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Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)
Apple's smaller-scale iMac remains our favourite all-in-one. And while its looks, its ease of use, and its performance are all selling points, Windows PCs are starting to catch up (at least with the latter).
Apple MacBook Air (1.6GHz)
Apple has released what has to be the thinnest notebook ever -- the MacBook Air.
Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.4GHz)
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro gets a solid under-the-hood upgrade for better performance and longer battery life, allowing the MacBook Pro to put enough distance between itself and the lower-end MacBook to justify its higher price.
Dell Inspiron 1525
Taking consumer complaints to heart, Dell updates its mainstream 15-inch laptop with the Inspiron 1525. It's thinner, lighter, and less expensive than its predecessor.
Revamped Google Picasa site identifies photo faces
A new face recognition feature on Google's Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software.
Adobe hopes Lightroom captures photo trends
Lightroom 2.0 is better at editing just a portion of an image and it plays more nicely with Photoshop. More broadly, it's designed for digital-era photography challenges.
Leopard nipping at Vista's heels
The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, Apple could get in first.
Adobe announces Creative Suite 2
Adobe Systems is due to release its second Creative Suite bundle, which includes new versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and other software, in May.
Handhelds buying guide
Choosing the right handheld is all about finding the perfect balance of size, weight, performance, features, and cost. This guide steps you through the decision-making process.
Macs: Intel and Windows inside
Boot Camp makes it possible to run Windows XP natively on Intel-based Macs. Will the software bring more people over to the Apple Computer side?
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Apple unleashes new Xserve, Mac Pro
Just a week before Macworld, Apple has unveiled a Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture. Apple said its two Intel 45-nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz will double the power of its predecessor.
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