Twelve South, the creators of some awesome accessories for Mac and iOS devices, has announced a new model of its popular charging device that’s designed for international markets. Called the PlugBug World, it comes with five interchangeable adapters for Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Japan, and more.
Customers ordering one of Apple’s latest 21-inch iMacs may have to wait considerably longer to receive their new machines than previously expected. The Cupertino company has increased shipping estimates for the smaller iMac from 7-10 business days, to 2-3 weeks on its UK, US and other online stores.
Apple is planning to discontinue its non-Retina MacBook Pro later this year, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In an effort to make the price difference between the two models a little more acceptable to consumers, the Cupertino company is also expected to reduce the price of its new Retina MacBook Pro.
Apple could be gearing up to launch a new model of its Thunderbolt Display as stock of its existing model starts to diminish. A number of retailers, including Amazon.com, no longer have Thunderbolt Displays available, which is traditionally a sign of an upcoming product refresh. Some are speculating that Apple will overhaul the display to introduce the same design sported by its latest iMacs.
Apple has cut the price of its two-meter Thunderbolt cable that was introduced alongside its first Thunderbolt-equipped Macs back in June 2011. The Cupertino company has also launched a shorter, cheaper version which hit the U.S. Apple Store this week, and it’s coming to the U.K. “soon.”
Apple has today released a firmware update for all mid-2012 MacBook Air models. The update addresses a number of issues that users may be experiencing with their machines, including one related to how colour is displayed on external HDMI monitors.
Here’s something that might be of interest to those still running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or lower) on their Macs: Adobe has today started offering Creative Suite 2, which includes Photoshop and Illustrator, for free!
When Apple’s latest iMacs went on sale at the end of November, the company’s new Fusion Drive storage solution was only available as a build-to-order component with the high-end 21.5-inch, and both 27-inch models. But now the option has been afforded to the entry-level 21.5-inch iMac.
Japanese cable manufacturer Sumitomo Electric has announced that it has received the world’s first certification from Intel to produce optical Thunderbolt cable, paving the way for long-distance data transmission via the Apple-backed technology.