Apple has finally unveiled the new MacBook Pro family which is powered by Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 processor. However the Core i5 and Core i7 option is only available for 15.4 and 17-inch models. The more popular 13-incher disappointingly stays on Core 2 Duo.
As expected, Apple has just announced the availability of iTunes 9.1 for both Windows and Mac. This new version of iTunes brings support for the upcoming iPad on iPhone 3.2, a new “Books” section which replaces the existing “Audiobooks” section in the iTunes Store and improvements to Genius Mixes feature.
F0recast for Mac is finally here. This fantastic little tool enables iPhone 3GS, 3G, 2G and iPod touch 1G/2G/3G users to know all they ever needed to know about unlocking and jailbreaking their iPhone and iPod touch.
It is for quite sometime now that Apple fans have been waiting for refreshed line of MacBook Pro’s with the new Intel Core i5/i7 chips. The current-gen of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are due for an update, and numerous hints and rumors over the past few months have put many Apple fans on waiting anxiously for the updated models to appear in the market. The wait still continues without any major hint or even an indication as to when or if these new models are going to arrive.
9to5Mac is reporting that a couple of new gestures have been uncovered in the the iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 4. There seems to be a triple tap gesture and a long press gesture revealed. In the gestures folder, a couple of new plist files have been discovered: "3Tap.plist" and "LongPress.plist".
According to sources at AppleInsider, Apple is preparing Mac mini’s for Hi-Definition HDMI output along with a possible Blu-ray drive option; set to release sometime this year. Prototype screens of the new Mac mini has been making rounds which surprisingly sports a HDMI connector instead of the traditional DVI-connector found on the current models of the mini’s.
Some second hand sources have informed TechCrunch that Apple is already working on a OS X based tablet which is scheduled to hit the stores later this year. This tablet in question will be powered by Intel processor, unlike iPad which runs on Apple’s A4 processor.
Microsoft has just released Silverlight 4 based facebook client for both Windows and Mac OS X. Back in April last year, Microsoft showed off a proof of concept facebook client which was made using facebook’s Open Stream API on Silverlight but unfortunately that never saw the light of the day. After a long wait, they have finally released a fully working client for users running Windows and OS X – with full capability to run it out-of-the-browser.
The thinnest notebook in Apple’s MacBook line is Air which hasn't seen an upgrade since last June. This however may change soon but not before the similar upgrades for MacBook and MacBook Pro. A French site named HardMac speculates that due to non-availability of the new low-draw Intel Core i5 chips, MacBook Air with Core i5 may not ship at the same time as MacBook Pros.
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer visited Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville the other day where a student asked him to sign his MacBook Pro. Ballmer, in his usual way signed the Mac right on the Apple logo with words which read "Need a new one? - Steve Ballmer”.
