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Quanta is out, Foxconn to contract the next-gen iMac

By Daniel Lim on Monday, Dec 29th 2008 No Comments

Apple logo 926391 Apple must be laughing at this so-called reliable source, Digitimes has revised its last report on Economic Daily News regarding the manufacturer behind the iMac all-in-one PC. As of today, Quanta is out of the picture, it was Foxconn who has secured a 800,000 units shipment per month contract with Jobs to build the allegedly next gen iMac to be announced at Macworld Conference next week.

So unless there are new updates next week on who makes what from which contract. Here’s the new standing : Foxconn and Catcher Technology are in bed to supply the magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis while Foxconn will seek partnership in cooling module from Auras Technology. A cooling module? Could that possible hint a change in current-fan based cooling system?

In any case, we will find out in a week there will be a new iMac or just another rumor. Just a reminder that Slashgear will be bringing MacWorld conference live coverage. Be sure to check us out at http://live.slashgear.com

New Quanta-built iMacs to debut at Macworld conference Q1 2009 ?

By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Dec 23rd 2008 No Comments

Apple logo 926391 With Steve Jobs keynoting or not, numerous rumors been circulating Apple to refresh the revamped versions of its long-overdued iMac at the Macworld conference coming this January. Concreted source has further supported the hearsay. Citing its source from the Economic Times Daily this morning, Digitimes claimed Apple is evidently preparing to introduce the new all-in-one iMacs at the MacWorld conference in San Francisco, in two weeks.

Report said the Taiwanese manufacturer supplier of all-in-one PCs to Sony and NEC, Quanta, is contracted to begin shipping in Q1 2009 of their all-in-one computers in the quantity of 800,000 production units per month to Apple

Fewer detail were revealed to the exact specs of the machine; but, as usual, Slashgear will bring you the MacWorld conference live reporting first hand. Be sure to check out http://live.slashgear.com in the event of the live coverage.

Sonic Chair now adding 20-inch “Touchscreen iMac” to their luxury Sonic Chair

By Staff Editor on Monday, Dec 15th 2008 No Comments

version3 In an effort to prevent everyone from leaving their products back in the 90’s, Sonic Chair has added a 20-inch “touchscreen” iMac to their popular Sonic Chair. The Sonic Chair Touch features the same built-in speakers and input jacks that we have grown accustom to with the addition of a computer that is quickly growing in popularity.

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Apple US Black Friday sale starts

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 28th 2008 No Comments

Apple’s US online store has just gone live with the company’s Black Friday sale, and while there’s no outrageous bargains to be had - not that they were ever likely – there are still discounts in just about every range. Typical cuts include $101 off the new 13-inch late-2008 model MacBook, up to $101 off the iMac desktop, and $11 off an 8GB or 16GB iPod nano.

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Multitouch iMac rumored after LG touchscreen panel discovery

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 24th 2008 No Comments

Jot this one down under “tenuous speculation” for now, but Stuff were recently taking a look around an LG factory in Korea and happened to come across multitouch-capable displays. So far, so dull, but factor in that LG are the display suppliers for the Apple iMac, and you’ve a question about whether a multitouch iMac is on the cards.

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Apple quad-core iMacs coming in January? New Intel chips rumored

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 19th 2008 No Comments

According to a Digitimes report, Intel is preparing to launch three 65W low-power desktop processors in mid-January 2009, that will find their way into updated Apple iMac computers. The news comes from sources at PC vendors, who suggest that Intel will announce the Core 2 Quad Q8200s, Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Core 2 Quad Q9550s at the start of the new year.

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Apple dismiss iMac, Mac mini update rumors: ‘Holiday line-up is set’

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 4th 2008 No Comments

apple imac 20in Apple has moved to quash rumors that they plan last-minute changes to their computing range before the end of 2008. In what is likely intended to reassure would-be customers that holiday purchases won’t immediately be outdated by new models, Apple press representative Bill Evans told MacWorld that “our holiday line-up is set.” It casts the recent speculation that Apple was planning imminent tweaks to the iMac and Mac mini ranges into doubt, and pushes those timescales into 2009 at the earliest.

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New iMacs on the horizon?

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Oct 20th 2008 No Comments

apple imac 20in Even though a lot of people have barely gotten the shrink wrap off of their new MacBook and MacBook Pro purchases, Apple might be introducing an update to their iMac line before the year is through.

According to AppleInsider, these updates wouldn’t be major and would basically constitute a streamlining of the entire line. Since the internal makeup of Apple iMacs and notebooks is similar, we might see an NVIDIA chipset update.

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Troll Touch adds touchscreen to iMac

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 19th 2008 No Comments

For anybody wanting to jab rather than click on their iMac, Troll Touch offer a DIY touchscreen kit that adds a finger-sensitive layer to the front of the slick desktop system. Available for both 20 and 24-inch iMacs, the new touch panels join a range that already caters for Apple’s laptops and Cinema Displays.

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Check out the demo video after the cut

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SlashGear Week in Review

By Chris Davies on Sunday, May 4th 2008 No Comments

More speed, more gameplay and more pixels has been the theme of the week, with a variety of new hardware launches and upgrades together with some long awaited titles getting released. Apple lived up to the rumors and introduced new processors and faster FSB for their iMac range, together with stirring up a little controversy over whether they’d had access to Intel’s future product line first. Faux-Apple hardware also get plenty of attention, as Psystar’s OS X-running Open Computer took time out from being sniped at by fanboys to get benchmarked.

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