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Apple Releases Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows

One of the remaining Apple software updates not yet discussed here on Softpedia is the Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows, which, according to the Cupertino-based Mac maker, addresses trackpad issues, and includes support for the Apple Magic mouse and wireless keyboard. “If you have an Intel-based Mac and...

20 November 2009
04:28 GMT

Apple Releases Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.1 for Windows

The third new update posted on Apple’s web site yesterday, Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.1, is aimed at users running Windows under BootCamp – the utility included with Leopard that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows on a Mac. As usual, the Support section of its web site is where Apple descri...

12 August 2009
05:53 GMT

Sharp Rolls Mebius PC-NJ70A with Integrated LCD Trackpad

Netbook designs can only differ so much, as we've learned over the recent months. However, for those who haven't yet lost hope, there's a new netbook that might just enable you to stand out from the crowd. This is the case of the Mebius PC-NJ70A from Sharp, a system that manages to impress thanks to it...

21 April 2009
05:05 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6 Adding New Gestures to 1st Gen MacBook Air

With the latest Snow Leopard seeds out, the media has literally devoured every piece of information related to the new developer build (10A286). Headlines containing terms like “QuickTime X,” “Core Text,” “Cocoa Finder,” “Put Back,” etc. can be read on almost every Mac-...

10 March 2009
05:59 GMT

How to Use the Trackpad on Unibody MacBooks

Using the glass trackpad on the new MacBook family may seem easy for some, but not everyone has used a Mac before. For those people, Apple has posted a new knowledge base article detailing the proper use of the trackpad on new MacBook models.The new smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad on the MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum,...

23 February 2009
06:44 GMT

Apple Rolls Out Trackpad Update for Windows XP & Vista

Users of a MacBook running Windows through Boot Camp may experience right-click issues in Boot Camp Preferences, Apple says. The company has also discovered that individuals may have difficulty in using the trackpad to select or drag items on the screen. For these two issues, the Mac maker has released the Multi-Touc...

19 December 2008
03:34 GMT

New MacBooks Receive Fix for Trackpad Issues

Apple has finally addressed issues surrounding the glass trackpad on its new, unibody MacBook and MacBook pro models, by releasing MacBook, MacBook Pro Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0. The update is free for all users of Late 2008, and is aimed at notebooks that have experienced issues with trackpad clicks. Not long af...

18 November 2008
03:27 GMT

Apple: We're Going to Fix MacBook Trackpad Issues

What Apple touted as an innovative feature of the new MacBook line, the button-free glass trackpad, has proven to be the source of numerous disappointments regarding the new line of notebooks. While Apple was coy about admitting the issues at first, reliable sources indicate that the company is now responding to the ...

5 November 2008
06:42 GMT

MacBook Owner E-Mails Jobs on Trackpad Issues, Gets Called Back

AppleInsider points out to a blog poster claiming he was immediately replied back with a phone call, after e-mailing Appple's CEO on issues with the glass trackpad found on the new MacBooks.Particularly, the problem he reported with the unibody MacBook's trackpad was its failure to register physical cl...

4 November 2008
04:27 GMT

Unboxing the Next-Gen MacBook

Those lucky enough to have grabbed the new aluminum MacBook can confirm that it's great! One customer in particular went as far as saying that Apple's new notebook is a MacBook Air that's been working out.“Opening the box, first thing I noticed was that its virtually identical in the iPhone 3G ex...

16 October 2008
02:57 GMT

Leaked - Fully Assembled Next-Gen 15-Inch MacBook Pro

Sources leaking this new photo, showing a fully assembled next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with a black display bezel, say they can confirm it is legitimate. The image shows that the new notebook borrows design elements from both the aluminum iMacs and MacBook Air, as previously hinted.A source who has actually se...

14 October 2008
03:57 GMT

Apple Files Patent Application for Advanced Multitouch Tech

Fueling the fire of ongoing multitouch rumors surrounding upcoming MacBook and MacBook Pro models, Apple has filed another patent application, this time to protect its multitouch technology (similar to the features available with the MacBook Air's trackpad). However, mockups show that Mac OS X users may be using...

20 February 2008
07:51 GMT

Multi-touch Trackpad Not Coming to MacBook Pros?

Remember the news saying multi-touch trackpads were heading the MacBook Pro's way? Well, forget about it. It's not going to happen, or at least Pro trackpads will not work 100% the same as the Air's. Why? Apple said so in a statement, clarifying that the new multi-touch Trackpad is 'unique' t...

19 February 2008
13:31 GMT

Leaked Best-Buy Inventory Screens - Multi-Touch MacBook Pros on the Way?

Following reports that three new MacBook Pro models had been spotted in Best Buy's inventory, screenshots are now available to back that story up. Fans of Apple's notebooks may be in for a treat, as the new SKUs seem to incorporate more than just mere updates, but Air's gesture-based trackpad as well.T...

3 February 2008
08:49 GMT

More MacBooks to Get Air's Gesture-Based Trackpad

Gesture-based input... Isn't it something? The endless tapping of a trackpad to manipulate a file is over thanks to Apple, and not just for MacBook Air users, as the company has recently revealed. The multinational corporation has plans to introduce the technology to most of its notebooks during the course of th...

23 January 2008
06:58 GMT


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