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Apple updates MacBook Air and Mac Mini and rolls out the all new OS X Lion

Today Apple updated MacBook Air and Mac Mini with the latest greatest 2nd generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors that are twice as fast as the previous offerings. The recently introduced Thunderbolt port is now a standard offering too. The new MacBook Air now also sports a very much needed backlit keyboard. Noteworthy updates to the Mac Mini lineup include a twist off base for easy memory upgrades and an integrated power supply - so long the chunky paper weight power supply brick. A new Mac Mini Server is also available with Lion Server edition. All new Macs now ship with the brand spanking new OS X Lion, which introduces over 250+ new features. You can download OS X Lion upgrade from the App Store today for a nominal fee of just $29.99.

All-in-all Apple is on a roll and there is seemingly no stopping them now! Next up iPhone 5 and iPad 3...

Apple iPhone 5 rumors Compilation

Apple iPhone 5 prototype features

Apple iPhone Pro prototype

- Release date around June or July

- New better antenna design

- Apple's AirPlay technology to share content between different screens

- Apple's new A5 dual-core processor (based on Cortex A9 design)

- New SGX543MP2 dual-core graphics chip (offers about four times the processing power at the same clock speed as compared to the current SGX535 chip)

- New graphics supports OpenCL (used to offload general purpose computing tasks to the GPU)

- New Qualcomm mobile chipset (supports three networks: CDMA, GSM and UMTS)

- Available on both AT&T and Verizon networks

- Likely to see a bump up in memory

- Even more storage

- Small increase in screen size (3.7-inch instead of 3.5)

- Upgraded 8-megapixel 1080p video recording cameras (to compliment the newly upgraded graphics processor)

- Possibly 4G capable

- HDMI-out (to TV)

- Near-Field Communication(NFC) technology would turn iPhone into a proximity credit card - just wave it over a terminal

- Ability to watch live over-the-air digital TV

- An integrated pico projector (for sharing small screen with others)

- Conceivably increased battery life