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MacRumors is reporting that it is highly probable Apple will use Core i7 mobile processors in MacBooks and MacBook Pros by Q4 2009. The new 32nm Arrandale Core i7s will still be dual core, but able to process 4 threads—saving more power thanks to the smaller fabrication process plus optimised… Continue Reading »

Apple has been touting the universal “logo” for years, and promised to support both Intel and PowerPC during the (quite long) transition to Intel. However, the end of this transition may be near, as evidence of Apple moving to Intel-only software is clearly appearing. Within iLife ‘09, and more specifically… Continue Reading »

OpenOffice has released version 3 of its open-source alternative to the Microsoft Office suite of applications, which now includes a native version for Mac OS X. The new OpenOffice 3 includes the following new features: ODF 1.2 Support Microsoft Office 2007 Import Filters Solver component which allows solving optimization problems… Continue Reading »

Contrary to the recent rumors that Apple would drop PowerPC architecture support with its newest update to OS X, a tipster (and possible Apple insider) was able to acquire the latest build of the soon to be released update of Mac OS X 10.6, and found some evidence that Apple… Continue Reading »

I’m a pretty big iSketch fan for boring nights and afternoons, and it’s always been somewhat of a pain to deal with Shockwave being PowerPC-only. Finally, after waiting a long time, Shockwave released a Universal version that doesn’t require checking the “Open using Rosetta” box on a separate version of… Continue Reading »

Yes, you read the title right. By simply following Calacanis on Twitter you could win a MacBook Air! Currently he is # 5 with 10,076 followers, and has to get about 6 000 followers to hit the top. Calacanis says that he’s “tired of getting my butt kicked by Robert… Continue Reading »

iPhone developers are signing up, in the masses at a rapid rate. The number simply keeps on growing. Though, how many potential iPhone developers are running on a PowerPC system? A lot, apparently, and Mike Rundle is one of those people. Still on his PowerPC G4, Mike was desperate to… Continue Reading »

Thanks to a leaked presentation slide belonging to Intel, there is much speculation on the rumor that the iPhone may be destined to switch from its current Samsung-based roots to Intel’s Atom architecture in the near future. However, since Intel’s Atom architecture is only in its first generation, the evidence… Continue Reading »

Intel will be introducing several new SSD, fast solid state drives which Apple may offer customers a 160 GB hard drive for the MacBook Air next quarter. This upgrade from the 80 GB SSD will provide users with double the storage capacity for MacBook Air users. The new drives are… Continue Reading »

At Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs noted that Apple had provided updates every week for the year so far (at the time only 2 weeks). He also remarked that that was only 2 down, and 50 more to go. As time goes on, it’s becoming more and more clear that he… Continue Reading »