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July 23, 2011
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Apple Planning to Introduce White iPod Touch Later This Year?

Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has in the past provided some accurate claims primarily regarding Apple’s notebook lines, now reports to AppleInsider that Apple may be planning to introduce a white iPod touch later this year. The forthcoming fifth-generation … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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‘Internet Recovery’ Lets New Macs Install OS X from Blank Hard Drive

Newly-introduced Macs — namely Mac minis and MacBook Airs introduced today — have a new feature called “Internet Recovery” that downloads and installs OS X Lion even if your Mac has a failed or blank hard drive.Much of the concern … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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MacBook Air shipments strong; Apple eyes InterDigital; Patent group sues again

Shipments of Apple’s just-released MacBook Air will “remain strong” throughout this summer, possibly topping 1.5 million units, according to industry sources. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly weighing a bid to purchase InterDigital for its wireless technology patents. Also, a patent licensing … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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Early Benchmarks Reveal New MacBook Air Rivaling High-End 2010 MacBook Pro

Electricpig reports that early benchmarking data obtained by Laptopmag.com from Apple’s new MacBook Air models released today demonstrate significant performance improvements over the previous generation and even other Apple notebooks. Testing was performed using the Geekbench benchmarking tools.According to the … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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Apple Releases iTunes 10.4 As 64-Bit Cocoa App For Lion

Apple this morning released iTunes 10.4 with support for Lion’s Full-Screen Apps feature and, more importantly, iTunes is now a 64-bit Cocoa application under Lion. You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion’s new Full-Screen App capability, which allows … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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Apple’s Linen-Lined Proposal for Grand Central Terminal Store Set for Approval

In a report on the changing dynamics of the retail scene in Manhattan’s historic Grand Central Terminal, The New York Times notes that Apple’s bid for a retail store in the terminal is likely to be accepted next week. Apple … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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Lion Reviews Are Out: ‘Great Value’, ‘Shakes Things Up’, ‘Very Few Bugs’

Now that Lion has been released, NDA’s are lifted and reviews are starting to come in. Here are some choice excerpts:David Pogue – New York Times: In Mac OS X 10.7, known as Lion, Apple went with the “shake things … Continue reading

July 21, 2011
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Notes of Interest on OS X Lion, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and Display Announcements

With a flurry of new hardware releases appearing alongside OS X Lion today, here are a few notes of interest that we wanted to make sure our readers noticed:OS X Lion- While Apple initially touted OS X Lion as being … Continue reading

July 19, 2011
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Apple’s Upcoming Hardware Refresh to Include Thunderbolt LED Display, Not MacBook [Updated x4]

Earlier this week, part numbers for upcoming Apple hardware updates surfaced, with claims that the parts represented new MacBook Air and Mac Pro models. While the MacBook Air part numbers are believed to be legitimate, the claim regarding the “Mac … Continue reading