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Apple's New iMac Sports Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge Processors and FaceTime HD Camera

by jessica on Tue, 2011-05-03 09:40

Apple today announced a new line of iMac computers featuring Thunderbolt I/O technology, Intel's Sandy Bridge processors, as well as a FaceTime HD camera. The new iMac line starts at $1,199, with the top-of-the-line model sporting a $1,999 price tag.

The new iMac runs Mac OS X Snow Leopard and features quad-core Intel Core i5 processors (upgradeable to Core i7 processors up to 3.4 GHz), AMD Radeon HD graphics processors, and is the first desktop to include Thunderbolt I/O technology. The 21.5-inch iMac sports a single Thunderbolt port while the 27-inch model features two ports for expansion.

The iMac keeps its signature aluminum and glass design, IPS LED-backlit display and SD card slot and includes Apple's Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad. On the software side, you'll find iLife '11 with iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.Read more

Apple Brings FaceTime to the Mac

Macs Can Video Call Over 19 Million iPhone 4 & iPod touch Users

October 20, 2010—Apple today announced the public beta of FaceTime for Mac, an entirely new application that allows Mac users to video call iPhone 4 and iPod touch* users as well as other Macs. Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac and Apple LED Cinema Displays.

"FaceTime makes video calling to or from mobile devices easy for the first time," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We’ve sold more than 19 million FaceTime-ready iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices in the past four months, and now those users can make FaceTime calls with tens of millions of Mac users."

FaceTime for Mac requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard and is easy to set up with an Apple ID. The public beta is available immediately as a free download at www.apple.com/mac/facetime.

*iOS 4.1 required.

SOURCE Apple