Intel has launched its new processors, Intel Mobile Core i7. Based on the Westmere microarchitecture, whose main feature reduced power consumption, four cores, two threads per processor thanks to HyperThreading and the possibility, depending on the cores used, raising the frequency of using technology Turbo Boost.
The new Core i7 Mobile are fabricandos with 32nm technology and the three models available are: Core i7 Extreme i7 920XM a 2 GHz Core i7 i7 820QM to 1.73 GHz and the Core i7 720QM to 1.6 GHz as we have discussed, these frequencies are the ones that work all the cores at a time but if only one can reach the 3.2 GHz thanks to Turbo Boost.
And what does this mean for the Apple world. Well, possibly becoming the short term at the heart of the future and why not iMac, MacBook family.
As you begin to read, many ways echoed the possibility that Apple will refresh the iMac and MacBook soon. This as always rumors, but analysts who have received comments on orders of buses, memories, etc …
The truth is that if we analyze the different ranges of desktops and laptops is not unreasonable to think of an early update. Thanks to Mac’s buyers see as the iMac is the end of its “life cycle”, from March 2009 and maintain design features. And despite being in portable mid-cycle could get some extra face to the Christmas campaign.
Therefore, if the iMac renewing short-term bet by two possibilities: a simple physical redesign and maintenance of virtually the same technical features with a new lower price, as we are accustomed lately, or the introduction of the new Core i7 Mobile which would keep prices and provide a team with a single power without sacrificing the design reduced because the temperature would not be a problem.
In the notebook is more difficult to clarify ideas. And if I had to bet something would be a slight renewal of the white polycarbonate MacBook. The white MacBook remains a design that already has three years and even with its good performance and price is at a point where most users prefer to put a little extra and buy the MacBook Pro 13 “.
But if Apple takes advantage of all the development made in the Pro range, produces a thinner team even with the same technical features and a lower price could be a hard blow to the PC market and even the NetBook. Currently, most manufacturers have an initial range between 500 and 600 euros to be compared with a MacBook is not no big deal. Imagine a 700 euros MacBook’s environment, I think that would wipe sales.
What is clear is that soon we will see how the power of Mobile Core i7 flood the Mac, giving a power that Snow Leopard will squeeze even more. I believe the first Mac in miros will incorporate the new iMac because, despite its lower power and heat generated, the battery of a laptop would be greatly diminished if we turn on every processor possibilities. In tests conducted by other means say that by using the Turbo Boost the battery lasts an hour excasa. But hey, if manufacturers like Eurocomm have already released notebooks with these mics why Apple does not.
Anyway, my intention is not to create anxiety to see the new teams or wait for updates later be disappointed. If today you are thinking of buying a new Apple computer will tell you only if you need a Mac now compralo quietly, if not expected.
He spent a week now since Mac OS X Snow Leopard went on sale for all mortals. He talked about many things, I deeply analyzed and highlighted all its aspects. But one aspect of which little or nothing was said about the source code was the same. Rodrigo Gomez, manager of new business for Apple Latin America said about it:
It is one of the most important updates to the operating system has had to date, with a rewrite of nearly 80 per cent
That is, practically rewrote the entire Operating System. A remarkable achievement which few would be enthusiastic to do. For example, even though Microsoft is aesthetically changed much, its source code has no major modifications.
And speaking of aesthetics, Rodrigo said:
While the interface is different, a little smarter, its use is more or less the same. Thanks to increased performance provided by the Mac OS X v10.6 users will not see differences … but it will feel.
While not using Mac OS X, I think there’s the essence of his philosophy. You do not necessarily have to notice all the changes that are made with just enough to feel the change. Maybe that’s why Windows 7 is so praised, so changes are not noticeable, but if performance.
On the changes of Snow Leopard, Gomez stressed that applications are written once but the system compiles for 32 and 64 bits. Also do not forget OpenCL technology, which leverages the processing of the graphics card when not in use.
As expected, Apple is doing things right, let’s talk about quality and usability of the software.
The video is of Matt Fisher, a boy of 16 who maintains the site Mac OS X tutorials where we can see some hidden features in Snow Leopard quite interesting among them are:
Coverflow
Spotlight
Resize icons in the Finder
Different ways to view in Preview
Minimize applications in the Dock icons
Organization of keyboard shortcuts
Finding and fixing the date and time
Display the date in the menu bar
Batteries
Replacing Text and symbols
Put the option back in the trash
I found very interesting because there were things to know before watching it. “You have learned something?
According to tests conducted by CNET, Mac OS X Snow Leopard appears to be a more efficient system in all respects. Not only because of the increased speed and new technologies including, apparently the more efficient energy consumption in the new cat.
After several tests, where we have used a MacBook Pro 17 “, the results were very similar with small differences lower for the latest version of Mac OS X, 10.6. These subtle tenths cause small savings individually, but really important when we consider what will be many computers that are upgraded to the new system.
Moreover, as many have already commented, that power management is more palpable in portable equipment where battery life has increased a few minutes on the previous version and reduced the heat generated.
It appears that Snow Leopard brings a new version of the on-screen keyboard, how can you see in the image can be re-sized to occupy a considerable size.
When its size reaches the maximum possible … Do not you teclear calls with your fingers?
It’s not outright proof, but it seems to have enough weight.
If you use a Palm organizer on your Mac this article may leave a bad taste, because Apple has removed the Palm HotSync functionality in your application to synchronize devices third, iSync, in Snow Leopard.
Apple introduced this feature with the release of iSync 2.0 in Tiger, in an effort to maintain compatibility with the Palm Mac OS X and complete indifference to the company’s own PDAs, you have not updated their software to our platform long ago. However, seeing the success of the iPhone from Apple users, this feature has fallen into disuse of the majority.
However, using third party software like Missing Sync will continue to be able to synchronize data with Palm calendars, and even the new Palm Pre, multi phone company willing to compete with the iPhone.
New ad campaign for Apple’s brilliant. This time PC tries to stay fit with the help of a personal trainer, but never manages to reach a Mac
Translating lightly, the coach (who, incidentally, is played by Robert Loggia) said things like, “Come on, start lots of screws!” Or “PC Mag has rated the SAT as the # 1 Mac. Will you consent? ”
Already exhausted, PC begs her coach to say something positive and this says, “Claaaaro, you’re doing great Mac!”.
Posted by Venu Thomas on Aug 29, 2009 in How-to, Mac
Although Apple and left us with a fantastic and extensive input on how best to install the new operating system from Apple, I can not pass up the opportunity to discuss some personal experience with this system.
Few months I’ve been installing different versions of Snow Leopard and decided to install each in a different way, was a total test team for what was a bit like what happened. Basically, we can choose three options:
Installing from scratch. It is the least comfortable of all because it requires “back leaving everything in place” but not you for sharing, if you have time and inclination, is the best ever.
Update. It’s more comfortable, leave everything in place and you do not have to worry about anything. Curiously, it is the only one that has given me a problem, some software licenses became completely crazy and is by far the worst option of all. I sincerely recommend you.
Using Time Machine. It is the best one by far because it integrates other improvements into a single option. Installing the system is so simple: make a backup with Time Machine and then install Snow Leopard from scratch. Once installed, simply choose your copy of Time Machine to dump all your user data.
The latter is undoubtedly the best results has given me. The speed is almost the same of a new system, your background is, and above all our documents, programs and preferences are automatically configured just finish installing. That if you be patient is somewhat slow in operation and function of the amount of data can take several hours.
Snow Leopard comes out today and certainly by now you already have your most copies and the rest will be waiting for the postman’s arrival home. Today is 28 August and finally may publish without controversy all pictures of Snow Leopard.
Here’s a book of images of the packaging and everything that includes the long awaited new operating system from Apple. As the end I searched through the trunk of memories all installation CDs and DVDs from a Mac, you have a photo of all of them except the Panther DVD which I have at this time.
In the picture you can see from left to right on CDs and DVDs in Mac OS 9, Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.5 and finally Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.
As you can see Apple just released two nice new videos of his campaign Get a Mac. Again, the message the campaign faces Hunters Laptop Microsoft.
The video above is entitled Top of the Line, emphasizing in particular the security vulnerabilities that have PCs versus Macs, and guest artist is Patrick Warburton, known as David Puddy in Seinfeld character. The new video, called Surprise, is in the extended entry.
