http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/powernap01.jpg Apple just introduced a new OS X feature here at WWDC 2012 called Power Nap. It lets your Mac update email, notifications and even photos in the background, as well as back itself up automatically while charging. Put differently, it’s an implicit answer to Ultrabooks, which are generally expected to be in a constant state of syncage. In addition to the new MacBook Pros announced today, the feature will work with the second-generation Air, which makes us think all other legacy Macs might be excluded. Supposedly, too, the tech goes easy on the battery, and won’t stir up the fans – though in general, they promise to be quieter on the new Macs anyway.
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Myriam Joire contributed to this report.
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