At its media event in San Jose California, Apple today announced updates to its Mac mini lineup. The ultra compact desktop Mac now features Intel’s third generation Ivy Bridge processors, and USB 3.0 connectivity.
In addition to the iPad mini, Apple is expected to unveil a number of new Macs at its press event in San Jose next week, including a refreshed Mac mini, and a redesigned iMac. The Cupertino company is also expected to unveil its much-anticipated 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, and according to one report, pricing will start at $1,699 (approx. £1,061).
A report published earlier today by 9to5Mac claims that the pricing of Apple’s upcoming refreshed iMac and Mac mini lines won’t be increased by much this time around (if at all). If correct, that would pretty much rule out the possibility of a much-anticipated retina display for the new iMac.
Apple has released a Java update for Macs running OS X 10.7 and above, which promises improved security and reliability by updating the provided version of Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37. The release also removes the Java preferences utility.
Apple just sent out invites for an October 23 press event at San Jose’s California Theatre, but you don’t need to wait until then to find out what the Cupertino company has up its sleeve. A leaked inventory list may have revealed all 24 models of the new iPad mini – and possibly an updated third-generation iPad – ahead of their unveiling. You can also expect to see new iMacs soon, too.
In addition to unveiling a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display alongside the iPad mini at this month’s much-rumoured media event, 9to5Mac now also claims that Apple is planning to announce updates to its Mac mini lineup.
Apple is widely expected to unveil the iPad mini at a media event planned for later this month, but according to 9to5Mac the smaller tablet won’t be the only new hardware announced. Citing “a consistently reliable source” from a major US retailer, the site claims that Apple will also use the event to announce the much-rumoured 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.
LaCie has announced a couple of new additions to its Little Big Disk range of Thunderbolt drives for the Mac, with the introduction of models sporting SATA III SSDs. Available in either 512GB or 1TB capacities, the company says the new drives are 33% faster than the previous generation, offering read speeds of up to 635MB/s.
Apple has released a couple of supplemental updates for users running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and OS X Lion 10.7.5 on their Macs. Both updates address a small number of issues that some users may have been experiencing with their systems.