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Rumor: Core i7 Mac Pro Coming
“ZDNet is reporting that the next iteration of the Mac Pro will be unveiled next Tuesday, March 16th. Their sources indicate that Intel’s new ‘hexacore’ Core i7-980x chip, which is also expected to be launched next Tuesday, will be in that machine.” Link
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Apple: We Used Child Labor To Build iPhone, iPod, Macs
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“Apple Inc. said three of its suppliers hired 11 underage workers to help build the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh computer last year, a violation it uncovered as part of its onsite audit of 102 factories. ‘Apple discovered three facilities that had previously hired 15-year-old workers in countries where the minimum age for employment is 16,’ the company said in a 24-page report on ‘Supplier Responsibility’ posted on its Web site. The workers were ‘no longer in active employment at the time of our audit.’” [Link]
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Core i7 Macbook Pro Rumors Heat Up
“Readers of MacRumors.com spotted Geekbench benchmark results for what appears to be a MacBook Pro featuring a 2.66GHz Core i7 M620, a high-end dual core processor featuring Intel’s Hyperthreading and Turbo Boost technologies.” Link
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Report: Intel Core i5 Chip Coming To Macbook
“An internal employee incentive program aimed at Intel retail salespeople seems to have let the cat out of the bag about a major upcoming revision to Apple’s MacBook Pro line, according to AppleInsider.” Link
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Superfast “Gulftown” Chips From Intel Could Be Headed To Mac
“Hardmac reported that test and performance results of Intel’s new 6-core Xeon chips code-named ‘Gulftown’ were briefly featured on PCLab before being taken down at the request of Intel. According to the test results, the new chips are nearly 50% faster than the previous quad-core Xenon during parallel tasks, and use up to 50% less power. ” Link
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