Apple Compact Wired Keyboard Discontinued

Apple has discontinued the Compact Wired Keyboard. The part number for the keyboard is MB869LL/A and has been removed from Apple’s store. Fortunately, you can still purchase the Apple Compact Wired Keyboard on Amazon for $49.99 each. In case you didn’t know, this keyboard features a compact design of the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a couple of USB 2.0 ports. [Amazon via GadgetVenue]

New Featured List of Apple iPad 2

China’s Economic Daily News was the first media agency to leak accurate information on the current iPad.According to them Apple iPad 2 will feature two cameras, one on the back and one on the front – for Face time. It will also have a retina display screen and bow to peer-pressure to include a very welcome USB port.

So here are the five new features you can expect from the iPad 2.

1.Apple iPad 2 Video Phone – Apple iPad 2 adds the video phone, it means that it will has two cameras in the back and the front.
2.Apple iPad 2 Better Mobility – The iPad is really a light tablet, then the iPad 2 will have a lighter body. The screen will be reduced, and the display panel will be more thin.
3.Apple iPad 2 USB Port – A USB connection so you don’t have to use Apple’s proprietary standard.
4.Apple iPad 2 New Display Technology – Retina display is coming.
5.Apple iPad 2 3-axis Gyroscopes – 3-axis gyroscope for improved gaming. This feature is in the iPhone already.

At this time it’s still unclear on when the iPad 2 will be released but if we had to give an educated guess we would put it in early 2011 (April to May), this is also around the same time that Blackberry is likely to launch their Playbook tablet. This could spark off the 2011 tablet wars much like the current one between the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

Apple Introducing It’s New Server Configuration Mac Pro From Early 2011

Apple has announced that it’s dropping the Xserve rackmounted server at the same time another announcemnet came that new Mc Pro server will take its place.The servers will still have “useful service” after the transition, Apple promised.Apple will accept orders for Xserve until January 31, 2011, and says it has no plans to develop future versions of the server.

Xserve was Apple’s only rackmounted server — a system that could be stacked in server room racks. The form factor allows administrators to easily sandwich significant amounts of hardware together in tight spaces (Virgina Tech relies on Xserve for its world-class System X supercomputer).

In its Xserve Transition Guidee, Apple recommends that users adopt its new Mac Pro Server configuration, or its Mac mini server. The Mac Pro server is slated to ship in a few weeks with a $2,999 base option that features a quad-core Intel Xeon processor and 8 gigabytes of RAM.

Apple moved the Xserve to Intel Xeon chips in November 2006 and had mostly been keeping it updated in sync with towers, but in the past year it has been slipping behind. The company has been gradually steering away from trying to provide an entire solution itself and has already phased out the Xserve RAID storage hub.

Multitasking Comes To The iPad As iOS 4.2 Is Rolled Out

The long awaited iOS update for the Apple’s mobile platform has finally been made available to all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, who have anxiously been waiting for this particular iOS update. More specifically, this update caters primarily the iPad users, who have been promised some serious features in this update, features that are bound to make the iPad experience more impressive. Let us see what iOS 4.2 has to offer.

This update, as mentioned earlier, will generally be more appealing to iPad owners, due to the fact that the iOS 4.2 brings more than 100 promised features from the previous three versions of the iOS combined to the iPad. More specifically, this update brings multitasking to the iPad, which will now allow users to use several applications on the iPad simultaneously and will also allow seamless and instant switching between these very applications without having any significant effect on the battery life of the iPad. Consumers will surely rejoice now, as multitasking is most definitely the need of the hour.

Apart from multitasking, another sought after feature lands on the iPad, which is the gaming social network, Game Center. Unified inbox and app folders also make their way on the iPad. Other highlighted features are AirPrint and AirPlay. It was sort of a downside of the iPad as printing content wirelessly wasn’t supported. Apple solved that issue with AirPrint, which will now allow all iPad users, to effortlessly print any content that they want to, with AirPrint enabled printers such as the HP Photosmart, HP LaserJet Pro and HP Officejet. Another good feature is AirPlay, which gives the iPad the ability to seamlessly stream music, photos and video to Apple TV, it sure is something that many people would love.

Apple’s iOS has been a phenomenal success, with numbers claiming that the iOS has 125 million users worldwide and that these users have access to 40,000 purpose built apps for the iPad. iOS 4.2 will definitely be appreciated by the large number of people, that use the iPad.

Via Apple

Apple iPad To Get Exclusive Newspaper The Daily, Later This Month

Apple’s iPad is all the hype these days. Previously, we had informed you that the iPad was going to be available soon in Scandinavia and we also told you that The Washington Post had landed on the iPad. Now, we’ve got some more news. Speculations were raised quite some time back, when it was presumed that News Corp. was planning on creating an exclusive newspaper for the iPad. Well ladies and gentlemen, it is!

Guardian claims that the project which is to be called, The Daily, will be revealed later this month. What’s specific about this project is the fact that it will exclusively be an iPad-only newspaper, meaning that it would not available in web or print versions. It is also being said that The Daily will make its way to other tablets in the near future as well, but initially it is only focussing on the iPad, which has already been sold at exponential numbers, so it can safely be assumed that The Daily just might become popular on the iPad.

News Corp. is said to be taking this project quite seriously, with the whole 26th floor of the News Corp. offices while there would be a dedicated team of 100-150 journalists that will work solely to produce daily content for the newspaper. It is being said the managing editor of the New York Post will be taking the top job of the editor for The Daily. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. leader seems to be taking quite an interest in this project because of the reason which is his belief that consumers are willing to pay for high- quality, original content, which is definitely something he looks forward to providing consumers in The Daily.

It has also been reported that the Apple team is looking after the technical aspects of this project as The Daily is all set to be rolled out by the end of this month. This newspaper will work as a downloadable application that would require a fee of 99 cents to use for one week, which means that at about $4 dollars a month, the iPad user is covered with full access to the newspaper every single day of the month.

Via 9to5mac

NFS Hot Pursuit $4.99 iPhone App Free Giveaway!!

Today we are giving away Need For Speed Hot Pursuit iPhone Premium App for Free. The app price is $4.99 in appstore and you can get this app for Free by doing any of these:

1. Retweet the article, which is tracked by Reactions at the end of the post.
2. Like the giveaway app HERE, which is tracked by likes on Facebook Page or Share it on Facebook and post your facebook name as comment.
3. Give a Thumbs Up on stumbleupon (+2 entries) and post your Stumbleupon name in the comment.
4. Share the link on your blog(+3 entries) and provide the link in the comment.

The giveaway of the particular app ends after 24 hours, at 4:00 PM GMT next day and the winner is selected by random.org. To know more about the giveaways check the post HERE.

About NFS Hot Pursuit iPhone App:

FEEL THE THRILL OF THE TAKEDOWN!
Stop racers cold in high-speed police cars like the Lamborghini Reventon – and challenge a friend to a head-to-head Cop vs. Racer showdown via local WiFi or Bluetooth. Made to maximize the Retina Display, the eye-popping visual quality will blow you away!

CHASE COP CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS!
Drive as a cop and make the bust! Take on up to 24 Cop Career Events. Start as a rookie, collect bounty, and progress to the top of the ranks. Lay down the law with roadblocks and spike strips. Fry the racer’s electrical system with an EMP lock. Be the enforcer. Feel the power.

DRIVE COP VERSIONS OF REAL-WORLD PRODUCTION CARS
Operate up to 15 high-performance police cars. Use nitro and hand brakes. Pull off 180° spins. Grind, nudge, and drift! Accomplish extreme maneuvers and score bounty points!

GO 1-ON-1 AS COP OR RACER VIA LOCAL WIFI OR BLUETOOTH
Take on a friend and pursue…or be pursued! Select from 5 cop cars and 5 racer cars, and play out the ultimate cat-and-mouse road race through local WiFi or Bluetooth.

VISUALLY STUNNING AND BUILT FOR SPEED LIKE NO OTHER NFS GAME
Focus on the chase with the intense HD-quality clarity of the Retina Display. Burn through coastal, desert, and mountain environments in night, day, and dusk scenarios. Experience epic takedowns and awesomely over-the-top crashes. You’ve never seen or felt anything quite like this on the App Store!

Innovative “Keyboard Buddy Case” for iPhone 4G

Apple iPhone 4G is the apple of many eyes. People simply love it and would go to any extent to keep their iPhone 4G in good form. To solve the problem of safe-guarding the keyboard of iPhone 4G while it is not in use and making the use of iPhone 4G easy, an innovative “Keyboard Buddy Case” has been designed by BoxWave. This product has been especially made to let users effectively transit between the touch-screen of Apple iPhone 4G and its physical keyboard. This product has been designed keeping in mind the ergonomic parameters but is also aesthetically well endowed.

The Keyboard Buddy Case will serve as a protective case for the beloved Apple iPhone 4G of users also. It comes with an integrated Bluetooth keypad that slides out as per wish. Moreover, it will also be of great use for those who find using touch-screen keyboard of Apple iPhone 4G hard to use. It is a perfect fit on iPhone 4G and gives same tactile feel that one experience while using Apple iPhone 4G. It is so convenient that one can access to the controls, ports, camera and all other features of iPhone 4G with it easily.

It renders secure protection and quick snapping to the Bluetooth keyboard from touch-screen of iPhone. The device comes integrated with USB cable for its charging and the keyboard can be switched on/off as per the need so that battery is conserved. It takes 45 days to charge itself and works on Bluetooth version 2.0.

Highlight Features of Keyboard Buddy Case-

· It adds meagre weight to Apple iPhone 4G

· It tightly snaps the gadget and protects it completely

· It has a slide out physical QWERTY keypad

· It works on Bluetooth version 2.0

· It has a USB cable integrated in to charge itself

· Its price is $69.95 and it is available in Jet Black colour

With so many cool and useful features, Keyboard Buddy Case is one really good device and should be purchased alongside Apple iPhone 4G. Available in a Jet Black colour, the dashing protective device would be on sale by next month at a price of $69.95.

Apple’s iPad Launching For Sure Soon In Scandinavia

It seems like there is just no stopping Apple. The company has won hearts of millions of people worldwide due to its classy and innovative products, products which have been the defining face of this company for many years so for it to expand the sale of its devices to newer destinations, seems perfectly legitimate. Apple is now all set to launch its signature tablet, the iPad all across the Scandinavian countries, a move which will definitely boost up overall sales considerably.

Scandinavia, which comprises countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are all set to receive Apple’s grand tablet quite soon actually. It seems so that the Scandinavian people won’t have to wait for long to get their hands on a brand new iPad, as Apple has already begun to send out clear messages that the product will be available soon. Something which can be confirmed by the fact that Apple has already started to make up web pages for these specific countries, claiming that the tablet will be soon available for purchase.

The procedure of sale in Scandinavia is going to be different than that in the United States where carriers themselves sell the tablet. In Scandinavia, carriers Tre, TeliaSonera AB, Tele2 AB and Telenor ASA will only be providing the data and 3G services in their respective territories rather than also selling the iPad themselves. Apple’s iPad is said to be available to customers in these countries by end of this month or sometime December. No matter what the date specifically might be, it can be guessed for sure that the hype surrounding the official availability of the iPad in Scandaniva would be growing with each passing day.

Via 9to5mac

Apple to Offer Free MobileMe iOS Devices

Gold Master released earlier this month and get minor changes in their iPad settings tab, especially when it comes to MobileMe, iOS 4.2 users may be offered free MobileMe accounts….

Original golden master version of iOS 4.2 appeared to be preparing to allow users to sign in to MobileMe using their Apple IDs and even offer users the ability create a free Apple ID right from the MobileMe settings page in iOS. At the time, we cautioned about reading too much into the change but speculated that Apple could be looking at bringing some of the features of the paid MobileMe service to a new free offering tied to users’ Apple IDs. At a minimum, it appeared that Apple was looking to create a consolidated login to allow MobileMe users to access features with their Apple IDs.

New evidence uncovered in recent iOS 4.2 builds and the iOS 4.2.1 golden master seed is suggesting, however, that Apple will be offering a free MobileMe tier to users. The evidence comes in the form of a new private framework known as AppleAccounts.framework that includes a series of device-specific error messages referring to free MobileMe accounts. In particular, the error messages include alerts regarding having reached “the maximum number of free accounts” for a given device and certain devices not being “qualified for free MobileMe service”.

The framework has been localized for dozens of languages and countries, and is not present in the currently-shipping iOS 4.1. Meanwhile, an error message in another part of iOS suggests that free accounts may be used for features other than email, as an error message specifically restricts certain Apple IDs from being used with MobileMe Mail.Other MobileMe iPhone services include Find My iPhone, iDisk, Contact/Calendar/Safari/Notes over-the-air sync, and Photo Galleries.

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iOS 4.2.1 GM on iPad and iPod touch 4G Jailbroken With PwnageTool

PwnageTool for iPod touch 4G on iOS 4.2.1 GM has been released and you can use this bundle with existing version of PwnageTool to create custom firmware file which is jailbroken on the newly released iOS 4.2.1.Now in this post you can find how to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 GM on iPad and iPod touch 4G by using PwnageTool…..

The process involves patching of the existing version of PwnageTool with these new bundles, and then using it to build a custom firmware file for the mentioned iOS devices. To make Cydia working, you will have to use the included patched Cydia binary and use bspatch command to apply this patch.

Download PwnageTool Bundle for iPad and iPod touch 4 on iOS 4.2.1

Download PwnageTool 4.1.2 for Mac

Download iTunes 10.1 for Windows or Mac

Download iOS 4.2.1 GM for iPad or iPod touch 4G [iOS Dev Center]

Download PwnageTool Bundle for iPod touch 4G on iOS 4.2.1 GM

Steps to Jailbreak on iOS 4.2.1 GM with PwnageTooliPad and iPod touch 4G :

1. Download the latest version of PwnageTool Bundle for iPad and iPod touch 4 on iOS 4.2.1 and then copy them to your desktop.
2. Now download iOS 4.2.1 GM for iPad or iPod touch 4G. You can get the official bits if you are a registered developer, or from different content sharing sites around the web. Please do not ask for the download links as they are illegal to share; a simple Google will do it all !
3. Copy PwnageTool that you downloaded in Step 1 to a folder on your desktop. Right click, and then click on “Show Package Contents”.
4. Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and pasteiPad1,1_4.2.1_8C148.bundle file in this location and then simply close this folder.
5. Once you are done, close all the open windows and start this patched version of PwnageTool, Select “iPad, Apple TV 2G” option and click next.
6. wnageTool will now identify iOS 4.2.1 GM firmware file.
7. PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iOS device which will be jailbroken.
8. Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:
   • Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
   • Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
   • You device should now be in DFU mode
9. You will now have to restore your iPad or iPod touch 4 to this custom firmware 4.2.1 file. Start iTunes, click on your device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.2.1 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.
10. Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs the new firmware 4.2.1 on your iPad or iPod touch 4. Your iOS device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, your device will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPad or iPod touch 4 on iOS 4.2.1.
11. Make a copy of the custom .ipsw file that you just cooked using PwnageTool, and then rename it from .ipsw to .zip and explore this zip file. Here you will find kernel files. k48 is for iPad and n81 is for iPod touch 4. Similarly, get the required iBSS files for your device from/Firmware/dfu/ directory.
12. Now download tetheredboot file.Make a new folder on desktop, name it tetheredboot and place these kernel, iBSS and tetheredboot files in this folder.
13. Reboot your device in Recovery Mode, start Terminal on OS X and run the following command:
    

    sudo sh

    This will ask for your root password. Once you have entered the password, run the following commands:

    cd ~/Desktop/tetheredboot

    ./tetheredboot iBSS kernel

    You will now see some code being executed on the Terminal window, after which you will be required to reboot your device into DFU mode.

    Follow Step 8 above for booting device into DFU mode. Once done, the tetheredboot program will automatically upload the kernel and iBSS file on your iOS device, followed by patching the kernel.

    The entire process will end up with the following instruction on the Terminal window:

    “Exiting libpois0n”

    Your device at this point will be showing a white screen. If you have followed the instructions properly, it should show the slide-to-unlock screen after a while.

    Now, the new version of Cydia isn’t out yet. But using MSFT_Guy’s method, you can patch the existing version of Cydia to make it work on 4.2.1 by patching it using bspatch command in Terminal on OS X.

14. Download Cydia.patch file for iOS 4.2.1 and copy it to/Applications/Cydia.app/Cydia_ by SSH’ing into your iOS device.

Now by using the original Cydia binary from here, type the following commands in Terminal app on Mac OS X:

apt-get update

mv Cydia_ Cydia.bak
bspatch Cydia.bak Cydia_ Cydia.patch

chmod +x+s /Applications/Cydia.app/Cydia_

That’s it! Enjoy Cydia on your jailbroken (semi-untethered) iOS 4.2.1 device !

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Apple unveils the next generation of MacBooks

We told you that Apple’s recently concluded Back to the Mac event will serve as the launch pad for the revamped MacBook Air models and we have been proven right. Steve Jobs, as suggested by the rumors announced both the 11 inch and 13 inch variant of the MacBook Air. As a matter of fact, the Apple CEO known for his superb keynote skills, went on to term the newly launched MacBook Air units as the next generation of MacBooks. Is that really the case? We will find out in the coming paragraphs.

The first thing as many of you would have noticed is that the MacBook Air is really thin. Infact it is the thinnest notebook that the Cupertinos have manufactured to date. Obviously this couldn’t have been possible without doing some hardware related changes. One thing that has changed is that the memory module space has been compressed even more than before which allows the MacBook Air to have this slim and sexy looking shape.

But hey its not all about looks is it at least in case of the laptops? Both the 11 inch and 13 inch model have a Intel Core 2 Duo processor running inside it, supported by a Nvidia Graphics card to provide an engaging gaming experience. Hard Disk has made way for the solid state drive. Most important of all Macbook Air now offers 5-7 hours of battery life. So are you impressed by the revamped MacBook Air?

[via Apple]

Apple will sell 700,000 MacBook Airs in Q4 2010

Now that’s the kind of thing that will undoubtedly please Steve Jobs and Co won’t it? According to Concord Securities analyst and researcher Mingchi Kuo, the Cupertinos may see 700,000 units of their slim and light weighted MacBook Airs ship in the remaining part of the current running quarter.

According to the analyst, Apple will ship a total of 4.1 million Macs, 17% of which will be MacBook Air. Kuo suggested that the 11.6 inch MacBook Air will have the bigger share in the pie, 60% to be exact. This as you might have guessed has to do with the low price tag attached to the notebook which looks more like a netbook.

Morever, the analyst sees people purchasing Macbook as their second choice PC:

Kuo pointed out that the new MacBook Air notebooks paired with the company’s upcoming new operating system Lion next year should be able to attract more consumers to purchase the machine as their second PC choice

If my memory serves me right, this will be one of the largest MacBook Air shipments that Apple has ever witnessed which certainly is a thing to cherish for the Cupertinos. Anyways, what about you? Do you have your sight set on the Apple’s most slimmest notebook?

[via Digitimes]

Revamped 13 inch MacBook Air to be thinner and lighter

Boy these MacBook Air rumors just keep coming and that too at a pace which we love. This latest round of rumor is about a redesigned 13.6 MacBook Air and what it has to offer in terms of specs.

Before we go into the specific details, we would like you to know that it will have a superior performance than its under-rated and underperforming predecessor. Here’s what the Cult of Mac’s informer, who spend some time with the notebook had to say about the improved performance of Apple’s 13.6 inch notebook:

It boots so fast, it’s unbelievable. It’s amazing how fast it boots up.

Here’s what the upcoming MacBook Air is believed to have from the hardware side of things:

• 2.1Ghz (with 2GB of RAM) and 2.4 GHz (with 4GB of RAM)
• NVidia GeForce 320M integrated graphics (same as the current MacBook).
• Upgradeable SSD drive/RAM module.
• Slimmer than the previous one.
• Offers 8 – 10 hours of battery life.
• Weighs less than 3 lbs.

13.6 inch MBA will be cheaper than the currently offered model and is priced at $1,100. One thing which is yet to be confirmed is the possible release date for the lighter version of the currently offered 13.6 inch model. My gut feeling is that it will be announced tomorrow at Apple’s highly anticipated Back to the Mac event.

It is pretty clear that Apple wants the consumers to fall in love with their MacBook Air family? Will you be the one?

[via Cult of Mac]

Apple will ship 13.8M iPads in 2010, 43.7M in 2011

The figures mentioned in the title of the post may be high for you but for Apple it has become more of a usual thing. iSuppli, a research firm believes that with iPad component availability increasing and improving, the Cupertinos are well on track of shipping 13.8 million Apple Tablet units by the end of 2010.

The research firm, just like many of us acknowledged the fact of iPad being on everyone’s must have list and the only thing standing between the magical gadget and a strong fourth quarter sale is keeping up with the production demand which now seems to be under control:

In its previous iPad forecasts, iSuppli noted that the only constraint on shipment growth now is production—and not demand,” said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for iSuppli. The only factor limiting production is the availability of key iPad components, such as the Field Fringe Switching (FFS) LCD panels, projected capacitive touch screens and NAND flash. Despite ongoing yield issues, Apple’s suppliers have steadily increased monthly production to meet Apple’s demand. Production rates are now on target to meet the expected strong fourth-quarter sales.

If the forecast turns out to be right which is highly probable, iPad will have a high flying 2011 which will see Cupertinos ship an impressive 43.7M units of iPad in the coming year.

[via iSuppli]

Apple may unveil the 11.6 inch MacBook Air on 20th October

Boy you just can’t keep Apple out of the rumor mill can you? Thankfully, this time the rumor is not about a Verizon iPhone or a 2nd gen iPad. According to AppleInsider and its multiple sources, the Cupertinos are planning on unveiling the 11.6 inch MacBook Air at their Back to the Mac event which kicks of this Wednesday.

Not a lot can be said about the characteristics of the upcoming MacBook Air model. All we know is that it will be 11.6 inch in size. It is believed that the upcoming MacBook Air may not be getting a traditional hard disk or a Solid State Drive (SSD). Don’t be surprised if Apple’s slim netbook brings something called an SSD card that is more like a RAM and doesn’t have a traditional drive enclosure.

This begs the question as to why Apple is introducing a SSD card like thing? First and foremost it will help Cupertinos lower down the MacBook Air price which may get the consumers attention. Other advantages are performance oriented such as Faster Boot times and wake up from sleep mode at a speed similar to the ones experienced by iPhone and iPad users.

[via VentureBeat]

App Store is now home to more than 300,000 iOS apps

Apple’s high profile App Store just keeps reaching new heights. According to the data shared by Mobclix, an analytics company, the Cupertino’s App Store app count has gone past the magical 300,000 mark which off course includes both paid and free apps.

The 300,000th app made its way to the App Store Yesterday (16th October 2010). The store reached this milestone in around a little more than two years time which itself says a lot about the popularity of the iOS apps as a platform and also how much developers love writing apps for Apple’s mobile platform.

Yesterday saw Apple providing entry ticket to more than 1000 apps which would have brought smiles on the makers of the apps because we all know how difficult it is to get the Cupertinos approval.

Currently, App Store has around 300,975 apps, 206,828 of which are paid and the remaining 94,147 apps are free. It would be interesting to know how many of these apps are universal apps but sadly we don’t have the count of the universal apps. I just wonder if the iPad specific apps have had a major say in the App Store reaching this milestone.

[via VentureBeat]

11.6 inch MacBook to get an all new slimmer and lighter design

Yesterday, while talking about the upcoming 11.6 inch MacBook Air , we complained about the rumor mill being short of the specs of Apple’s light weighted notebook. Someone heard us loud and clear and was kind enough to reveal more about the Mac based laptop.

Apple Insider which is once again at the center of this development reveals that:

• The 11.6-inch MacBook Air won’t replace the 13.3-inch model, but will instead complement it as a more aggressively-priced option.
• Both the new 11.6- and 13.3-inch models sport matching outfits in the form of new, all-unibody designs and single button trackpads.
• The port door found on the existing MacBook Air is gone from the new designs, which feature a port layout similar to the existing MacBook Pros.
• The new “SSD card” storage is based off an SATA connection.
• The base component of both models is just slightly thicker than a standard USB port at its thickest point.

How true are these rumors? If I were you I won’t be putting my energy into this guessing and analyzing thing. Instead I will wait for 20th October the day on which Apple will kick off Back to the Mac event and will have something to say about the notebook which based on its small size looks like a netbook to me.

[via AppleInsider]