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Rumor: Apple may rely on Intel’s Sandy Bridge line for next-gen notebook CPUs, AMD for graphics processing

Per CNET, Apple will use Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs in its future notebooks. Interestingly enough, some of these forthcoming machines might rely solely on Intel’s chip for both general and graphical processing tasks. That’s the word from the usual “sources familiar with Apple’s plans,” who expect “MacBook models with screen sizes of 13″ and below” […]

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Apple, authorized resellers offer Black Friday savings on desktop Macs, notebooks

Black Friday has begun and so have the discounts. Per iPodNN, Apple is presently offering US$101 off certain Macs, albeit authorized resellers are offering up to $150 off white MacBooks, $270 off MacBook Pros, $180 off iMacs, $130 off MacBook Airs and $100 off Mac minis. Apple’s Black Friday sale offers US$101 off MacBook Pros, […]

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Media Event: Apple releases updated MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Aperture 3.1, iLife ’11, Pro Kit refinements and FaceTime for Mac OS X

Proving good on a good numbers of the rumors surrounding the event, Apple offered a slew of goodies at its October 20th announcements including an updated MacBook Pro, a new MacBook Air and a slew of software goodies. Without further ado, let’s get down to it. Per AppleInsider, Apple surprised its audience by releasing a […]

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Apple announces “Back to the Mac” media event for October 20th

On Wednesday, Apple announced that the company will hold a special media event next Wednesday to reveal its latest offerings in the Mac space, which may include new MacBook Airs, a preview of Mac OS X 10.7, and an unveiling of iLife and iWork ’11. Per AppleInsider, the event is set to begin at 10:00 […]

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Review: 120GB Mercury Extreme Pro 2.5″ Notebook Drive

Maybe it’s part of getting older. When the idea of solid state hard drives first emerged a few years ago, there was some hesitancy on my part. Not quite the smashing of all available nearby looms, but some hesitancy. This was a new thing, a hard drive made entirely of flash memory with no moving […]