Engadget has just posted a first unboxing of the just-released new Macbook Pros. They’ve taken a 15” for a spin and, surprisingly enough, there’s a new trackpad as well:

“Other additions to the laptops include “inertial scrolling” (a la iPhone), which feels like a software change to us, but is apparently related to new trackpads on these models, and new configuration options when buying, such as getting yourself a 1680 x 1050 high res display (yes, please) or opting for a 512GB SSD (clocking in, weirdly, at $1,400 for the 2.4GHz models, but $1,300 for the 2.53GHz and 2.66GHz versions).”

Or at least there’s the iPhone scrolling built in. I wonder if it would be possible to revert to classic scrolling though.

Very nice, anyway.

Apple has finally released the long awaited update for its Macbook Pro family, and it’s a very good update. See the details after the break.

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In the light of the rumors we’ve heard in these past weeks regarding Apple set to launch new models of the Macbook Pro line-up today, I think that at this point it’s quite fair to believe those rumors and just wait for the Apple Store to go down.

If you try to open the Tech Specs page of the Macbook Pros, you’ll see that Apple has removed every reference. No more tech specs. What does this mean? They’re updating the website, and the Macbook Pros are coming. At least that’s what usually happens.

Now we just have to wait a few more hours, get ready for the store to go down and start thinking about if it’s time to replace our computers.

Weird things happen and, when Apple is the subject, someone usually gets fired for that. Or probably not. Well at least that’s what the story says.

Thing is, it seems like Apple has release an “update” to Mac OS X 10.6.3 (both client and server) which is 800MB in size, it’s available here and it doesn’t even show up in Software Update. It’s a Combo updated simply labelled “v1.1”. Perhaps someone messed up and accidentally put it online? Maybe not, and it will start showing up in Software Update soon.

Anyway, we’re including the changelog (which seems the same of 10.6.3) after the break. Go update now.

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The big news last week was that Twitter acquired Loren Brichter’s Tweetie for iPhone, which has been renamed “Twitter for iPhone” and will be released soon in the App Store, for free.

As Twitter made this announcement people started wondering what happened to Tweetie for Mac. Brichter himself later announced that he was still working on it, but he wasn’t too clear about it. Today, with a post on Twitter Development group, Ryan Saver confirmed that they also acquired Tweetie for Mac as part of a deal, but it won’t go under any name change and will be kept free.

“One more from me. People have been asking for specific details around Tweetie for Mac and I wanted to make sure we clearly message our plans as we know it. To be clear, Tweetie for the iPhone and its developer, Loren Brichter, were the focus of our acquisition, but as part of the deal we also got Tweetie for Mac.

Loren had been hard at work on a new version of Tweetie for Mac that he was going to release soon. Our plan is to still release the new version and it will continue to be called Tweetie (not renamed to Twitter). We will also discontinue the paid version.”

So, Tweetie 2 for Mac is real, is developed inside Twitter’s office but will still be called Tweetie. And it will be free.

Now, this is great news for us.

He did it again, and with his usual style we’ve gotten used to. Steve Jobs has replied to a customer mail regarding the future support for the iPhone 2G (do you even remember it?) and clearly said:

“Sorry, no.

Sent from my iPhone”

So, the first generation iPhone won’t be supported anymore from Apple. And this is quite fair, as technology moves forward and old models are left behind. We didn’t get any confirmation about this at the latest Apple event, except that iPhone OS 4.0 isn’t entirely compatible with the iPhone 3G and old iPod Touch. But now, Steve himself that not only the iPhone 2G won’t run OS 4.0 as it should, but that Apple is officially dropping support for it.

You should upgrade your phone, folks. Check out the mail screenshot after the break.

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Adobe has released the Creative Suite 5, which includes new version of 14 products, 64-bit support for Intel Macs and GPU-accelerated performances.

Macworld:

“Several CS5 apps have advanced technologically to keep pace with advances in Apple hardware. Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects are now 64-bit native to take better advantage of the increased memory built into the Mac’s new hardware, and Premiere Pro is now better optimized for multi-core Intel Macs. Improvements in Photoshop’s OpenGL engine will make the new version faster and more responsive, as well.

As Adobe announced last year, CS5 will run only on Intel Macs and with only the most recent operating systems, such as 10.5.7 (Leopard) or Snow Leopard (10.6). In addition to native 64-bit support, Adobe has introduced the Mercury Playback Engine to Premiere Pro, its flagship video editing app.

The Mercury Playback Engine speeds up processing and rendering so editors can work on large, complex projects without delays. The key to this improvement is GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) acceleration and the full use of all processing cores. While traditionally apps use the computer’s CPU (Central Processing Unit) for performance, the Mercury Playback Engine directly accesses Nvidia graphics cards for performance boosts. Premiere Pro and the Production Premium apps require either OS X 10.5.7 or OS X 10.6.3 for GPU-accelerated performance.”

So yes, Photoshop is 64-bit now. You can take a look at the official CS5 page here, together with packages details and pricing.