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Rumor: Apple looking into acquisition, strategic investment of McLaren for car project

If you’ve ever drooled a bit over a parked McLaren on the street, then you’ve got something in common with Apple. The current rumor has it that Apple has approached British supercar-maker McLaren to discuss an acquisition or a strategic investment in the firm. The talks are said to have been in progress for several […]

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Microsoft debuts Surface Book hybrid, could give the MacBook notebooks a run for their money

Microsoft has come a long way with its Surface tablet. The Surface Book, which debuted earlier this week, is built more like a traditional notebook and a recent New York press event showed the unit appearing like a variant of the classic 13-inch white MacBook made of metal, not polycarbonate plastic. The hinge is unique […]

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Rumor: Apple working on 12.9-inch iPad, will incorporate OS X/iOS operating system for device

Apple could be coming out with a nigh-on-jumbo-sized iPad. And it could run its own unique operating system. Per MacRumors and DigiTimes, sources have indicated that Apple has two 12.9-inch iPad prototypes in development, with one model being a “2-in-1 device” that utilizes elements from both operating systems while the other resembles previous iPads. The […]

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Updated 27-inch iMac sells out quickly, ship times slip to 3-4 weeks for customers

It’s new, it’s snazzy…and now it’s really, really hard to get. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s big-screen 27-inch iMac looks to be in extremely limited supply this holiday, as the estimated shipping time has already lengthened less than 24 hours after the new all-in-one desktop went on sale. Apple’s online store originally advertised that the new 27-inch […]

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Seagate announces 750GB Momentus XT hard drive, combines HDD, SSD features on same unit

This could smack of the nifty. Per Engadget, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has released its 750GB Momentus XT, a hybrid HDD/SSD unit with a conventional 742GB hard drive attached to 8GB of NAND flash memory. The unit boosts a speedy SATA III 6Gb/s interface and promises to cut boot-up and lag times compared to a […]