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So it’s been a long time since I’ve updated this blog. I will give an update soon on what’s been going on lately – stay tuned!

Macbook Air coming to Apple Retail Stores?

So rumor has it that the Macbook Air might hit the Apple Store shelves this week, either Tuesday or Wednesday. Tuesday will be 2 weeks since it was announced, and Steve Jobs said that it would be shipping in 2 weeks. Only time will tell.

Macbook Air is here

Engadget, Gizmodo, and Macworld are reporting that they have received a Macbook Air for testing. They have the standard version, so no SSD drive.

NVIDIA making GPGPUs for Mac

Appleinsider is reporting that NVIDIA is trying to bring “general-purpose computing on graphics processing units” to the Mac.

Most likely these new graphics cards will be a built-to-order option for Mac Pros.

Apple modifies Sun’s DTrace

Macrumors.com has posted an interesting article on how Apple has stopped DTrace from “tracing” iTunes. DTrace is mainly for Admins and developers to trace applications for tuning or troubleshooting.

Netflix to offer Video streaming for Mac in 2008

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Netflix said in it’s Q4 earnings call that it plans to have video streaming for Mac in 2008. The reason they don’t have it now is because they don’t have a DRM solution for the Mac.

Apple posts 1st quarter results

They had a revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.1 billion and net quarterly profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7 percent, up from 31.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 45 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

They shipped 2,319,000 macs – a 44 percent unit growth. They sold 22,121,000 iPods – a 5 percent unit growth. They also sold 2,315,000 iPhones.

First Macbook Air reviews

3 early reviews for the Macbook Air:

Wall Street Journal – “If you value thinness, and a large screen and keyboard in a subnotebook, and don’t watch DVDs on planes or require spare batteries, the MacBook Air might be just the ticket. But if you rely on spare batteries, expect the usual array of ports, or like to play DVDs on planes, this isn’t the computer to buy.”

Newsweek – “Still, simply using the MacBook Air, as I’m doing right now in writing this review, is rather copasetic. Though I can quibble with a few of Apple’s choices of what to take off, the product’s dimensions and design make the case that the losses were not in vain. The things that Apple left on were the ingredients for a quality computer. And did I mention how thin it is?”

USA Today –  “Given the compromises, I don’t expect anyone to use Air as their only computer. But it is a yummy machine for people who spend a lot of time traveling.”

Macworld 2008 Keynote

So today was macworld 2008 keynote. the main things that happened: Time Capsule – shipping in february iTunes movie rentals – starting todayupdated appleTV software – free for current ones, and new one costs $229 nowMacbook Air – shipping in february.

Macbook Air?

The rumor going around is that Apple is going to release a thin laptop called “Macbook Air” on January 15, 2008. The rumor is that it’s not a “pro” machine, same size screen as the current macbook, and no optical drive. Can’t wait to find out the real scoop on Tuesday!