Hardware

Apple extravaganza: major refresh coming next week – Sydney Morning Herald

MacBook Air and MacBook Pro expected to be updated with higher resolution screens and faster Intel chips. 9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple will redesign the apps for iTunes, iBooks and the App store itself. Following on from Facebook … Continue reading

Apple rumored to refresh the majority of its Mac computers at WWDC – UberGizmo (blog)

9to5 Mac’s sources have also informed them that apart from the hardware refresh of the Mac computer lineup, Apple will also be debuting new accessories such as refreshed keyboards and mice, cables, etc. Either way WWDC will be taking place … Continue reading

Apple Is a Hardware Company; Einhorn Just Doesn’t Get It – TheStreet.com

How flat yield curves can kill insurance companies. Arguing that “The value comes from iOS, the App store, iTunes and iCloud,” Einhorn riffs: AAPL’s ability to consistently offer innovative features . . . encourages users to upgrade every couple …

WWDC 2012 brings Massive Mac Update – I4U

We’ve been hearing reports for a while now that Apple is planning to overhaul the MacBook Pros at WWDC to include Retina displays as well as new Intel Ivy Bridge processors. 9to5Mac has once again heard from sou … It’s … Continue reading

Mac Pro in-store pickup times slip ahead of WWDC – CNET News

the direct successor to Apple’s PowerMac and the first machine to signal Apple’s transition to Intel x86 chips in 2005. The high-end machines, which begin at $2,499 in the U.S. remain Apple’s one truly customizable Mac, with the company having … Continue reading

Mac Pro refresh may loom, as wait times grow before WWDC – CNET News

MacRumors notes today that those in the market for one of the towers — which haven’t received a hardware update since July 2010 — are facing unusually long wait times if they want to pick one up in store. While … Continue reading

Thunderbolt drive: Speedy alternative for Macs – USA Today

Finally Seagate and Western Digital, which dominate the hard-drive industry, have released Thunderbolt drives for the Mac, and they truly are super speedy and affordable. And Thunderbolt is rolling out on some Windows computers. Chipmaker Intel …

MacBook Pro 2012 release date: Apple offering a cheaper version? (Rumor) – popherald.com

But some tech sites say it is fake because they could not believe that Apple will ship a laptop with no Retina display … that the unknown MacBook Pro model comes with 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB L3 … Continue reading

Hardware Startups Push Software Tec to Lure Investors – Bloomberg

Apple’s $108.2 billion in sales last year notwithstanding, hardware companies remain less attractive to investors primarily because of the expense to make and distribute physical products. There’s also less cost involved if software …

Leaked MacBook Pro specs suggest only minor changes – Electronista

Specifications indicate a 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge processor with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000, and 4GB of RAM by default. The most notable additions are in fact Bluetooth 4.0 and USB 3.0, the latter of which would be a first … Continue reading