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Retina displays bound for Macs? Apple’s Messages Beta app includes high-res images

“There has been plenty of evidence that Apple is planning for ultra high resolution Mac displays,” Arnold Kim reports for MacRumors.

“In July 2011, we first detailed the existence of a new ‘HiDPI’ mode in OS X Lion,” Kim reports. “This HiDPI mode was put in place in anticipation of the day that Macs would have double-resolution (4x the number of pixels) “Retina” Displays.”

Kim reports, “A look at some of the resources from Apple’s new Messages app shows several graphics that come in multi-part TIFFs that include regular and double resolution versions… It seems Apple’s Messages App is already building in support for Retina displays on the Mac.”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Sarah” for the heads up.]

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