Apple Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi Introduces Apple's IOS X Yosemite Operating System at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco
Apple vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi introduces Apple's IOS X Yosemite operating system at the World Wide developers conference in San Francisco, California June 2, 2014. REUTERS

Apple will be launching a new set of iMacs later this year as new information suggests Retina iMacs to be in their late testing phase. The computer set will launch with OS X Yosemite with project release this November. What has Apple in store for the new computer line?

Following Apple's iPhone 6 release, the company is now gearing up for the launch of ultra high-resolution iMacs with Retina Displays according to 9to5Mac. The website cites sources who have worked on the future desktop computer. The upcoming iMacs will sport a similar thin profile from the design launched in 2012. Nonetheless, people can expect new internals and enhancements such as better Wi-Fi antennas and faster processors. The computer will also be running on OS X Yosemite.

The Retina iMac will be Apple's initial venture to desktop computers bearing the ultra high definition configuration. The tech giant introduced the technology back in 2010 via the iPhone 4. It expanded the Retina reach to the iPad in the beginning of 2012. Later that year, the market saw the Retina adoption to MacBook Pros.

The upcoming iMac will reportedly may sport the following resolution ranges: 6400 x 3600, 5760×3240. and 4096×2304. This is based on the OS X Yosemite beta release. Some sources also said that Apple has been trying its hands on a 5K iMAc display for a late year launch.

According to Tech Crunch, the Retina adoption on the computer line may provide Apple a way to inject more fresh energy to its product. It has been a while since the company made any splashy updates on the iMac series. The switch to Retina will give offer users a different kind of clarity. This can be beneficial and more impacting when processing documents and print-resolution images.

Apple has not provided the final details of the release.