Hardware 
No Blockbuster at Apple Developers Conference; Stock Skids – CNBC
Apple opened the conference by unveiling the ultra-thin Macbook … “How many developers does it take to change a light bulb? None. That’s a hardware problem.”
Apple desktops get (almost) no love at WWDC – CNET News
Rather than the quad core, 2.8GHz Intel Xeon W3530 chip, for example, now the $2,499 Mac Pro starts with a 3.2GHz quad Xeon W3565, a chip using the same Bloomfield core architecture that Intel debuted in 2008. Otherwise, the Mac … Continue reading
The humble beginnings of OS X on Intel – The Verge
But unbeknownst to the whole world, an Apple engineer was working behind the scenes on what was essentially a pet project, porting OS X to Intel’s x86 processors. Over on Quora, Kim Scheinberg recalls the tale of how her husband, … Continue reading
Apple to show off iOS 6 and new MacBooks at WWDC – PC Advisor
It’s likely that Apple’s entire PC hardware line-up will be refreshed today with one of the main changes being an upgrade in processor from Intel Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge – the third generation Core i processors. The headline hardware … Continue reading
Apple’s Back to School promo offers $100 iTunes card with Mac, $50 with iPad – Apple Insider
Students and faculty can also buy their Mac with Apple Education Pricing to save money on the hardware. To qualify for the Back to School Card offer, customers must be a college student, a student accepted to a college, a … Continue reading
Hackers Take Aim at Intel in OpGreeenRights, Breach Consumer Electronics Site – Softpedia
“Firms like Apple, Intel, IBM, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, etc… use great amounts of Coltan in order to produce computers and cellular phones. We know that also in 1998 Intel used lots of coltan, and that coltan comes from Congo. So … Continue reading
Apple quietly updates Mac Pro with Intel Xeon E5 CPU – Apple Insider
Though it wasn’t mentioned onstage at WWDC, the Mac Pro was given a long-awaited refresh on Monday, and the professional desktop now features Intel’s Xeon E5 processor. The standard-configuration 12-core Mac Pro features two 2.4 gigahertz 6-core INtel Xeon …
Apple quietly updates Mac Pro with Intel Xeon CPU [u] – Apple Insider
Though it wasn’t mentioned onstage at WWDC, the Mac Pro was given a long-awaited refresh on Monday with a modest speed bump. The standard-configuration 12-core Mac Pro features two 2.4 gigahertz 6-core Intel Xeon E5645 processors and 12 megabytes of … Continue reading
Apple Unveils New Versions Of MacBook Pro, Air – RTT News
(RTTNews) – Apple Inc. (AAPL: News ) Monday unveiled new versions of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with features such as Intel chips and faster graphics as the tech giant takes on the intense rivalry in the notebooks arena. Apple … Continue reading
Apple’s Shows Off Ultra-Thin Macbook Pro – CNBC
“The new MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built,” CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. The 15.4 inch display model (with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to … Continue reading
