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TidBITS#1065/28-Feb-2011
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  In advance of this week’s media event, Apple has unveiled new MacBook
  Pro models and a developer preview of Mac OS X Lion. Adam first looks
  at the new features Apple revealed for Lion, and then turns his
  attention to the new MacBook Pro models, focusing on the Thunderbolt
  I/O technology, the new quad-core Intel CPUs, and the high-resolution
  FaceTime camera. Glenn Fleishman follows up with additional details
  about Thunderbolt and Lion. In other news, Amazon added free video
  streaming to the Amazon Prime membership program, we released updates
  to our iPad and iPhone Basics ebooks, and Adam suggests that it
  doesn’t make sense for Steve Jobs to return to Apple (while still
  doing whatever he wants behind the scenes). Notable software releases
  this week include FaceTime 1.0 and, well, not much else.

Articles
    Apple Reveals More about Mac OS X Lion
    Apple Updates MacBook Pro Line with Thunderbolt
    Secrets of Thunderbolt and Lion
    Updated Ebooks for New Users: iPhone and iPad Basics
    Amazon Offers Free Video Streaming for Prime Members
    Why Steve Jobs Shouldn’t Return to Apple
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 28 February 2011
    ExtraBITS for 28 February 2011


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