{"id":51671,"date":"2013-10-23T09:02:05","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T01:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=51671"},"modified":"2013-10-23T09:17:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T01:17:56","slug":"apple-introduces-new-mac-pro-macbook-pro-and-os-x-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/23\/apple-introduces-new-mac-pro-macbook-pro-and-os-x-mavericks\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple introduces new Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, and OS X Mavericks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Apple promised a with the tagline &#8220;we still have a lot to cover&#8221;, I guess they deliver. In a span of about 2 hours, they showed the world the new Mac Pro, MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks,<a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/23\/singapore-apple-ipad-air-1st-november-ipad-mini-retina-display-later-november\/\" target=\"_blank\"> iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/23\/apple-introduces-new-mac-pro-macbook-pro-and-os-x-mavericks\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?fit=600%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?fit=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?fit=600%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51673\" alt=\"apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?resize=600%2C541\" width=\"600\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/apple-mac-pro-mbp-mavericks.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I will not go through in details. I will do a summary. Please read the Press Release if you need more details. Actually, I would suggest you go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore Apple website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<h2>Mac Pro<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Available in December through the Apple Online Store (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg<\/a>) and select Apple Authorised Resellers.<\/li>\n<li>Available\u00a0with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of\u00a0PCIe-based flash storage starting at suggested retail price SGD$4,288 inc. GST<\/li>\n<li>Available with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of\u00a0VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at suggested retail price SGD$5,688 inc. GST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>MacBook Pro with Retina display<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nAvailable today through the Apple Online Store (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg<\/a>) and select Apple Authorised Resellers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>13-inch MacBook Pro<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Available with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.9 GHz, 4GB of memory, 128GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$1,788 inc. GST;<\/li>\n<li>Available with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.9 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,088 inc. GST<\/li>\n<li>Available with a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,488 inc. GST<\/li>\n<li>Configure-to-order options include faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>15-inch MacBook Pro<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Available with a 2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and Intel Iris Pro\u00a0graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,788 inc. GST<\/li>\n<li>Available with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz, 16GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris Pro\u00a0and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics starting at suggested retail price S$3,588 inc. GST<\/li>\n<li>Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to\u00a03.8 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>OS X Mavericks<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Available today for free from the Mac App Store<\/li>\n<li>Any Mac capable of running OS X Mountain Lion can also run Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>OS X Server 3.0 requires\u00a0Mavericks and is available from the Mac App Store for SGD$25.98 inc. GST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Press Release<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Mac Pro<\/h2>\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-51671\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('pressrelease', 51671, 'Show Press Release (1,168 More Words)', 'Hide Press Release (1,168 Less Words)'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-51671\">Show Press Release (1,168 More Words)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"pressrelease-content-51671\" class=\"sh-content pressrelease-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Introducing the All New Mac Pro\u2014The Most Radical Mac Ever<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; 23 October, 2013 &#8211; Apple\u00ae today redefined pro computing with the launch of the all-new Mac Pro\u00ae. Designed around an innovative unified thermal core, the Mac Pro\u00a0features the latest Intel Xeon processors with up to 12 cores, dual workstation-class GPUs, six Thunderbolt 2 ports, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory. Packing\u00a0amazing performance in a stunning new design, the all-new Mac Pro starts at suggested retail price SGD$4,288 inc. GST and will be available in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Mac Pro is our vision for the future of the pro desktop, everything about it has been reimagined and there has never been anything like it,\u201d said Philip Schiller, Apple\u2019s senior\u00a0vice president of Worldwide Marketing. \u201cThe new Mac Pro packs up to 12-core Xeon CPUs, dual FirePro GPUs, ultra-fast ECC memory, new PCIe flash storage, Thunderbolt 2\u00a0expandability and more into a radical new design that is one-eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the blazing fast performance of DaVinci Resolve to real-time video capture with UltraStudio 4K, Mac Pro is a revolution in pro desktop design and performance,\u201d said Grant Petty,\u00a0CEO of Blackmagic Design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Mac Pro\u2019s dual workstation-class GPUs, we\u2019ve seen MARI run five times faster, creating a fluid painting experience that\u2019s unlike anything we\u2019ve seen. This kind of performance\u00a0is a digital artist\u2019s dream,\u201d said Bill Collis, CEO of The Foundry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 20Gbps, Mac Pro\u2019s Thunderbolt 2 blows away anything on the market and completely changes the external storage landscape,\u201d said James Lee, CEO of PROMISE Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The all-new Mac Pro is architected around a unified thermal core that allows the system to efficiently share thermal capacity across all the processors. An innovative fan draws in air\u00a0incredibly efficiently and makes the new Mac Pro as quiet as a Mac\u00ae mini. The result is a pro desktop with unprecedented performance packed into a design that is just 25.1 centimetres tall\u00a0and one-eighth the volume of the previous Mac Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Reinvented from the inside out, Mac Pro is designed to tackle even the most demanding workflows. The new Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors\u00a0running at Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz that deliver double the floating point performance of the previous generation Mac Pro. Two workstation-class AMD FirePro GPUs with up to\u00a012GB of video memory provide up to seven teraflops of compute power and up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.* OpenGL and OpenCL are\u00a0optimised in OS X\u00ae Mavericks to leverage the full computing power of the Mac Pro CPU and dual GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>The new Mac Pro features PCIe-based flash storage that delivers sequential read speeds up to 1.2GBps and is up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives. ECC DDR3\u00a0running at 1866 MHz, with a four-channel memory controller, gives the new Mac Pro up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth, twice that of the previous generation Mac Pro.* The spectacular\u00a0power and bandwidth of Mac Pro means you can seamlessly edit full-resolution 4K video streams and play them in real time.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring an incredible six Thunderbolt 2 ports, each with up to 20Gbps of bandwidth per device, the all-new Mac Pro completely redefines desktop expandability. Thunderbolt 2 ports\u00a0support up to six daisy-chained devices each, giving pros the ability to connect up to 36 high-performance peripherals\u2014from external storage devices, to multiple PCI expansion chassis,\u00a0to audio and video breakout boxes. Thunderbolt 2 uses existing copper or optical Thunderbolt cables and is completely backward compatible with existing Thunderbolt peripherals and\u00a0cables, and also supports the latest 4K displays. A new self-configuring IP over Thunderbolt software feature in OS X Mavericks provides a fast link between Thunderbolt-enabled Macs.<\/p>\n<p>The new Mac Pro provides unparalleled power for Apple\u2019s professional apps, including Final Cut Pro\u00ae X, Logic\u00ae Pro X and Aperture\u00ae. Final Cut Pro X has been optimised to support dual\u00a0GPUs for improved real-time playback performance, faster rendering, quicker export, and 4K video monitoring through Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI. Flash storage makes importing and\u00a0exporting thousands of high-resolution images faster with Aperture. Logic Pro X takes advantage of flash storage for incredibly fast project load times and Thunderbolt 2 for a high\u00a0number of channels of ultra-low latency audio I\/O without the need for add-on PCI cards.<\/p>\n<p>The new Mac Pro ships with OS X Mavericks. Mavericks is the 10th major release of the world\u2019s most advanced operating system and is available for free from the Mac App Store\u2120. In\u00a0addition to more than 200 new features, Mavericks introduces features for power users including Finder\u00ae Tabs, Tags and enhanced multi-display support, as well as new core\u00a0technologies for breakthrough performance such as Compressed Memory to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for\u00a0systems with dual GPUs through optimised OpenGL and OpenCL. For more information or to download Mavericks visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/osx\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/osx\/<\/a>.<br \/>\nMac Pro meets stringent Energy Star 6.0 requirements and achieves an EPEAT Gold rating.** Mac Pro uses up to 70 percent less energy than the previous generation, is constructed\u00a0with 79 percent less aluminium and uses 80 percent less packaging material than the current Mac Pro. Mac Pro contains no brominated flame retardants, is PVC-free and uses highly\u00a0recyclable materials and features material-efficient system and packaging designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nThe all-new Mac Pro will be available in December through the Apple Online Store (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg<\/a>) and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The Mac Pro is available\u00a0with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of\u00a0PCIe-based flash storage starting at suggested retail price SGD$4,288 inc. GST; and with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of\u00a0VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at suggested retail price SGD$5,688 inc. GST.<\/p>\n<p>Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based\u00a0flash storage. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/mac-pro\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/mac-pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Performance claims are based on technical specifications of preproduction Mac Pro hardware as of October 2013.<br \/>\n**Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA Energy Star 6.0 energy database as of October 2013. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps\u00a0customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized\u00a0as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For\u00a0more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epeat.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.epeat.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes\u00a0online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2>MacBook Pro<\/h2>\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-51671\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('pressrelease', 51671, 'Show Press Release (1,203 More Words)', 'Hide Press Release (1,203 Less Words)'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-51671\">Show Press Release (1,203 More Words)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"pressrelease-content-51671\" class=\"sh-content pressrelease-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><b>MacBook Pro with Retina Display Updated with Latest Processors, Faster Graphics &amp; Longer Battery Life<\/b><\/p>\n<p>iWork &amp; iLife Now Free with Every New Mac<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; 23 October, 2013 &#8211; Apple\u00ae today updated MacBook Pro\u00ae with Retina\u00ae display with fourth generation Intel Core processors, the latest graphics, longer battery life,\u00a0faster flash storage and next generation Wi-Fi. Starting at a new\u00a0lower\u00a0suggested retail price of S$1,788 inc. GST, the updated MacBook Pro with Retina display features a stunning high-resolution display, an\u00a0amazing thin and light design, and the latest technology to power through the most demanding projects. Apple today also announced that both iWork\u00ae and iLife\u00ae are now free with the\u00a0purchase of every new Mac\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve made the world\u2019s best pro notebook even better by adding more performance and even longer battery life,\u201d said Philip Schiller, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide\u00a0Marketing. \u201cMacBook Pro with Retina display continues to redefine the pro notebook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 1.8 centimetres thin, the updated MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers unbelievable performance in an incredibly portable design. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display\u00a0features fourth generation dual-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz. New integrated Intel Iris graphics deliver up to 90 percent faster\u00a0performance than the previous generation MacBook Pro with Retina display.* The 13-inch model can be configured with faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo\u00a0Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features fourth generation quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz. The 15-inch model\u00a0includes Intel Iris Pro graphics for unprecedented levels of integrated graphics performance, or Iris Pro and GeForce GT 750M discrete graphics with 2GB of video memory for the ultimate\u00a0in performance. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display can be configured with faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.8 GHz.<\/p>\n<p>The updated MacBook Pro with Retina display features incredible pixel-pushing power while still delivering amazing battery life. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers up to\u00a0nine hours of battery life, two hours more than the previous generation, and up to nine hours of iTunes\u00ae movie playback. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers up to eight\u00a0hours of battery life, one hour more than the previous generation, and up to eight hours of iTunes movie playback.**<\/p>\n<p>MacBook Pro with Retina display now features PCIe-based flash storage with up to 60 percent faster read speeds than the previous generation. Next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi delivers\u00a0wireless performance that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base station. Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports deliver up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each external device,\u00a0allowing users to connect to multiple displays and high performance devices, and an HDMI port offers quick connectivity to HDTVs and projectors.<\/p>\n<p>The updated MacBook Pro with Retina display ships with OS X\u00ae Mavericks. Mavericks is the 10th major release of the world\u2019s most advanced operating system and is available for free\u00a0from the Mac App Store\u2120. In addition to more than 200 new features, Mavericks introduces core technologies designed specifically for portables to boost performance and improve the\u00a0battery life of your Mac. Compressed Memory in OS X Mavericks automatically shrinks inactive data in memory to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant\u00a0performance enhancements for systems with integrated graphics through optimised OpenCL support and dynamic video memory allocation. For more information or to download\u00a0Mavericks visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/osx\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/osx\/<\/a>.<br \/>\nApple today also announced that in addition to iLife, iWork productivity apps are now included with every new Mac purchase. iWork, which includes Pages\u00ae, Numbers\u00ae and Keynote\u00ae,\u00a0makes it easy for anyone to create, edit and share stunning documents, spreadsheets and presentations. All iLife and iWork apps have been completely redesigned to take full advantage\u00a0of OS X Mavericks, have been updated to 64-bit, are integrated with iCloud\u00ae and are loaded with hundreds of new features that let you do more than ever across your Apple devices.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing Apple\u2019s commitment to energy efficiency and the environment, MacBook Pro with Retina display meets stringent Energy Star 6.0 requirements and achieves an EPEAT Gold\u00a0rating.*** MacBook Pro with Retina display features LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. MacBook Pro with Retina display includes PVC-free\u00a0components and cables, contains no brominated flame retardants, and uses highly recyclable materials and material-efficient packaging designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nMacBook Pro with Retina display is available today through the Apple Online Store (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg<\/a>) and select Apple Authorised Resellers. The 13-inch MacBook Pro\u00a0is available with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.9 GHz, 4GB of memory, 128GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$1,788 inc. GST; and with a 2.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.9 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,088 inc. GST;\u00a0and with a 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,488 inc. GST.\u00a0Configure-to-order options include faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and Intel Iris Pro\u00a0graphics starting at suggested retail price S$2,788 inc. GST; and with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz, 16GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris Pro\u00a0and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics starting at suggested retail price S$3,588 inc. GST. Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to\u00a03.8 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.<\/p>\n<p>Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/macbook-pro\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/macbook-<wbr \/>pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using preproduction MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/macbook-pro\/features-retina\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/<wbr \/>macbook-pro\/features-retina\/<\/a>.<br \/>\n**The Wireless Web protocol testing was conducted by Apple in October 2013 using preproduction MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations. Battery life and charge cycles vary by\u00a0use and settings. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/macbook-pro\/features-retina\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg\/<wbr \/>macbook-pro\/features-retina\/<\/a>.<br \/>\n***Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA Energy Star 6.0 energy database as of October 2013. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps\u00a0customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized\u00a0as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For\u00a0more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epeat.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.epeat.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes\u00a0online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2>OS X Mavericks<\/h2>\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-51671\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('pressrelease', 51671, 'Show Press Release (539 More Words)', 'Hide Press Release (539 Less Words)'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-51671\">Show Press Release (539 More Words)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"pressrelease-content-51671\" class=\"sh-content pressrelease-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><b>OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; 23 October, 2013 &#8211; Apple\u00ae today announced that OS X\u00ae Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world\u2019s most advanced desktop operating system, is available for\u00a0free from the Mac App Store\u2120. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings iBooks\u00ae and Maps to the Mac\u00ae, includes a new version of Safari\u00ae, enhances multi-display\u00a0support, introduces Finder\u00ae Tabs and Tags and delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac,\u201d said Craig Federighi, Apple\u2019s\u00a0senior vice president of Software Engineering. \u201cWe want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best\u00a0way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OS X Mavericks introduces innovative new features, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iBooks, which gives you instant access to your iBooks library and works seamlessly across your devices;<\/li>\n<li>Maps, which brings powerful mapping technology to the desktop and lets you plan a trip from your Mac and send it to your iPhone\u00ae for voice navigation on the road;<\/li>\n<li>a streamlined Calendar that estimates travel time between appointments, and provides a map with weather forecast;<\/li>\n<li>a new version of Safari with Shared Links, which helps you find what\u2019s new on the web by consolidating links shared by people you follow on Twitter and LinkedIn;<\/li>\n<li>iCloud\u00ae Keychain\u00ae, which safely stores your website usernames and passwords, credit card numbers and Wi-Fi passwords and pushes them to your trusted devices so you don\u2019t need to\u00a0remember them;<\/li>\n<li>enhanced multi-display support, which makes using multiple displays easier and more powerful, with no configuration required;<\/li>\n<li>interactive Notifications, allowing you to reply to a message, respond to a FaceTime\u00ae call or even delete an email without leaving the app you\u2019re using;<\/li>\n<li>Finder Tabs, which help unclutter your desktop by consolidating multiple Finder windows into a single window with multiple tabs; and<\/li>\n<li>Finder Tags, a powerful new way to organise and find your files located on your Mac or in iCloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mavericks also includes new core technologies that boost performance and improve the battery life of your Mac. Timer Coalescing and App Nap\u2122 intelligently save energy and reduce\u00a0power consumption. Compressed Memory automatically shrinks inactive data to keep your Mac fast and responsive. Mavericks also delivers significant performance enhancements for\u00a0systems with integrated graphics through optimised OpenCL support and dynamic video memory allocation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nOS X Mavericks is available today for free from the Mac App Store. Any Mac capable of running OS X Mountain Lion can also run Mavericks. You can upgrade to Mavericks for free directly\u00a0from OS X Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion. For a complete list of system requirements and compatible systems, please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/visitwww.apple.com\/sg\/osx\/specs\" target=\"_blank\">visitwww.apple.com\/sg\/<wbr \/>osx\/specs<\/a>. OS X Server 3.0 requires\u00a0Mavericks and is available from the Mac App Store for SGD$25.98 inc. 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