November 08, 2006
MacBooks now Core2Duo
The MacBook has moved to the full 64-bit Core2Duo. As with the MacBook Pro and iMac move, this won't have a huge performance impact but it does pave the way for taking full advantage of Leopard.
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November 02, 2006
Touch-screen iPod leak by Apple?
In an iPod developer feature guide on the Apple website, they apparently have leaked a confirmation of the upcoming touch screen iPod. On page 10 of the PDF (available at http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/ipod/iPodNotesFeatureGuideCB.pdf) the following text appears:
Note: Linking to photos and videos is supported only for 5th generation iPods running iPod Software version 1.2 or later. All other Notes feature capabilities described in this document are supported for iPod models with display screens, beginning with the touch-screen models.
In the PDF that section shows a bar off to the left, like it is still text undergoing editing and most likely was not meant to be released to the public:
It will be interesting to see how quickly that PDF gets changed by Apple now that it has been discovered.
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October 24, 2006
Core2Duo MacBook Pros - not a big surprise
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Apple has officially announced new MacBook Pro models with the Core 2 Duo (Merom) CPU. This has been in the rumor mill for some time. While the speed bump of the Core 2 Duo isn't huge, it's pure 64bit which will have a greater impact when Leopard comes out (which is fully 64bit).
For the time being, two other additions make this a very attractive release: they've now added Firewire 800 support back into the 15.4" model, and also made all SuperDrives dual-layer capable. | |
Check out Enterprise Mac for more details, as well as the MacBook Pro page on Apple's site.
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