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Here comes the new Intel Xeon moels available from the catalog of the founder. All CPU are engraved at 32 nm and feature 12 MB of cache instead of 8 MB for the unit powering current Mac Pro. Depending on models, they offer 4 or 6 cores:  With such choice, Apple has plenty of choice to [...]

Another proof that the future Xeon Core i7 featuring 6 cores per CPU, known as Gulftown, is around the corner. A german reseller already added it to its catalog as a new product to be available in a very near future. The Core i7 980X clocked at 3.33 GHz, features 12 MB of cache L2 [...]

It did not take long and Apple’s engineers already fixed numerous bugs and issues in Aperture 3. Despite the long list of fixes, this update only weights 30 MB. This is good news and might show how serious Apple might finally be for supporting its customer and Pro-oriented applications, probably the best way to compete [...]

MacRumors has received reports from several readers noting that the download cap for iPhone applications installed via 3G has been increased to 20 MB, a change that also appears to apply to iTunes Store content. Previously, users attempting t…

In an official statement, Orange publicized new offers that allow access to Internet network anywhere within the European Union. These subscriptions give access to 2 MB of data per day for 2 Euros. The iPhone in France has a supplement of 10 MB for 5 euros, which is just acceptable to do a strict minimum, [...]

With SSD, there is not mechanical parts that could provide a physical limitation, and the maximum transfer speed is today mostly defined by the performance level of the controller, its size, the cache and number of such units. Below is the proof that one can push the system quite far with this prototype from OCZ: This [...]

Apple released a beta version of Mac OS X 10.6.3, known as build 10D522. It weights around 666 MB. According to 9to5mac, it fixes not less than 225 issues/problems/bugs, the list is available from the site.

If we are often reporting about SSD and their performance and rapid evolution, it will still take years before SSDs reach price/GB close enough to disc-based HD to really compete on all segments of this market.According to different sources, Western Digital is working on its high-end disc-based HD, aka Velociraptor:  The new models should offer twice [...]

For those of you who knew the Mac before the Intel CPU era, you will probably remember Freescale, known as the spin-off CPU division from Motorola. The last Freescale CPU in our Mac was the G4 for PowerBook. While Apple decided to work with Intel, ways followed by Apple and Freescale could cross again, however [...]

Last July, Western Digital announced the first  2,5" 1TB hard drive. It was only marketed in an external version, with a USB interface. It was elsewhere specified that there was no SATA interface.  The manufacturer finally has just announced a SATA model sold without being boxed. The WD10TEVT spins at 5200 rpm, has 8 MB of cache [...]

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