the graphics card to be on the next-generation MacBook Pro, Apple might have something else in mind. Per SemiAccurate, Apple’s next-generation low- and mid-range MacBook Pro models will not feature dedicated graphics cards, and will instead rely on Intel’s integrated Ivy Bridge graphics due to production issues with Nvidia. Apple has […]

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Early Ivy Bridge benchmark tests show ample gains, huge leaps in graphics tasks

Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture may not be out yet, but some initial tests have been performed and it looks promising. Per AnandTech and Electronista, an unofficial, pre-release benchmarking of Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge architecture has shown an overall speed up, but most of all in graphics. Early testing of a 3.5GHz, quad Core i7-3770K desktop […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple may be considering 14-inch MacBook Pro form factor for Asian marketplace

The rumors may not always be right, but they keep things interesting. Per DigiTimes, Apple may be weighing the prospect of a new 14-inch MacBook Air model designed specifically to cater to the Asian PC market. Currently, the MacBook Air is only available in screen sizes of 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches. There have been […]

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Intel to delay launch of Ivy Bridge processors by 8-10 weeks

You know, nobody really LIKES the person who tells them “better late than never”, even though that person tends to be right. That being said, Intel’s next-generation Ivy Bridge processors, sized at 22 nanometers and expected to appear in Apple’s updated Mac lineup, will become available eight to 10 weeks later than originally planned, one […]