This Apple MacBook Pro concept is the closest we have seen to the design expected in September 2021!

Posted on 07/08/2021 by Gaurav Sood

As we await the launch of conspicuously distinct MacBook Pros for 2021, which will bring the M1 chip-powered machines in a new chassis, a designer gives us a glimpse of what to expect – and the images are a treat to the eyes.

By the time September arrives, you have the Apple rumors flying all over the place – it’s crazy the amount of time we dedicate to scouring every little detail Apple may have inadvertently leaked. The September 2021 event plans to unleash the full power of the M1 chip by applying it to their heavy-duty range – the 16″ version (the one I have been waiting on for a year now!). Rumors are already out with plans of a new, sleek body, slimmer bezels, the return of the MagSafe charging pin, and the exit of the glitzy touch bar. The render by designer Marc W Avellanet comes the closest to this MacBook Pro we are sure to see in a month!

This year, the new Apple MacBook Pro is expected to feature the biggest design overhaul since the 2016 design. The notebook will feature a flat-edged design, doing away with the curved edges for a more iPhone 12-like form factor. The designer here sways from the thought and envisions the design identical to how we have come to recognize the MacBook Pro in recent years, and it looks splendid nonetheless.

The most notable difference this year is expected to be in the display. The MacBook will have brighter panels, supposedly with mini-LEDs, the first for the MacBook. Mini-LED display means there will be a significant improvement in the screen’s picture quality, contrast, and brightness. Marc’s vision suggests thinner bezels – whereas, I, for one, want Apple to shed the thick bezels to give us more screen real estate and also step up the MacBook Pros case in 2021.

More distinguishing in these design renders are the additional ports on the sides of the machine. This adaptation is in line with the rumors suggesting that Apple could roll out the MacBook Pro with at least an SD card reader and a MagSafe connector with the existing USB-C, Thunderbolt, and the 3.5mm headphone jack. While MagSafe charging will facilitate faster-charging speeds, the card reader will allow people to easily transfer photos/videos captured with drones and cameras to the MacBook.

So far, these renders are on point with the rumors we have been following about the 2021 MacBook Pro models. If you look closely, the designer’s interpretation of the keyboard without the Touch Bar – believed to be left out in the 2021 MacBook Pros – is another fine example of his vision, a true adaptation of how we want the MacBook Pro to be in 2021!

Designer: Marc W Avellanet

Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Chrome OS and Apple’s MacBook

Posted on 03/05/2017 by Aswin Rajeev

Microsoft had a huge event in New York this week and it was all about going back to school. Yes, you heard me right. They had three important announcements and it was all related to education and college students. More importantly, they are now taking the competition to Google and Apple. You might be wondering where I’m getting at. But you’ll know soon. Google understood the untapped potential in the education market and their inexpensive Chromebooks have created a huge revolution. They’ve grown 50% in comparison to the last year and the Chrome OS has a market share of 58%. Also, most of the university students opt for a MacBook due to its extraordinary battery life and fluid like performance. So, what is Microsoft’s answer to Google and Apple?

This post consists of three sections and each section will cover an announcement made by Microsoft. The first announcement is the launch of their brand new lightweight operating system, Microsoft Windows 10 S. Windows 10 S is very similar to the Chrome OS and is a light weight OS which targets the students. Users will be able to make use of the apps present in the Windows Store similar to the Chrome OS which has stripped down version of popular apps on it.

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The next announcement is more of a substantial one. This is with regard to their brand new Surface Laptop. It is a $999 sort-of ultrabook which is aimed at university students. Personally, I love the looks of the device but the $999 price tag only gets you a 7^th-gen i5 processor along with 4 gigs of RAM and 128GB SSD storage. The top variant goes all the way up to $2,200 which, I think, is a bit too much for a laptop powered by Windows 10 S. The 13.5-inch PixelSense display with a resolution of 2256×1504 should be brilliant. The ultimate selling point of the Surface Laptop is its 14.5 hours of battery backup which is 2-3 hours more than the MacBook. According to Microsoft, the new Surface Laptop is faster than a MacBook Pro but lighter than a MacBook Air.

The last announcement was in regard to a few new features for Microsoft Office. One particular feature that would be very helpful for students with dyslexia, is the reading aloud of text and separating the words into syllables. Other features include special features for the visually impaired and Microsoft’s Chief Executive, Satya Nadella, said that he wants to provide for all kinds of students. A special education teacher in Canton, Lauren Pittman, said that her students found some of these features extremely useful and made a world of difference for them. Hopefully, Microsoft has everything under control and will create a ripple in the coming months.

Source – WashingtonPost

Apple shows their Apple Watch and the new Macbooks

Posted on 10/03/2015 by Federico Lo Giudice

The latest Apple event at San Francisco introduced everything we had been waiting for. The new Macbooks, a new and cheaper Apple TV, and the controversial Apple Watch are all here.

Tim Cook and his team got on stage to show how to take calls from the Apple Watch and talk to Siri without having to touch anything: similar to what the Android Wear devices can do right now. The Apple Watch features running apps, song recognition, payment via Apple Pay, animated and customizable backgrounds… the Apple Watch hasn’t even come out and it’s already poised to be a hit. With only 18 hours of battery, users can charge it with a magnetized cable, but not via induction. It will come in three versions of two sizes each (male and female): Apple Sport, with plastic straps and aluminum body starting at $349 USD, the Apple Watch in iron, ranging from $549 to $1099 USD depending on size and design, and the expensive Apple Watch Edition, a premium 18 k gold watch (both straps and body) that will sell for $10.000 USD as a limited edition. It can be reserved or tested in Apple stores from the 10th of April onwards.

In less expensive news, Tim Cook spoke of Apple TV, which is going down in price to $69 USD, and will have access to HBO Now (which costs $15 a month), featuring all contents, namely the latest season of Game of Thrones.

When it came to Macbooks, they’ve been improved to last 10 hours with a full battery charge. They use a new touchpad and i5 and i7 processors in the case of the MacBook Air. Yet the big news were the new Apple Macbooks, 24% slimmer than the previous Air models, and will weigh only 900 grams. They will feature one USB-C reversible connector, adaptable to any previous format which might be uncomfortable for those who use pendrives), along with a new touchpad that can feel the pressure of our fingers on the pad itself. It will use a 12′ retina display, and it’s not only ridiculously small but also strange: it doesn’t feature any moving parts (say, a fan), and is built entirely out of metal. The new Macbook comes in two varieties of Space Grey silver and… gold. The new Macbook features an Intel Core M, 8GB Ram and Intel HD graphics 5300 video. It will retail for $1399 USD in the 256GB version, and $1799 in its 515GB version.

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The new MacBook Air: so slim it needs a new type of USB

Posted on 08/01/2015 by Federico Lo Giudice

Design and functionality clash in the Apple camp as the company prepares its latest MacBook air, and a little revolution along with it.

No one would be surprised if we mentioned that Apple is constantly working on new, improved designs of their mainline products like the iPhones, iPads and MacBooks, but a new report by 9to5Mac claims that their latest revision for the MacBook will change quite a lot of what we know. Based on what they claim is inside knowledge, they’ve created a few renders that show some of what is to come.

The first thing you’ll notice is that this new MacBook is wat thiner, than before, but this thinness comes with a price: it’s so small USB ports no longer fit, therefore, the company seems ready to move to USB Type-C, a smaller type of USB port that can handle audio, video and more, and can be plugged straight to an outlet. The problem? All of your current gadgets still use USB cables, right? How are we gonna plug them to this new MacBook?

The keyboard is also reported to get some changes, but those are pretty minor in comparison, function keys and arrows are now slightly different, but fulfill the same roles we know.

We salute Apple on their pursue of better, slimmer, lighter and more powerful gadgets, but this might be the first time we wonder if it’s not getting in the way of usability. We’ll miss you, USB ports.

Via 9to5Mac

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MacBook Air review (13-inch, mid 2012)

Posted on 18/06/2012 by Dana Wollman

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The last time we reviewed the MacBook Air, we didn't have a whole lot to compare it to. Sure, there was the original Samsung Series 9, but it was more expensive, at $1,649, and ran off a standard-voltage processor, often at the expense of battery life. Companies like Lenovo and Toshiba already had deep experience making ultraportables, but those notebooks generally weren't as light, or as skinny, as the Air. A year ago, too, Ultrabooks, as we now know them were little more than a concept as far as the computer-buying public was concerned.

Today, there are 110-plus Windows-based Ultrabooks on the horizon, leaving consumers with an overwhelming smorgasbord of thin, shockingly powerful laptops. Apple, for its part, has stuck with the same Air design we liked so much the first time around, though it's refreshed the lineup with speedier Ivy Bridge processors and traded those USB 2.0 ports for 3.0. Additionally, the Air can now be configured with more RAM and roomier storage. Oh, and the 13-inch version now starts at $1,200, down from $1,300. (The 11-inch version still goes for $999 and up.)

That sounds promising, making an already-excellent laptop faster and less expensive. Still, with so many comparable products on the Windows side, we have to wonder, does Apple really continue to define the category or have other companies narrowed the gap? Let's find out.

Gallery: MacBook Air review (13-inch, mid 2012)