Following a brief leaked appearance back in May, Apple has now officially launched a new iCloud beta website for registered Mac and iOS developers. The beta portal differs from the public version of the iCloud site in that it features web versions of Reminders and Notes, plus a new updated version of Find My iPhone.
Back in 2008, a company called Axiotron launched the Modbook – an OS X tablet computer based on the MacBook. While it could be argued that Apple killed the market for such a device with the launch of the iPad, that hasn’t stopped one of Axiotron’s founders developing a new MacBook Pro based tablet – the Modbook Pro.
While reviews for the Retina display MacBook Pro have been mostly glowing, some early adopters of the machine have reported image retention issues with its high-resolution screen. Posts by users over on Apple’s Support Communities describe image “ghosting” – a faint image of a window or graphic that was previously open for as little as 20 minutes can be seen temporarily on the desktop before fading away.
If you’re the proud owner of a new Retina display MacBook Pro, you’ll want to show off that stunning screen with some high resolution wallpapers. So, for the sixth post in our wallpapers series we’ve put together a collection of ten images that we think will look fantastic on Apple’s latest notebook. And of course, these wallpapers can also be used on other Macs – in most cases they are available to download in a number of different sizes.
Ahead of OS X Mountain Lion’s public debut next month, Apple is inviting selected retail employees to test the new release before it hits the Mac App Store. The Cupertino company sent an email to Genius Bar and Creative employees that granted access to the software through Apple’s AppleSeed testing program.
If you’ve ordered a new MacBook Pro with Retina display and you find that its 15-inch screen just isn’t big enough for all the tasks you need to perform – despite featuring over 5.1 million pixels – then you’ll be pleased to know that it will power another three external monitors via Thunderbolt and HDMI.
Until my new MacBook Pro arrives on my doorstep, I’m currently using an 11-inch MacBook Air (hooked up to a Cinema Display) as my everyday machine. Although its Core i5 processor isn’t the best available, because of its solid-state storage, this machine is super fast. Not as speedy as Apple’s latest MacBook Air’s, however, which feature SSD drives 217% faster than their predecessors!
During its WWDC keynote earlier this week, Apple refreshed its entire notebook lineup. Both the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro got new processors, more RAM, and more storage options, and an entirely new MacBook Pro with a slimmer form factor and a Retina display was introduced.
Let’s face it, it was always going to be unlikely that we’d see bad reviews for Apple’s latest MacBook Pro. Sure, it doesn’t have an optical drive or a FireWire port, but it does boast a stunning Retina display and a super slim form factor which help make it Apple’s best MacBook yet. Here’s what the early reviews are saying: