Macs might be getting Retina Display upgrades this summer:
The iPad might not be the only Apple product to get a gorgeous new Retina Display upgrade.
The latest developer release of Apple’s operating system OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion may indicated that some Mac computers will upgraded with Retina Displays. The logic behind this thought process has to do with support for double-sized graphics appearing within some native OS X applications, according to an Ars Technica report.
For those not privy to why the Retina Display is a big deal, then let me explain. It’s a high-density pixel screen that displays images better than the human eye can perceive. It’s likely better than most older television screens in you house, and should make HD movies and TV shows much more gorgeous. So, putting a Retina Display onto a Mac’s screen is a bit exciting.
However, the revelation of finding double-sized image support isn’t exactly new. For instance, Apple’s beta version of new native instant messaging application Messages also contained support for high-resolution images as would be best suited for devices with a Retina Display.
But more realistically, Apple could just as well be trying to future-proof its developer community. The company’s strategy is leaning towards making the experience with OS X and its mobile operating system iOS more similar. In doing so, Apple may try to guide developers to create one application that can be optimized for whatever device its used on. (Obviously, that might not be true for all applications, but certainly for simple apps such as Twitter’s desktop client).
If Macs do gain a pretty new Retina Display, we’re likely to see them when Mountain Lion is released to the public this summer. As for which Macs will get the upgraded screen, I wouldn’t bet on anything larger than 15-inches. That cancels out all iMacs and the 17-inch Macbook Pro.
My guess is that Apple will probably put a Retina Display on the Macbook Air first, or perhaps to an upgraded slimmer 13- and 15-inch line of Macbook Pros.
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