Updated: the Apple Store is back online with no new Macs. We think that Apple is either 'messing with our heads' or messing with Samsung's launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3, which goes on sale in the UK today.
Updated again: The Apple Store is offline again... (11.50am) Watch this page!
Apple's onine store is currently offline (as at 7.30am, Wednesday). When the Apple Store is down for maintenance that usually means new products are likely to be introduced.
Topping the list of potential new products is the MacBook Pro. There had been rumours that this new model of Apple's popular laptop would launch following the release of Intel's new Ivy Bridge chips. However, when those processors launched in April there was no sign of a new Mac.
The latest reports suggest that the new MacBook Pro will launch in time for WWDC in June.
Rumours about the new MacBook Pro include claims that new models will feature “jaw dropping” Retina displays, a tapered design like the MacBook Air, no optical drive, and a power button on the keyboard in place of the eject button.
The iMac may also see a Retina display and Ivy Bridge processor in an update.
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ormiston said on Wed, 30 May 2012
Just had a look at the site and nothing new. Same old same old
juno106 said on Thu, 07 Jun 2012
I think it is very foolish if the new MacBook Pros don't have optical drives. I'm in college at the minute doing a Sound Production course and most of the people in my class, including me use Pros. All of the work we do is handed in on optical storage because the consensus is that flash drives etc. are too unreliable and they can't be sent away with paperwork to external verifiers.
I can see there being a drop in sales because of this. People will hold on to their older Macs for longer. Unless every UK exam board changes their policies!
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