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January 27th event to hold new MacBook Pros

Written by Chris Tangora

Sources confirmed to MacMod that a MacBook Pro update will be rolled out on January 27th.  While this isn't as flashy as the tablet, the MBP's are due for an update.  This is not to say that the upcoming event won't have a tablet release, but it will more likely be the "one more thing" after Steve shows off the next MacBook Pro.

The question that comes to my mind is what features of the yet un-released tablet will be in the new MacBook Pros?  Will Apple hold off on updating the MBP's with some of the "new" technology in a tablet until the tablet has been able to be tested (like they did with the MacBook Air's battery that eventually came over to the MBP's).

Also, if the technology is shared between the MBP's and iTablet (for lack of official name), does that mean that the tablet will be capable of more than an iPhone on steroids?

These aren't answers, but rather questions that I wait to see answered in two weeks.

Thankfully I'll be dead (in 2150)

Written by Chris Tangora

Apple has released four new ads that stay with the "I'm a Mac" theme.  They deal with virus protection, face recognition in iLife, the legal "issues" around claiming a PC is easy to use & time travel (to see if future PC works like a Mac yet).  If the Time Travel ad is any sign of things to come, I'm glad I'll be dead and buried in 2150.  Hopefully I won't have to be buried in a shiny blue suit.

They're all pretty good commercials, especially for a line of advertisements that is about to start it's fourth year of airtime (May 2nd, 2006 was the first ad).  If you are interested in what the "legal copy" is, Mac Daily Journal has transcribed it for us.  Read on for the full text.  And for the original Mac vs. PC guys (dating back to 1996).

What makes a Mac App?

Written by Chris Tangora

A little off topic, but an interesting thought ...

Recently I was filling out a form trying to convince a non-Mac developer to port their software to the Mac platform and they had the question, "In your own words, what differentiates a Mac product from a Windows product?"

Good question.  In theory they both do the same thing, they would both do the same function (i.e. edit/arrange photos, music, movies, create 3D animation, architectural drawings, etc).  But I thought it would be a good question to throw out to a Mac-loving crowd ...

In your own words, what differentiates a Mac product from a Windows product?