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MacBook Pro Deleted From Best Buy Inventory
Monday, February 8th, 2010
With the recent Core i7 MacBook Pro Geekbench scores being leaked, it certainly seems like we’ll be getting an update to Apple’s line of MacBook Pros. Now reports are going around that Best Buy’s inventory system is showing current MacBook Pros in its system as “deleted”, so does it mean that stock is unavailable for the moment, or are they just gearing up for a new version of the MacBook Pro? Hopefully an update is just around the corner, after all, who wouldn’t want to a laptop powered by Intel’s Core i7 processor, right? Have you thought about what new features you’d want in an updated MacBook Pro?
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Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database?
Monday, February 8th, 2010
We’ll admit to not being leading the field of study in Best Buy-ology, but here comes a new quiz for us care of a tipster who sent TUAW a screenshot of the inventory screen that shows what looks to be the current MacBook Pro SKU with status: deleted. What that means is no new orders can be made for that unit, at least for that particular store. Sign of impending MBP refresh? Intel certainly had us riled up last month with that Core i5-infused flier, but we won’t get fooled again. Don’t hold your breath for this one, but if more telltale signs start popping up, we’ll be sure let ya know.
Update: Giving credit where due; the image originates from the MacRumors forums.
[Thanks, Jose R]
Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The InFocus DisplayLink Wireless system cuts the cord between Macs and InFocus projectors
Monday, February 8th, 2010
One of the most frustrating things about using a projector is setting up all the cords. You have to connect the video, probably the audio (at least in a business setting) and get the whole thing up and running. If you have a Mac, life gets even more complicated due to the lack of an HDMI or DVI port, which is the industry standard for projectors. InFocus is fixing all that with their new DisplayLink wireless technology.
Analyst: Apple to be ‘nimble’ on iPad pricing, athletic on pommel horse
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Apple’s $499 starting iPad price tag is already lower than many people — and a few competitors — expected, but apparently Steve and company have left themselves a little wiggle room: Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope says that Apple told him it’ll remain “nimble” when it comes to iPad pricing, suggesting that the price could drop if sales don’t meet targets. That’s not a hugely surprising thing to say, considering Apple’s trying to be the first to achieve real success with a ‘tweener device and strong pressure from netbooks, laptops, and smartphones threatens to collapse the space entirely, but a lot of people are taking it to mean some kind of drop is a done deal — particularly since Apple cut the price of the first-gen iPhone by $200 just a few months after it launched and saw already-solid sales triple. We’re honestly not so sure, though: Apple always tells investors that it’s confident in how its products are priced but responsive to market changes, and it’s not like a smaller price cut boosted the Apple TV into hit product territory. We’ll see what happens after the iPad actually goes on sale — we doubt we’ll see any changes for another few months at least.
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New MacBook Pros launching soon?
Monday, February 8th, 2010An unidentified rumor monger informed NowhereElse of a new MBP model, 6.1. The Pro was apparently tested using GeekBench and is running Core i7 M 620 at 2.66GHz. Rumor has it that these new MacBooks could launch as early as tomorrow.
Not much else to really write home about. It’s odd that they would test the [...]
iPhone 3.1.3 Jailbreak PwnageTool Released
Monday, February 8th, 2010
The latest iPhone OS 3.1.3 update doesn’t really give you any significant benefit, unless you need the improved accuracy of the reported battery level. Of course, if you did install the update, and still want to jailbreak your iPhone, you’ll be happy to know that the Dev-Team has already come up with a new version of the PwnageTool (v3.1.5 for Mac), which is compatible with the latest iPhone OS. It gets better, as the tool even preserves your iPhone’s ultrasn0w unlock and jailbroken state. As with any Jailbreak news, we’d strongly suggest you to backup you data in case things go awry, and read all the juicy details from the Dev-Team before you attempt this.
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PwnageTool for iPhone OS 3.1.3 released for the version obsessed
Monday, February 8th, 2010
While the list of tweaks is absurdly small in the latest iPhone OS update, we know that some of you simply have to run the latest and greatest OS at all times regardless of risk. Fortunately for you, the Dev-Team has stepped to with a new version of PwnageTool (v3.1.5 for Mac OS X) that handles the update to iPhone OS 3.1.3 with aplomb while preserving your device’s ultrasn0w unlock and jailbroken state. As usual, there’s a litany of precautions depending upon the device you own so hit the source link and read the dev-team’s words carefully before proceeding. With a little luck, patience, and undue stress, improved accuracy of your device’s reported battery level can be yours — Huzzah?
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3 Austria To Subsidize Apple iPad?
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
If you’re living in Austria and are thinking of picking up Apple’s iPad when it’s released, you might be in for a little treat. The cellular carrier 3 has apparently claimed that it will be subsidizing the iPad, and subscribers who buy an iPad will get a 333 Euro ($456) credit if they’re willing to commit to a 29 Euro per month ($41) 2-year data plan. The carrier is planning to sell the iPad with a Huawei i-Mo router, which is dubbed the smallest mobile hotspot in the world, giving iPad owners a 7.2Mbps peak HSPA link, which can be shared over Wi-Fi. Would such a deal be attractive to you, or would you rather just buy the iPad outright and not worry about the cost of accepting a 2-year contract?
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Easily Share Your Location While Making A Call With Your iPhone
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The iPhone’s GPS functionality is certainly useful, especially if you have a friend looking for you. Currently you’re able to use the “Share location” feature on the iPhone to either email or MMS your friend with your current location details. Unfortunately, that process isn’t all that smooth, and it might be troublesome, especially if you’re in the midst of making a phone call. In a recent patent filed by Apple, the process of sharing your current location with a friend might become a lot easier, as Apple might be adding buttons to request location information, or release location information in the midst of making phone calls. So if your friend were to suddenly ask you where you were while chatting with each other on the phone, he could (in theory) just request for your location, and you could release that information to him. Sounds a lot simpler than going through all the funky clicks on the Maps application before you can email or MMS your current location to your friend, right?
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This day in Engadget: Steve Jobs calls for an end to DRM
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Welcome to ‘This day in Engadget’, where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past. Please join us on this trip down random access memory lane.
On February 6th, 2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs published his “Thoughts on Music” letter. iTunes was by then the major player in online distribution, and the iPod had become the widely recognized face of portable music. DRM was controversial and pretty much universally disdained, and Jobs took the opportunity to write a letter pinpointing what he thought were the three options moving forward in the digital music distribution model. Essentially, he felt Apple (and the rest of the music loving world) had three choices: stay the course (DRM intact), move to the company’s FairPlay licensing model, or envision a future which was DRM-free. Jobs made no bones about it: he and Apple hoped to “embrace” the end of DRM (under pressure from the EU, of course). Arguing that DRM hadn’t stopped piracy, he conveniently called for the major labels to license their music to Apple DRM-free. On January 9th of 2009, Apple did announce that some of the music in its iTunes store would be purchasable DRM-free, though it still makes use of FairPlay for apps and video. Jobs will have to continue fighting the good fight, we suppose.
Also on this date:
February 6th, 2009: The Kindle 2 seemed like it might be leaking (it was), Roku moved into private beta with Amazon Video on Demand, and Microsoft denied it was making a phone.
February 6th, 2008: Ford announced it would offer its F-150 with an in-dash computer (amongst other things), a bunch of undersea cables were reportedly cut leaving much of the world with no internet and no Engadget, and the Xbox 360 HD DVD player hit an all-time low price of $130.
February 6th, 2007: Apple asked the FCC to keep its iPhone secrets confidential until the 15th of June, Hasbro recalled nearly a million Easy Bake Ovens to the dismay of little girls everywhere, and Sony Ericsson officially outed its W880 (Ai) Walkman musicphone.
February 6th, 2006: The PSP was officially rumored to be getting both email and GPS, LG outed its F3000 cellphone which went ‘vroom vroom’ whenever you got a text, and Mobile ESPN went live.
February 6th, 2005: The world was a flutter with the news of how to unlock a GSM Treo 650, while signing up for a year of Napster to Go brought with it a free iRiver H10.
February 6th, 2004: Hey, Engadget didn’t exist yet!
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Is a Core i7-based MacBook Pro strutting its specs in the wild?
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
For your viewing pleasure, we present the latest Apple rumor doing the rounds this Saturday afternoon — namely, GeekBench results for a “new” Core i7 MacBook Pro. According to the results, what you’re looking at above are the numbers for the MacBook Pro 6,1, sporting a nastified Intel Core i7 (dual core, not quad) 620M (Arrandale) percolating along at 2.66GHz. Other curious points here are the 4.8GHz FSB, which sounds a little screwy to us, and a final GeekBench score of 5260, which makes current MBPs clocked at the same speed look like your grandfather with a walker (those ranges hover around 3700-4000 on average). The laptop in question is also allegedly running a fresh version of Snow Leopard (build 10C3067 of 10.6.2), which certainly makes sense if someone is out there benching a new Apple product, though it’s not a number we can verify. Still, if you were using a new Apple product, would you be dumb enough to publicly share this info? Probably not, which of course raises the question that this might just be a hackintosh or some other clever spoof (even if we did see a suggestion of new MBPs on the way recently). In the meantime, you can dream of having your pants burnt off by the above monster, and we’ll let you know if this thing starts looking a little more real.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Core i7 MacBook Pro Geekbench Scores Revealed
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Are you thinking that Apple’s MacBook Pro line of notebooks is in desperate need of a refresh? Well, a Geekbench scoring has surfaced and it seems that it was created using a Core i7 M620 MacBook Pro, running an unreleased version of Mac OS 10.6.2. According to the benchmark results, the Geekbench results of this MacBook Pro 6,1 provide a nice little boost compared to the current line of MacBook Pros. If you need a comparison, the current range of MacBook Pros usually clock in about 3700-4000 points, but this time the score is listed as 5260 points, which is really a significant result. The version number of 6,1 hints that there is most likely going to be a significant change, as the first unibody MacBook Pro was listed as 5,1. With that in mind, you might want to hold off buying a new MacBook Pro for the moment, and wait to see what new version of the MacBook Pro Apple comes up with next.
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