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- Review: Apple's new keyboards (Verdict: Atrocious)
- Apple released an entirely new keyboard design with nary a peep. It flew under the radar arriving with the newest iMac launched on 07 August 2007. The new design wasn't a complete surprise though, it was leaked a couple of weeks before it was launched. The...
- Tags: Keyboard, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- A solution for MagSafe in the car
- The MacBook's MagSafe power adapter is probably its best and worst feature. It works really well when you accidentally trip over it, but the patented adapter is being withheld from third-parties. This means that the adapter wasn't available for airplanes and autos for the longest time. Apple eventually address the...
- Tags: Adapter, Apple MacBook, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- iMac keyboard morphs into MacBook keyboard
- By now you've seen the leaked photos of the purported new iMac keyboard. The new keyboard design is pretty significant because it represents a shift to a new low-profile design that began with the MacBook. The new keyboard is rumored to arrive as soon as 7 August 2007 with a...
- Tags: Rumor, Keyboard, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Refurbished MacBook for US$109
- During the switchover to the new Santa Rosa-based MacBook Pros a programming error on the Apple online store led to refurbished MacBooks being listed for the low, low prices of US$109.Not believing their good fortune a few lucky eagle-eyed shoppers were able to click through before Apple realized the error...
- Tags: Store, MacBook
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- MacBook Pro 17-inch HD starting to arrive
- Lost in the excitement of the new MacBook Pro announcement on 5 June was a unique new feature never available in an Apple notebook before. No, I'm not talking about the new LED-backlit displays, I'm talking about the new 1920 x 1200 displays that are available as an option in...
- Tags: Announcement, Displays, Hardware, MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Apple announces new MacBook Pros
- As expected, Apple today announced new MacBook Pros – less than a week before the start of their Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC which kicks off in San Francisco next week. The new MacBook Pros feature faster 2.2 and 2.4GHz processors presumably based on Intel's new Santa Rosa chip architecture. The...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, Hardware, Announcement
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- Analyst: New MacBook Pro a "near certainty" at WWDC?
- Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that new MacBook Pros are a "near certainty" to be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC next month.He notes that the last MacBook Pro was launched 209 days ago and that, on average, Apple updates its professional notebooks every 182 days. In other...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, Rumor, WWDC
- Blog posts 2007-05-24
- Apple not the only PC vendor making bogus display claims
- A class action lawsuit filed recently against Apple Inc. claims that, among other things, the company advertised MacBooks and MBPs as capable of displaying "millions of colors" when in fact they can only do that by "dithering."Wired's Gadget Lab blog mentions that Apple is not the only one making this...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Legal, Displays
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- March of the notebook hard drives
- I've always complained about the fact that notebook hard drives are the only technology that don't seem to keep up with Moore's Law, but that appears to be changing. A rash of recent 2.5-inch hard drive announcements shows promise that the trend of small, slow notebook drives could be changing...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Hard drive
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- MacBook displays: good or bad?
- Apple has long touted their MacBook and Pro displays as tops in their fields but apparently everyone doesn't agree.A class action lawsuit filed in San Diego Fred Greaves and Dave Gatley and unearthed by Engadget states that Apple's portable displays don't live up to the hype. The suit accuses Cupertino...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Legal, Displays
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- Apple updates MacBook with faster processors (updated)
- It wasnt the MacBook Pro update we were hoping for but Apple today announced new MacBooks that feature faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory, 802.11n wireless networking and larger hard drives in every model.The new configurations are now available from the Apple store:- 2.00GHz, 1GB RAM,...
- Tags: Apple, Announcement, MacBook
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Intel Santa Rosa chips destined for MacBooks
- Its inevitable. Now that Apples hitched its wagon to the Intel star, the processor road map is pretty much set in stone. The switch to Intel was exciting news for Apple portable users because theyre known for their powerful mobile chips. In fact, it was the lack of fast and...
- Tags: Intel, Hardware, MacBook, MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- iSkin SOHO sleeve for MacBook Pro
- Sometimes you dont want to carry around a large bag for your MacBook or MBP. Especially as we get closer to summer theres something to be said for traveling light. The SOHO (US$60-65) from iSkin is a form-fitting portfolio type case made specifically for the MacBook or MacBook Pro that...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Cases, Bags
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Stealthy Battery Update addresses swelling
- Whenever Apple releases a software update you sometimes have read between the lines to get the whole story. Late Friday Apple quietly released the mysterious Battery Update 1.2 with the the brief explanation that it "updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality." Um, sure. According to the BBC there is...
- Tags: Software Update, Software, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Battery
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Battery Update 1.2 released
- Apple yesterday released Battery Update 1.2 (244kb) which "updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality" for the following Apple notebooks:MacBookMacBook (Late 2006)MacBook Pro (15-inch)MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)MacBook Pro (17-inch)MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)The update requires Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later and after installation...
- Tags: Software Update, Software, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Battery
- Blog posts 2007-04-29
- More on the MacBook Pro browser exploit
- If you havent been following the hack of the Safari Web browser on a MacBook Pro there are some details that you should know.First, as I reported on Wednesday the attack is not native to the Macintosh. The flaw actually lies in the way Apples QuickTime Media Player works with...
- Tags: Hack, MacBook Pro, Security
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Safari vulnerability exposed in MacBook Pro hacking contest
- If you bought a Mac because you thought that it was an impenetrable fortress immune from being hacked, you may want to think again.Hackers Dino Dai Zovi and Shane Macaulay were able to hijack a MacBook Pro as part of the "PWN to OWN" contest at the CanSecWest security conference...
- Tags: Security, MacBook Pro, Hack
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Tom Bihn ID messenger bag
- Tom Bihns ID (US$130) is a mid-sized messenger bag that can easily carry a MacBook 13-inch all the way up to a 17-inch MacBook Pro, depending on the sleeve you pick. All Toms bags are made in Seattle, Washington and the ID shown here is constructed of tough 1050 denier...
- Tags: MacBook, General, Cases, MacBook Pro, Luggage, Bags, Accessory
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- Apple TV on MacBook
- Semthex from the hackint0sh.org forums has provided a detailed tutorial on how it's done. AppleTVHacks.net was able to patch to the Apple TV Finder.app, and now has an operating Apple TV, but notes:We are evaluating the legalities of releasing a patch file for the Finder, but currently we are too...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple MacBook, Apple TV, Apple Computer Inc., TV
- Blog posts 2007-03-27
- Hairline MacBook cracks appearing
- I received this photo from a reader concerned about the appearance of hairline cracks around the edge of the case near the hinge. How many of us honestly look at the back of our laptops? Well I did tonight and what do I see- stress cracks around the hinges, around...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Notebooks, IM, Apple MacBook
- Blog posts 2007-03-23
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