According to MacRumors, Apple is all set to launch MacBook Pro refresh on Thursday, February 24th. Apple’s MacBook Pro line is due for an upgrade this year and it would only be wise for Apple to ship these with Intel Sandy Bridge processors as they are now the flagship chipsets of Intel.
Apple has just posted record earnings for Q1 2011. They have managed to sold 16.24 million iPhones, 7.33 million iPads, 19.45 million iPods, 4.13 million Macs, and made around $26.74 billion in revenue. With these statistics, the Cupertino-based company once again has broken its own previous records.
Apple today has opened the Mac App Store for business, with over a thousand apps for launch. Mac App Store requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 software update for Snow Leopard which can be downloaded from here.
Apple has just released the final version of Mac OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard. It is a recommended update and it implements hundreds of fixes since the last few updates, 10.6.5 (November 2010), 10.6.4 (June 2010), 10.6.3 (March 2010) and 10.6.2 (November 2009). Also included is the much anticipated Mac App Store. You can get the update from Snow Leopard’s Software Update, or directly from the Software Downloads page here.
The developers behind the popular Air Hockey for iPhone game are working to bring the same title and experience to Mac OS X. Air Hockey on the Mac will be available on the Mac App Store at launch and is almost identical to the iOS version.
Raskin Software today has announced an update to its zoom-able Finder alternative for the Mac OS X. Raskin for Mac OS X utilizes an iOS-style visual interface to represent all your files and images on a single page without the need to open the native Finder on the machine. This saves a considerable amount of time and more importantly can be more than handy for non-Mac users or those who have just migrated to OS X.
After releasing a jailbreak app which enables AirPlay functionality via third-party apps, Erica Sadun has now released AirPlayer for Mac OS X which mimics as Apple TV (2nd-gen) to playback videos from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to your Mac. Perfect for those of you who use 27-inch iMac or Cinema Display as your TV.
Today is Black Friday, the day which marks the beginning of the 2010 holiday shopping season. All major online retailers like Apple, Microsoft, MacConnection, Walmart and Best Buy stores have great offers which you can take advantage of from their online sites, without having to actually go and get in line just to get the discount you are looking for.
It was only a few days back when the Kinect hardware for the Xbox 360 got hacked to run on a Windows 7 PC. The fun doesn’t stop there, thanks to the recently released open source drivers for Kinect, it has now been hacked to run on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X ! Check out the video after the break.
Apple has just released the final version of Mac OS X 10.6.5 Snow Leopard. It is a crucial update and it implements hundreds of fixes since the last few updates, 10.6.4 (June 2010), 10.6.3 (March 2010) and 10.6.2 (November 2009). You can get the update from Snow Leopard’s Software Update, or directly from the Software Downloads page here.
