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Intel could release Ivy Bridge-based Xeon chips in spring, provide new processor offerings for Mac Pro lineup

The upcoming Mac Pro units could get that much niftier, even with a slightly older technology. Per DigiTimes, Intel’s Xeon E5 launch early this year could be matched by a handful of Ivy Bridge-based models soon after based on a tentative roadmap. After releasing 18 E5 chips based on the current Sandy Bridge architecture, Intel […]

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Intel Ivy Bridge details leaked, interesting new specs and support on horizon

If you like Intel’s current Sandy Bridge architecture, then the leaked details of the company’s Ivy Bridge architecture should give you a warm, snuggly feeling inside. Per X-Bit Labs and Macworld UK, according to information reported by X-bit Labs, a lineup of Core i5 and Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors will be available in Q2 […]

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Rumor: Apple to release 15-inch MacBook Air notebook in early 2012

If this is true, it could become something nifty. Per DigiTimes, Apple is said to be preparing an update to its MacBook Air series in the first quarter of 2012 with the addition of a new 15-inch thin-and-light model. The new 15-inch MacBook Air would join the existing 11.6- and 13.3-inch ultraportable notebooks offered by […]

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Rumor: Apple prepping ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook for Q2 2012

The nice thing with rumors: there’s generally a kernel of truth in there somewhere. Per DigiTimes, Apple is rumored to have ordered a “small volume” of components for a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook that could appear as early as the second quarter of 2012. Upstream suppliers are said to have begun shipping the components this month, […]

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Intel discusses Haswell achitecture, cites 24 hour notebook battery charge, 10 day standby, expected 2013 release date

Wait two years and your notebook’s battery life problems could get quite a bit easier to deal with. Per Macworld, Intel’s next processor platform, code named Haswell, will offer more than 10 days of connected standby battery life and the ability to run your laptop for a full 24 hours on one charge. Standby connected […]