Apple updates iMac line with Haswell processors, faster WiFi and graphics

Apple's updated their iMac line with fourth generation Intel quad-core processors of the Haswell variety. The enduring all-in-ones also get improved graphics and faster WiFi that's compatible with the 802.11ac standard.

The entry-level 21.5-inch iMac  ($1,299 (US)) features a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and new Iris Pro graphics for unprecedented levels of integrated graphics performance. The high-end 21.5-inch model ( $1,499 (US) and both 27-inch models (starting at  $1,799 (US)) feature quad-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 3.4 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce 700 series graphics with twice the video memory and up to 40 percent faster performance than the previous generation.

Customers looking for the ultimate in performance can upgrade to quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.5 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M series graphics with up to 4GB of video memory. All prices are in US dollars.

SlideShow: WWDC 2013 pre-keynote

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're currently waiting to be let into the Presidio Room at the Moscone West in San Francisco for this year's WWDC 2013 keynote. Excitement is at an all time high right now as media and developers file into the building. Here are some of the sights from the floor.

Apple releases OS X 10.8.4 with improvements to WiFi and MS exchange

A few days before WWDC and the impeding announcement of the next version of OS X and Apple's pushing out a new update for Mountain Lion. OS X Update 10.8.4 targetting WiFi performance and Microsoft Exchange compatibility. Hit jump for the full spread of fixes.

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Apple: OS X Mountain Lion sells three million copies in four days

Three million copies of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion have been sold in four days, making the recently launched OS the most successful release in Apple's history. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion is the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system and is available through the Mac App Store as an upgrade to Lion or Snow Leopard users for $19.99 (CAD). 

“Just a year after the incredibly successful introduction of Lion, customers have downloaded Mountain Lion over three million times in just four days, making it our most successful release ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. 

Mountain Lion features include the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation*, AirPlay Mirroring and Game Center. iCloud integration makes it easy to set up your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes, and keep everything, including iWork documents, up to date across all your devices. For more information or to download Mountain Lion visit apple.ca/osx/specs. Additional features such as Dictation and Facebook Integration are coming to Canada in an upcoming update.