Apple will be launching a new MacBook in 2010, and this isn’t just some rumor. Vietnamese website Tinhte somehow got their hands on a box containing the 13-inch MacBook 2010 and have pictures to show it. The new MacBook has no design changes, but features some hardware upgrades – it now has a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo CPU and NVIDIA GeForce 320M. According to MacRumors, the new MacBook will be shipped out next week.

You can see the photos and a video of the unboxing at Tinhte, but unless you speak Vietnamese you won’t be able to understand a word of it.

MacWorld ended today with a keynote address from Phil Schiller, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, who had three, exciting new things to tell the audience.

First item on the agenda was the introduction of iLife 2009 and the new iPhoto. If last year’s addition was the ability to browse photos by events, iPhoto allows you to browse by places and faces. Yup, it now has face detection! When you identify a face, iPhoto finds other faces, marks those with similar features as the same person, and asks you to confirm the identities. iPhoto’s new face detection technology also comes in handy when you use the Slideshows, to avoid cropping out people from the photo. As for the place, iPhoto uses GPS geotagging to display the location on Google Maps; if you don’t have GPS data, you can enter the event’s location and iPhoto will add it to your database. iLife and iWork 2009 will be available in a Mac Box Set soon.

Next, Schiller talked about the new 17-inch MacBook Pro, which will be available at the end of the month for $2,799. It’s 17-inches large, has a 2.66 GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, and a 320GB; however, you can opt to add a 256-GG SDD and a non-glare display for an additional $50. Other features retained from the 15-inch MacBook Pro are the FireWire 800, Mini DisplayPort, USB, and glass trackpad.

The new MacBook Pro will also be marketed as the “greenest family of notebooks” because of its new battery technology, which lasts 7 hours using discrete graphics and 8 hours with integrated graphics – which Apple claims is three times the battery life of the industry standard. I’m really looking forward to how the new MacBook Pro’s release!

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I just bought the latest black Macbook (MB063) with the following impressive specs:

13.3 inch widesecreen (1280 x 800)
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4MB L2 Cache
1 GB ( 2 x 512 MB), 667 MHz; Max 2GB Ram
160 GB SATA HDD at 5400 rpom
8x SuperDrive
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics, 144 MB Shared Memory
Airport Extpreme Wi-Fi 802.1 1n
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;Built-in iSight
1//100/1000 BASE-T (Gigabit- Ethernet)
One FireWire 400 port
Two USB 2.0 ports
Battery Life up to 6 hours
Preloaded Mac OS X Leopard

The latest Macbook is such a beauty , faster and doesn’t heat up easily. I got my first macbook in June 2006 which was entry-level and hence had so many quirks like discolored keyboard, bad battery and overheating.

The macbook is the ultimate gift to give yourself or a family member. You can easily shop for a macbook at an Apple Store but not everyone lives in the USA. Now where can you buy a macbook if one lives in Southeast Asia?

Philippines

1. Power Mac Center-
2nd Level Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati
Tel. (632) 729-7087 or 88 Fax (632) 729-7128
Email: info@powermaccenter.com

Sample Prices as of November 2007 with Peso to Dollar at 43 pesos to $1.00

1. Macbook 13- inch (white) 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

69,990 pesos or $1628 (80 GB Hard Drive)
74,990 pesos or $1744 (120 GB Hard Drive)

Compare that to Apple store priced at $1,099.00

2. Macbook 13-inch (white) 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Dup

84,990 pesos or $1977 (120 GB Hard Drive)
89,990 pesos or $2092 (160 B Hard Drive)

Apple Store prices it at $1,299.00

3. Macbook 13-inch )Back)
2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo

89,990 pesos or $2092 (160 GB Hard Drive)
109,990 or $2557 (200 GB Hard drive)

Compare with Apple Store’s price of $1,499.00

Where to find other Apple Mac Distributors in the Philippines:

Click this to view more Authorized Distributor / Dealer / Service Providers / AppleCenter in the Philippines or you can buy the lowest price from Longbeard

2. Singapore
MC.2
Funan Digital Life Mall
Level 3 #03-15
Hotline : 6333 0577
Level 4 #04-03, #04-04, #04-05
Hotline : 6333 4544
Mon-Sat 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

1. Macbook (MB061) White
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 MB L2 Cache

$ 1,788 Singapore or US$ 1233.00

2. Macbook (MB 062) White
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 MB L2 Cache

$2,188 Singapore or US $1,508

3. Macbook (MB063) Black
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 MB L2 Cache

$2,488 Singapore or US $ 1,715

It is so much cheaper to buy a macbook in the US but Singapore is much cheaper than the Philippines’ price. But if you can’t wait to get your hands on a macbook, you will just have to order through the Apple Distributors.