Although iOS 7 and iTunes Radio grabbed the spotlight on the first day of Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, the tech giant, as expected, announced an upgrade to its MacBook Air series during the event, featuring Intel's fourth generation Haswell processors and improved battery life.
The new MacBook Air touts fourth generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Apple said will give an "all day battery life." Apple claims that the 13-inch MacBook Air will give up to 12 hours of battery life, while the 11-inch up to 9 hours, a big improvement from its predecessors.
"MacBook Air is the industry leader for thin and light notebooks, and now with longer battery life, we've set the bar even higher," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Onstage at WWDC, Schiller joked that a user can now watch the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in one sitting using the new MacBook Air.
Another new feature is the improved graphics capacity of Intel fourth generation processors. The new MacBook Air provides Intel HD Graphics 5000 that gives up to 40 percent faster performance for gaming and graphics intensive apps than the previous Intel HD Graphics 4000.
The new MacBook Air is made available from Monday. The 11-inch MacBook Air with a 1.3 GHz processor and 128GB of flash storage is priced at $999, while the 13-inch MacBook Air with a 1.3 GHz processor and 128GB of flash storage comes at $1,099.
MacBook Air now supports next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which offers up to three times faster wireless Internet. 802.11ac is the new Wi-Fi standard. Apple has also introduced redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations that feature three-stream 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology.
Apple also gave a sneak peek of its next generation Mac Pro, a shiny, sleek and cylindrical-shaped computer intended for professionals. The Mac Pro is powered by next generation Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, Thunderbolt 2, PCIe-based flash storage, and ultra-fast ECC memory. The Mac Pro will be assembled in US and will be shipped later this year, Apple said.
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The new MacBook Air touts fourth generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Apple said will give an "all day battery life." Apple claims that the 13-inch MacBook Air will give up to 12 hours of battery life, while the 11-inch up to 9 hours, a big improvement from its predecessors.
"MacBook Air is the industry leader for thin and light notebooks, and now with longer battery life, we've set the bar even higher," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Onstage at WWDC, Schiller joked that a user can now watch the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in one sitting using the new MacBook Air.
Another new feature is the improved graphics capacity of Intel fourth generation processors. The new MacBook Air provides Intel HD Graphics 5000 that gives up to 40 percent faster performance for gaming and graphics intensive apps than the previous Intel HD Graphics 4000.
The new MacBook Air is made available from Monday. The 11-inch MacBook Air with a 1.3 GHz processor and 128GB of flash storage is priced at $999, while the 13-inch MacBook Air with a 1.3 GHz processor and 128GB of flash storage comes at $1,099.
MacBook Air now supports next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which offers up to three times faster wireless Internet. 802.11ac is the new Wi-Fi standard. Apple has also introduced redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations that feature three-stream 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology.
Apple also gave a sneak peek of its next generation Mac Pro, a shiny, sleek and cylindrical-shaped computer intended for professionals. The Mac Pro is powered by next generation Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, Thunderbolt 2, PCIe-based flash storage, and ultra-fast ECC memory. The Mac Pro will be assembled in US and will be shipped later this year, Apple said.
by RTT Staff Writer
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