New Mac Mini is faster and cheaper
In addition to launching OS X Lion & updating their Macbook air line of notebooks, Apple also updated their Mac Mini line of desktops. The best part is that they are cheaper now. Here is what the new minis pack in them:
Core i5 & i7 processors:
Just like the air, the mac minis also feature the latest Intel processors offering clock speed up to 2.7 Ghz on core i7.
New Macbook Airs arrive
With the launch of its OS X Lion operating system, Apple also updated their Macbook Air line of notebook computers. The thinnest and super powerful notebooks are now even faster. Here is a quick run down on the updated specs which matter most:
Intel core i5 & i7 processors:
The new airs come with Intel’s Sandy bridge based core i5 processors and also offer configuration options to upgrade to the more powerful core i7 processor. These processors are about 2 times more faster than their predecessors thus taking Macbook air’s performance to the next level.
Mac OS X Lion now available on the Mac App Store
Apple’s next iteration of its OS X operation system, Lion is out now and available now on the Mac App Store as promised. Apple previously revealed in their WWDC keynote that OS X Lion will be available in July.
Lion is only available through the Mac App store and to get it you must be on Snow Leopard version 10.6.6. If you are not, you can run Software update to update your system.
Lion packs some pretty awesome features and is expected to be the last of the cat family series of OS from Apple. You can read woikr’s initial analysis of Lion’s features here until we test the new OS and write a detailed review.
You can download Lion from the Mac App store for $29.99 here.
Apple sued in India
Looks like we are not the only ones who are frustrated with Apple’s India retail strategy. Apple has always been attacked in India for dumping its previous generation products in India to clear inventory before they launch a new product in the US. It has also been noted that Apple only allows a few sales channels to sell their products in India, thus creating a monopoly and shortage of supply.
A fellow citizen has filed a lawsuit against Apple in India under section 4 of the Competition Act 2002 claiming that Apple is curbing the customer’s choice by limiting the availability of iPhones and iPads in India to a limited number of service providers, besides its signature stores. This has led to the Competition Commission of India to scan Apple for allegedly limiting the availability of its products to a few service providers using its dominant market position.
Let us hope that Apple loses this lawsuit as whatever the complainant has said is totally true. We do not hold a grudge against Apple, but we do believe that it should consider India as its primary market instead of just a dumping ground for old products.
[via TOI]
Apple patents technology which will wirelessly charge our iDevices
It looks like Apple has filed a patent for a system which can one day let us charge our devices wirelessly. The system utilizes the Near Field Magnetic Resonance wireless energy transfer technology to transmit power from one device to another. So, in future, we will be able to charge our iDevices (or anything else, like Apple’s wireless keyboard and trackpad) just by keeping them close to our macs. Isn’t that awesome?
[via TUAW]
Factory Unlocked iPhone coming soon to the US [Rumors]
According to @ChronicWire, it’s rumored that Apple Stores in the US will start selling Factory unlocked iPhone(s) from this Wednesday (15th June 2011). This is news to rejoice for iPhone lovers in the US as they no longer need to signup for 2 year contracts.
All iPhone4 models – Black and White (16 and 32GB) would be available.
Also MacBook Air is rumored to receive the SandyBridge refresh sometime in June-July.
Where’s the iPhone5 Apple?
[UPDATE 14th June 2011] – It’s official now, the iPhone4 is available on the Apple US Store. The prices are USD649 for the 16GB and USD749 for the 32GB version. These are approximately the same prices for the factory unlocked iPhone(s) selling in Canada, Singapore (except for India where it’s around 100$ expensive).
[via InfiniteApple]
Magician Preaches the Truth about Lies using iPods [Video]
We’re seeing a lot of magic tricks involving technology. Here’s another one and *ahem* and this time you’ll learn a thing or two about lies in this one.
A round of applause for the magician Marco Tempest, he’s got great sleight of hand to pull this off so perfectly with 3 iPods.
That’s magic fellows.
[via Mashable]
All about Apple’s new software products announced at WWDC 2011
Apple recently concluded a keynote presentation at their World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. Though we did not get to see any new Apple hardware, Steve Jobs and group did announce a couple of super awesome software products in the line. This post will talk about each of them. So buckle up, this is going to be a long one.
The three major software that were announced at WWDC are:
- Mac OS X Lion
- iOS 5
- iCloud
Lets go through each of them.
Apple to build a spaceship like campus in Cupertino
When it comes to Apple, there is nothing less than extraordinary that they will settle for. This new proposed campus (which totally looks like a mothership docked on earth) is going to be the new head quarters of Apple in Cupertino. Steve Jobs presented the proposal to the Cupertino city council on 7th June 2011 and it got approved on the 8th! And the council members looked pretty excited too!
Steve Jobs as usual, created the reality distortion field when he presented the proposal to the city council. Here have a look yourself:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuz5OmOh_M&feature=player_embedded
Amazing as always. And here are some pics of the proposed Apple mothership:
Apple updates iMac line with quad core processors [UPDATED with India prices]
Apple has updated its iMac line of desktop computers with quad core processors. The updated line boasts of Intel’s quad core i5 processors ranging from 2.5GHz to 3.1GHz clock speed. In addition to featuring the new Thunderbolt port & AMD graphics for fast data transfer and superior graphics, they also have an inbuilt FaceTime HD camera for FaceTime calls.
Here is a quick run down on the features and prices:
