Rumours of a less expensive MacBook have started doing the rounds. Some stories published by AppleInsider two weeks ago stated that Apple plans to revamp the design and specs of its 13 inch white MacBook.
The 13 inch white MacBook currently sells for $999. It is the only model remaining in this line. In June this year, Apple moved its two unibody MacBooks into the MacBook Pro lineup. The MacBook Pros have a starting price of $1,199. If Apple does release a MacBook with a price tag of $700, it will be able to claim its share in the netbook market.
The Original MacBook carried a price tag of $1,049. It was equipped with a 1.83 GHz Core Duo Intel processor, 512MB of RAM and a 60GB hard drive.
Scientists in Pisa, Italy assert to encompass and set a novel world record for the quickest wireless data broadcast. They report that they were proficient to attain through-put velocities above 1.2 Terabits per second, which they state beats the preceding wireless data transmission velocity record of 160 Gigabits per second by Korean scientists. The expertise that the Pisa scientists exploited essentially shares a noteworthy resemblance with fiber optics. Contrasting Wi-Fi or microwave communiqués, which utilize radio-based transmissions, the Pisa scientists utilized a technology named free-space optical communications. In open space optics, an energy shaft of light is collimated and broadcasted through breathing space rather than being steered through an optical cable.