23
2012
MacBook Pro 2012 model release tipped by price drop
Over at Best Buy this week you’ll find that the new MacBook Pro 2012 model has been tipped by one of the more obvious events that always happens before a new apple product: a price reduction int he current model. This blowout and replace tactic has been in place for several years now, all the way back to when iPods were given away for free to students when the newest model was on the way in the early 2000s – and beyond. Here we’ve got Best Buy specifically taking a few bucks off apple’s otherwise tight and solid price scheme with several price cuts starting at $100 USD.
23
2012
Motorola shows three all-touch Android 4.0 phones in China, we see a possible Verizon model
It turns out that Motorola didn’t want to wait until the google deal closed — or, for that matter, an American launch — to undertake a significant revamp of its phone line. A quiet Chinese event last week is now known to have brought us three RAZR-derived, all-touch phones for the three carriers in the Asian country: the XT885 for China Unicom (pictured at left), XT889 for China Telecom (center) and MT887 for China Mobile (right). Other than the network types and pretty bits, you’re mostly looking at the same device, where the highlight is an official dip into android 4.0 waters that drops the physical navigation in favor of more Nexusish on-screen keys. Don’t expect a revolution in performance over last fall’s roster given that they still have 1.2GHz dual-core processors, eight-megapixel rear cameras and 4.3-inch, 540 x 960 displays. The trio arrives in China on June 2nd; Motorola is likely more worried about popping champagne than giving out US launch details right now, but earlier leaks give us a strong hunch that the MT887 could hit Verizon as the uncannily similar (if still very unofficial) Droid Fighter before too long.
