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| Apple annouces ultra-thin laptop | Apple annouces ultra-thin laptop |
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| Apple boss Steve Jobs has unveiled the world's thinnest laptop, called the MacBook Air. | Apple boss Steve Jobs has unveiled the world's thinnest laptop, called the MacBook Air. |
| The computer, which is 0.76 inches (1.93cm) at its thickest, was unveiled at an event in San Francisco. | The computer, which is 0.76 inches (1.93cm) at its thickest, was unveiled at an event in San Francisco. |
| The Apple head also launched online film rentals for iTunes users in the US from almost every major film studio, including Disney and Fox. | |
| Mr Jobs admitted that Apple's first attempt to put online video in the living room had failed. | Mr Jobs admitted that Apple's first attempt to put online video in the living room had failed. |
| Of the laptop, Mr Jobs said: "It's an amazing feat of engineering." | Of the laptop, Mr Jobs said: "It's an amazing feat of engineering." |
| It does not have a CD or DVD drive in order to save space. | It does not have a CD or DVD drive in order to save space. |
| "It was built to be a wireless machine," he added. | "It was built to be a wireless machine," he added. |
| The laptop will compete with a range of portable devices, from companies such as Sony, Dell and Asus, which are building so-called sub-notebooks, designed to be lighter and more mobile. | The laptop will compete with a range of portable devices, from companies such as Sony, Dell and Asus, which are building so-called sub-notebooks, designed to be lighter and more mobile. |
| The machine goes on sale in two weeks and costs from $1,799 in the US and comes with either a hard disc drive or solid state drive. | |
| Apple worked with chip maker Intel to produce a smaller version of its Core2Duo processor for the laptop. | |
| Movie rentals from the key Hollywood movie studios will be available in the US immediately. | |
| "We're dying to get this international as well," said Mr Jobs, saying it would roll-out to other countries later in the year. | |
| Movie lovers will be able to download films to their computers, and transfer them to the latest iPods and iPhone, in standard and high-definition. | |
| The company also announced it was revamping the Apple TV device so that it can now download content independently of a computer. | |
| "[Apple TV] was designed to be an accessory for iTunes and your computer. | |
| "It is not what people wanted. What people really wanted was movies, movies, movies | |
| "We weren't delivering that. We're back: With Apple TV Take Two." | |
| Mr Jobs also announced a wireless back-up system called Time Capsule, offering a combined wi-fi router and hard drive. |