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Mac OS X 10.6.7 internal references point to widening graphics card support for future Mac hardware

Dig around inside an update’s code and you’ll find all sorts of interesting stuff. Per the tonymacx86 Blog, the Mac OS X 10.6.7 update for early 2011 Mac Book Pro models features native graphics acceleration for some Radeon HD 5000- and 6000-series cards. The supported cards are off-the-shelf graphics processing units, not Mac-only cards as […]

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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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Leaked photos show alleged Light Peak/”Thunderbolt” port on upcoming MacBook Pro notebooks

Ok, this smacks of the nifty. Apple’s implementation of Intel’s Light Peak technology could be dubbed “Thunderbolt,” according to alleged new pictures of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro hardware and box. Per AppleInsider, alleged hardware specifications show that in addition to a supposed Thunderbolt port, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro will also sport an input […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Apple resets MacBook Pro ship times to 3-5 days, new models rumored to be on horizon

Yes, you’d like the coolest new MacBook Pro. And it may be just days away. Per AppleInsider, Apple has bumped ship times for all US orders of its line of professional notebooks to three to five business days. On Sunday, reports emerged that Apple had issued strict warnings to dealers not to open sealed pallet […]

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Apple apparently unaffected by Sandy Bridge chipset bug, boosts notebook component orders

In spite of much hubbub surrounding the error in Intel’s Sandy Bridge chipset, emerging evidence suggests that Apple has been largely unaffected by the gaffe. Per DigiTimes, Apple’s notebook shipments are expected to “remain strong” in the first quarter of 2011. It noted that retail channel vendors indicated a widely publicized design flaw in the […]