Apple exec Phil Schuller offered a look at the upcoming Apple desktop computer designed for the company's most advanced users at this year's WWDC. June 10, 2013 11:13 AM PDT A sneak peek of Apple's MacPro desktop from WWDC 2013 (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple gave its fans a sneak peek at the new MacPro desktop computer at WWDC in San Francisco. The new desktop computer is built for Apple's "most advanced users," according to Apple executive Phil Schiller. It is the fastest and most expandable device. Related stories Safari upgrades unveiled at WWDC Apple's Maps makes its way to OS X Mavericks Apple by the numbers, from WWDC 2013 Getting to know Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (pictures) Anki slot cars controlled by iOS "Like with the MacBook Air, our engineering team has thought about the technology today and what would be possible with a new Mac desktop," Schiller said. This is "the future of the pro desktop," he added. Schiller also taunted the company's competitors: "Can't innovate anymore my ass," he added. Schiller said that the processor, GPU, and storage are all built around a new thermal core. On the inside there will be Intel Xeon chips, which can fit up to 12 cores in there. Schiller said that the new desktop offers two times the performance compared to the existing version. It's also using PCIe flash storage.And he said it's 10 times the speed of any notebook hard drive. And it will sport a 4K display out of the box for ultimate screen resolution. Schiller didn't offer any details on when the new MacPro will be available or how much it will cost. This is a developing story that will be expanded shortly. Follow CNET's WWDC live blog for the latest breaking Apple news, and check out our complete WWDC coverage so far.
Apple exec Phil Schuller offered a look at the upcoming Apple desktop computer designed for the company's most advanced users at this year's WWDC.
A sneak peek of Apple's MacPro desktop from WWDC 2013
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Apple gave its fans a sneak peek at the new MacPro desktop computer at WWDC in San Francisco.
The new desktop computer is built for Apple's "most advanced users," according to Apple executive Phil Schiller. It is the fastest and most expandable device.
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"Like with the MacBook Air, our engineering team has thought about the technology today and what would be possible with a new Mac desktop," Schiller said.
This is "the future of the pro desktop," he added. Schiller also taunted the company's competitors: "Can't innovate anymore my ass," he added.
Schiller said that the processor, GPU, and storage are all built around a new thermal core. On the inside there will be Intel Xeon chips, which can fit up to 12 cores in there. Schiller said that the new desktop offers two times the performance compared to the existing version. It's also using PCIe flash storage.And he said it's 10 times the speed of any notebook hard drive. And it will sport a 4K display out of the box for ultimate screen resolution.
Schiller didn't offer any details on when the new MacPro will be available or how much it will cost.
This is a developing story that will be expanded shortly. Follow CNET's WWDC live blog for the latest breaking Apple news, and check out our complete WWDC coverage so far.
