Report: Apple G5 chips scarce
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Apple Computer may be facing greater difficulties than previously thought in getting hold of chips to power its high-end personal computers.
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MacCentral - Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, took a cue from his boss, CEO Steve Jobs, as he unveiled one more thing at the end of his keynote to kick off this week's Apple Expo in Paris: an iMac G5 that includes the entire system inside a 17- or 20-inch LCD screen. Continuing the all-in-one theme that started with the original CRT iMac, the G5 edition features a new industrial design that does away with the hemispherical base of the previous generation all together. Schiller said that the new iMacs will be available in mid-September.
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squiggleslash writes &quot;IBM has big plans for the 970, Apple&#39;s so-called &quot;G5&quot;. The CPU will support partitioning, similar to IBM&#39;s mainframe systems, allowing multiple operating systems to run at the same time on a single CPU.
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With the release of the new iMac G5, some educational technology departments might want to check Apple's online education store, where they'll find an additional model available only to education institutions. Cheaper eMacs are there, too.
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&quot;Rumord reports of a $500 Macintosh has got many industry watchers wondering how this will affect Apple&#39;s standing within the computing market place.
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The new iMac G5, which begins shipping worldwide mid-September, features the high-performance G5 processor and a stunning new design that integrates the entire computer right into its 17- or 20-inch flat panel display. The iMac G5 packs a complete computer system into a mere two inches of depth &#151; the world&#146;s thinnest desktop computer, with a G5 processor running up to 1.8 GHz. [Aug 31]
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(InfoWorld) - Apple introduced a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro laptop computers on Tuesday, raising CPU speeds and memory capacity and improving graphics performance across the line. The new systems can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM and feature CPU speeds of up to 2.4GHz. These new MacBook Pros are the first Apple laptops to feature Intel's Santa Rosa chipset, said Apple vice president of worldwide Mac product marketing David Moody. That's increased the systems' bus speed from 667MHz to 800MHz and also explains why the new MacBook Pros can allocate an extra gigabyte of RAM. The new 15-inch MacBook Pros are also the first Apple laptops to feature mercury-free, LED-backlit displays that Apple CEO Steve Jobs first hinted at in an open letter in May discussing Apple's environmental efforts. "These new displays are more power efficient as well," said Moody. "We've seen battery life extended 30 minutes to an hour." Unlike the CCFL (Cold Cathode Florescent Lamp) technology that powers previous MacBook Pros, LED-backlit displays don't require any "warmup" time to achieve full brightness, said Moody. The 17-inch MacBook Pro's display continues to use CCFL, according to Moody. 1680 x 1050 pixels remains the standard resolution on the 17-inch, but a higher-resolution 1900 x 1200 display is available as a configure-to-order option for an extra $100. "The new display lets video pros work in HD," said Moody. "You can see all 1080 lines of vertical resolution now." These are the first MacBook Pros to use Nvidia graphics processors. Previous models have been equipped with ATI's Mobility Radeon graphics. Inside the new mdoels is Nvidia's GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor. Features offered by the graphics processor include 128-bit High Dynamic Range support and 16x Full Screen Anti-Aliasing support. The chip features Nvidia's new "Lumenex Engine." "Nvidia just introduced this chip a few weeks ago," said Moody. Moody also shared some performance details of the new systems: Compared to Apple's first-generation Intel Core Duo-equipped MacBook Pros, the new systems are up to 50 percent faster working in select graphics applications, 57 percent faster in Quake 4, and 53 percent faster in Doom 3. It's also up to 37 percent faster working in Motion, Apple's pro video motion graphics software. The new models are clocked at either 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz (up from 2.16 or 2.33GHz, respectively) and utilize Intel's Core 2 Duo microprocessors equipped with 4MB of shared Level 2 cache, 800MHz frontside bus, and standard 2GB of 667MHz DDR SDRAM memory. All of the new MacBook Pros also feature 8x dual layer/double layer SuperDrives, built-in iSight cameras, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n wireless networking, ExpressCard/34 expansion, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, two USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 800 port and FireWire 400 port, one audio line in, and one headphone out port, each with optical support; scrolling trackpad, and illuminated keyboard; Apple Remote and infrared port; and a DVI connector to attach up to a 30-inch display. The MacBook Pros ship with Mac OS X v10.4.9 and include Apple's standard iLife applications along with Safari, Mail, iCal, iChat AV, Front Row, and Photo Booth. The new MacBook Pros are now shipping. The base 15-inch model is clocked at 2.2GHz and includes 128MB VRAM and a 120GB hard drive. It's priced at $1,999. The 15-inch is also available at 2.4GHz with 256MB VRAM and a 160GB hard drive for $2,499. The 2.4GHz, 160GB 17-inch model costs $2,799. The higher-resolution display for the 17-inch adds $100 to the price.
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Apple is apparently considering Intel's upcoming low-power chip for use in 2008, but it's not likely that it will have Intel inside the iPhone next year.
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AUGUST 17, 2004 (MACCENTRAL) - Analysts from Prudential Equity Group and UBS have warned over the past two days that longer than expected G5 delays from IBM Corp. is the near-term &quot;key risk&quot; for Apple Computer Inc.
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Apple on Tuesday added a 1.8GHz single-processor Power Mac G5 desktop computer to its arsenal. The US$1,499 system is offered alongside dual-processor computers running at 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz and 2.5GHz.
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First, the big news is that lines are forming at Apple stores. Send links to pictures. Oh the humanity. Second, the reason those of us who ordered in advance are not getting our Leopards is that Fedex couldn't handle the load.  Even so, when I called Fedex this morning they said I would have my package today, even though the website says otherwise. Their gears are stipped on a good day. Is Fedex the AT&T of package delivery? Will Apple end up leasing their own fleet of trucks to deliver the next version of Mac OS? I guess we still have to make it through this release.  Will we be able to have a Flash Conference on Monday to discuss Leopard? Only time will tell.
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The number of iPhones manufactured by Apple may not be enough to meet customer demand when the smart phone goes on sale tomorrow, CEO Steve Jobs said.
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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has issued a warning related to potential problems with the batteries in some 28,000 of its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, telling customers that the batteries may pose a fire hazard due to overheating.
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In spite of AMD, Intel price war European microchip sales recover slightly in July but still lag behind the global average, according to the latest figures.â¦
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As iPhone hype slows and competition increases, Apple may not have the same success in Europe as it has had in the the U.S., an analyst claims.
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InfoWorld - Apple does not agree that a manufacturing defect caused power failures in an iBook G4 laptop sold in Denmark, but it refunded the customer&#39;s money, said the country&#39;s Consumer Complaints Board.
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MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc.'s Senior Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, officially kicked off Apple Expo Paris this week introducing the iMac G5 during his keynote address. Analysts are unanimous in their support for the new consumer machine and the strategic ties Apple has drawn between the iMac and the iPod in marketing the computer.