A new report from DigiTimes notes that Apple’s supply chain partners in the U.S. expect MacBook orders to grow by 20 percent from the last quarter, hinting at a refresh during the upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June.
OS X 10.9 Rumored to Bring Tabbed Finder, Better Multiple-Monitor Support And More
Will WWDC be all about the MacBook family?
We’re a little less than six weeks away from WWDC, Apple’s annual conference for software developers. The company typically also announces hardware at the event, and according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, this year’s WWDC will be all about the MacBook family.
Apple Rumored to Refresh MacBook Lineup by June
Taiwanese news site DigiTimes claims that Apple will be refreshing its MacBook lineup by the end of the second quarter of this year, presumably during the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) alongside OS X 10.9.
Siri May Be Coming To Macs in OS X 10.9 According To Apple Job Listing
When Apple announced the preview of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion last year, we were hoping that it would also include Siri – Apple’s personal assistant feature. Unfortunately, all we got was the dictation feature.
But it looks like Apple is planning to finally bring Siri to Macs, as a new job listing has revealed that Apple is looking for a Siri UI engineer who will be in charge of implementing the contents that appears in Siri’s conversational view.
Web Traffic From OS X 10.9 Continues to Grow, Announcement Imminent?
Apple first announced OS X Mountain Lion on February 16th, releasing it later in July. If the company were to follow the same release cycle, Mountain Lion’s successor, OS X 10.9 should at least be feature complete by now for a public preview. And if traffic logs were any indication, it seems that the OS is ready to be shown off to tech journalists and the general public any time soon.
Apple To Move Mac mini Production To U.S.?
When Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed in a interview with NBC Rock Center’s Brian Williams that one of the existing Mac lines will be manufactured in the U.S, it was speculated that Mac Pro production will be shifted to the U.S.
But Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that Mac mini production will be shifted to the U.S.
iPad mini And iMac Shortages To Persist Until Q1 2013
While Apple seems to have caught up with demand for the iPhone 5 right in time for the holiday season, it may not have addressed the issue when it comes to iPad mini and the new iMacs (which will be available on Friday, November 30).
New iMacs May Be Available Tomorrow
If you’ve been waiting to buy the new iMac then we’ve some good news. You may be able to buy one as early as tomorrow.
MacRumors relays a report from Belgium site Belgium-iPhone.Lesoir.be, which claims that according to their sources Apple will be delivering the new 21.5-inch iMacs to premium resellers in Belgium on Wednesday and the 27-inch iMacs are scheduled to be delivered in December.





