Archive for October, 2009
New iMac, MacMini, Magic Mouse, and Updated MacBook
This morning, the folks up in Cupertino announced the new updated line of mac products (sans the Mac Book Pro). There was a lot of big news so lets start with what everyone wants to see first.
The Brand New iMac:
-The new iMac boasts a 21.5″ and 27″ monitor with IPS Technology, letting you get better resolution from every angle and an LED backlight. The resolution has also been boosted to 2560-by-1440 pixel resolution.
-The processing speed for the new line has also been drastically increased. We are looking at Core 2 Duo’s up to 3.33GHz for the 21.5″ models and Quad-Core’s of 2.66GHz (Core i5) and 2.8GHz (Core i7) for the 27″ model.
-Graphic cards have also been upgraded to 256MB ATI Radeon HD 4670 for the 21.5″ and a 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 for the 27″.
-From a memory stand point, the iMac now supports up to 16GB of RAM and an HDD of up to 2TB.
Magic Mouse:
-This is the latest mouse out of Cupertino and it is coming with a serious overhaul, we are talking about multitouch capabilities.
-It supports standard clicking, right-clicking, 360 degree scrolling on the surface along with screen zooming.
Mac Mini:
-The updates to this little guy start at the processing speed, which has been pushed up to a Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz processor.
-The Mini now allows for up to 4GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD.
-Graphics have also been upgraded, now shipping with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M card.
MacBook:
-A new unibody design (similar to the Pros) is now used, no other major upgrades have been mentioned.
(most images courtesy of APPLE)
blackra1n
Alright everyone, quick update for all you up at 1am and happen to have bought an iPod Touch 3rd Gen because they had a coupon they didn’t want to expire then realized that they really needed it to be jailbroken to write an app. geohot has release blackra1n, this is the jailbreak for EVERY SINGLE IPOD AND IPHONE RUNNING 3.1.2. It is only on Windows at the moment but hopefully it is working on migration. It is INCREDIBLY simple, you just need to download it from blackra1n.com, make sure the .exe is in the c:/ drive, plug in your ipod/iphone and run. 30 seconds later and you are done. This does not support a carrier unlock at this time so DO NOT USE IT IF YOU RELY ON HAVING YOUR PHONE UNLOCKED. Once its done its thing, open up the blackra1n app on the springboard and install Cydia. Good to go! Goodluck!
**EDIT** After a reboot during class I realized that it was a tethered jailbreak, meaning that you cannot turn it on when it is not connected directly to blackra1n.
Regards,
sj