Having already introduced a number of iOS features to the Mac with OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple looks set to continue the trend with its next-generation desktop operating system. According to a report published earlier today by 9to5Mac, OS X 10.9 could feature both Siri and Maps integration.
Hoping to get Apple’s new iMac before Christmas? You may be out of luck. According to one report, the company’s latest all-in-one has been delayed until early 2013, missing its scheduled November and December release dates.
Ahead of its release later this month, Modbook Inc has announced some much-welcomed spec upgrades to its Modbook Pro tablet. The device, which combines the internals of a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Wacom pen tablet digitizer, will now ship with increased storage capacity, more RAM, and improved pen sensitivity.
Apple has released a software update for all the Mac notebooks that it introduced at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June. In case you can’t remember, that includes all the current MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models except for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, which only launched last month.
According to a report from Bloomberg, future Macs could be powered by Apple’s own custom designed chips. The report, which cites people familiar with the company’s research, claims Apple is exploring the possibility of dropping Intel processors in favour of the same ARM-based chips used in the iPhone and iPad.
It’s been just two days since Apple unveiled its new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, and the machine has already received its customary iFixit teardown. Like the 15-inch model, this one’s difficult to take apart – and therefore difficult to repair. But surprisingly, Apple has made a few changes to improve accessibility.
Apple’s all-new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, which was announced on Tuesday, now has its very own TV advert. Titled ‘Colors’, the ad features a number of Apple’s Retina-optimised apps, including Aperture, Final Cut Pro, and iTunes – which are all shown running full-screen on the machine’s 2560 x 1600 display.
At its special event in San Jose today, Apple announced an all-new iMac with a stunning redesign that’s a whopping 80% thinner than its predecessor. It boasts an edge-to-edge glass display that’s 45% thinner than the previous iMac display, with 75% less reflection.
Along with announcing relatively minor updates to the Mac mini, at today’s San Jose media event, Apple unveiled the much-rumoured 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. The new machine boasts Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, USB 3.0 ports, and Intel HD graphics – which drive the 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution display.