Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-announces-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-announces-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-announces-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple announces 13inch MacBook Pro with Retina display 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699

If the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display was feeling lonely up there on its high-resolution pedestal, it needn't any longer. As expected, Apple just announced a 13-inch version to keep it company. The 2,560 x 1,600 resolution means that 13-inch screen offers a ppi of 232, marginally more than its larger brother's 226. As well as that lovely new display, there's a pair of Thunderbolt ports, and a full-size HDMI port to let you make good use of it with, as well as a pair of USB 3s. While this might not be the primary focus of the day, it will definitely be one of the more hotly anticipated reveals from the company's San Jose event this afternoon. The base model will run you $1,699 and comes with a 2.5GHz i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of flash memory. At the top end you can expect 768GB hard drive, atop a Core i7. And, like last time, to top it all off, all the new goodies come in a slimmer, desire-stoking design -- weighing a whole pound less than the 2011 13-incher and at just 0.75-inches thick, 20 percent thinner. Already full of want? Then don't hang around, as it ships today! In the meantime, keep your retinas locked right here for our hands on.

Gallery: 13-inch MacBook with Retina Display (2012)

Gallery: 13-inch MacBook with Retina Display (2012) press shots

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]]> 13-inch macbook pro13-inch macbook pro with retina13-inchMacbookPro13-inchMacbookProWithRetinaappleapple special event 2012AppleSpecialEvent2012laptopmacbookmacbook promacbook pro with retina displayMacbookProMacbookProWithRetinaDisplayMBPMBPwRDMountain LionMountainLionOS XOsXretina displayRetinaDisplayspecial event 2012SpecialEvent2012 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:22:00 -0400 21|20356635 <![CDATA[How well can the MacBook Pro with Retina display handle Windows games?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/03/macbook-pro-retina-display-windows-games/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/03/macbook-pro-retina-display-windows-games/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/03/macbook-pro-retina-display-windows-games/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments DNP MacBook Pro with Retina display takes on Windows gaming

After jumping the hurdles of our review gauntlet, the MacBook Pro with Retina display proved itself as a top-notch machine for the creative professionals it's geared towards, and anyone willing to pay a premium. Save for a brief bout with Diablo III, our time spent gaming on the hardware was limited. Ever since, we've wondered how the Kepler-toting, Ivy Bridge-packing laptop would handle one of our favorite graphics-intensive pastimes. Sure, Apple machines aren't exactly en vogue when it comes to playing video games, but Cupertino's ultra-high-resolution Mac simply begs to be put to the test. We loaded up Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro carrying an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB of VRAM, the stock 2.3GHz processor and 16GB of RAM (upgraded from the vanilla 8GB configuration) and put it through its paces to see how it performs.

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]]> Appleapple mac os xAppleMacOsXbootcampgamingMacMacBook Promacbook pro with retina displayMacbookProMacbookProWithRetinaDisplayMBPretina displayRetinaDisplaywindows Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:00:00 -0400 21|20283473 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro review (13-inch, mid-2012)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/macbook-pro-review-13-inch-mid-2012/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/macbook-pro-review-13-inch-mid-2012/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/macbook-pro-review-13-inch-mid-2012/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments DNP MacBook Pro review 13inch, mid2012 how does the refreshed MBP fare with a new Ivy Bridge chipset

When the MacBook Pro with Retina display is in the game, Apple's "regular" Pros may seem a bit like also-rans. After all, why would you choose them when you could get a brilliant 15-inch 2,880 x 1,800 IPS panel and a Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor? Well, price, for one thing. While we walked away from our Retina MBP review mighty impressed, that model starts at $2,199. The latest crop of Pros, meanwhile, keep the same pricing scheme as last year's models ($1,199 and up), but step up to Intel's third-generation Ivy Bridge processors. We took the entry-level 13-incher for a spin to get a feel for how the dual-core Core i5 CPU, 4GB of RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000 stack up to the competition. Read on to see how it fared.

Gallery: MacBook Pro review (mid-2012, 13-inch)

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]]> 13 inch13-inch13-inch macbook pro13-inchMacbookPro13Inch2012 macbook pro2012MacbookProAppleApple MacBook ProAppleMacbookProbenchmarkbenchmarkedbenchmarkshands-onIvy BridgeIvyBridgeMacBookMacBook Promacbook pro 2012MacbookProMacbookPro2012MBPreview Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:00:00 -0400 21|20272288 <![CDATA[Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review (mid 2012)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/apple-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/apple-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/apple-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review mid 2012

Product categories come and go, grow and wither, revolutionize the world and then slowly fade into a state of cold, quiet, everlasting obsolescence. It happens all the time, sometimes over the course of just a year or two (see: netbooks) and, while companies have made billions by establishing truly new categories, rarely has anybody rocked the world by splitting the difference between two very closely aligned ones.

That's exactly what Apple is trying to do here. The company's MacBook Pro line is one of the most respected in the industry for those who need an ostensibly professional laptop. Meanwhile, the MacBook Air is among the best (if not conclusively the best) thin-and-light laptops on the market. Now, a new player enters the fray: the MacBook Pro with Retina display. It cleanly slides in between these two top-shelf products, while trying to be simultaneously serious and fast, yet slim and light. Is this, then, a laptop that's all things to all people, the "best Mac ever" as it was called repeatedly in the keynote? Or, is it more of a compromised, misguided attempt at demanding too much from one product? Let's find out.

Gallery: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display review (mid 2012)

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]]> appleGT 650GT 650MGt650Gt650mintelivy bridgeIvyBridgekeplerlaptoplaptopsMacmacbookmacbook promacbook pro with retina displayMacbookProMacbookProWithRetinaDisplayMBPnvidiaretinaRetina displayRetina Display MacBook ProRetinaDisplayRetinaDisplayMacbookProreviewunibodyvideo Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:55:00 -0400 21|20257389 <![CDATA[Possibly fake MacBook Pro spec sheet: USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge and no Retina Display]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/macbook-pro-rumored-specs/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/macbook-pro-rumored-specs/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/macbook-pro-rumored-specs/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Possibly fake Macbook Pro spec sheet USB 30, Ivy Bridge and no Retina Display

It's hard not to drown in Apple rumors right now, but here comes another one to help things along. As a counterweight to recent reports of MacBook Airs getting Retina Displays, the label above hints that the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro could be stuck with plain-Jane 1280 x 800. There's nothing to say that this bit of paper didn't derive from an inkjet hooked up to someone's imagination, but some of the other new specs have been rumored already from separate sources: notably the HD 4000 graphics reflecting the presence of Ivy Bridge, plus Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 co-starring on the I/O front. Those hypothetical additions would be great for productivity, but if there's nothing resolutionary about the new Pros then Apple had better find something else to console us with at WWDC.

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]]> appleapple macbook proAppleMacbookProhd 4000Hd4000ivy bridgeIvyBridgeleakmacbook proMacbookPrombpretina displayRetinaDisplayrumorspec sheetSpecSheetthunderboltusb 3.0Usb3.0wwdcwwdc 2012Wwdc2012 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:08:00 -0400 21|20251585 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro and iMac with next-gen Ivy Bridge processors crop up on benchmarks (update)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/macbook-pro-and-imac-ivy-bridge/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/macbook-pro-and-imac-ivy-bridge/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/macbook-pro-and-imac-ivy-bridge/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Image

Yup, Apples are bound to flow beneath the Ivy Bridge at some point, but how much of a performance boost will they deliver? If you're happy to hold onto a little skepticism, then two unexpected appearances on the Geekbench site could offer some early answers. The first purports to be an unknown 'MacBookPro9,1' laptop powered by an Ivy Bridge Core i7-3820QM running at 2.7GHz, which achieved a benchmark of 12252 -- that's around 17 percent better than a current equivalent Core i7 15-inch or 17-inch MacBook Pro. The second benchmark comes from an 'iMac13,2' running off Intel's next-gen Core i7-3770 desktop chip clocked at 3.4GHz, which only merits a score of 12183 because it's hobbled by 4GB of RAM. If you exclude memory and compare only the CPU integer and floating point scores, then you're looking at a roughly nine percent gain over a current 27-inch iMac with a 3.4Ghz Core i7-2600 processor. Now, these benchmarks could be faked, or represent non-final hardware, but the motherboard codes look valid (see the source links) and they generally tally with what we've come to expect from Ivy Bridge: a healthy oar-stroke forwards, but nothing that would frighten the fish.

Update: 9to5Mac has done some digging and come up with a few more interesting tidbits about the upcoming MacBook Pro refresh. For one, code pulled from the Mountain Lion beta appears to indicate that the Ivy Bridge machines will boast USB 3.0 and a new GPU in the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. The site also claims that the laptops will be slimmer than the current gen, a rumor that we've been hearing for quite some time now.

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]]> appleapple imacapple macbook proAppleImacAppleMacbookProbenchmarkbenchmarksdesktopgeekbenchimacintelintel ivy bridgeIntelIvyBridgeivy bridgeIvyBridgelaptopleakmacbook proMacBook Pro 15MacBook Pro 17MacbookProMacbookPro15MacbookPro17mbp Mon, 14 May 2012 08:49:00 -0400 21|20237342 <![CDATA[IRL: The CES 2012 Edition, featuring AirDrop, a new MBP and Crumpler]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/irl-the-ces-2012-edition-featuring-airdrop-a-new-mbp-and-crum/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/irl-the-ces-2012-edition-featuring-airdrop-a-new-mbp-and-crum/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/irl-the-ces-2012-edition-featuring-airdrop-a-new-mbp-and-crum/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

We came, we saw, we collapsed. After seven days in Vegas and 700-plus posts, we'd love nothing more than to catch up on The Daily Show, eat something other than In-N-Out Burger and bask in what we hope will be a slow news week. Alas, though, the show must go on, and so must our gadget ramblings. And what better place to start than with the gear we schlepped to CES? You'd think, like marathoners prepping for a race, that we'd stick with the high-tech equivalent of broken-in sneakers, red gatorade and other safe bets. But in fact, the week saw a few of us taking a chance on unfamiliar tech -- everything from the Elgato Turbo H.264 to the Sony NEX-C3. For Darren, the transition from thumb drives to AirDrop was benign, though largely ineffectual. In Terrence's case, an impulsive foray into the world of Macs left him without functioning USB ports. Good times, right? Meet us past the break for a few tales of what went right (or dreadfully wrong) last week in Vegas.

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]]> 13-inch macbook pro13-inchMacbookProairdropappleapple macbook proAppleMacbookProcrumplerCrumpler Customary BargeCrumplerCustomaryBargeCustomary BargeCustomaryBargedarren murphDarrenMurphengadgetHKIRLmacbook promacbook pro 13macbook pro 2011MacbookProMacbookPro13MacbookPro2011MBPsean cooperSeanCooperTerrence OBrienTerrenceObrien Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:20:00 -0500 21|20151338 <![CDATA[Apple updates 2011 MacBook Pro firmware to v1.4, fixes stability, Thunderbolt, and Turbo Boost issues]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/apple-updates-2011-macbook-pro-firmware-to-v1-4-fixes-stability/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/apple-updates-2011-macbook-pro-firmware-to-v1-4-fixes-stability/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/apple-updates-2011-macbook-pro-firmware-to-v1-4-fixes-stability/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments In spite of the "Pro" in its name, Apple's 2011 MBP got off to a bit of a bumpy start for many users. Some encountered problems when outputting video through the Thunderbolt port to their Cinema Displays, while others found the new MacBook Pro freezing up when processing loads got that little bit too intense. The good news is that Apple now has a software update geared to remedying all these maladies, with changes specifically designed to improve graphics stability, 3D performance, and support for external displays and Thunderbolt devices. You can grab the download at the source link below or use Mac OS' built-in Software Update utility to freshen up your laptop with the latest code.

[Thanks, Mats]

Update: A separate EFI Update (version 2.1) has also been rolled out. This one fixes the perplexing issue some reviewers had reported of seeing Intel's Turbo Boost disabled on some machines. Turns out the problem was related to Boot Camp and Apple has now resolved whatever was causing it. Click below for more info. Thanks, Francesco!

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]]> 2011applefirmwarefixgraphicsmac osmac os xmacbook promacbook pro 2011MacbookProMacbookPro2011MacOsMacOsXmbppatchsoftwaresoftware updateSoftwareUpdatethunderboltupdate Thu, 05 May 2011 05:15:00 -0400 21|19932404 <![CDATA[Motorola Xoom and Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro get torn down]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/motorola-xoom-and-thunderbolt-equipped-macbook-pro-get-torn-down/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/motorola-xoom-and-thunderbolt-equipped-macbook-pro-get-torn-down/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/motorola-xoom-and-thunderbolt-equipped-macbook-pro-get-torn-down/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments The Xoom's big attraction may be the ethereal Honeycomb that oozes within it, but it's still a gadget made of metal, silicon and plastic, so we're as keen as anyone to see what its insides look like. iFixit has dutifully performed the task of tearing one down to its constituent components and found an Atmel touchscreen controller capable of picking up 15 inputs at a time, a Qualcomm MDM6600 chip capable of 14.4Mbps HSPA+ speeds, some Toshiba NAND flash memory, and of course, NVIDIA's beloved Tegra 2 dual-core SOC. The conclusion reached was that the Xoom is relatively easy to repair, though you should be aware there are no less than 57 screws holding the thing together, so free up a nice long afternoon if you intend to disassemble one yourself.

Aside from Moto's flagship tablet, iFixit has also gotten to grips with Apple's latest MacBook Pro, the one that can do Thunderbolt-fast transfers with as yet nonexistent peripherals, though discoveries there were predictably few and far between. The wireless card now has four antennas instead of three and there are some changes made to the cooling systems, but the real reason you'll want to see this is the quad-core Sandy Bridge CPU lurking within -- it's as big and imposing as the performance it promises to deliver.

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]]> 10-inch15-inch2011applecomponentsdisassemblyifixitlaptopmacbookmacbook proMacbookPrombpmotomotorolamotorola xoomMotorolaXoomslatetabletteardownthunderbolttorn downTornDownunibodyxoom Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:34:00 -0500 21|19859304 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro (early 2011) with Thunderbolt hands-on]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We just got our new 15-inch MacBook Pro review unit, and although it looks almost exactly the same as the previous MBP, it has that fancy new Thunderbolt icon on the side, which ought to make I/O nerd hearts flutter the world over. Unfortunately, there aren't any Thunderbolt peripherals on the market yet, so we can't really test the new connection yet, but we can report that backwards compatibility with Mini DisplayPort performs as advertised and that all of our display adapters worked without issue -- the first time we can ever remember Apple switching a standard and not requiring all new dongles.

As for performance, we were given the $2,199 configuration with a 2.2GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge Core i7, discrete AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics, 4GB of RAM and a 750GB HD, which clocked a preliminary GeekBench score of 9647. We'll have tons more testing in our full review, including detailed comparisons of the discrete chip with Intel's new integrated HD Graphics 3000.

Apple did give us a quick demo on the new system with a prototype Promise RAID unit and a stock Cinema Display connected over Thunderbolt -- remember, Thunderbolt just uses a Mini DisplayPort connector, so displays can be daisy-chained right in. Apple's demo was a variation of the same thing Intel's been doing for a while -- they played four uncompressed HD video streams off the RAID simultaneously, which pegged the Thunderbolt throughput meter at 600-700MBps. We also watched a 5GB file transfer in just a few seconds -- all very impressive, but we're definitely anxious to try some of this stuff ourselves once Thunderbolt devices start shipping sometime in the spring.

Apple also told us that Thunderbolt is running on copper and not optical cables (like the Light Peak protoypes) so that it can support bus-powered devices -- there's 10 watts of power available on the bus, up slightly from FireWire's 8 watts. Up to six devices can be daisy-chained from one port, and since Thunderbolt is based on PCI Express, it can even support FireWire and USB adapters. That's great news for the future of the interface, but the MacBook Pro still has two USB 2.0 and one FireWire 800 port, so it's not of critical importance right this second.

We'll have much, much more in our full review -- check back in a few days!

Update: We got a closer look at Thunderbolt working with some peripherals this afternoon -- believe us, you don't want to miss the video demo.

Gallery: MacBook Pro (early 2011) unboxing and hands-on

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]]> 15-inch macbook pro15-inchMacbookProapplehands-onlight peakLightPeakmacbookmacbook promacbook pro early 2011MacbookProMacbookProEarly2011mbpthunderboltvideo Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 21|19857680 <![CDATA[Keepin' it real fake: 'MacBook Pro' runs 'OS X,' dodges questions on 'legitimacy']]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/keepin-it-real-fake-macbook-pro-runs-os-x-dodges-question/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/keepin-it-real-fake-macbook-pro-runs-os-x-dodges-question/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/keepin-it-real-fake-macbook-pro-runs-os-x-dodges-question/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Oh, sure -- we've seen a litany of knockoff MacBook Pro units, but how's about one that actually ships with OS X? As the level of nerve skyrockets towards infinity, an unnamed manufacturer in an unnamed section of China seems to be hawking a lookalike MBP with Snow Leopard onboard -- a feat that even Psystar couldn't achieve for long. As the story goes, around $466 buys you a 14-inch machine with a paltry 1.66GHz Atom D510 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and NVIDIA's Ion 2 graphics platform. Oh, and a glowing Apple logo on the lid. Unfortunately, the dodgy specifications list seems somewhat reluctant to "admit" that "OS X" is actually loaded on, but it's there. Trust us. We think.

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]]> applekirflaptopleopardmacmacbookmacbook proMacbookPrombpnotebookos xOsXsnow leopardSnowLeopard Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:22:00 -0500 21|19734212 <![CDATA[Clearwire intros new WiMAX mobile hotspots, Mac-friendly 3G / 4G USB WWAN modem]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/clearwire-intros-new-wimax-mobile-hotspots-mac-friendly-3g-4g/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/clearwire-intros-new-wimax-mobile-hotspots-mac-friendly-3g-4g/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/clearwire-intros-new-wimax-mobile-hotspots-mac-friendly-3g-4g/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Lookin' for yet another avenue to hop on the 4G superhighway? Fret not, as Clearwire has just doled out a trio of new products intended to help you do just that. Prior to today, you had only a smattering of options to actually tap into Clear's WiMAX network, but the Clear Spot 4G (WiMAX only), Clear Spot 4G+ (dual-mode with 3G / 4G support) and Clear 4G+ Mobile USB stick have all arrived to give choosy moms more choices. The prior two are simply mobile broadband hotspots (think MiFi, but for 4G), with the 4G+ offering support for Sprint's 3G network if you happen to leave one of those few WiMAX zones already lit. The USB stick is particularly interesting, as it's the first dual-mode device hawked by Clear that's fully compatible with Apple OS X. The Clear Spot 4G will be made by InfoMark and available to purchase for $99.99 next month; those who hate committing can also lease one for $4.99 per month. The Sierra Wireless-built Spot 4G+ (a rebadged Overdrive; shown left) demands a hefty premium for that 3G support, with an MSRP of $224.99 (or least for $5.99 per month) and a similar July ship date. The 4G+ Mobile USB stick (shown right) will support OS X 10.5.x and 10.6.x (along with Windows, of course), and can be snapped up today for $114.99 or leased monthly for $5.99. Head on past the break if you're thirsty for more.

Gallery: Clearwire new WiMAX products

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]]> 3g4gapplecdmaclearclear spotClearSpotClearwiredual modedual-modeDualModeinfomarkinternetmacmacbokMacBook ProMacbookProMBPmobile broadbandmobile internetMobileBroadbandMobileInternetmodemoverdrivesierra wirelessSierraWirelessspotwimaxwwan Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:01:00 -0400 21|19520039 <![CDATA[How would you change Apple's Core i7 MacBook Pro?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/29/how-would-you-change-apples-core-i7-macbook-pro/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/29/how-would-you-change-apples-core-i7-macbook-pro/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/29/how-would-you-change-apples-core-i7-macbook-pro/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple's secrets have been getting out a bit more than usual over the past couple of months, and few were shocked when Intel's newest slabs of silicon slithered beneath the unibody shells of the freshest MacBook Pros. The Core i7 rig in particular drew attention, as this was the first MBP to surface with components within capable of rivaling Wintel machines from half a year ago. One thing that struck us in our own review of the unit was the lack of change outside of the CPU; you're still dealing with the same underwhelming arrangement of ports, and unless you opt for the 17-incher, you're still wondering why Apple ganked your ExpressCard slot. Enough of our ranting -- we're here to hear what exactly you have to say about Apple's newest MacBook Pro. Would you have added in USB 3.0 ports? Finally caved and threw in a Blu-ray option? Added a "Flash-capable" sticker in the palm rest? Go on, get creative in comments below.

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]]> applecore i7CoreI7cpufeatureshow would you changeHowWouldYouChangeHWYCintellaptopmacbook proMacbookProMBPprocessorunibody Sat, 29 May 2010 01:31:00 -0400 21|19493760 <![CDATA[Apple issues software update for new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/14/apple-issues-software-update-for-new-15-and-17-inch-macbook-pro/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/14/apple-issues-software-update-for-new-15-and-17-inch-macbook-pro/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/14/apple-issues-software-update-for-new-15-and-17-inch-macbook-pro/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple would seem to have been optimizing its code in the time between sending its latest MacBook Pro models into mass production and yesterday's launch, as we've just come across a software update for the brand new 2010 laptop models. Specifically aimed at the 15- and 17-inch machines -- which differ from the 13-incher with their Core 2010 CPUs and automatically switching graphics subsystem -- the patch is aimed at improving "graphics stability for high-performance video and gaming applications" while also squashing a variety of bugs. That hardly sounds like you'd be in danger if you didn't update, but we'd still advise swallowing the 258MB pill just to keep your aluminum-clad investment safe.

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]]> applefirmwarefirmware patchfirmware updateFirmwarePatchFirmwareUpdatelaptopmacmac osmac os xmacbook promacbook pro 2010MacbookProMacbookPro2010MacOsMacOsXmbposos xos x 10.6.3OsXOsX10.6.3patchsoftwaresoftware patchsoftware updateSoftwarePatchSoftwareUpdateupdate Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:24:00 -0400 21|19439360 <![CDATA[Apple teases Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (update)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/apple-teases-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-offers-no-price-t/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/apple-teases-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-offers-no-price-t/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/apple-teases-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-offers-no-price-t/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Wait a second, can it be true? Is Apple really caving to the pressures of supporting a socket that's used by pretty much every home entertainment owner ever? In the Tech Specs section that went up with this morning's MacBook Pro refresh, there's a fourth video output listed: "HDMI output using Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (optional)." That's the first mention we've seen of such a cable from Apple itself; to date, users have had to rely on third-party solutions in order to get an HDMI connector from the Mini DisplayPort. Of course, we're guessing those alternatives sold at Monoprice will best Apple's in terms of price, but as of now, the company has yet to even reserve a product portal within its store. Let's just go ahead and call it: $29.99, shipping in May. Feel better?

[Thanks, Arnav]

Update: Ars Technica has it that Apple actually won't be making its own adapter; instead, these new machines will simply support audio pass-through with the aforesaid third-party dongles. Glad that's cleared up!

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]]> accessoryadapterApplecablecablingdisplayporthdmilaptopmacbookmacbook proMacbookProMBPmini displayportmini displayport to hdmiMiniDisplayportMiniDisplayportToHdmiperipheral Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:02:00 -0400 21|19437680 <![CDATA[Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/current-macbook-pro-sku-given-mark-of-death-in-best-buy-database/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/current-macbook-pro-sku-given-mark-of-death-in-best-buy-database/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/current-macbook-pro-sku-given-mark-of-death-in-best-buy-database/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We'll admit to not being leading the field of study in Best Buy-ology, but here comes a new quiz for us care of a tipster who sent TUAW a screenshot of the inventory screen that shows what looks to be the current MacBook Pro SKU with status: deleted. What that means is no new orders can be made for that unit, at least for that particular store. Sign of impending MBP refresh? Intel certainly had us riled up last month with that Core i5-infused flier, but we won't get fooled again. Don't hold your breath for this one, but if more telltale signs start popping up, we'll be sure let ya know.

Update: Giving credit where due; the image originates from the MacRumors forums.

Update II: Another tipster familiar with Best Buy's systems wrote in and noted that "Deleted only means that the that particular store is having it pulled from their planogramed assortment." Sorry to burst your bubble.

[Thanks, Jose R]

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]]> alumiumapplebest buyBestBuyleakleaksmac bookmac book proMacBookMacBookPrombmbprumorrumorsskuunibody Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:02:00 -0500 21|19349949 <![CDATA[Is a Core i7-based MacBook Pro strutting its specs in the wild?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/is-a-core-i7-based-macbook-pro-strutting-its-specs-in-the-wild/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/is-a-core-i7-based-macbook-pro-strutting-its-specs-in-the-wild/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/is-a-core-i7-based-macbook-pro-strutting-its-specs-in-the-wild/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments For your viewing pleasure, we present the latest Apple rumor doing the rounds this Saturday afternoon -- namely, GeekBench results for a "new" Core i7 MacBook Pro. According to the results, what you're looking at above are the numbers for the MacBook Pro 6,1, sporting a nastified Intel Core i7 (dual core, not quad) 620M (Arrandale) percolating along at 2.66GHz. Other curious points here are the 4.8GHz FSB, which sounds a little screwy to us, and a final GeekBench score of 5260, which makes current MBPs clocked at the same speed look like your grandfather with a walker (those ranges hover around 3700-4000 on average). The laptop in question is also allegedly running a fresh version of Snow Leopard (build 10C3067 of 10.6.2), which certainly makes sense if someone is out there benching a new Apple product, though it's not a number we can verify. Still, if you were using a new Apple product, would you be dumb enough to publicly share this info? Probably not, which of course raises the question that this might just be a hackintosh or some other clever spoof (even if we did see a suggestion of new MBPs on the way recently). In the meantime, you can dream of having your pants burnt off by the above monster, and we'll let you know if this thing starts looking a little more real.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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]]> 620mapplearrandalecore i7core i7 620mCoreI7CoreI7620mgeekbenchintelintel core i7intel core i7 620mIntelCoreI7IntelCoreI7620mleakmacbook promacbook pro 6macbook pro61MacbookProMacbookPro6MacbookPro61mbprumorspecsspeculation Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:29:00 -0500 21|19347668 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processor revealed via Intel promo flier? (update: prize now Envy 15 instead)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/macbook-pro-with-intel-core-i5-processor-revealed-via-intel-prom/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/macbook-pro-with-intel-core-i5-processor-revealed-via-intel-prom/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/macbook-pro-with-intel-core-i5-processor-revealed-via-intel-prom/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Far be it for us to argue with order of operations, but an apparent Intel Retail Edge Program promotional email has revealed a contest where those who pass this month's training can win one of two MacBook Pros with Intel Core i5 processors inside. Only catch is, that's a model that doesn't yet exist -- whoops! Don't know how long the company expects those winners to wait, but we've gone ahead and kept our calendars clear for the end of the month, just in case Apple feels the urge to send out any last-minute press conference invites.

Update: We've been sent a new flier from Intel that "corrects" the contest. The prize is now one of two Envy 15s with Core i5. Sure, we've joked about the physical similarities before, but did someone really mix the two up that egregiously? Only time will tell. Correction email reprinted after the break.

[Thanks, Mike!]

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]]> appleapple macapple macbookapple macbook proAppleMacAppleMacbookAppleMacbookProcorecore i5CoreI5i5intelintel coreintel core i5Intel Retail EdgeIntel Retail Edge ProgramIntelCoreIntelCoreI5IntelRetailEdgeIntelRetailEdgeProgrammacmac bookMacBookmacbook proMacbookPrombp Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:00 -0500 21|19316410 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro battery flies off the handle, busts wide open]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/macbook-pro-battery-flies-off-the-handle-busts-wide-open/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/macbook-pro-battery-flies-off-the-handle-busts-wide-open/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/macbook-pro-battery-flies-off-the-handle-busts-wide-open/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Here's the thing: that horrifically swollen, completely destroyed battery you're peering at above isn't as rare a sight as it should be. If you'll recall, we've personally covered at least four MacBook Pro battery explosions, and we've also seen a similar amount of volatility over on the PC side. The story behind this one is as follows: a 17-inch (non-unibody) MBP owner was using his machine on a desk (thankfully), when suddenly an odd noise began to increase in volume; following that, the entire machine "jumped up" slightly and turned off, and this battery is to blame. Oh, and if this all-too-commonplace occurrence happens to you next, let's hope you aren't actually using your laptop on your, um, lap.

Gallery: MacBook Pro battery flies off the handle, busts wide open

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]]> Appleapple macbook proAppleMacbookProbatterydangerdangerousexplodeexplodedexploding batteryExplodingBatteryexplosionmacbook proMacbookProMBPswolen batterySwolenBattery Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0500 21|19232849 <![CDATA[Video: crooks clean out New Jersey Apple store in 31 impressive seconds]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/03/video-crooks-clean-out-new-jersey-apple-store-in-31-impressive/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/03/video-crooks-clean-out-new-jersey-apple-store-in-31-impressive/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/03/video-crooks-clean-out-new-jersey-apple-store-in-31-impressive/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
And you thought making off with 39 iPods in 15 seconds was something to behold. After studying said crooks in Utah, a trained team of larcenists headed over to Apple's Sagemore location in Marlton, New Jersey in order to one-up the duo by snagging even more goods in under a minute. As the surveillance shows, a single blunt object decimated the iconic glass doorway and enabled five hyped-up thieves to enter, snag 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones and 9 iPod touches, and head for the hills -- all in just 31 seconds. Look, we aren't trying to glamorize crime or anything, but this is the stuff GTA heists are made of. Head on past the break for a look at the video, and please, don't try to replicate this at your nearest Apple store (without wearing a head-mounted camcorder and hooking us up with the footage, of course).

[Via TUAW, thanks Mike]

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]]> abcapplecrimeiphoneiphone 3gIphone3gipodipod touchIpodTouchlarcenylegalmacbookmacbook proMacbookPrombpstealingstolentheftthief Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:55:00 -0400 21|19149475 <![CDATA[Apple reinstates matte display option on 15-inch MacBook Pro, charges $50 for it]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/apple-reinstates-matte-display-on-15-inch-macbook-pro-charges/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/apple-reinstates-matte-display-on-15-inch-macbook-pro-charges/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/apple-reinstates-matte-display-on-15-inch-macbook-pro-charges/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We'd heard just under a month ago that Apple was mulling the possibility of adding matte display options to more than just its flagship 17-inch MacBook Pro, and lo and behold, it seems the anti-glare revolution has begun. Starting now (like, right now), those in the market for a new unibody 15-inch MacBook Pro can order one directly from Apple with an anti-glare widescreen display, packing 1,440 x 900 pixels and a LED backlight. Sadly, the privilege will run you an extra $50 over the traditional mirrored glossy panel, and it will replace that svelte borderless look present on glossy MBPs with a silver frame bezel (check here to see just what we mean). A brief look around Apple's international sites also shows it available elsewhere in the world for similar amounts, though we're still curious as to what machine will be next in line for the upgrade, er, "option."

[Thanks, Pascal and Khattab]

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]]> 15-inchanti-glareapplelcdmacbookmacbook proMacbookPromatteMBPmonitorpanel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:24:00 -0400 21|19125403 <![CDATA[Colorware offers up $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro: it's really dark]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/colorware-offers-up-6-000-stealth-macbook-pro-its-really-dark/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/colorware-offers-up-6-000-stealth-macbook-pro-its-really-dark/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/colorware-offers-up-6-000-stealth-macbook-pro-its-really-dark/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Colorware's well known for offering up all sorts of consumer electronics in all sorts of hues, but the outfit has definitely stepped up its game with the Stealth MacBook Pro. This limited edition piece is an all-black 15-inch MacBook Pro with a matte display, 3.06GHz CPU, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 256GB SSD, an 8x SuperDrive, zero gloss finish and a SofTouch coating that'll make it downright impossible for your fingers to stop stroking it. Reportedly, these will be limited to just ten units, and each one will cost a not-at-all affordable $5,999. See Apple, this is what you get when you voluntarily axe the BlackBook. Opportunity, lost.

[Via Engadget Polska]

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]]> appleblackblackbookcolorcoloredcolorscolorwarelaptoplimited editionLimitedEditionmacMacbook ProMacbookProMBPnotebookos xOsXrarestealthstealth macbook proStealthMacbookPro Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:10:00 -0400 21|19086362 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro update rights the wrong, enables 3Gbps SATA transfers]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/22/macbook-pro-update-rights-the-wrong-enables-3gbps-sata-transfer/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/22/macbook-pro-update-rights-the-wrong-enables-3gbps-sata-transfer/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/22/macbook-pro-update-rights-the-wrong-enables-3gbps-sata-transfer/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
We've seriously no idea why Apple didn't just ship all of the June 2009 MacBook Pro units with the SATA 3Gbps specification enabled, but at least it caved to the chorus of complaints and enabled it today via a firmware update. MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7, as it's called in Software Update, weighs in at just 3.35MB and requires OS X 10.5.7 to be installed. According to Apple, the update "addresses an issue reported by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro." Of course, it goes on to say that it still doesn't support the use of drives that can take advantage of such speeds, but at least you have the option now of taking matters into your own hands and upgrading to a non-hamstrung SSD should you choose.

[Via MacRumors]

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]]> applefirmwarefirmware updateFirmwareUpdatelaptopmacbookmacbook proMacbookPrombpupdate Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:53:00 -0400 21|19074799 <![CDATA[White MacBook last MacBook standing]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/white-macbook-last-macbook-standing/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/white-macbook-last-macbook-standing/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/white-macbook-last-macbook-standing/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Apple wasn't totally clear about this earlier, but it turns out all the unibody MacBook models are now MacBook Pros -- the only remaining "MacBook" is the white plastic number. That's definitely a big change from Cupertino's usual rigidly-maintained product matrix -- we'd say that the lower-end Pros with GeForce 9400M integrated graphics definitely blur the line between consumer and professional machines. Still, it's not hard to tell one from the other on the outside, at least: MacBooks are plastic and MacBook Pros are aluminum. We all straight?

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]]> aaplapplemacbookmacbook proMacbookProMBmbpwhite macbookWhiteMacbookwwdcwwdc 2009Wwdc2009 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:28:00 -0400 21|19061436 <![CDATA[Apple's new MacBook family: non-removable batteries, lower prices]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/apple-announces-new-macbook-pro-at-wwdc-2009/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/apple-announces-new-macbook-pro-at-wwdc-2009/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/apple-announces-new-macbook-pro-at-wwdc-2009/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Apple just let loose a new 15-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC 2009, with what appears to be the same built-in, non-removable battery (or, non-user serviceable, if we're being proper) as in the current unibody 17-incher. Phil asserts that the cell will last the average user around five years (1,000 recharges), and could last around seven hours under ideal conditions. There's also an SD card reader rather than an ExpressCard slot (seriously Apple -- replaced? -- why not just add it like every other Wintel laptop available today?). Oh, and the starting tag just dropped to $1,699.
  • Starting at $1,699 (down from $1,999 in prior lineups)
  • $1,699: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
  • $1,999: 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 320GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
  • $2,299: 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 500GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
  • 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro remains the same specs-wise (it's the only Apple laptop left with an ExpressCard slot), but it's getting a price cut to $2,499.
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Not enough for you? The 13-inch unibody MacBook has been beefed up and revised, and it's now part of the MacBook Pro line as well. Yep, all the aluminum machines are now Pros, with the same built-in battery promising seven hours of life. The littlest Pro also gets the SD card slot, a FireWire 800 port, up to 8GB of RAM, upwards of 500GB of storage and a backlit keyboard as standard. You just knew Apple couldn't let its remaining white MacBook outperform its more expensive unibody for long, right? It'll be available (today, we expect) in two configurations.
  • $1,199: 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 160GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
  • $1,499: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
Wilder still? A new MacBook Air, which starts at $1,499 (while the SSD unit gets going at $1,799). Yeah, that's $700 less than before.
  • $1,499: 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 120GB HDD
  • $1,799: 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 128GB SSD

Gallery: Apple's new MacBook family at WWDC 2009


Gallery: Apple's new MacBook family

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]]> aaplapplebreaking newsBreakingNewsexpresscardintellaptopmacbookmacbook proMacbookProMBMBPsdultraportableunibodyunibody macbook proUnibodyMacbookProwwdcwwdc 2009Wwdc2009 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:30:00 -0400 21|19060968