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New Powerbooks with Intel Chip Coming - Rumor
OK, it's a rumor. Why would I care about a rumor?
Well, I switched to a 12" Powerbook for my carry-around laptop about 4
months ago. What a joy it's been using an Apple product instead of a Hewlett
Packard laptop. With that experience and new-found respect for Apple
products, I've been waiting to hear some news about the switch to Intel
processors. Add to that I was at Motorola for 10 years in the semiconductor
group and was familiar with the long-term relationship with the PowerPC
chip. Though IBM won the business for the Powerbook chips the last few
years.
So I've been looking forward. Interest in Apple's laptops is
growing. I've been to five conferences this year and the number of Apple
laptops (iBooks and Powerbooks) was well beyond the 5% figure you
typically hear. It's more like 50% when you look around.
While I'm on the topic - I purchased an iSight camera and have started
experimenting with it. Had one iChat session with Paul Figianni in New York
to test it all out. Was very nice. I mounted it on my 12" PowerBook and
carried the laptop around the house as I took him on a virtual tour of my
home and my new podcasting studio out in the garage. What fun!
Anyway, check out this news (well, OK, rumors):
PowerBook to gain
iSight, iBook to go widescreen in 2006
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Along with its transition to Intel
processors, Apple Computer in the
first half of next year will
introduce new eye-catching industrial
designs for both of its laptop
offerings, AppleInsider has learned.
Although the Mac maker has only
gone on record in saying that the first
Intel-based Macintosh systems are
due by the middle of 2006,
information passed on by extremely
reliable sources indicates that the
company is on track to begin
introducing its first Intel machines much
sooner.
With the initiation of the Intel
Power Mac project last month, all five
of Apple's Intel Macintosh
projects are now said to be underway and
moving at an exhaustive, yet
fruitful pace. It should come as no
surprise that Apple chief
executive Steve Jobs is reportedly leading
the charge, with his heart set on
making 2006 the next 1984.
See the
article for more details.
Tom
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