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- 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
- 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
- Another swollen MacBook Pro battery
- A reader sent me this picture of his swollen MacBook Pro (17-inch) battery: As of 10 days ago my MBP started acting up when running on battery power, would randomly shut down when fully charged etc. I called AppleCare on Thursday, requested a replacement after convincing them that I had...
- Tags: battery, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
- Vote: TIME's Gadget of the year
- Among eight selected products, TIME magazine nominated the MacBook Pro and Nike + iPod Sport Kit as the 2006 Gadget of the Year. Voting is still open. When the main page comes up youll see "Enter" text at the bottom of the page. Click on "Enter" then when it is...
- Tags: Gadget, iPod, MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-11-28
- The MacBook Chasm shrinks
- A very short two weeks ago I wrote about the MacBook chasm, the difference in features and benefits between Apples consumer MacBook and the professional MacBook Pro. I wrote that Apples revving the MacBook Pro to the faster and cooler Core 2 Duo processor essentially widened the gap between the...
- Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Apple MacBook
- Blog posts 2006-11-09
- Take your MacBook Pro's temperature
- If you've used an Apple notebook for any extended length of time you probably have an opinion on its operating temperature. But how do you quantify the temperature of an Apple's notebook? Let's take a look at different ways to measure the temperature in the MacBook Pro.You may have noticed...
- Tags: Hardware, MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-11-06
- How-to: MacBook Pro hard drive transplant
- I recently purchased a new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro and wanted to share some of the intricacies of swapping out the hard drive.Whenever I place an order for a new just-released machine from Apple I usually buy one of the stock configurations to avoid the potential delay of the...
- Tags: hard drive, MBP, MeBook, Hardware, MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-11-03
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- A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives
- Can a computer demo change people's lives? I've seen plenty in my time but none that moved me in any significant way. Yet 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart gave a demo that did change people's lives and changed the entire course of computer systems development. On Monday...
- Tags: Mr., Collective Intelligence, Computer, Demo, Productivity, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best luxe Mac accessories
- What do you get for that special person on your list already owns a Mac, iPod and a nice digital camera? Accessories! Here are my picks for the Best Luxe accessories ($200 and up) that are perfect for the Mac user with everything. Don't forget...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Accessory, Video, Blu-ray, Camera, FlipShare Software, 7xx-series, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday sales
- Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon this Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year in the U.S. Netbooks FTW! Chalk it up to a small form factor (7-10 in., about 3 lbs.) and an even smaller...
- Tags: Monitor, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sales, LCD, MSI, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot
- Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0
- Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation
- Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...
- Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Google Calendar now supports iCal
- In a blog post by Engineering Director David Besbris Google announced its support for the CalDAV protocol. This means that you can now use iCal with Google Calendar, allowing you to work offline, sync almost instantly, respond to invitations from others and see the free/busy data of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Calendar, Productivity, Blogging, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
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