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Mac News: Apple developing carbon fibre MacBook or iPad? Apple could be building a carbon fibre MacBook, iPad or iPhone 5 – and reports say it’s gone so far as to actually order carbon fibre parts. According to Japanese blog Macotakara, Apple has “commissioned a product sample” made of carbon fibre from an unnamed Japanese supplier. Exactly what the product is remains a mystery, however. Read full story => c|net…

Mac News: Retina Display For 13.3-Inch MacBook Pro Is Now In Production From Sharp, LGD And Samsung    When Apple announced the Retina MacBook Pro, it was only announced in 15-inch version.  The 17-inch version is now discontinued by Apple and is no longer being produced.  However, the popular 13.3-inch version of the Retina MacBook Pro was left out at the time by Apple.  This left many folks wondering as…

Mac News: Future MacBook Air to wirelessly charge iPhones and iPads    A recent report claims a new wireless charging feature for our iPads and iPhones may be available in ultrabooks – including Apple’s MacBook Air – by 2013. Intel is currently developing a technology for Intel processor-based ultrabooks and smartphones that could enable you to charge devices like the iPhone wirelessly. It is set for launch in the later half…

Mac News: iPad, MacBook torpedoing ultrabook sales    Analysts are not kind to ultrabooks. Add Tim Bajarin to that long list. Though the Creative Strategies president offers plenty of reasons for ultrabooks’ woes, one of the more intriguing is that Apple products are boxing ultrabooks into a pricing dead zone.     Read full story => c|net Technology News: Wozniak is wrong about cloud computing    In a recent interview, Steve Wozniak,…

Mac News: MacBook win, ultrabook fail: Numbers not good, says analyst    Apple continues to fend off the ultrabook challenge, with shipments of the thin and light Windows laptops significantly below what Intel had hoped for, an analyst tells CNET. The HP Envy 14 Spectre premium ultrabook starts around $1,399 directly from HP. PC markers don’t fare well at all competing with Apple at the high end of the market, says…