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Apple announces new MacBook Pro with retina display, deeper Facebook integration, Google Maps rival at WWDC – San Jose Mercury News

Cook brought out Apple marketing guru Philip Schiller to discuss the changes to Apple’s core MacBook line of laptops. The MacBook Air will include third-generation Intel (INTC) core processors that Schiller said would speed up graphics by 60 percent …

Apple announces high-res laptops, a smarter Siri – CNN

… MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. The new “retina display” MacBook Pro measures 15.5 inches across and contains an Intel quad-core i7 processor. It will feature up to 16GB … Continue reading

WWDC developments: Apple kicks Google Maps off iPhone, adds Facebook and more – Entertainment Weekly Online

This is already a feature of Microsoft Corp.’s competing Windows software. On the hardware side, Apple showed off a laptop with a super-high resolution “Retina” display, setting a new standard for screen sharpness. The new MacBook Pro will …

Apple: Androids are much less likely to be running an up-to-date OS than iPhones and iPads – naked security

Apple CEO Tim Cook, and his senior executives, took to the stage at WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in San Francisco earlier today. As well as announcing upgrades to some of the firm’s laptop hardware, and discussing new features coming …

Apple Veers Away From Google – Wall Street Journal

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke onstage at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco on Monday. Apple Inc. unveiled a series of software features for its mobile phones and computers Monday that place erstwhile partner Google Inc …

Apple to announce new features, software updates this week – The Business Journal

Analysts say not to expect a new iPhone, but expect new software and hardware rollouts. The big development at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will be new map and photo-sharing features , according to analyst Shaw Wu …

MacBook Pro With Retina Display Gives Apple 1-Year Lead on Ultrabooks – Wired News

“Anybody can go buy the processors from Intel, but even the track pads from these companies can’t match Apple. Apple has more discipline and control over every aspect of these machines, so it’s tough for the other guys, the Windows … Continue reading

Apple announces new MacBook Pro, maps app, Siri for iPad – nola.com

… brought out Apple marketing guru Philip Schiller to discuss the changes to Apple’s core MacBook line of laptops. The MacBook Air will include third-generation Intel processors, which Schiller said would speed up graphics by 60 percent, and will be … Continue reading

Apple to announce new software – Independent Online

Cook is also expected to announce new Mac models. Intel has just updated its processor line with faster, less power-hungry chips, and most of Apple’s Mac lines haven’t had a major update in a year. The biggest mystery surrounds Apple’s … Continue reading

Apple Quietly Updates AirPort Express – PC World

As if new MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs weren’t enough, Apple has gone and updated another piece of hardware: its venerable AirPort Express. Apple has also released an update to iOS’s AirPort Utility that supports configuration of the new device … Continue reading