WWDC 2012 highlights: All the new Apple hardware, Mountain Lion and iOS 6 in 80 seconds (video)

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  • June 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm

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Apple WWDC 2012 logo

Apple showed off a ton of new hardware, including updated MacBook Airs and standard MacBook Pros and the new thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, during yesterday’s WWDC 2012 keynote. It also delved deeper into OS X Mountain Lion and unveiled iOS 6.

You can actually watch the entire event right here, which runs just shy of two hours, but we if you are pressed for time there is a better option. Below is an 80 second video containing all the major highlights of the event. Be warned that it does get slightly too fast for the average human at times.
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Thinner MacBook Pros with retina displays and Ivy Bridge processors to be announced at WWDC in June 2012

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  • May 16, 2012 at 4:31 pm

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MacBook Pro front

We’ve been hearing rumors about Apple’s upcoming refresh of its MacBook Pro line for a while now. It’s almost certain that they will feature Intel’s latest 22nm Ivy Bridge processors, but two other long-standing rumors have been that they will have a new thinner Air-like design and high resolution retina displays.

Now according to Bloomberg sources the rumors have been confirmed. Apple is said to be unveiling the new MacBook Pro lineup at the WWDC starting on June 11. The MacBook Pros will have a slim design, retina displays and also feature SSD drives, though they could be coupled with standard magnetic hard drives for larger storage capacity.
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Apple could be releasing a 15-inch MacBook Air in April (rumor)

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  • March 14, 2012 at 3:14 pm

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MacBook Air (mid-2011)

We think it’s inevitable that eventually all of Apple’s excellent MacBook like will go Air-like thin, it’s just a matter of when. Now there has been a lot of chatter lately that Apple may soon be introducing 15 and 17-inch MacBook Airs, that could eventually kill off the MacBook Pro as we know it. The rumors are not too far-fetched, the MacBook Air already took care of the 13-inch white MacBook.
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15-inch MacBook Air and Ivy Bridge line refresh coming in Q1 say rumors

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  • November 28, 2011 at 9:37 am

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MacBook Air 2011 smooth aluminium curves

We’ve been hearing rumors about a 15-inch MacBook Air (or a new thin 15-inch MacBook Pro) for a while now. Digitimes, whose reports have been a hit-or-miss affair, claims supply-chain sources indicate that a new 15-inch model will be joining the MacBook Air line as early as the first quarter next year. The new larger-screened Air, will be joined by refreshed 11.6 and 13.3-inch models.

Although Apple had only refreshed the MacBook Air (MBA) line this summer, donning it with fast Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt ports — you might want to read our full review of the mid-2011 MBAs — the accelerated development cycle would help Apple stop competing Windows ultrabook adoption.
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MacBook Pro range upgraded with faster processors, better graphics and more storage

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  • October 24, 2011 at 6:25 am

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Apple MacBook Pro range

Apple has upgraded the MacBook Pro laptop range with faster Sandy Bridge processors, better graphics and more storage. The changes are internal rather than cosmetic, and prices remain the same, you just get more for your money.

The entry level $1,199 13-inch MacBook Pro gets a dual-core Core i5 2.4GHz processor and 500GB hard drive as standard, while for $1,499 you can bump the processor to a dual-core Core i7 2.8Ghz and storage to 750GB. The $1,799 and $2,199 15-inch models come with Core i7 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz processors, with 500GB and 750GB hard drives respectively; the latter gets a new AMD Radeon HD 6770M 1GB GDDR5 graphics card as well. Finally the $2,499 17-inch MacBook Pro gets a Core i7 2.4GHz processor, 750GB and the new Radeon HD 6770M 1GB GDDR5 graphics card.

The MBPs however haven’t received the expected bump to Bluetooth 4.0, that the 2011 Mac Mini, the MacBook Air and the iPhone 4S have received.
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