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Today, Apple announced minor updates to its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Lines, including updates to flash storage, memory and processors.
The 11" and 13" MacBook Air models now include up to 512GB of flash storage, which if super quick! Adding on to that, the laptops will also feature 60% faster graphics, up to 8 GB of memory and 2.0 GHz i7 Ivy Bridge CPU. All of the machines have been combined to USB 3.0/2.0 ports and as well as a 720p FaceTime cameras. All MacBook Air Models now include 4 GB of RAM Standard. The pricing remains similar to before, with only the premium 11" MacBook Air seeing a $100 price drop.
The 15" MacBook Pro model includes Ivy Bridge quad-core i7 CPU's up to 2.7 GHz, a 1GB GeForce GT 650M discrete graphics card, a standard 8 GB of 1600 MHz memory, and USB 3.0/2.0 ports. The pricing still remains the same at $1,799 and $2,99.
The 13" MacBook Pro includes Ivy Bridge Dual-core i7 CPU's up to 2.9 GHz. Pricing remains the same at $1,199 and $1,499.
Apple Updates MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Models With Minor Spec Bumps!
Today, Apple announced minor updates to its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Lines, including updates to flash storage, memory and processors.
The 11" and 13" MacBook Air models now include up to 512GB of flash storage, which if super quick! Adding on to that, the laptops will also feature 60% faster graphics, up to 8 GB of memory and 2.0 GHz i7 Ivy Bridge CPU. All of the machines have been combined to USB 3.0/2.0 ports and as well as a 720p FaceTime cameras. All MacBook Air Models now include 4 GB of RAM Standard. The pricing remains similar to before, with only the premium 11" MacBook Air seeing a $100 price drop.
The 15" MacBook Pro model includes Ivy Bridge quad-core i7 CPU's up to 2.7 GHz, a 1GB GeForce GT 650M discrete graphics card, a standard 8 GB of 1600 MHz memory, and USB 3.0/2.0 ports. The pricing still remains the same at $1,799 and $2,99.
The 13" MacBook Pro includes Ivy Bridge Dual-core i7 CPU's up to 2.9 GHz. Pricing remains the same at $1,199 and $1,499.
At todays, WWDC Keynote, Apple announced a release timeframe and pricing for Mountain Lion, the next-generation Mac operating sustem which was previewed earlier this year. Executives also gave a preview of some of the new features that will be coming to Mountain Lion, including dictation, iCLoud Tabs, and Power Nap. Mountain Lion will be released in July through the Mac App Store for $19.99 and all Macs purchased starting today can receive an upgrade for free.
The new dictation feature will be integrated throughout the whole operating system, to allow dictation anywhere to enter text. This makes it much more simple to type text, without having to use your keyboard, just like the iPad 3.
iCloud Tabs is a new feature in Safari on the Mac was also demonstrated. iCloud Tabs will show all tabs open in Safari on all other iOS devices and Macs logged in to the same iCloud account. Safari also gains unified search and address bar to streamline its interface. Just like Chrome.
Power Nap is a great new feature that will carry out functions while a Mac is charing and sleeping. New emails will be downloaded, Time Machine will automatically run, app updates will be applied, and so much more!
Apple Announces Dictation, iCloud Tabs, and 'Power Nap' Features in OS X Mountain Lion, Available in July for $19.99
At todays, WWDC Keynote, Apple announced a release timeframe and pricing for Mountain Lion, the next-generation Mac operating sustem which was previewed earlier this year. Executives also gave a preview of some of the new features that will be coming to Mountain Lion, including dictation, iCLoud Tabs, and Power Nap. Mountain Lion will be released in July through the Mac App Store for $19.99 and all Macs purchased starting today can receive an upgrade for free.
The new dictation feature will be integrated throughout the whole operating system, to allow dictation anywhere to enter text. This makes it much more simple to type text, without having to use your keyboard, just like the iPad 3.
iCloud Tabs is a new feature in Safari on the Mac was also demonstrated. iCloud Tabs will show all tabs open in Safari on all other iOS devices and Macs logged in to the same iCloud account. Safari also gains unified search and address bar to streamline its interface. Just like Chrome.
Power Nap is a great new feature that will carry out functions while a Mac is charing and sleeping. New emails will be downloaded, Time Machine will automatically run, app updates will be applied, and so much more!
Tomorrow is the start of Apple's promo "Back To School". The promotion is annual and is for Schools in the United States and a few other countries. Apple will be following their footsteps in past years with offering iTunes Store gift cards to educational customers buying qualifying products. The major new addition to the promotion this year is the iPad, with purchasers receiving a $50 iTunes Store gift card with the purchase of a new iPad. The Mac is still the same in this promotion, with purchasing a mac, you will earn $100 gift card. We are unsure on what Mac systems qualify for this promotion, but in the past years, the Mac mini has not been in the promotion.
The cards should be valid across all of Apple's digital stores, including the iTunes Store, iOS App Store, Mac APp Store and iBookStore.
Apple Back to School Promo Starts Tomorrow with iTunes Gift Cards: $100 for Macs, $50 for iPad
Tomorrow is the start of Apple's promo "Back To School". The promotion is annual and is for Schools in the United States and a few other countries. Apple will be following their footsteps in past years with offering iTunes Store gift cards to educational customers buying qualifying products. The major new addition to the promotion this year is the iPad, with purchasers receiving a $50 iTunes Store gift card with the purchase of a new iPad. The Mac is still the same in this promotion, with purchasing a mac, you will earn $100 gift card. We are unsure on what Mac systems qualify for this promotion, but in the past years, the Mac mini has not been in the promotion.
The cards should be valid across all of Apple's digital stores, including the iTunes Store, iOS App Store, Mac APp Store and iBookStore.
The Apple Store is officially down in preparation for the company's WWDC Keynote announcements, where we expect to hear about refreshed notebooks, OS X Mountain Lion, next-generation of iOS, and a lot more awesome features!
The WWDC 2012 app released by Apple sports a brand new chrome UI with black text, which has been taken by many as a hint of what to expect.
Apple Store Goes Down Ahead Of WWDC
The Apple Store is officially down in preparation for the company's WWDC Keynote announcements, where we expect to hear about refreshed notebooks, OS X Mountain Lion, next-generation of iOS, and a lot more awesome features!
The WWDC 2012 app released by Apple sports a brand new chrome UI with black text, which has been taken by many as a hint of what to expect.
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WWDC 2012 Jackets That Are Being Given Out To Attendees [Pictures]
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Back of the Jacket
With WWDC 2012 coming up tomorrow, we thought that we should have a rumour round up of all the rumours that we have featured.
Apple has already announced that it will be previewing iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion at WWDC on Monday, and Apple is also expected to introduce a number of new Macs with additional improvements.
iOS 6
Ok, first up is iOS 6. Apple hasn't really been keeping this a secret, but it will play a major role in WWDC 2012. As we have mentioned in our blog, Apple has been putting up Banners featuring the un-announced version of iOS. We will expect that Apple will go over a few new features in detail at the conference. We think that one of the biggest features will be Apples own mapping solution which has been reported by multiple sites including us. Here is a list of rumoured features for the latest version of iOS:
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain lion is another product that we all know that Apple will be discussing at the conference. Back in February, Apple announced the new version of OS X. The features included: Notification Center, Messages, Reminders, Game Center, and AirPlay. We have also mentioned some other features that may included in OS X:
- OS X Mountain Lion Adding Offline Safari Reading List and Dictation to Mac
- iOS-like automatic downloads for Apps
iCloud
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that iCloud is a strategy for the next decade. We have seen some of the new features that Apple is planning to introduce to iCloud in iOS 6 because of a mistake from Apple:
MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, iMacs and Retina-Display
Rumours have be stirring around that Apple may introduce a new line of Macs at the WWDC. We have also heard that Retina-class displays on Apple's new Macs maybe coming. Apple has already built in Retina-display support in OS X and we also expect Apple to release better hardware for their new line of Macs. Here are some more rumours that we have noted:
- Apple to Release Thinner Retina MacBook Pros at WWDC
- Apple to Update Nearly Entire Mac Lineup at WWDC
Apple TV
Apple has been rumoured to bring a television set to the market late this year or next year. Apple may even show the new operating system for the TV at next weeks WWDC. There have been more rumours about the Apple TV and that Apple will be introducing an SDK to open up the current Apple TV set-top box to third-party developers. All of these claims may not happen next week because most of these TV claims have come from a single uncorroborated source.
iPhone 5
So we have been hearing a lot about the next-generation iPhone. The iPhone is rumoured to be taller with a 4-inch display but not making the phone any wider. We have also featured many incredible mockups of the new next-generation iPhone, but with the highest-profile leak so far being a hands-on-video that shows the back cover of the device, as well as a smaller dock connector and the headphone jack being at the bottom of the device. However, it is unlikely that Apple will introduce the next-generation iPhone at next weeks WWDC. Most observers believe that Apple will stick to the September/October timeframe which was seen last year with the iPhone 4S.
Live Keynote Coverage
The WWDC 2012 Keynote is set to kick off at 10am Pacific time on Monday, June 11th. We will be providing a live text and photo coverage here.
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WWDC 2012 Rumour Round Up!
With WWDC 2012 coming up tomorrow, we thought that we should have a rumour round up of all the rumours that we have featured.
Apple has already announced that it will be previewing iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion at WWDC on Monday, and Apple is also expected to introduce a number of new Macs with additional improvements.
iOS 6
Ok, first up is iOS 6. Apple hasn't really been keeping this a secret, but it will play a major role in WWDC 2012. As we have mentioned in our blog, Apple has been putting up Banners featuring the un-announced version of iOS. We will expect that Apple will go over a few new features in detail at the conference. We think that one of the biggest features will be Apples own mapping solution which has been reported by multiple sites including us. Here is a list of rumoured features for the latest version of iOS:
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain lion is another product that we all know that Apple will be discussing at the conference. Back in February, Apple announced the new version of OS X. The features included: Notification Center, Messages, Reminders, Game Center, and AirPlay. We have also mentioned some other features that may included in OS X:
- OS X Mountain Lion Adding Offline Safari Reading List and Dictation to Mac
- iOS-like automatic downloads for Apps
iCloud
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that iCloud is a strategy for the next decade. We have seen some of the new features that Apple is planning to introduce to iCloud in iOS 6 because of a mistake from Apple:
MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, iMacs and Retina-Display
Rumours have be stirring around that Apple may introduce a new line of Macs at the WWDC. We have also heard that Retina-class displays on Apple's new Macs maybe coming. Apple has already built in Retina-display support in OS X and we also expect Apple to release better hardware for their new line of Macs. Here are some more rumours that we have noted:
- Apple to Release Thinner Retina MacBook Pros at WWDC
- Apple to Update Nearly Entire Mac Lineup at WWDC
Apple TV
Apple has been rumoured to bring a television set to the market late this year or next year. Apple may even show the new operating system for the TV at next weeks WWDC. There have been more rumours about the Apple TV and that Apple will be introducing an SDK to open up the current Apple TV set-top box to third-party developers. All of these claims may not happen next week because most of these TV claims have come from a single uncorroborated source.
iPhone 5
So we have been hearing a lot about the next-generation iPhone. The iPhone is rumoured to be taller with a 4-inch display but not making the phone any wider. We have also featured many incredible mockups of the new next-generation iPhone, but with the highest-profile leak so far being a hands-on-video that shows the back cover of the device, as well as a smaller dock connector and the headphone jack being at the bottom of the device. However, it is unlikely that Apple will introduce the next-generation iPhone at next weeks WWDC. Most observers believe that Apple will stick to the September/October timeframe which was seen last year with the iPhone 4S.
Live Keynote Coverage
The WWDC 2012 Keynote is set to kick off at 10am Pacific time on Monday, June 11th. We will be providing a live text and photo coverage here.
iOS 6 is currently expected to feature full support for sharing content to Facebook, Siri supper for iPad, overhauls to the iTunes App Store, Music Store and iBookstore, a completely revamped 3D-capable version of Maps, a 'Do Not Disturb' button for Notification Center, 'iCloud Tabs for Safari', and more!
Apple has probably still got a few surprises up their sleeves for iOS 6 which no one has discussed or reported for Monday morning's keynote.
Check out our WWDC Live Blog
Thanks to 9to5Mac for the awesome photos
iOS 6 Preview Confirmed for WWDC 2012 [Photos]
iOS 6 is currently expected to feature full support for sharing content to Facebook, Siri supper for iPad, overhauls to the iTunes App Store, Music Store and iBookstore, a completely revamped 3D-capable version of Maps, a 'Do Not Disturb' button for Notification Center, 'iCloud Tabs for Safari', and more!
Apple has probably still got a few surprises up their sleeves for iOS 6 which no one has discussed or reported for Monday morning's keynote.
Check out our WWDC Live Blog
Thanks to 9to5Mac for the awesome photos
Excited about WWDC? Well this will get you even more excited about it! Check out some of these incredible photos from The Moscone West Convention Center!
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Excited about WWDC? Well this will get you even more excited about it! Check out some of these incredible photos from The Moscone West Convention Center!
We heard that iOS 6 will feature a completely redesigned version of Apple Maps which will no loger rely on Google's back-end. We have also heard rumours that Facebook will be deeply integrated in iOS 6.
One of the key areas where Facebook integration will be featured is inside the iOS Photos application. You'll be able to easily upload and tag your photos to Facebook from inside iOS photos, like Twitter.
We also think that Facebook will also be integrated into the browser, so you can easily share links and "Like" web-pages. Additionally, Apple are introducing Facebook integration into the App Store which enable users to "Like" applications so there Facebook contacts can see what applications they've been enjoying.
Apple have been rumoured to be working very closely with Facebook employees so we'll be interested to see if any other new features arise.
Facebook To Be Deeply Integrated Into iOS 6
We heard that iOS 6 will feature a completely redesigned version of Apple Maps which will no loger rely on Google's back-end. We have also heard rumours that Facebook will be deeply integrated in iOS 6.
One of the key areas where Facebook integration will be featured is inside the iOS Photos application. You'll be able to easily upload and tag your photos to Facebook from inside iOS photos, like Twitter.
We also think that Facebook will also be integrated into the browser, so you can easily share links and "Like" web-pages. Additionally, Apple are introducing Facebook integration into the App Store which enable users to "Like" applications so there Facebook contacts can see what applications they've been enjoying.
Apple have been rumoured to be working very closely with Facebook employees so we'll be interested to see if any other new features arise.
Apple is already starting to decorate Moscone with lovely banners in preparation for WWDC 2012. The first banners show a collage of app icons and the wording: "WWDC2012: Where great ideas go on to do great things."
WWDC Kicks off this Monday with a Keynote address. Apple is most likely to introduces a number of new products and likely preview of iOS 6.
Rumournal will have a live blog feed of the WWDC Keynote. Click here to see it
WWDC 2012 Banners: "WWDC2012: Where great ideas go on to do great things."
Apple is already starting to decorate Moscone with lovely banners in preparation for WWDC 2012. The first banners show a collage of app icons and the wording: "WWDC2012: Where great ideas go on to do great things."
WWDC Kicks off this Monday with a Keynote address. Apple is most likely to introduces a number of new products and likely preview of iOS 6.
Rumournal will have a live blog feed of the WWDC Keynote. Click here to see it
The one that is probably going to see the biggest upgrade is the Macbook Pro. There have been lots of rumours spreading around the globe that it might be getting Retina Display. Apple's iMac and Macbook Air lines are also considered solid bets for upgrades next week. The Macbook Air is also getting the Retina Display but the iMac has been rumour to be gaining the feature sometime in the future.
If Apple is planning to only update four of its products, the Mac mini may get a refresh given that just-released Ivy Bridge chips that could also be appearing in the 13-inch Macbook Pro would be suitable for a Mac mini refresh.
Xeon E5 chips maybe suitable for the Mac Pro update. The chips have been available for several months now, so it wouldn't be a surprise that Apples Professional-level workstation will be getting that upgrade. It has been almost two years since the Mac Pro was since last update, so it may need a refresh.
There have also been rumoured that Apple may introduce new and updated accessories, but this remains unknown.
Apple to Update Nearly Entire Mac Lineup at WWDC?
The one that is probably going to see the biggest upgrade is the Macbook Pro. There have been lots of rumours spreading around the globe that it might be getting Retina Display. Apple's iMac and Macbook Air lines are also considered solid bets for upgrades next week. The Macbook Air is also getting the Retina Display but the iMac has been rumour to be gaining the feature sometime in the future.
If Apple is planning to only update four of its products, the Mac mini may get a refresh given that just-released Ivy Bridge chips that could also be appearing in the 13-inch Macbook Pro would be suitable for a Mac mini refresh.
Xeon E5 chips maybe suitable for the Mac Pro update. The chips have been available for several months now, so it wouldn't be a surprise that Apples Professional-level workstation will be getting that upgrade. It has been almost two years since the Mac Pro was since last update, so it may need a refresh.
There have also been rumoured that Apple may introduce new and updated accessories, but this remains unknown.
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