Apple launches 12-core Mac Pro

Apple has reopened the online store after an hour or two of outage to reveal pretty much what everyone was expecting. The Mac Pro range of desktop workstations has had a bump to Intel's latest six core Xeon processors - and if your wallet is healthy enough, you can have two of them crammed into Apple's beautiful aluminium case for a total of twelve cores. Not surprisingly, Apple is touting the new twelve-core beast as the fastest Mac ever. “The new Mac Pro is...