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Patents are a dime a dozen, and while Apple’s are usually irresistible, they fall into anonymity more often than not. But one new invention could materialize this year, if Tim Cook’s comments regarding a future Mac Pro are to be considered. Patently Apple learned today that Apple has been granted a new i... |
21 May 2013
08:55 GMT |
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The eccentric MacDailyNews has received word from a trusted source that “Apple will announce its replacement for the company’s Mac Pro lineup this month.”
Long overdue for replenishing, the Mac Pro has faced countless talks of discontinuation or even reincarnation as a rack-mountable server solutio... |
9 April 2013
05:49 GMT |
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Trans International has announced the iSchmutz, a curiously-dubbed filtration system designed exclusively for Mac Pro computers. It’s said to be a first for the Apple workstations.
The company says, “this relatively inexpensive unit removes most dirt, dust and pollen before it can enter the computer, pre... |
26 March 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Sapphire, a supplier of graphics solutions based on AMD technology, has announced the HD 7950 Mac Edition, a brand new graphics card for Mac Pro users based on AMD's latest Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. The card has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory and provides hardware support for Open GL 4.2, Open CL 1.2, AMD HD... |
19 March 2013
14:21 GMT |
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A "Refurbished Mac Pro 2.4GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon" configuration is now available on Apple’s United States web store for $2,649, which translates into an $850 discount for the buyer, according to the Cupertino giant.The Mac Pro may have lost its swag in recent years, but that’s not to say the workstations a... |
2 March 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Apple has taken its Mac Pro workstations off the European market two weeks earlier than expected. The move could be tied to Apple’s 14-day return policy, enabling any recent buyer to bring back the computer before the new regulatory standards go into effect.
At the beginning of this month, Apple sent a notice ... |
19 February 2013
04:00 GMT |
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France Systèmes, a French Apple Authorized Reseller and Certified Education service provider, has released a newsletter to customers announcing a temporary Mac Pro discount, as well as news that “a new Mac Pro will be released in spring 2013.” Apple has been forced to halt sales of existing Mac Pr... |
6 February 2013
09:06 GMT |
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Starting next month, Apple is officially halting sales of the Mac Pro computer in Europe and EFTA countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway) as the systems fail to meet a regulation standard imposed by the “Amendment 1 of regulation IEC 60950-1, Second Edition.” Cupertino, California-bas... |
1 February 2013
02:34 GMT |
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If Apple does live up to its promise and proceeds to launch a new Pro-level Mac for power users next year, it should boast the AMD Radeon HD 7XXX series of graphics cards, as discovered by Netkas.org in OS X 10.8.3.
Rummaging through the video card drivers listed in the first OS X 10.8.3 beta released by A... |
27 November 2012
10:14 GMT |
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Apple may have upset a bunch of Mac Pro fans recently by refusing to upgrade the Mac Pro to tailor their needs, but there’s nothing NVIDIA can’t fix with an all-new graphics card with 4GB of memory and twice the performance of its predecessor, with other added benefits as well. Don’t think it’... |
7 September 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Files in Apple’s Boot Camp software assistant, which allows for the installation of other operating systems, contain evidence of new-generation Macintosh models. Though such references aren’t new (not by far, actually), the iMac 13,0 and MacPro 6,0 monikers have come to light recently, fuelling speculatio... |
10 August 2012
04:13 GMT |
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Customers looking to identify the graphics card on their newly-acquired Mac Pro might run into some trouble using Apple Hardware Test, but not if they use System Information, in what seems to be an admission on behalf of Apple that OS X has a diagnostics issue. A Support document titled “Apple Hardware Test mi... |
4 July 2012
16:41 GMT |
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Sources in Taiwan are reporting that Apple has given the go-ahead to have its next batch of iMacs built for an October launch this year. The Mac maker reportedly has its eye on the future, with a complete redesign of the desktop department. Citing the usually-ambiguous sources from the upstream supply chain, Taiwane... |
3 July 2012
09:24 GMT |
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Apple has released a knowledge-base article which helps customers identify Mac Pro RAID cards, distinguish the new ones from the original Mac Pro RAID Card, and determine which card works with the Mac Pro they own. KB document HT3514 says Mac Pro RAID Card (Early 2009) is “easy to identify” (could’... |
27 June 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has caught wind of the Facebook petition that asked the Cupertino giant to clarify the state of the Mac Pro, following a WWDC keynote presentation that left several Macintosh upgrades unaddressed.The backlash regarding Apple’s reluctance to upgrade the pro workstations two years in a row star... |
13 June 2012
07:18 GMT |
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Apple is not done refreshing the Macintosh line, despite recently-arisen controversy regarding a minor speed bump on the Mac Pro, and no changes with the iMac and Mac mini lines. Apple took care of its most popular Macintosh lines this summer, including the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. WWDC 2012 also featured a Mou... |
12 June 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Lou Borella, the Italian graphic animator who started a Facebook petition to get Apple to spit out some details about the Mac Pro, is lost for words following Apple’s quiet speed bump on the professional workstations starting at $2,499 for the cheapest model. Speaking for the 18,000 petitioners who hit the &ld... |
12 June 2012
16:11 GMT |
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New Mac Pro workstations and MacBook Pro laptops are launching at WWDC, according to reliable sources who leaked some of the configurations we can expect to be unveiled later on today. A reputable source of Apple information in and of itself, 9to5mac cites reliable sources to report that “A new Mac Pro wi... |
11 June 2012
08:05 GMT |
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Sources in the Apple blogosphere are beginning to leak not only the technical specifications pertaining to the next-generation of Macs, but also the prices. It’s all but confirmed almost a full week before the WWDC opening keynote.
Obtained by two Mac-centric sources, the pricing and the specs reflect some of ... |
7 June 2012
03:16 GMT |
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After much debate and a petition racking up 17,600 votes begging Apple to say something about the future of the Mac Pro, reliable sources are saying that “Apple will, in fact, unveil a new Mac Pro at WWDC next week.” It seems 9to5’s sources are not shooting their mouths either, as they have part nu... |
6 June 2012
04:22 GMT |
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A petition asking Apple to issue an announcement regarding the future of the Mac Pro is closing in on 15,000 likes, almost four times as many as it had on Friday, before the Memorial Day holiday. A message signed Lou Borella, a professional editor and graphic animator in the NYC area, reads: “Hello Apple. We a... |
30 May 2012
08:19 GMT |
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Lou Borella, a professional editor and graphic animator in the NYC area, is an avid Mac Pro user. Actually, he was an avid Mac Pro user, going by his lengthy letter to Apple which he posted on Facebook for the entire world to see. With 5,770 likes, it’s almost impossible someone at Apple hasn’t already h... |
25 May 2012
05:55 GMT |
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Apple is preparing to refresh its Mac Pro line of workstations, according to a report from China, but don’t hold your breath just yet, as the sources behind this leak say it’ll happen as late as the end of Q3 2012. M.I.C. Gadget has been reliable on Apple rumors in the past, so it should be worth noting ... |
14 February 2012
10:37 GMT |
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Mac Pro systems have been so far limited at supporting 3Gbps storage drives, but this will change soon thanks to OWC which is currently designing the first PCI Express SSDs compatible with Mac computers.The yet unnamed SSD has been presented during the CES 2012 fair, and OWC has built it around a Marvell-based hardwa... |
17 January 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Apple’s online store is listing 1-3 weeks for shipping any Mac Pro computer with a custom configuration, a move that signals a potential refresh, or worse, a discontinuation of the workstation as we know it.With the Mac Pro long overdue for a refresh, it certainly seems interesting that the Apple Store's b... |
3 January 2012
16:21 GMT |
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People with access to the OS X 10.7.3 bits seeded by Apple over the weekend have confirmed the presence of several drivers that bear references to an upcoming AMD graphics card.The drivers are for desktop solutions, meaning the graphics card in question should be deployed in a new batch of Mac Pros - Apple’s on... |
5 December 2011
03:43 GMT |
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Apple is reportedly questioning whether or not to keep the Mac Pro line on board after learning that both consumer sales and enterprise adoption have dropped off considerably.People familiar with the matter cited by AppleInsider say that the Mac Pro’s days are numbered. At least in its current form, according t... |
1 November 2011
04:01 GMT |
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Much to our surprise, Apple has taken down its online store internationally, with no rumored announcements in sight, making it fairly likely that the Cupertino technology giant is merely carrying out maintenance on its venue. We’re almost convinced Apple is doing some backend dust wiping (after all, it's... |
29 July 2011
02:35 GMT |
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Leaked Apple-internal part numbers indicate that new MacBook Airs are on their way on July 14. The systems will come pre-installed with Lion, Apple’s latest revision to the Mac OS. Thursday may finally see OS X 10.7 released to the public.
Part numbers for unreleased Mac computers have been obtained by Mac-c... |
12 July 2011
05:02 GMT |
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Western Digital has released a new external drive catering to the needs of Mac professionals, both aesthetically and functionally speaking.WD’s newest generation of the popular My Book® Studio external hard drives are said to be designed for use with Mac computers and Time Machine, the OS X standard backup ... |
7 July 2011
08:56 GMT |
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New Macintosh upgrades are on the way, according to the latest rumors, and one of the systems getting overhauled is the Mac Pro. A tipster has leaked internal Apple documentation that references a mid-2011 Mac Pro model with configurations ranging from 6 core CPUs to 16 cores.
Citing a “reliable source,&rdqu... |
27 June 2011
09:40 GMT |
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A report from China claims that all-new Mac Pros and Mac minis are on their way from Apple. The Pro is said to be completely redesigned, with a custom-build CPU inside and a server-centric architecture.Before delving into the technical stuff, MIC Gadget points out that none of these updates are to emerge before OS X ... |
21 June 2011
04:40 GMT |
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New versions of the Mac Pro, Mac mini and MacBook Air are on their way from Apple, according to a person who claims to have learned that supply is now officially listed as constrained. Citing multiple sources which we’re left to understand are Apple resellers, Mac-centric blog 9to5mac reports that shipments of... |
10 June 2011
03:02 GMT |
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Users who own a 2009 Apple Mac Pro, but don't want to shell out the money to upgrade to a 2010 model, can now rejoice, as a recently documented firmware hack enables these machines to support up to 12 processing cores as well as higher memory speeds.
This is possible since both desktops use the same hardware ... |
12 May 2011
07:39 GMT |
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An already beautifully designed workstation, the Apple Mac Pro is getting narrower, at just over 5 inches, and shorter, at around 19 inches, the rumor mill goes. The new form factor is said to be an answer to cries over the discontinuation of the Xserve, Apple’s rack unit server computers.
Prototypes of the ... |
22 April 2011
05:38 GMT |
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Mac Pro users whose workstations rely on the powerful NVIDIA Quadro 4000 graphics card may want to install additional software, after performing the Mac OS X 10.6.7 software update from Apple.According to reports, users of NVIDIA's Quadro 4000 workstation graphics card have experienced problems with 3D accelerat... |
24 March 2011
06:22 GMT |
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A support document posted online by Apple acknowledges an issue experienced by owners of Mac Pro (Mid 2010) systems equipped with an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card.
The Cupertino, California-based giant has learned that some Mac Pro owners notice the display connected to their system is black after startup.
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22 December 2010
10:20 GMT |
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It would really seem that some people's love for all things Apple extends way beyond the usual purchasing of just about any device featuring the famous fruity logo, this being exactly the case with Japanese company Twinbird, who's actually rolled out a mini refrigerator that looks a lot like the famous desk... |
30 November 2010
10:55 GMT |
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While most Apple products' users out there call themselves that simply because they own an iPhone or iPad, the truth of the matter is that the company from Cupertino, California also builds some of the meanest professional desktop systems on the market, the famous Mac Pros, towering computing behemoths that have... |
16 November 2010
14:41 GMT |
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NVIDIA is extending its Macintosh offerings with the official introduction of its NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solution for Mac Pro, “bringing the computational and visualization breakthroughs enabled by NVIDIA Fermi architecture,” the company said today. Priced at $1,199, the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 wi... |
16 November 2010
09:36 GMT |
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Apricorn has come up with numerous storage offerings over the years, targeting various consumer segments, but they've really gone all out with their latest, that should make quite a lot of Mac Pro owners very happy.So, the company has just made available an Internal SSD RAID Array for Mac Pro, designed for high ... |
12 November 2010
07:31 GMT |
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Apple recently confirmed plans to discontinue the Xserve, noting that customers looking to upgrade, replace, or supplement existing Xserve systems with new Apple hardware have two server solutions to choose from. One of them is a new Mac Pro configuration appropriately called Mac Pro Server.On the web page dedicated ... |
5 November 2010
11:26 GMT |
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A flurry of updates are now available from Apple’s Support / Downloads web site, one of which resolves several occurrences with mid-2010 Mac Pro computers. The firmware update apparently resolves issues that prevented the firmware password prompt from being displayed, and a problem that prevented the Boot Picke... |
29 October 2010
04:30 GMT |
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Apple has officially acknowledged an issue with ATI X1900 XT graphics cards that shipped with Mac Pro systems between August 2006 and January 2008, according to a Support document posted online by the Mac maker.The company admits to the faulty hardware, saying “Apple has determined that certain ATI X1900 XT car... |
28 September 2010
03:39 GMT |
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After an hour’s worth of maintenance, Apple has updated its online store with the availability of new Mac Pros, as promised late last month when the company unveiled the beefed up workstations. Starting at $2,499, the towers come in Quad-Core, 8-Core, and 12-Core configurations, with 1TB hard drives, and the op... |
9 August 2010
05:22 GMT |
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Apple has announced that a new range of Mac Pro workstations with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation is scheduled to arrive this August, in a move that will finalize the company’s plans of upgrading the desktop line of Macs for 2010.“Featuring t... |
28 July 2010
03:08 GMT |
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Last week, sources quoted by AppleInsider reportedly indicated that Apple was clearing up inventory to make room for newer iMac models. A new finding over the past weekend then suggested Mac Pro stock was also constrained, although checks with the company’s online stores now show availability of both deskto... |
26 July 2010
02:43 GMT |
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Reportedly, Apple is getting ready to bring to shelves a new batch of Mac Pro machines, which should land sometime in late summer, just in time for the “back to school” period. At the same time, rumor has it that the company would release an iMac refresh, though it seems that these devices would arrive a... |
16 July 2010
11:45 GMT |
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A report by HardMac (the English version of French tech-site Macbidouille) reveals that Apple may be on track to revamping its range of Mac Pro workstations, while the announcement could come as soon as June 7 (at WWDC 2010). It names Intel as the source of the rumor, citing the company’s warning that distribut... |
7 May 2010
10:27 GMT |
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Apple’s Support Downloads section is featuring two new software updates for owners of a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The Mac Pro Audio Update addresses what Apple calls “an audio anomaly” coming from within the workstation when using audio devices over FireWire. The second packa... |
4 May 2010
03:28 GMT |
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