Despite the Mac-centric nature of the unit, the Time Capsule uses several industry standard protocols, which means that Windows and even Linux PCs can join in the fun, too – they just can’t take advantage of Apple’s slick Time Machine interface. The new units are available now from Apple and in retail stores – the 2TB model costs $299 while the 3TB model runs an extra two hundred at $499.

Last year, Apple released an update to its most expensive PC, the workstation-class Mac Pro. Well, barely. The biggest Mac got new Sandy Bridge – not even an Ivy Bridge update – server CPUs, and not much else. It’s still running with USB 2.0. Just a few months later, Apple discontinued the sales of the desktop entirely, at least in Europe. It seems like the Mac Pro ran afoul of a new European safety regulation regarding fans and grills, and Apple decided it just wasn’t worth the retool.

In between, a customer wrote Tim Cook and complained about the lack of love and updates Apple had given its most powerful machine, to which the CEO responded with patience, promising something very special in regards to the Mac Pro in 2013.

Now MacDailyNews is reporting that Apple is set to launch its updated towers later this month. While everyone’s excited to see what Cupertino has in store, we don’t buy the rumor – not yet.

Apple is promising to deliver a major update to the Mac Pro lineup. That’s not something they’re likely to unveil on a random April weekday, with little to no warning or fanfare. It’s also not likely something they’d probably schedule for its own event – not the Mac Pro.

Our bet is on WWDC in the second week of June. We’ll see a preview of the next generation of OS X, iOS 7, likely a new iPhone, an updated Mac Mini (probably just a spec boost), and most of all, the new Mac Pro.

It’s possible we’ll see something like the new iPads there, but those are just as likely to be saved for their own event later in the year.Samsung HomeSync Android Jelly Bean
Where the HomeSync heads past the AppleTV, however, is with its support for Android and the Play Store. While most of the titles available aren’t exactly optimized for use on a television, many of the games will play just fine, with the addition of a Bluetooth controller. More importantly than gaming are some of the streaming video apps available – without much effort on Samsung’s part, the HomeSync will have access to services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Streaming Video, YouTube, and more.

It goes without saying that the new Samsung box supports up to 1080p videos.

Out of the box, you’ll get versatile codec support, including H.264, H.263, MPEG4, VC-1. WMV, VP8, DivX, and just about any audio format you’d want, including various lossless standards.

Aside from the dual-core CPU and hard drive, you’ll also get 8GB of flash storage space on which the OS and downloaded apps are kept, Bluetooth 4.0, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI-out. Samsung has promised that we’ll see the HomeSync hit the US in April, with other countries to follow; so far, price is being kept under wraps, but I’d be surprised to see it for much more than $199 or $249.When Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple’s most recent press conference, it was to announce a number of new products – both hardware, like the MacBook Air, and software, like the new iLife ’11 applications suite. He also showed off the up and coming app store, which promises to bring iOS’ ease of installation to the desktop realm.

According to a few Mac-centric sites, the new Mac App Store might not be ready for launch until sometime this January. Previous rumors had pegged the new store launch at December 13th, but that’s looking decreasingly likely as the date draws closer.

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While that’s still not too far out, the news doesn’t end there – apparently, developers are being told that applications present in the Mac App Store will be subject to a number of rules and regulations. No Game Center support is available, no in-app purchases are allowed and there will be no trials or demo software apps.

One of the biggest (ha!) selling points of the new 27-inch iMac all-in-ones is the screen. Twenty-seven inches of IPS glory set at the high resolution of 2560×1440. More’s the pity, then, that the screen, or at least its underlying video hardware, has been a source of frustration for new purchasers.

When the iMacs aren’t having issues where they simply don’t turn on, a number of users have reported issues with flickering screens. The new video firmware specifically addresses the issue, hopefully solving any problems. We haven’t heard of any problems after the install, so if you’ve been having issues with your new iMac, be sure to check it out!

Despite Apple constantly referring to the Apple TV as just a hobby (a phrase first coined by late Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs), but that just goes to show that even hobbies can pay off, sometimes. On the hardware giant’s earnings call this week, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple had managed to sell 1.3 million iOS-powered smart boxes over the past quarter, which adds up to roughly five million devices sold for the full fiscal year.

Despite the seeming success – and we’d bet that any competitors in the space would be over the moon to sell 5 million units a year – Cook cautioned that the Apple TV only brings in a "quite small” slice of the whole Apple revenue pie. Still, Cupertino is committed to putting effort behind the Apple TV – and for good reason: if the rumored Apple television set ever sees the light of day, everything that Apple does with the Apple TV could be seen as preparation and practice for that product’s release.

Talking to All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg tonight, Apple CEO Tim Cook artfully danced around a number of questions the pair lobbed with regards to future products and technology that the company was working on – but he did discuss a number of issues relevant to the space:

Apple TVApple has sold more than 13 million Apple TVs, and half of those have been within just the last year alone

It’s clear that while Apple TV might not sell iPhone-level numbers, it’s rapidly becoming more than just a simple hobby for Apple. While Cook refused to divulge any sort of detail on strategy or confirmation regarding an Apple television set, he did talk about how Apple TV is a useful tool for more than simply generating profits. The little device feeds Apple all sorts of data on how customers watch content on their TV, and how Apple might make it better.

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