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Report: New MacBooks running cooler

Report: New MacBooks running coolerMine's coolerDefinitely! My fan hardly ever even comes on here. It's a world of difference.Overall, despite the glossy glassy screen, I'm really happy with this new MacBook. And I couldn't care less about the lack of FireWire. It's an easy trade-off to lose a half pound.My...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, New MacBooks

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI (updated)

New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI updatedBetter not leave out Firewire portsWould be nice if the added some more ports to the MacBook Cripple . . . Air.RE: New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI updatedI'm happy to wait until Tuesday to find out more about the...

Tags: Notebooks, Mini-DVI, New MacBooks, Apple MacBook, MacBook PROS

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

New MacBooks going glass

New MacBooks going glassDid I hear what I thought I heard...it sounds like Apple is walking the same path of change and evolution that Dell walked so time ago...Dare I say they may actually be using nVidia Chipsets vs the Intel ones they're using now? While Intel is always...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, chipset, Apple Inc., New MacBooks, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

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Black Friday Deals at the App(le) Store

App Store Apps has a posted a list of over 50 iPhone application that are currently on sale many are free for Black Friday which begins at midnight ET tonight. A sampling: A Binary Clock Signboard Polyomino Puzzles Code Alpha Football...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-27

News to know: Macs on sale, YouTube goes wide, Twitter, Cisco

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Jason D. O'Grady: Apple retail stores to match prices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out! ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Telemarketing, AJAX, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Digital Media, Marketing, Marketing Research, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

MacBooks: World's greenest family of notebooks

MacBooks: World's greenest family of notebooksIncredible MarketingIt's always interesting to see Apple take something common and then take ownership of it. Other companies have been adjusting their manufacturing process and have quietly been rated "greener" than Apple. But Apple puts it in their slideshow and commercials and then suddenly all...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

A rare occurrence: Macs on sale

If there's one thing about Apple products that you can pretty much always bank on, it's that they rarely go on sale. Best Buy launched some pre-Black Friday specials that discounts a whole lineup of Macbooks, iMacs and even the Mac Mini. (Nope, iPods and the iPhone...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Retail, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-25

MacBooks: World's greenest family of notebooks

Apple's latest Get A Mac television commercial proclaims the new MacBooks to be the "world's greenest family of notebooks." The ad touts the MacBook as completely recyclable and says that it uses a quarter of the amount of power of a single light bulb and has no mercury. ...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questions

Apple has said "it doesn't do cheap," but one analyst reckons that Steve Jobs & Co. will address the netbook market at some point--either with an 11-inch MacBook Air priced between $800 and $1,000 in 2009 or a tablet Mac in 2010. That's one of the more...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Gene Munster, 3G, Notebooks, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Is Apple pricing itself out of education?

Fellow blogger, Robin Harris, wrote an interesting piece on the costly touches to the new MacBooks (design process, LED backlighting, etc.). Steve's history of putting form before function - or price - comes at a particularly bad time. The worldwide economic crunch - heckuva job, Greenspan! -...

Tags: Education, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?

Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?Wonder how the white one is selling?It would probably be interesting to see what the percentage of units sold is for the $999 white one.In general, the macbook target market should be those who are simply looking for a reliable notebook at a reasonable price...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., new MacBook, fiasco, notebook, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?

The news that Apple has cut Macbook production by 20-30% may not be surprising given the world economy. But when HP reports that their Q3 notebook revenue grew 26% and Mac resellers are offering rebates on the new 'books things have gone very wrong in Cupertino. Looking,...

Tags: Revenue, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., NeXTCube, iMac G4, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed

New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removedActually......the batteries degrade faster if they are not used. I have an HP Laptop about 2 years old, when I stored it last December it had a battery life of about 2-2.5 hours. When I took it out in August the...

Tags: Engineering, New MacBook Pro performance, battery, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-23

Targus Wireless Mouse for Mac

MacBook users and desktop Mac users as well are often as enamored of their hardware's look as its performance, so a healthy side industry has popped up for accessories that share Apple's basic design cues. Accessory maker Targus has a new line of Mac-flavored devices, including this one, called, simply,...

Tags: Mice, scroll zone, mouse, Targus, Apple Macintosh

Product reviews 2008-11-21

Targus Bluetooth Laser Mouse for Mac

MacBook users and desktop Mac users as well are often as enamored of their hardware's look as its performance, so a healthy side industry has popped up for accessories that share Apple's basic design cues. Accessory maker Targus has a new line of Mac-flavored devices, including this one, called simply...

Tags: Mice, scroll zone, Targus, mouse, Apple Macintosh, laser mouse

Product reviews 2008-11-21

I really don't want to use Windows anymore

Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers in the last 2 weeks due to massive infestations. This is to say nothing...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Computer, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Linux, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Desktops, Security, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?Well if Brian X. Chen is telling the truth...With this statement "In response to this, the Android guys make a good point: “Google could care less if that were the case with Android. Getting more people using mobile internet is their primary concern.”Then...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPhone, Flash Video, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan:  With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Apple's tea leaves: iPhone sales off a bit; MacBooks selling well

Apple's tea leaves: iPhone sales off a bit; MacBooks selling wellMac fans keep Apple happyThis is not to put down Apple user's, as I am one myself. But Apple does count on many of those user's to buy new products on a frequent basis. Many have no problem with that...

Tags: Sales strategy, Notebooks, sales, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

3D gaming benchmarks for all three late-2008 MacBooks

3D gaming benchmarks for all three late-2008 MacBooksuh....How do they compare to pc gaming rigs...Or are you afraid to do a comparisonWhy even mention gaming...Seriously, why? "hard core gamers"? Where? Nothing like packing Apple's finest with 2 year old graphics cards. I guess when the latest games lag out from...

Tags: Games, Notebooks, Desktops, game, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-11-17