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Analyst predicts new Macbooks and iMacs in June, 7-inch iPad this fall

Michael Crider, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you write for a tech blog like SlashGear, it's hard to be surprised at Apple rumors. But every once in a while the source can throw you for a loop. So it is with this one: Ben Reitzes, an analyst for Barclays Capital, claims that the company will updater its MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac lines as soon as next month. He's echoing things we've heard ourselves for weeks, including "Retina" displays and a new lower price point for the Air. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 14, 2012

Chris Burns, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning we're heading into the summer full force with a brand new tablet along the lines of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, with front-facing speakers for all! There appears to be a bit of a MacBook clear-out in preparation of a whole new model in the very near future. Apple has begun to seek security knowledge from Kaspersy for a safe future. The Samsung Galaxy S III has had its battery secrets revealed in a snapshot of its battery display sheet. Read The Full Story

$799 MacBook Air tipped for Q3 2012

Chris Davies, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple will release a budget MacBook Air in Q3 2012, supply chain insiders claim, pricing the entry-level ultraportable at just $799 and presenting a compelling alternative to Intel's ultrabook drive. Exact specifications for the new budget model haven't been suggested by DigiTimes' sources, though the Cupertino company's target is clear: second-gen ultrabooks running Ivy Bridge processors from names like ASUS, Acer, Lenovo and Sony. Read The Full Story

Apple set for Liquidmetal ‘casing and enclosures’

Chris Burns, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the inventor of the metallic alloys known collectively as Liquidmetal has been interviewed and spoke on how Apple will use the technology in the future. What he’s revealed – or what he’s confirmed, since it’s all certainly been suggested in the past, is that Apple will use Liquidmetal alloys on future “breakthrough” products with casings and enclosures made with the technology. He’s also confirmed that Apple is the only company on earth the have exclusive rights to Liquidmetal as a material technology for technology casing enclosures – with perhaps an iPhone 5 or a MacBook Pro 2012 model on the way.

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MacBook Pro 2012 amps up with SSD and battery

Chris Burns, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

While the common rumor thus far for the new MacBook Pro 2012 models has been that they'll cut down the size to MacBook Air levels, a new tip today says that's simply not the case. What we've got here instead is a new case with no optical drive and the space that was used up by the optical drive being used for a much more gigantic battery and an SSD boot drive to take down costs for the unit substantially - that SSD being just for the OS. This notion was accompanied by the illustration you see below. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro 2012 refresh hits this June

Chris Burns, Apr 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If our readings are correct, the planets are coming together to create a perfect storm of availability in software, hardware, and demand for a MacBook Pro 2012 release this June at WWDC. It's a very simple combination of the Apple OS X Mountain Lion software release, a precedent of notebook hardware being released at WWDC, and the pulling back of supply for the line of computers we're speaking about here that says we're about to see a new MacBook Pro in less than two months from now. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro 2012 Liquidmetal integration tipped

Chris Burns, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

In a not completely unfounded turn of events here this fine spring morning, we’ve been tipped by an anonymous Apple fan that they’ve seen Liquidmetal technology being used in a device much larger than an iPhone. Though such a vague tip and anonymous to boot wouldn’t normally be something we’d cover, the possibility that this could be the next big MacBook Pro feature is just too perfect not to consider. With the MacBook Pro 2012 models coming sooner than later and Intel’s Ivy Bridge generation of processors revealed today, could we have the whole picture here right in front of us?

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17-inch MacBook Pro faces death this year claims analyst

Chris Davies, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple will ditch its 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012, analysts have predicted, trimming the company's Mac line-up as it chases an Air-style ultraportable refresh. Shipments of the largest notebook, currently priced from $2,499, have slumped, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cites in support of his claims, "in order to maintain a lean product line strategy." Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 10, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Tuesday, everyone. Are you curious about what made waves in the tech world today? Well then you've come to the right place. Here's something to whet your electronics news appetite - T-Mobile breaks 1 million iPhone mark on EDGE. And in other Apple news, Macbook Pro 15-inch stock low, Ivy Bridge refresh shipping soon. And now turning to Apple's rival, Microsoft is reportedly working on Kinect for Windows Phone 8. We'll see how that works out... Read The Full Story

Is Apple really in half of US homes?

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

With Apple rocketing in the phone, computing and tablet segments, exactly how many pieces of shiny Cupertino hardware are actually in use is a good question: according to new research (and some perhaps shaky extrapolation) half of American homes have at least one Apple device. The average US home has 1.6 Apple devices, according to a survey by CNBC and Hart Research Associates, with 9-percent owning five or more. However, it's worth noting that just 836 people were questioned. Read The Full Story

Mountain Lion Retina graphics tip high-res MacBooks incoming

Ben Kersey, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There were reports in Feburary that Apple were working HiDPI support into OS X Lion, which would allow resolution independence and sharper graphics on high resolution displays. More evidence has emerged today that Apple may be bringing Retina Displays to MacBooks in the future, with high resolution art for some UI elements being discovered in the latest Mountain Lion developer preview. Read The Full Story

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Stop crying about the iPad naming conventions

Chris Burns, Mar 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

The 3rd generation iPad does not have a new name, but neither does the new MacBook Pro, the Apple TV, or the iMac – go home and cry about it. So called “experts” have been weighing in so heavily over the past 24 hours over the “mistake” made by those responsible for naming the newest iPad that you’d think they were stock owners in the company, all of this saying only one thing to your humble narrator: they’re mad that they can’t pigeonhole the product as easily as they could before. What I’m contending here is that not only does it make perfect sense that Apple cut out the numbering system from the newest model iPad in this generation, they should have done it right from the start.