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Sapphire graphics card updates your Mac Pro when Apple won't

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 20th, 2013)

Those of you waiting for an updated Mac Pro might want to consider the new Sapphire graphics card to hold you over. Sapphire Technology has just announced the launch of its new Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition graphics card. The card will work in Mac Pro models from 2010 and later that have an ...

Mac Pro no longer available from European Apple online stores

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 19th, 2013)

Time is quickly running out for European shoppers who hope to grab a Mac Pro from Apple. Back in January Apple announced that it would stop selling the Mac Pro on March 1st in Europe due to new regulations regarding the unit's power supply. It looks like Apple has now started the withdrawal of ...

European customers lose the Mac Pro on March 1, maybe earlier

by Michael Rose (Jan 31st, 2013)

Product safety regulations, how do they work? European regulators are requiring adherence to UL's 60950-1 second edition standards, which originally came into effect in late 2010. The rules cover power supply design and other technical specifications. As reported in Macworld, the Mac Pro's ...

Daily Update for December 10, 2012

by Steven Sande (Dec 10th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Fortune: Apple's American-made computer will be 2013 Mac Pro

by Randy Nelson (Dec 10th, 2012)

Do you have money riding on a bet that the line of computers Apple's planning to manufacture in the US next year is the Mac Pro? Well, Fortune believes there's a good chance you're right. According to an article by the business publication, there are a few factors that add up to suggest the new ...

Radeon HD 7000 series support in 10.8.3 beta points to new Mac Pro

by Randy Nelson (Nov 27th, 2012)

Here's another possible piece in the puzzle that is the long-hoped-for Mac Pro refresh. When digging around in the recently posted OS X 10.8.3 beta, a user on Netkas.org found that Apple had included video card drivers for AMD's top-end Radeon HD 7000 series, pointing to its possible inclusion in ...

Schiller says not to expect Blu-ray from Apple

by Mike Wehner (Oct 26th, 2012)

In Time's interview with Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller, he addresses the long-standing question of whether or not Apple will ever jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon. It seems that barring any unforeseen circumstances, you'll likely never see a Blu-ray option from ...

Mac mini catches 2010 Mac Pro in benchmark tests

by Mike Wehner (Oct 25th, 2012)

As if we needed further confirmation of the rapidly closing gap between the Mac mini and what is supposed to be Apple's top-of-the-line offering -- the Mac Pro -- it looks like the latest mini refresh has brought the pint-sized PC's performance nearly in line with the previous generation of ...

What didn't we get from Apple today?

by Mike Wehner (Oct 23rd, 2012)

While the hype leading up to today's Apple event was clearly centered around the all-new iPad mini, it quickly became clear that the company had a lot more in store. Not only did we get the new, smaller iPad of our dreams -- as well as the anticipated reveal of a 13-inch MacBook Retina -- but ...

Decoding Apple's naming rules

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2012)

Apple's naming style for its products may seem silly at times -- the iPhone 5, for example, if it is even called that, will actually only be the second iPhone granted a numerical moniker, after the iPhone 4. Now there's actually a way to put a real, concrete formula on Apple's naming schemes, ...

Tim Cook suggests new pro Macs in 2013

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 13th, 2012)

The Mac Pro, Apple's tower Mac with a $2500 starting price tag, only got a minor speed bump this week; not the full overhaul and new processor architecture that customers were hoping to see. This will change next year, though, when Apple introduces "something really great," according to Tim ...

Andy Hertzfeld unhappy with Mac Pro update

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 13th, 2012)

Andy Hertzfeld, original Macintosh co-creator turned Google engineer, blasted Apple for its Mac Pro update. Hertzfeld said he was deeply disappointed "with the meagre (sic), lame update that was silently bequeathed to the Mac Pro today." Apple didn't touch on the Mac Pro during the keynote and ...

Mac Pro gets an unannounced speed bump

by Steven Sande (Jun 11th, 2012)

If you were waiting for an announcement of a new Thunderbolt/USB 3.0-equipped Mac Pro, you are out of luck. However, the Mac Pro did see a bit of a speed bump today. The online Apple Store is showing new configurations of the Mac Pro. Previously, a 12-core 2.93 GHz model was the speediest Mac ...

You're the Pundit: Redesign Apple's High End Mac

by Erica Sadun (Apr 13th, 2012)

When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the Mac Pro. Recently we wondered whether Apple would gracefully retire its high end workhorse or if the old gal was good ...

You're the Pundit: Mac Pro refresh or graceful finale?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 25th, 2012)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the Mac Pro. As Apple moves briskly towards the post-PC future, does the tower Mac make the trip? We've covered the Mac ...