Apple announces new MacBook Air and Mac Pro

Apple announces new MacBook Air and Mac Pro

At the WWDC keynote today in San Francisco, Apple announced an update to its MacBook Air line of products and gave a sneak peek into the all-new Mac Pro.

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New MacBook Airs are guaranteed at WWDC

New MacBook Airs are guaranteed at WWDC

According to 9to5Mac, their sources can confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that Apple will release new MacBook Airs at WWDC next week. They’ll of course use Intel’s latest Haswell chip, and they’ll have a dual microphone system that makes for better voice and video calls. You shouldn’t be having a Skype call without a pair of headphones anyway, but let’s not go there.

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Rumor: We’ll see a thinner 13 inch retina MacBook Pro at WWDC, dual-mic MacBook Air

Rumor: We’ll see a thinner 13 inch retina MacBook Pro at WWDC, dual-mic MacBook Air

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is just a week away! Many of you are looking forward to seeing the next version of iOS and Mac OS X, but truth be told, for us it’s always been about the hardware. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who MacRumors trusts as a source, Apple will announce a slimmer 13 inch MacBook Pro retina, along with a new MacBook Air that has two microphones for better noise cancellation. The new 13 inch retina will also supposedly get an upgraded camera, enabling 1080p video calls.

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Apple increasing MacBook orders by 20% ahead of rumored WWDC refresh

Apple increasing MacBook orders by 20% ahead of rumored WWDC refresh

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.

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Will WWDC be all about the MacBook family?

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.

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Apple Rumored to Refresh MacBook Lineup by June

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.

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Google Announces Chromebook Pixel, Takes Aim at Apple’s MacBook

Google Announces Chromebook Pixel, Takes Aim at Apple’s MacBook

Earlier today, Google announced it’s entry into the laptop market by launching Chromebook Pixel, it’s flagship Chrome OS-based laptop, which it says is for “power users who have embraced the cloud”.

It comes with a 12.85-inch touchscreen display with a 2560 x 1700 resolution that packs 239 ppi, which is the highest pixel density of any laptop screen on the market. MacBook Pro with Retina Display has a 227 ppi screen.

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