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| 07-27-10 / 10:22 PM : New iMacs : Core i3 / HD 5670/5750 (cjed) |
| As planned, Apple updated iMacs, with 512Mb HD 5670 graphics card for second 21,5' model and 1Gb HD 5750 for higher ones. The entry level iMac uses the previously mid-range HD4670 (only 256 Mb) instead of 9400M chipset. Core 2 Duo processors are replaced by Core i3 (with hyperthreading for all - and tubo boost starting to the second model). |
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| 07-23-10 / 12:32 AM : iMac : entry models update soon (cjed) |
| An update to entry level iMac may finally appear this summer : besides dual Core i3 or i5 and a GeForce series 400 card (instead of the 320M chipset), USB3 and Firewire 1600/3200 could be provided. |
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| 07-14-10 / 12:05 PM : MacPro/iMac Sandy Bridge this fall (cjed) |
| Intel Sandy Bridge processors are now due this fall (for desktop models) instead of early 2011 (release date for mobile versions), then we can expect delayed Mac Pro and iMac updates to a year after latest iMac update (that is also more for MacPro). |
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| 07-03-10 / 08:12 PM : New imacs & Mac Pro soon / HD5000 (cjed) |
| Macnn reported that MacOSX 10.6.4 may include drivers for new Radeon HD 5000 cards and GeForce GTX 480. Then new imacs and Mac Pro should be unveiled soon : the new entry level imac should use the common NVIDIA 320M chipset (found on the new mac mini and macbook pro 13'), and higher models should offer either a Radeon HD5550 or HD5570 (Low profile graphics card, perfect for small form factor or home theater PCs, 39W max power consumption). The new mac Pro are expected to feature a Radeon HD5850 (4 times faster, 151W max power consumption) or a GeForce GTX 480. Radeon HD5000 series cards seem all fitted with at least 512 Mb of VRAM (contrary to 256 Mb for the HD 4670 included in the second imac model - 512 Mb only found in the HD 4850 from the higher models). Finally we have to consider that the imac provides 4 memory slots, that allow to upgrade from 4Gb to 8b by just adding two 2 Gb memory modules (about 100$), where the new mac mini (only two slots) requires to replace the existing modules by two 4 Gb modules (about 300$). Upcoming new imacs may then be an even better choice. Such update is due now, as the next one, expected in early 2011, will bring new Sandy Bridge processors (that will unveil the new AVX vector unit, equivalent to old Altivec found on G4/G5). |
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| 07-02-10 / 12:23 AM : SproutCore creator leaving Apple (cjed) |
| Creator of SproutCore announced on the blog that he is leaving Apple to start his own company : Every so often a few technology trends converge that yield results much greater than their individual parts. I think we have reached one of those moments with mobile devices (like the iPad) and HTML5... I believe the future of software development lies in native-style apps in the web browser. It is the platform of the future and when that shift change happens, I want to be there with the technology. Now, I believe that time is almost finally upon us. It’s time to double down, and that is why I am leaving Apple. I'm then reassured about my strategy, that builds upon Cappuccino (language abstraction, Atlas tool, Native Client). |
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