Categories
MacBook Pro News

Apple releases updated MacBook Pro line, includes Sandy Bridge, Light Peak/”Thunderbolt”, FaceTime HD technologies

Sometimes the rumor mill can be pretty accurate. On Thursday, Apple released a new refresh of the MacBook Pro notebook, adding new dual-core and quad-core (a first for Appleā€™s notebooks) Intel processors, 3x faster graphics in the 15- and 17-inch models, ultrafast Thunderbolt (i.e., Light Peak) I/O and a FaceTime HD camera. Per Mac|Life, the […]

Categories
MacBook Pro Pictures Rumor

Leaked photo surfaces of purported 15″ next-gen MacBook Pro specs

In the final days before the anticipated launch of the refreshed MacBook Pro notebooks, the rumors are streaming in while a new leaked photo offers some interesting possibilities. Per French Apple site Mac4Ever, a photo has surfaced of what appears to be a 15-inch MacBook Pro box. The site also claimed to have obtained several […]

Categories
iPad News

Apple prepping Yerba Buena for March 2 press event, updated iPad expected

Following yesterday’s announcement of a March 2nd media event where Apple is expected to unveil the next iPad, the company has begun posting promotional signage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Per MacNN, photos taken at the site show a large Apple logo surrounded by numerous colorful dots. Invitations to […]

Categories
MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Next-Gen MacBook Pros to have improved batteries, will see the end of the white model

The rumors are coming in a bit more rapidly now with details emerging that the upcoming MacBook Pros will sport larger trackpads, weigh slightly less than the current models and have a 8 – 16 GB SSD boot drive to house Mac OS X (everything else will be stored on a separate HDD). Per MacRumors, […]

Categories
MacBook Pro Pictures

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 […]