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MacBook Air’s Custom CPU Appearing in Windows PCs?

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 2, 2008 at 12:16 PM

According to CNet, the MacBook Air CPU is not exclusive to Apple, though it was created because of the MacBook Air. Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed at Macworld 2008 that last year, Apple asked Intel to redesign a special Core 2 Duo chip for their sub-notebook, the MacBook Air. The… Continue Reading »

MacBook Air processor explained

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 20, 2008 at 12:59 PM

I’m sure that the people at the Macworld Keynote were so enamored by the thinness of the device that they didn’t think about how Apple crammed a full-fledged Core 2 Duo processor in there. Apparently, Apple and Intel partnered together specially to create a 65nm Merom chip that was planned… Continue Reading »

Is WiMax Macworld 2008’s theme?

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:40 PM

We saw yesterday that already Apple has put up banners around the Moscone Center, the banners simply have the following message: “There’s something in the air”. The latest craze in the blogosphere is to guess what it means, and Valleywag has a pretty good one. Valleywag assumes that Apple’s mysterious… Continue Reading »

Apple releases new Mac Pros; 8 cores everywhere

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 8, 2008 at 01:54 PM

It’s Tuesday. The week before the Macworld keynote. The Apple store goes down, and all the mac geeks run to their computers and frantically refresh in order to see a new Apple product.  What does Apple do? They release a brand new Mac Pro. This upgrade is actually pretty significant.… Continue Reading »

Apple will Adopt Intel’s ultra-mobile PC platform

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Dec 26, 2007 at 03:47 PM

AppleInsider says sources indicate that Apple will soon be one of the biggest supporter’s of Intel’s new “Menlow” platform for Mobile internet Devices. Apple specifically has been interested in the upcoming 45-nanometer (nm) “Silverthorne” chip, and apparently has agreed to use it in more than one product on it’s 2008… Continue Reading »

Intel Menlow to be put to use in Apple UMPC?

by Alec Feld on Dec 24, 2007 at 08:07 PM

By now you’ve all probably heard enough about the slim ultra-portable Mac rumors. But I bet you haven’t heard a lot about the processor inside of it. Intel’s new portable Menlow processor just may be the answer. Although a tad large for a Newton-style device or a mobile phone, the… Continue Reading »

2.8GHz iMacs benchmarked

by Marvin Sum on Aug 15, 2007 at 10:14 AM

The recent benchmarks for the 2.0 and 2.4GHz iMacs have shown modest gains over the models they’ve replaced, but what about the mighty 2.8GHz iMac? Built around Intel’s Core 2 Duo Extreme processor, this machine screams “power”. Primate labs ran several tests that showed substantial speed gains for the 2.8GHz… Continue Reading »

Mac Mini upgrade flies under the radar

by Greg Healy on Aug 7, 2007 at 10:33 PM

In light of all the iMac news we received today, there was a little more than to today than what Steve talked about on stage. The Mac Mini quietly got refreshed after the press event. Instead of cutting the Mac Mini out of their product line, Apple upgraded their entry… Continue Reading »

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