Mac OS Ken: 06.12.2012

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2012

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Apple Updates MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Lines Apple Introduces Way Thin, 15-Inch Next Generation MacBook Pro Gruber Likens Next Generation MacBook Pro to 2008’s MacBook Air Apple Announces July Release of OS X Mountain Lion for $19.99 Apple Shows Off a Few New Features of iOS 6 Apple Gives Mac Pro a Quite Speed-Bump, No Other Changes Apple Discontinues the 17-Inch MacBook Pro Apple Quietly Releases New AirPort Express with Simultaneous Dual-Band Wifi and AirPlay Support Apple Updates AirPort Utility for iOS to v1.1 Apple Updates iTunes to v. 10.6.3 (Mostly for iOS 6 Developer Support) Apple Issues Update for Thunderbolt Macs and Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Compatibility

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0:00.0	This is MacO-S-Kinn.
0:10.0	New Hardware from Apple, a look at software to come, and things Apple did but didn't announce.
0:17.0	It's Tuesday, June 12, 2012. I'm Kan Ray, and this is news from Mac OS Ken.
0:25.0	Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you
0:29.0	subscribers to Maco's Ken Day 6.
0:32.0	More information is available at MacOS can.com.
0:36.6	This show was also supported by the Mac OS can Podcast app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, available in the App Store now for $2.99.
0:49.0	Hardware rumors were kind of right.
0:52.0	Apple yesterday did update the Macbook Air and the Macbook
0:54.9	Pro and the Macbook Pro. More on that in a bit. Starting with the air though, the
1:00.4	Cupertino Company tricked it out with faster Intel core processors, faster graphics, and flash
1:05.7	storage that's not only up to twice as fast as the previous generation, but there's lots more of it.
1:11.5	Up to 512 gigabytes of flash storage available for like an extra
1:15.9	800 dollars. I guess the real point is it's available. Also arriving on the scene for both
1:21.5	the Macbook Air and the Macbook Pro,
1:23.7	USB 3, showing up as a combo USB 2 USB 3 port.
1:29.1	Not that it's replacing Thunderbolt.
1:30.9	In fact, Apple brought out a couple of Thunderbolt to other
1:33.4	connector adapters to go with the new machines. The 11 inch MacBook Air starts at
1:38.0	$999 for the model with 64 gigabytes of flash and 1,099 dollars for the 128 gigabyte model.
1:47.7	$100 less than last year's model on that one.
1:50.8	The new airs began shipping yesterday. more info on various configurations is available at
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