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Macworld Expo News

IDG cancels 2015 Macworld/iWorld event, announces “hiatus” for future conferences

I wish there was better news, but it’s been some time coming… Per iMore, IDG, the parent company of both Macworld magazine and the Macworld/iWorld conferences, announced on Tuesday that the conference is “going on hiatus”, and that the 2015 event will not happen. Macworld/iWorld has struggled in recent years with the loss of Apple […]

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Hardware iMac iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple to announce next-gen 27-inch iMac with Retina display, updated iPad Air units at October 16th media event

There’s a lot of predictions as to what will be announced at tomorrow’s Apple media event. With any luck, some of them will be right. Per AppleInsider, ever-reliable KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a note stating to expect a highly-anticipated 27-inch iMac with Retina quality display that will ship before the end of 2014, […]

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Hardware iPad Pictures Rumor

Rumor: Leaked photo shows possible 2GB of RAM for next-gen iPad Air

The next-gen iPad Air component images are leaking at a fairly steady rate and revealing some interesting stuff. Per MacRumors, a fairly clear image has been published by Apple.club.tw of what is said to be the logic board for the second-generation iPad Air suggests that the device will indeed come with an A8X chip, as […]

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Hardware News wireless

Samsung announces next-gen 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology, cites speeds five times faster than 802.11ac protocol

As much as you may love your 802.11ac Wi-Fi router, it may not be the fastest thing on the block for long. Per Macworld, on Sunday, Samsung announced it’s developing new 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology that can boost network speeds fivefold, from today’s 866Mbps per-device maximum to a blistering 4.6Gbps. At that rate, Samsung says, a […]

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Hardware MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Apple won’t unveil Retina display MacBook Air at October 16th media event, will hold off until early 2015

You can expect a lot of nifty things from Apple’s media event on Thursday. A Retina display MacBook Air probably won’t be one of them. Per Re/code and AppleInsider, sources close to the story have stated that the rumored new MacBook Air will not debut. He did, however, reiterate that the company is in fact […]