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WWDC 2013: the rumor roundup

Posted on 04/06/2013 by Jon Fingas

It's that special time for Apple devotees: WWDC 2013 is next week, and that means a customary glimpse of where iOS and the Mac are going next. However, we're getting everything but business as usual this year. The crew at 1 Infinite Loop has shaken up its software strategy, putting much of its emphasis on Jony Ive's design chops and tighter collaboration between teams. Is Apple about to deliver major OS refreshes that some say are long overdue? And what about hints of new hardware introductions at the same time? We've gathered together some of the more notable rumors to help understand what Apple may introduce on June 10th -- and what's likely to remain wishful thinking.

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The Daily Roundup for 02.13.2013

Posted on 14/02/2013 by David Fishman

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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iFixit tears down 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, rates it two grumpy kittens for repairability

Posted on 25/10/2012 by Brian Heater

You know the drill (er, screwdriver): someone releases a shiny new gadget and the internet tears it apart, both figuratively and literally. iFixit did the latter like clockwork, getting its tools on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. As with its older sibling, the notebook didn't do all that well on the repairability scale, scoring a two out of 10 -- slightly better than its predecessor's lowly one. Why so low? You can blame a glued battery, proprietary screws, soldered RAM and a display assembly that's "almost impossible to take apart." There are, however, plenty of pictures of a tiny kitten, which should help to ease the pain...

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iFixit tears down 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, rates it two grumpy kittens for repairability originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699

Posted on 23/10/2012 by James Trew

Apple announces 13inch MacBook Pro with Retina display 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699

If the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display was feeling lonely up there on its high-resolution pedestal, it needn't any longer. As expected, Apple just announced a 13-inch version to keep it company. The 2,560 x 1,600 resolution means that 13-inch screen offers a ppi of 232, marginally more than its larger brother's 226. As well as that lovely new display, there's a pair of Thunderbolt ports, and a full-size HDMI port to let you make good use of it with, as well as a pair of USB 3s. While this might not be the primary focus of the day, it will definitely be one of the more hotly anticipated reveals from the company's San Jose event this afternoon. The base model will run you $1,699 and comes with a 2.5GHz i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of flash memory. At the top end you can expect 768GB hard drive, atop a Core i7. And, like last time, to top it all off, all the new goodies come in a slimmer, desire-stoking design -- weighing a whole pound less than the 2011 13-incher and at just 0.75-inches thick, 20 percent thinner. Already full of want? Then don't hang around, as it ships today! In the meantime, keep your retinas locked right here for our hands on.

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Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s iPad mini liveblog!

Posted on 23/10/2012 by Tim Stevens

Apple may be playing things down, saying it's only a "little more," but we're pretty sure it's going to be big. Something really big. This liveblog is certainly going to be massive and we want you to be a part of it! The event takes place at 10:00 am PT and we'll be there live. Set your browsers at this very URL and check the local time, listed below. Refresh then and join us to see what's next!

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Apple's iPad mini liveblog! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple Store taken down before ‘little’ event

Posted on 23/10/2012 by Jon Fingas

Don't worry, we know. Odds are, there will be one or two surprises when the Apple Store returns this afternoon.

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Apple Store taken down before 'little' event originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Apple TV Events channel will stream the special event later today (update: and on your Mac)

Posted on 23/10/2012 by Mat Smith

If you haven't already bookmarked our liveblog (you should get right on that), Apple's revealed that it will resume broadcasting its events --starting today. Appearing alongside a new events channel on Apple TV, we get a brief mention of today's conference in San Jose. But until it kicks off at 10AM PT, you can kill some time by watching Apple's back-catalog of events, which are ready to view on the new channel.

Update: Better still, you can also hit up Apple's events site to stream it in ~~your browser of choice~~ Safari on OS X 10.6 or later.

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New Apple TV Events channel will stream the special event later today (update: and on your Mac) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s iPad mini event happens tomorrow, get your liveblog here!

Posted on 22/10/2012 by Tim Stevens

It seems like just yesterday we were reporting on the launch of the iPhone 5, but already Apple has something else exciting to show us. What could it be? An iPad mini? A 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display? A new iMac? All of the above? We'd love to have you along as we find out, and the quickest way to take it all in is to watch the event brought to you live through our dynamic liveblog experience. You can find that if you set your browser at this URL at the time listed below:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-ipad-mini-liveblog/

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Apple's iPad mini event happens tomorrow, get your liveblog here! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display reportedly seen with 2,560 x 1,600 LCD, dual Thunderbolt ports

Posted on 20/10/2012 by Jon Fingas

We hope you didn't want Apple's little event next week to be a complete surprise. After promises of extra details for a prior leak, a WeiPhone forum goer has returned with photos of what's supposed to be the active screen and ports of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display that might be on stage come October 23rd. If this is what we get alongside the similarly unofficial miniature iPad, we'll take it. The possible leak shows a 2,560 x 1,600 LCD (four times higher in resolution than the existing MacBook Pro) and, importantly, no sacrifices in expansion versus the 15-inch Retina model -- there's still the dual Thunderbolt ports and HDMI video that shipped with this system's bigger brother. Vital details like the performance and price are left out, so there's a few cards left off Apple's table, but the images hint at what could be a tempting balance between the 15-inch MacBook Pro's grunt and the MacBook Air's grace.

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