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Apple has unveiled the 27in iMac with Retina display, a new Mac mini, the second-generation iPad Air and the iPad mini 3 at its Cupertino campus this morning. Plus it announced OS X Yosemite is ready to go today.

iMac with Retina 5K display

Apple showed off the latest in its desktop range with the iMac with Retina display. The new 27in Mac has an incredible 5K display, the highest resolution display in the world, packing in 14.7 million pixels at 5120 x 2880.

“Thirty years after the first Mac changed the world, the new iMac with Retina 5K display running OS X Yosemite is the most insanely great Mac we have ever made,” said Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing ...

There has been a big leak ahead of tomorrow mornings Apple event, and this time the pictures of the new iPads come from non other than Apple itself. In an embarrassing error the images for the iPad user guide for iOS 8 at the iBooks Store were has updated a full day ahead of the expected unveiling of the new iPads tomorrow. Perhaps the main thing the premature launch reveals in the name ...

Whilst we all expect to see the new iPads at Apple press event Thursday US time, when can get our hands on the shiny new toys I hear you cry? Macrumors has stepped up and made the call that they will go on sale 24 October. So just over a week to wait for some new Apple toys to get into your kit bag.

At one time it was the highlight of the Apple year, the annual Macworld Expo in ...

The sixth, and you would assume final, version of the Yosemite public beta has been released. If you are taking part in the program, you can grab via the Mac App Store.

Following on from yesterdays photos of what is thought to be the iPad Air 2 logic board, clearer and more detailed ones have been posted. 9to5Mac report that they seem to confirm the A8X Chip and the unit having 2GB ram.

As an aside it appears ...

We kick off the new week with confirmation that Apple will stream their special event Friday Morning our time. Now of course after the last live stream, we are all hoping this one goes much better.

As is normal in the run up to an Apple event we are starting to see leaks of parts. This time 9to5Mac are reporting on pictures showing what is claimed to be the logic board of the new iPad Air 2, including what appears ...

The fact you are reading MacTalk daily news suggests you might just like Apple and in many cases love them. Well you are not alone. According to Interbrand in its 2014 Best Global Brands report Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, with a value of $118.9 Billion. For your inner fanboy or fangirl, they just beat out Google of for the top spot who were ascribed a brand value of $107.4 Billion. ...

Apple has sent out invites to a special event on 16 October with the words “It’s been way too long”. As was expected the event will be hosted at their own Town Hall at the Infinite Loop Campus. They are expected to unveil the new iPad Air and perhaps iPad Mini, new 27-inch Retina iMac and to confirm the launch date of Yosemite at the event. If they keep with the pattern of previous events Yosemite ...

It is update time for Developers, with Apple releasing OS X Yosemite GM beta 2 and iOS 8.1 beta 2 overnight. The other good news is that a new Yosemite beta has also been released for those taking part in the public beta.

The iOS 8.1 beta is very important for Apple. As a company that prides itself on the take up of new OS’s when they are released, it has to be a bit worried about the take up ...

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Shaun is busy this morning, so I have taken over the duties to bring you latest from the Apple world. Let’s get into it.

The biggest news to arrive this morning is that Apple’s Sapphire partner, GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT), based in Arizona ...