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Two pictures are making the rounds today purporting to show the wireless card which Apple plans on using in its next-generation Macs. The leak matches strings of code discovered in a Mountain Lion test build, seemingly attesting the rumor.
According to a relatively recent discovery in the code that makes up OS X 10.... |
21 May 2013
10:13 GMT |
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Ultrabooks may soon become much better at interfacing with other products, be they USB-connected gadgets or devices that can link to others over a local area network. Indeed, we're looking at a hybrid device.
Lately, when we say hybrid, we usually end up talking about a tablet that can turn into a laptop, or a... |
20 May 2013
10:12 GMT |
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A fresh report from the Far East, where most of Apple’s suppliers are located, reveals that WWDC will witness the unveiling of new MacBook laptops, none of which will represent a major upgrade.
That’s right. A DigiTimes report (which falls in line with with my own prediction from earlier today) says Appl... |
20 May 2013
08:01 GMT |
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Apple has released “MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0,” an important software release which all users of MacBook Air (mid 2012) models are advised to install.
According to Apple’s Support site, MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0 is recommended for all owners of a mid-2012 Mac... |
16 May 2013
17:01 GMT |
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If you’re out to grab a MacBook Air but haven’t decided which configuration to pick for your $999/€999, may we suggest you pay the Special Deals section a visit?
Apple is currently selling a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air for the price of the 11-inch model (off-the-shelf).
It’s true that ref... |
10 May 2013
13:41 GMT |
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting a modest MacBook refresh that is likely to occur at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. Kuo has released a research note regarding Apple’s potential roadmap for 2013. “Contrary to our previous projection, we now think Apple will... |
29 April 2013
04:19 GMT |
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Citing the usual industry sources in China, trade publication DigiTimes is reporting that Apple will increase its MacBook shipments, as it will start placing new orders for upgraded models. According to sources from the upstream supply chain, “Apple's MacBook shipments in the second quarter are expected t... |
25 April 2013
09:49 GMT |
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Paradoxically, if you’re in the market for a reliable Windows computer, you shouldn’t look at HP’s, Dell’s or Acer’s product ranges. Nope, the Apple MacBook Pro 13 is the laptop you’re looking for.
At least, that’s what research firm Soluto says in a new report. The 13-inch ... |
25 April 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Apple has quietly extended a free repair program for MacBook computers shipped between 2009 and 2011 addressing an issue with the non-slip rubber surface on the underside of the computers. The Cupertino giant states on its website that “under certain circumstances the rubber surface on some MacBooks may separa... |
18 April 2013
07:56 GMT |
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Apple is set to include support for super-fast 802.11ac Gigabit wireless in the next major release of its Mountain Lion operating system, according to a well-hidden code string in OS X 10.8.4.
One of the many developers who have downloaded Apple’s new Mountain Lion test build (12E30) has discovered that the Cu... |
10 April 2013
03:09 GMT |
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Yet another rumor comes today from the infamous DigiTimes which claims that Apple is preparing to roll out new MacBooks in the second quarter of 2013. Apple has overestimated the success of its 13-inch MacBook Pros in 2013, “[as] the device's actual sales turn out to be weaker than expected, leaving the c... |
9 April 2013
10:46 GMT |
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Taiwanese newspaper Economic Times is making waves with a new report citing sources as saying that Apple will release a revamped MacBook Air, possibly equipped with a Retina display, in the third quarter of 2013.
The next-generation ultrabook is expected to launch in the 3rd quarter with the new (unreleased) Haswell... |
19 February 2013
10:52 GMT |
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Apple this week slashed the prices on some MacBook configurations, while adding new processors for the Pro models with Retina displays. The Special Deals area of Apple’s online store (where refurbs are sold) is also reflecting the price drop. You can now purchase a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, 2.5G... |
14 February 2013
03:47 GMT |
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Minutes ago, Apple released a press statement to announce that the company is cutting the prices on its notebook computers, while adding faster processors.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display is now both faster and more affordable, Apple says. The 13-inch version now starts at $1,499 (€1,112) for 128GB of flash... |
13 February 2013
08:56 GMT |
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Apple’s entry-level MacBook Air, which normally sells for $999 (€741) on the Cupertino giant’s online store, is now $200/€148 cheaper at Best Buy. The American retailer is running a Winter deal for just two days.The 11-inch MacBook Air configuration on offer at Best Buy comes with OS X Mountain ... |
26 January 2013
11:51 GMT |
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Half a year into the launch of the first MacBook Pros with Retina displays, Apple is now selling the respective systems as refurbished laptops via its Special Deals section.
Of course, you’d have to be on a very fixed income to actually go for a pre-owned MacBook Pro with Retina Display which sells for $1,869,... |
7 January 2013
02:41 GMT |
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A report by the hit-and-miss publication DigiTimes has caught the eye of the Apple blogosphere thanks to a claim relating to the processor architecture employed by Apple’s upcoming MacBook Air notebooks.Currently starting at $999 / €1.049,00 with a 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, Apple’s Ma... |
29 December 2012
10:51 GMT |
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A new report from trade publication DigiTimes reveals that Apple has been talking to its suppliers in Taiwan to prepare for a refresh of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines in June 2013.
Citing the usual unnamed sources in the supply channel, the hit-and-miss Taiwanese newspaper reports, “The sources pointed... |
28 December 2012
05:16 GMT |
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ABI Research has released its Ultrabook Competitive Assessment which ranks Apple as leader of the pack in the mobile computing market.
Apple’s top position is reflected in its average score for innovation and implementation, says ABI Research, which gave the Cupertino giant 84.7 out of a possible 100 points.
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16 November 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Apple has released MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0, a standalone package for both notebooks that aims to improve compatibility with certain USB hardware. The update also improves graphics on said computer models, according to Apple. A technical note on Apple’s Support Downloads site says, “This up... |
9 November 2012
02:48 GMT |
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Starting today, Apple is selling not one, but two MacBook Pros with Retina displays. Customers can choose between a 15-inch version, launched earlier this year, and a brand-new 13-inch model with all-flash storage, measuring 0.75 inches in depth (1.9 cm) and weighing 3.57 pounds / 1.6 kg.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro... |
24 October 2012
03:32 GMT |
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Apple is reportedly planning to debut the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display together with the iPad mini and, although the fruit-named company provided absolutely no information on the matter, new details seem to confirm all rumors. One of the users of Chinese website WeiPhone.com published a set of photos ... |
22 October 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Modbook Inc. will begin taking orders for the highly portable 13.3-inch Mac-based pen tablet computer, the Modbook Pro, starting this Wednesday. The solution is now equipped with a solid-state drive (SSD).
The company has announced that its latest ModBook Pro foregoes the traditional (platter-based) internal storage... |
1 October 2012
09:24 GMT |
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Apple is reportedly attempting to reduce the thickness of the backlit keyboards in its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models from 0.4mm to 0.25mm in 2013, perhaps to prevent the keyboard from leaving marks on the screen when the laptop is closed.
Sources within Apple’s supply chain indicated to DigiTimes that the... |
27 September 2012
07:59 GMT |
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A new set of updates is available for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers, including one MacBook Pro Retina EFI Update which aims to fix an issue that caused systems to hang during heavy processor loads, and the previously-reported SMC update responsible with bringing Power Nap for 2010 MacBook Airs. MacBook ... |
20 September 2012
04:31 GMT |
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Best Buy is running a MacBook sale which slashes as much as $200 / €150 off some MacBooks, while Amazon.com has secured shipments of the new iPod touch and iPod nano from Apple.
Best Buy has announced an “All MacBook Pro and MacBook Air on Sale” which discounts the sleek Apple notebooks by as much as $20... |
17 September 2012
05:32 GMT |
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Citing the usual sources from the upstream supply chain, Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes reveals that Apple's suppliers have “started mass shipping new iMac all-in-one PCs and Retina Display 13.3-inch MacBook Pros.”
Casting no doubt on the sources’ reliability, the Taiwanese site reporte... |
10 September 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Google has rolled out a new developer build of Chrome, the company’s popular web browser based on the Apple-supported WebKit engine. The latest test build shows improvements on the video playback front, and includes a few other fixes and tweaks.Chrome 23.0.1255.0 Dev is the latest version of Google’s web ... |
8 September 2012
13:21 GMT |
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If you’re one of those people filming gigs with your 10-inch Apple iPad, we promise not to judge. Maybe the artist was so important to you that you really felt you had to capture a few seconds of the action. Maybe you had forgotten your iPhone at home. It can happen. But there is absolutely no excuse to pull o... |
4 September 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Apple is selling a 2010 MacBook Air at a considerable discount today – $679 (around €540), or 24% off. The system is eligible for the OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program.
Bringing the price for a refurbished MacBook Air to an all-time low (to our knowledge), Apple today is offering a 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo confi... |
3 September 2012
08:32 GMT |
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The MacBook Pro with Retina Display has been hard to secure for the past two months, with some customers having to wait as much as five weeks to see the elusive notebook arrive at their door.
That’s no longer the case, according to a new listing at store.apple.com which states “2 - 4 business days”... |
27 August 2012
14:41 GMT |
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The Geekbench results database has churned up evidence pointing to a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display that might come to light in the next hardware refresh. Should history bear any indication, the entire MacBook line will have its displays upgraded in the near future.The text in the Geekbench results shows a f... |
11 August 2012
07:56 GMT |
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Adobe has come up with a workaround solution for InDesign and InCopy CS5 or higher crashing on Macbook Air and Pro (mid 2012) models when receiving a blank warning dialog box.
The cause of the crash has been determined and the culprit is the latest update for said Mac system, which removed an API file required by In... |
17 July 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Mac users running Adobe's popular InDesign software on the newest MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs are experiencing system crashes on OS X 10.7.4, the latest version of Apple’s Lion operating system. The problem may also be caused by a specific software update.Complaints are piling up in a forum thread over a... |
12 July 2012
05:07 GMT |
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A high-specced MacBook Air originally introduced in 2010 is selling at a reported $400 / 315 € discount on Apple’s Special Deals zone, where refurbished products can be ordered from the Cupertino giant.Equipped with an old-architecture 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and just two gigs of memory, the re... |
29 June 2012
23:44 GMT |
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A new tablet computer has emerged this year, and it’s no iPad, even though it is made from Apple hardware & software. It’s called the Modbook Pro, and its makers say it will be available this fall, around the same time Apple rolls out the iPhone 5. Whether or not Apple will try and keep this product... |
29 June 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Apple fans looking to get the most use out of their brand new MacBook Pro with Retina display may want to pay Apple’s Support site a visit. The Cupertino giant released a comprehensive FAQ document that deals exclusively with the new notebook’s pixel-packed screen. Ensuring that customers know what a pie... |
27 June 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Shipped earlier this month, Apple’s mid-2012 MacBook Air computers are performing better than advertised, as far as battery life is concerned. The discovery is most welcome, given the public’s skepticism regarding the marketed lifespan of Li-Ion batteries between individual charge cycles. After carrying ... |
27 June 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Following the June 11 refresh of the entire MacBook family, customers visiting the Mac refurbs area of Apple’s online store may no longer get a solid deal on MacBook Air computers. It now appears it's much better if you just buy one brand new. A refurbished MacBook Air equipped with a 1.6GHz dual-core Int... |
25 June 2012
17:41 GMT |
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An analysis by Rags Srinivasan, a management professional who specializes in product strategy and strategic marketing, says that Apple’s MacBook lines account for over one and a half billion dollars in profit on a quarterly basis. “Shifting more of the sales to the higher priced MacBook Pro is one clear ... |
25 June 2012
02:55 GMT |
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Apple has been heavily scrutinized for some of the technologies and the parts used to make the new MacBook Pro with Retina display. Most of this scrutiny mounted around the soldered RAM, and the customer’s inability to upgrade this particular feature.Let alone the fact that Apple’s new Retina MacBook Pro ... |
23 June 2012
19:21 GMT |
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The trackpad on Apple’s brand-new MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2012 model) can become unresponsive if the user fails to apply a necessary update properly. Apple outlines the procedure to get you up and running again in a Support document that’s just popped up on the Mac maker’s site. Cupert... |
21 June 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Tests carried out on the newest MacBook Air computers reveal a 217% spike in data reading and writing thanks to a new SSD (solid state drive) architecture.Apple, on June 11th, updated its flagship MacBook Air laptop with the latest Intel Core processors, faster graphics and last but not least, “flash storage th... |
20 June 2012
08:51 GMT |
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After tearing down the newest MacBook Pro giving it the lowest repairability score ever, the techies at iFixit weren’t satisfied. They wanted to tear down the computer’s flagship component and assess the engineering behind it. And they did. In fact, after the iFixit team was done taking it apart piece by... |
19 June 2012
17:21 GMT |
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If Apple’s management over partners was strict until now, sources in the company’s supply chain say Tim Cook is now even more serious about operations across the company’s entire line of part vendors. Citing the usual unnamed sources close to suppliers for Apple, the Taiwan-based DigitTimes informs... |
18 June 2012
19:31 GMT |
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A price comparison between the old-model MacBook Pro and the new MacBook Pro with Retina display reveals that it is actually more profitable to buy the brand new model with SSD storage, crisp visuals, a thinner silhouette and non-upgradable RAM.The all-new MacBook Pro is a killer, no doubt about it. At $2,199, it&rsq... |
14 June 2012
07:06 GMT |
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Following WWDC 2012, Apple released several software updates for MacBook Pro owners, including one that applies to the all-new Retina-enabled MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Software Update 1.0 is recommended for MacBook Pro (mid 2012) models and includes fixes that improve graphics stability, external disp... |
13 June 2012
12:11 GMT |
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Drowned in a sea of upgrades for the 13-inch and 15-inch configurations, the 17-inch MacBook Pro has been axed from the Apple Store, leaving only two display options for new buyers. Three, if you count the extra pixels on the Retina-enabled MacBook Pro. As Steve Jobs once said, “Death is life’s change ag... |
12 June 2012
09:04 GMT |
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Apple has updated its MacBook Air line with the latest Ivy Bridge processors from Intel, faster graphics and flash storage, touting the product as “the ultimate everyday notebook.” Apple is still selling the Air in 11-inch and 13-inch configurations, as well as with the same price tag, starting at $999 (... |
12 June 2012
04:25 GMT |
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