New MAC PRICING IN INDIA

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Mac book Air
 MD223HN/A       MacBook Air 11-inch dual-core i5 1.7GHz/4GB/64GB flash/HD Graphics 4000
 INR 67,900.00   56900     MC968   INR 11,000.00
 
MD224HN/A      MacBook Air 11-inch dual-core i5 1.7GHz/4GB/128GB flash/HD Graphics 4000            
INR 74,900.00   67900      MC969  INR 7,000.00
 
MD231HN/A      MacBook Air 13-inch dual-core i5 1.8GHz/4GB/128GB flash/HD Graphics 4000           
 INR 81,900.00   73900      MC965  INR 8,000.00
 
MD232HN/A      MacBook Air 13-inch dual-core i5 1.8GHz/4GB/256GB flash/HD Graphics 4000            
INR 99,900.00   89900      Mc966   INR 10,000.00 




Macbook Pro


 MD101HN/A MacBook Pro 13-inch dual-core i5 2.5GHz/4GB/500GB/HD Graphics 4000/SD                  
 INR 81,900.00 69900        MD313   INR 12,000.00


 MD102HN/A MacBook Pro 13-inch dual-core i7 2.9GHz/8GB/750GB/HD Graphics 4000/SD                   
INR 99,900.00 84900       MD314   INR 15,000.00


 MD103HN/A MacBook Pro 15-inch quad-core i7 2.3GHz/4GB/500GB/HD Graphics 4000/GeForce GT 650M 512MB/SD          
INR 122,900.00 104900 MD318 INR 18,000.00


 MD104HN/A MacBook Pro 15-inch quad-core i7 2.6GHz/8GB/750GB/HD Graphics 4000/GeForce GT 650M 1GB/SD                 
INR 152,900.00 124900 MD322 INR 28,000.00


 MC975HN/A MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina quad-core i7 2.3GHz/8GB/256GB flash/HD Graphics 4000/GeForce GT 650M 1GB  INR 152,900.00


 MC976HN/A MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina quad-core i7 2.6GHz/8GB/512GB flash/HD Graphics 4000/GeForce GT 650M 1GB      INR 192,900.00


Mac Pro


 MD770HN/A Mac Pro One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Xeon/6GB/1TB/Radeon HD 5770 1GB/SD INR 164,900.00


 MD009FE/A AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro INR 15,230.00


  Mac Pro DTP/EUP/MRP price released to Disti/AAR inclv. Of APP INR 180,130.00


 MD771HN/A Mac Pro Two 2.4GHz 6-Core Xeon/12GB/1TB/Radeon HD 5770 1GB/SD INR 249,900.00


 MD009FE/A AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro INR 15,230.00


  Mac Pro DTP/EUP/MRP price released to Disti/AAR inclv. Of APP INR 265,130.00


 MD772HN/A Mac Pro One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Xeon/8GB/Two 1TB/Radeon HD 5770 1GB/OS X Lion Server INR 194,900.00


 MD009FE/A AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro INR 15,230.00


  Mac Pro DTP/EUP/MRP price released to Disti/AAR inclv. Of APP INR 210,130.00

Intel Hints Next MacBook Pros Might Have Retina Displays

Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge update are scheduled to be officially announced and made available on April 23rd, and they will most likely be immediately used to build updated, Air-like MacBook Pros including second-gen Thunderbolt controllers.

But could the next MacBook Pros also have HiDPI, Retina-ready displays? It’s conjecture at this point, but we know Apple has been interested in moving to Retina quality displays in its Mac line for quite some time, and now a recent comment from Intel VP Kirk Skaugen confirms that Ivy Bridge makes it possible for PC makers to make retina display laptops and computers, “if OEMs choose to use it.”

In other words? The next MacBook Pros might not just have slimmer footprints and ditch the optical drives, but pack four times the pixels. Swoon.

Making Sense of Mac Keyboard Symbols

Ever wondered what those Mac keyboard symbols mean and what they translate to? You see them on a lot of Mac keyboards and on plenty of keyboard shortcut lists, looking like strange glyphs (⌥), shapes (⇪), and bugs splattered on windshields (⌘). They can be fairly confusing, which is why we at OSXDaily.com always try to manually write out the key itself. Using the name of the key is becoming the norm on newer Apple keyboards, but many pre-2011 Macs have keyboard symbols on keys, and with really old Macs you get all symbols with no labels. Additionally, you’ll find the symbols in drop-down menus throughout OS X, so what the heck are they in plain english?

⌘ is the Command () key ⌃ is the Control key ⌥ is the Option (alt) key ⇧ is the Shift key ⇪ is the Caps Lock key fn is the Function key

Now you know, but if the symbols confuse you, don’t feel too bad about it. I’ve been using Macs since I was a little kid and the Option and Control key symbols have always perplexed me to the point where I’ll forget which each is, and that is precisely why Apple is gradually moving to the labeled keys rather than symbol keys. Simple is better.

The above list is the standard keyboard symbols for most keyboard shortcuts, below is a more complete list of some of the symbols that appear elsewhere in menus and the keys they map to. Thanks to Lri for posting these secondary symbols in the comments.

Full Keyboard Symbol List: ⌘ is command
 ⌥ is option
 ⌃ is control
 ⇧ is shift
 ⇪ is caps lock
 ← is left arrow
 → is right arrow
 ↑ is up arrow
 ↓ is down arrow
 ⇥ is tab
 ⇤ is backtab
 ↩ is return
 ⌤ is enter
 ⌫ is delete
 ⌦ is forward delete
 ⇞ is page up
 ⇟ is page down
 ↖ is home
 ↘ is end
 ⌧ is clear
 ␣ is space
 ⎋ is escape
 ⏏ is eject

Enable Internet Sharing in Mac OS X to Turn Your Mac Into a Wireless Router

Did you know you can turn your Mac into a wireless access point by using Internet Sharing? Internet Sharing works for both Mac OS X 10.6 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and with internet sharing enabled, your internet connected Mac will broadcast a wifi signal that can be used by another Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, or whatever else you need to get online from. Here are situations where Internet Sharing is particularly useful: You don’t own a wireless router – no problem, let the Mac become one There is only a wired internet connection (ethernet) available, and you need to get a wireless-only device online, like an iPad or MacBook Air You’re at a location that charges internet access per device, rather than a flat rate for all devices, this is fairly common at hotels and airports Skirt the connected device limitations of Personal Hotspot (iOS) and Internet Tethering from mobile phones Hotels in particular have a bad habit of charging customers a per device fee rather than a single per room cost for internet access, using Internet Sharing gets around that greatly inflated expense. The setup we are going to use in this example is as follows: Wired internet connection -> Mac -> Other Devices, here’s a simple diagram to demonstrate this: It’s easy to set up, let’s get started. How to Share Internet from a Mac to Other Computers & Devices We’ll walk you through the process of setting up a secured wireless access point, broadcast from an internet connected Mac to be shared with other Macs, PC’s, or iOS devices.

Connect the ethernet cable to the Mac

Launch “System Preferences” from the  Apple menu and click on “Sharing”

Click on “Internet Sharing” from the left menu Select the pull-down menu next to “Share your connection from:” and choose “Ethernet”

Alongside “To computers using:” check the box next to “Wi-Fi” or “AirPort” (name depends on OS X 10.7 vs 10.6)

Next click on “Wi-Fi Options” and name the network, and then click to enable security/encryption, and then type in a WEP key as the wireless password

Click “OK” and confirm that you want to start internet sharing

You’re done.

Your Mac is now broadcasting a wireless signal that can be picked up by any other wi-fi enabled devices. Connecting to the Mac’s shared internet connection is now the same as connecting to any other wireless network, find the wifi access point name you set, enter the password, and you’re online. The network is relatively secure thanks to the WEP password you set, if you forgot that password you just have to disable security and re-enable it to set a new one. If you’re a perfectionist, you could then run the Wi-Fi Diagnostics tool and get the optimal signal for the network, but in a brief hotel or airport situation, the the devices will be close enough together that this won’t matter much.

Convert Text to Emoji Automatically in Mac OS X

Now that the Mac has native Emoji support, you can set up text substitutions to automatically convert specific text to emoji when typing shorthand, abbreviations, or emoticons. Here’s how to configure the text-to-emoji conversions:

Open System Preferences from the  Apple menu
Choose the “Language & Text” preference pane and click the “Text” tab
Click the + plus button in the lower left corner to add a new substitution
Type the character you want replaced, eg: to replace an emoticon smiley face, type that on the left “replace” box
Click in the “with” box alongside the text to be replaced, and hit Command+Option+T to access Special Characters
Scroll down in the Special Character window for “Emoji”, find the emoji character you want to substitute, and drag and drop it into the empty highlighted “with” box
Repeat with other substitutions and emojis, then close out of System Preferences

To verify the text substitutions are working as intended, open TextEdit and type the shorthand for the emoji you specified, after you hit the space bar it should convert from text to emoji immediately. In the screenshot example, the classic colon parenthesis smiley face will be replaced with an emoji smiling face, the text (poo) will become the happy poo emoji, and the text (swirl) becomes the swirl emoji. These Emoji conversions will occur everywhere, including the Finder and in folder and file names The only technical limitation is the eventual number limit of emoji icons themselves, and remember that if you are using these substitutions in emails, iMessages, or other communications, the recipient must have OS X Lion or later or iOS 4 or later to see them.