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Tag Archives: Mac Pro
Roadmap 2010: Mac Pro
First in our in-depth Roadmap 2010 series on new Macs due out in the near future, we dig into some of the best predictions available from both "inside" sources and grapevine consensus about the next-generation Mac Pro.
Posted in Apple Hardware Also tagged 32nm, 45nm, AMD, apple, Apple Hardware, ATi, Bloomfield, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, dual socket, GeForce, GeForce 470, GeForce 480, GPUs/Graphics Cards, Gulftown, Intel, Lynnfield, Nehalem, nVIDIA, OpenCL, OpenGL, PCI Express, Radeon, Radeon 4870, Radeon 5870, rumor, rumors, single socket, Superdrive, Westmere, Westmere-EP, Xeon 6 Comments
Major updates to Mac Pro and Macbook/Air/Pro lineups imminent
As Rumors has previously reported, a new generation of 32-nanometer Intel chips (Arrandale for mobile, Gulftown/Westmere-EP on the desktop) are ready for Apple to build several new Macs around. Several factors have kept Apple from being the first to adopt these chips, but sources now report that the time for their announcement is approaching.
Posted in Apple Hardware Also tagged AMD, Apple Hardware, Arrandale, ATi, Clarksfield, Core i3, core i5, core i7, cupertino, GPU, GPUs/Graphics Cards, Hardware Rumors, HyperThreading, Intel, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macs, Nehalem, nVIDIA, SSD, Turbo, Xeon 5600 15 Comments
Latest Mac OS X 10.6.3 beta suggests release imminent
A new test build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 has been seeded to developers, with known issues listed as “none.” This typically means that the build is a final test seed and barring major surprises, can be expected to be released in a matter of days.
Posted in Apple Inc., Apple Software Also tagged 10.6.3, 3rd party, apple, Apple Software, Apple Software Updates, beta, cupertino, developers, GPUs/Graphics Cards, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Macs, OS X, rumor, snow leopard, Third Party Applications, Third Party Developers Leave a comment
Apple quietly adds 3.33GHz quad-core Mac Pro to keep up with iMac, but fails to match value
Apple has, with little fanfare, added a 3.33GHz Core i7 Xeon 3500 (Bloomfield) option to its Mac Pro lineup for quad-core/single-chip models. Comments by the usual suspects in Cupertino have mirrored community speculation that this is a (weak) response to the new quad-core iMac clearly crushing the value equation of the Pro....but due to its dependence on costly Xeon-class chips, that equation has not changed.
Reader Q&A: What are Apple prototypes like?
From time to time, we select a few reader questions to answer as best we can, and today's comes from Kyle: "On your site, you often mention prototypes of Apple devices. I'm kind of curious how Apple works their prototype process. What do the prototype devices look like in the semi-finished state? Do they look like pieces of hardware slapped together by a sloppy DIYer or like the polished devices that we know Apple is famous for?"Read on for the answer
Posted in Apple Hardware, Articles Also tagged apple, Apple Hardware, cupertino, developers, enclosure, Industrial Design, infinite loop, laptops, Mac, Macbook, Many Bothans Died to Bring Us This Information, Mini, prototype, Prototypes, Q&A, rumor, rumor-mongering, Steve Jobs, Xserve Leave a comment
Apple announces $1.33/share Q2 profit, shatters Wall Street estimates
The grapevine widely predicted that Apple, Inc. (AAPL)'s second quarter financials would "beat the Street" -- but even some of the more optimistic predictors, Rumors included, were hesitant to suggest numbers quite as enthusiastic as they believed were possible. We need not have been so conservative; sales in every area were ahead of expectations and even insiders (more than a few) have been pleasantly surprised by the performance of Mac and non-Touch iPod sales as these sectors weather a near-perfect storm in the marketplace.
Posted in Apple Inc. Also tagged 10.6, 3G, AAPL, App Store, apple, Apple Events, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Apple Stock, AT&T, cellular, conference call, cupertino, desktops, developers, iDevice, iDevice Platform OS 3.0, iDevices, iMac, infinite loop, iPhone, iphone os, iphone os 3.0, iPod, iPod Touch, iTablet, laptops, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macs, Netbook, profit, Quarterly Financial Results, quarterly financials, snow leopard, Steve Jobs, Third Party Applications, Third Party Developers, touch, Wall Street, WWDC 1 Comment
Apple updates iMac, Mini today with nVIDIA chipsets instead of Intel
In a move that surprised even some of our sources and was in several key ways quite (but not entirely) contrary to our published projections as to the iMac's specs, Apple announced new iMacs and Mac Minis today.
Posted in Apple Events, Apple Hardware, Apple Software Also tagged Apple Events, Apple Hardware, Apple Inc., Apple Software, ATi, Core i7 "Nehalem", Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown", GPUs/Graphics Cards, iMac, Intel, Intel Integrated GPUs, Mac Mini, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Macs, nVIDIA, OS X 4 Comments
iMac and possibly Mini to be updated at March 24th Apple Event
The grapevine has been set on fire this weekend by a breaking rumor, strongly suggesting from multiple quarters/sources that the much awaited "Nehalem" Core i7 iMac, and perhaps also a revamped Mac Mini, will be announced at an Apple Event on the 24th of this month.
Posted in Apple Events, Apple Hardware Also tagged Apple Hardware, Apple Software, ATi, Core i7 "Nehalem", Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown", GPUs/Graphics Cards, iMac, Industrial Design, Intel, Mac Mini, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Macs, OS X 8 Comments
Mac OS X 10.5.7 enters beta; broadly seeded to devs
As Rumors has recently reported, the development of Mac OS X 10.5.7 has been proceeding at a slow but steady pace...and in the past few days, has crossed over into "beta" status with a new build that has been seeded to the full developer community.
OS X 10.5.7 nearing beta phase; supports new macs, bug fixes
Despite somewhat less hands-on time that we usually like to have in our first sneak-peeks of developmental Apple software -- particularly system updates -- we are taking a look under the hood of Mac OS X 10.5.7 which is fast approaching the 'beta' phase when it will be seeded to third-party developers for testing & feedback. Interestingly, our examinations turned up not just software dirt, but hints of what's to come for the iMac, Mac Pro & even Macbook Air.
Posted in Apple Software Also tagged Apple Software, AppleTV, GPUs/Graphics Cards, iDevices, iMac, Mac Mini, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macs, nVIDIA, OS X, Xserve 2 Comments
Upcoming new iMacs to go quad-core; what else will be new?
In recent weeks, the grapevine has moved from speculating about new iMacs based on quad-core "Nehalem" Intel Core i7 processors to having near-total confidence in the broad strokes of the rumor, merely seeking confirmation of the details. Well, some of the finer details are still embargoed....but we have been able to confirm once & for all that the new iMacs will indeed have four-core Nehalem processors with the associated improved motherboards.
Posted in Apple Hardware Also tagged Apple Hardware, Apple Inc., ATi, Core i7 "Nehalem", Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown", GPUs/Graphics Cards, iMac, Intel, Macs 12 Comments
Impressive new details of next-gen Mac Pro emerge
It's been nearly three weeks since our last article on this topic, and a combination of expiring source embargoes with new reports has painted a particularly exciting -- indeed, impressive -- picture of what we might expect from the next-generation Mac Pro.
Posted in Apple Hardware Also tagged Apple Hardware, ATi, Core i7 "Nehalem", Core i7 Xeon "Gainestown", GPUs/Graphics Cards, iMac, Industrial Design, Intel, Macs, nVIDIA 9 Comments
The Mac’s 25th Anniversary — Founder’s Column, Part 1
In the days to come, we will be posting a series of introspective articles analyzing the history and present-day state of the Mac in light of this weekend's 25th Anniversary of the introduction of the very first Mac; to get us started, our founder Ryan C. Meader takes a look back and lays the foundation for the coming look at what's ahead in Parts 2 & 3 later this week.We hope you've had as much fun as we have, rumor-mongering these past fourteen-plus years; but, like Apple; we've only just begun!
Posted in Apple Hardware, Apple Inc., Apple Software Also tagged Apple Inc., Apple Software, AppleTV, iDevices, iMac, Intel, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Mac Mini, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macs, Macworld Expo, Macworld San Francisco, Microsoft, OS X, Site News, Steve Jobs, Third Party Applications, Third Party Developers, Twitter, Windows, Xserve 2 Comments
Next for Apple: Mac Pros and Xserves based on Intel Core i7
Of course we're far from done with our Macworld San Francisco coverage; we continue to bring you the best of the show floor into the final day while we also keep a close eye on events at CES which are being covered by our partners at Xerces Media. But Rumors always keeps a close eye on the future -- and the future of high-end Mac computing is right around the corner.
Posted in Apple Hardware Also tagged Apple Hardware, Apple Inc., Apple Software, iMac, Intel, Mac Mini, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macs, Macworld Expo, Macworld San Francisco, Third Party Developers, Windows, Xserve 17 Comments
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