在臺灣Computex上，Ultrabook過了一把主角癮，但僅僅一周之后，蘋果在WWDC推出了新款筆記本電腦產(chǎn)品線，瞬間把PC廠商的超級本和超薄本的風(fēng)頭搶盡。此外，蘋果還展示了其iOS 6.0和OS X軟件將提供的新功能。
蘋果更新了其全部筆記本產(chǎn)品線，使用英特爾的Ivy Bridge處理器，并在其MacBook Pro產(chǎn)品中棄用AMD Radeon顯卡，改用英偉達(dá)GeForce GT 650M （Kepler核心）。這款高端15英寸系統(tǒng)是蘋果采用其所謂視網(wǎng)膜顯示器的首款筆記本電腦，支持目前全球同類產(chǎn)品中最高的2880×1800像素分辨率，甚至遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過了HDTV。其他規(guī)格包括16GB閃存，配備最大768GB的固態(tài)硬盤，USB 3.0，電池續(xù)航時間7小時，待機(jī)時間30天，價格為2199美元，當(dāng)天就可以出貨。
性能很強(qiáng)大，但折合15000多人民幣（行貨會更高）的價格還是讓很多人望而卻步
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該產(chǎn)品線中的13英寸版本厚度較薄，價格也比較便宜。蘋果的13英寸MacBook Pro入門級價格保持在1199美元。其11英寸MacBook Air的入門級價格已經(jīng)降到了999美元。
這些11、13和15英寸型號的MacBook Pro都具有一個Thunderbolt端口和兩個USB 3.0端口，并且都采用固態(tài)硬盤，厚度為0.68-0.95英寸。
USB 3.0一直雷聲大雨點小，MacBook的采用也許會帶動一系列3.0外設(shè)的普及
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蘋果新產(chǎn)品的規(guī)格與價格，讓PC產(chǎn)業(yè)面臨壓力，迫使其試圖推出同樣厚度和更低成本的系統(tǒng)。
臺灣PC廠商在Computex開幕前抱怨，由于采用了相對昂貴的金屬外殼，自己的超級本價格仍然過于較貴，與MacBook Air不相上下。他們寄望于通過推出新款尺寸較大、性能較高和價格較低的超薄本，使自己的產(chǎn)品實現(xiàn)差異化。這次蘋果推出的新款MacBook Pro，無疑縮小了那些所謂的差異化空間。
左邊是蘋果新款入門級MacBook Pro，13英寸，厚度只有0.68英寸，價格為1199美元
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觀察家持有不同的看法。一名經(jīng)常參加Computex的人士表示，本次展會上真正的新東西太少，認(rèn)為Computex正在步Comdex的后塵。另一名人士表示，超級本與超薄本的興起，標(biāo)志著PC廠商正在卷土重來。
PC廠商仍有打敗蘋果的秘密招術(shù)。他們的下一個重大機(jī)會將在年底前出現(xiàn)，屆時Windows 8將會發(fā)布，它將支持觸控屏和基于ARM的SoC。
英特爾在Computex上表示，今年年中以前將有35款以上的超級本上市，110多種系統(tǒng)正在設(shè)計之中，準(zhǔn)備明年推出。
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中國是蘋果公司的第二大市場，此次 WWDC 也受到了特別照顧，蘋果展示的iOS 6.0和Mac OS X“山獅”(Mountain Lion)新功能中，能明顯看出對中國大陸地區(qū)的重視了。
iOS 6新功能中，地圖將支持矢量圖形，也就是通俗所說的3D地圖，iPad將提供Siri語音服務(wù)，并深化車載導(dǎo)航功能。新版還支持包括中文在內(nèi)的更多地區(qū)語言，甚至能聽懂粵語和閩南語。強(qiáng)化了對中文輸入法和詞典的支持，將通過無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)提供FaceTime視頻會議，這款OS將加深與Facebook的整合。敵人的敵人，就是朋友，此次與Google大敵Facebook結(jié)盟，可見庫克確實繼承了喬幫主遺志，要與Google斗爭到底。
iPhone 3GS和iPad 2，以及更新的產(chǎn)品，將支持這種新型操作系統(tǒng)。百度現(xiàn)在是 Safari 內(nèi)置的搜索引擎選項之一，用戶也可以全局地通過優(yōu)酷、土豆或者新浪微博分享視頻或者文字。
iOS 6中針對中國用戶的改進(jìn)
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最貼心的是夜間防打擾功能，設(shè)置一個時間段（如晚上10點到次日早上7點），在此時間段內(nèi)iPhone收到短信或電話屏幕不會亮，不會發(fā)出聲音，可以避免被垃圾短信和電話騷擾。而如果是親朋好友有急事，3分鐘內(nèi)連打兩個電話，鈴聲還是會響起。
iOS6夜間防打擾功能
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蘋果“將努力縮小與安卓系統(tǒng)之間的市場份額差距，但它在用戶體驗與可用性競爭中將繼續(xù)領(lǐng)先，”國際數(shù)據(jù)公司(IDC)的研究經(jīng)理Francisco Jeronimo表示。有數(shù)據(jù)顯示，目前超過70%的 iOS用戶已經(jīng)升級到iOS5，而超過半數(shù)的Android用戶還停滯在2.3版本上，這也表明了Apple封閉式生態(tài)系統(tǒng)易與管理、更穩(wěn)定的特點。
“山獅”的升級版Mac OS X Mountain Lion也改進(jìn)不少。蘋果表示，這種筆記本與臺式OS將提供200多種新功能?！吧姜{”特意針對中國用戶進(jìn)行了優(yōu)化，改進(jìn)了輸入法。還整合了網(wǎng)易郵箱、QQ郵箱、優(yōu)酷、土豆和新浪微博等多款服務(wù)。新版售價19.99美元，7月提供下載。
“你們覺得怎么樣？”庫克在發(fā)布會最后重新登臺，“只有蘋果才能創(chuàng)造如此驚人的硬件、軟件和服務(wù)。我們?yōu)檫@些產(chǎn)品而驕傲。它們是蘋果之優(yōu)勢的完美證明。這就是人們?yōu)樘O果工作，與蘋果合作的理由——創(chuàng)造給人力量的產(chǎn)品，創(chuàng)造改變。我們創(chuàng)造的產(chǎn)品，正與你們創(chuàng)造的應(yīng)用程序一道，根本上改變世界?！?
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Apple brings down ceiling on Ultrabooks
Rick Merritt
One week after Taiwan’s mobile PC party at Computex, Apple rolled out a new line of notebooks that will bring the ceiling down on Ultrabooks and ultrathins from PC makers. Apple also previewed new features coming in its iOS 6.0 and OS X software.
Apple refreshed all its notebook line to use Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors and in its MacBook Pro line switched out AMD Radeon graphics chips in favor of Nvidia’s GeForce GT 650M aka Kepler. The high-end 15-inch system is Apple’s first notebook to use its so-called Retina displays now used in the iPad, sporting a 2880×1800 pixel resolution and 16 Gbytes flash for a whopping $2,199.
The rest of the product line is slim in depth and price. Apple was able to keep entry level prices for its 13-inch MacBooks to $1,199. It shaved its MacBook Air entry-level prices to $999 for an 11-inch display model.
The 11-, 13- and 15-inch display systems sport one Thunderbolt and two USB 3.0 port. All use solid-state drives and range from 0.68 to 0.95 of an inch in thickness.
The specs and prices put a squeeze on a PC industry trying to differentiate itself with equally thin and lower cost systems.
Taiwan PC makers complained ahead of Computex that their Ultrabook systems are still too expensive at prices similar to the MacBook Air due to their relatively expensive metallic cases, solid-state drives and lithium ion polymer batteries. They placed hopes for distinguishing themselves with a new line of larger, but better performing and lower cost ultrathins. With its new MacBook Pros, Apple has narrowed the margin of difference those mobile PC can claim.
Observers have taken opposing views of the situation. One veteran Computex attendee said there was too little that was truly new at the show, suggesting it was in danger of going the way of Comdex. Another said the rise of the Ultrabooks and ultrathins marks a significant comeback for PC makers.
PC makers still have a trick up their sleeves in the battle to best Apple. Their next big rev will come toward the end of the year with the release of Windows 8, opening the door to systems supporting touch screens and ARM-based SoCs.
More than 35 Ultrabooks will be shipping before mid-July and 110 more systems are in design for release in the next year, Intel said at Computex.
Separately, Apple previewed a handful of new features coming with its iOS 6.0 software for which a developers kit is now available online.
Among the new features, maps will now support vector graphics, Siri voice servcies will be available on the iPad and in more languages, FaceTime video conferencing will be available over cellular networks and the OS will sport deeper integration with Facebook. It will be supported on iPhone 3GS and iPad 2 and newer products.
Apple "will try to close the gap to Android in terms of market share, but it will continue to lead the user experience and usability race," said Francisco Jeronimo, a research manager at International Data Corp.
Many of the new features also are reflected in the Mountain Lion upgrade to Apple's OS X due in July for $19.95. The notebook and desktop OS will sport more than 200 new features, Apple said.
Apple's new entry-level MacBook Pros is 0.68 inch thin and costs $1,199.
