News: Mac lineup overhaul, using MobileDocuments to sync, scaling down the Mac Pro, and more!

Written by Benny Ling | 04 November 2011
Posted in Apple

It seems like 2012 is already shaping up to be a big year for Apple, as multiple product rumours start circling. We already know there's going to be new iOS products (the iPad 3, possibly with Retina Display, and of course an as yet un-rumoured iPhone 5 or 6) and now there's a rumour from Digitimes that says Apple will completely overhaul the iMac and MacBook Air lines, too. But that's the thing: with the exception of the MacBook Air, which is the most recent Mac to receive any kind of redesign, how much more different could the iMac really get?

If you're using Lion 10.7.2 and use iCloud, there's a hidden folder that, if used correctly, allows you to sync files with iCloud across Macs. The cool thing about this folder is that you can use it to invisibly sync any files across Macs, anything from common documents and photos to even whole folders. The system even supports conflict resolution, and is a pretty neat trick (that is, if you're not already using something like Dropbox to do the same).

Marco Arment talks about scaling the Mac Pro, admidst all the rumours flying about Apple supposedly killing off the workstation-class machine. There are two basic problems to doing so, one of which is that the Mac Pro can't be significantly changed without making it to something that more resembles an iMac.

Perhaps what Apple really needs for the rumoured AppleTV display/television is some sort of scheme. All I know is, GigaOM says that scheme might be ads of some kind.

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