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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Crystal ball: Macworld Expo 2007
- Another January means another round of fortune telling. The week leading up to Macworld Expo are when pundits predict what Apple has in store for us in the new year. With that lets dive into what Steve Jobs could announce at the Moscone Center in San Francisco one week from...
- Tags: itunes, macworld expo, ipod, apple computer inc., itv, iphone, macpro, macbook, macbook pro, iwork, mac mini, ilife
- Blog posts 2007-01-02
- 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
- CoolBook adjusts Core Duo voltage and clock speed
- Hot on the heels of my story yesterday about undervolting your Core Duo CPU to save on battery and heat comes a nifty piece of shareware. CoolBook is a GUI to control CPU clock speed and voltage. Its like the author was reading my mind!CoolBook is a $10 shareware application...
- Tags: processors, voltage, intel core duo, apple macbook, clock speed
- Blog posts 2006-11-15
- 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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