Next-gen MacBook, MacBook Pro Spotted
In what was only a matter of time, reliable sources indicate that Apple's next-gen MacBook line has been spotted and photographed by those who are familiar with Apple's hardware upgrade plans.
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25.9.2008 Time Magazine Warns Apple Competitors Concerning MacBook
Time Magazine has declared Apple's new MacBook to be a "powerful and affordable" computer. The magazine has published its first review of Apple's consumer notebook, and it's full of praise. It even observes that buying one could make sense to anyone looking for a new PC.
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11.6.2006 The MacBook Air is Finally Here! Thin, Powerful and Elegant
Undoubtedly, the existence of an ultra-mobile version of Macintosh notebook was hardly a secret since alleged details about its features have emerged since early December.
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16.1.2008 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.
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3.2.2008 IEEE announces next-gen 100GB Ethernet standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) has voted to standardise development of the next generation of Ethernet at 100Gbps.
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8.12.2006 Microsoft Constructs New Manufacturing Facility For Next Gen Zunes
Microsoft's answer to Apple's popular iPod family of players was first launched in mid-November 2006. The $249 player promised to change the way we socialize with portable audio devices while at the same time offering the Zune Marketplace which is Microsoft's equivalent to iTunes.
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16.5.2007 Ford sells pink 30GB first-gen Zune, donates 100% to breast cancer research
It's October, which inevitably means that we'll be seeing a healthy dose of gadgets in pink as manufacturers look to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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19.10.2007 Next-gen browsers: How fast is fast?
A little over a week ago I took a look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 and I benchmarked this latest release against the current browser lineup.
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20.3.2008More Battery Woes for Apple MacBook
Apple on Friday acknowledged
yet another battery problem in
its MacBook and MacBook Pro
laptops, but this one does not
pose a safety hazard. Instead
of potentially overheating,
Apple says its MacBook
batteries may be
underperforming or not
charging correctly...
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28.04.2007MacBook Air SuperDrive can only be used with MacBook Air
While the value of the MacBook Air might be up for debate, the $99 price of the portable USB SuperDrive that can be purchased as an add-on is not.
However, those of us thinking we might be able to pick up a nice travel-sized SuperDrive on the cheap will have to look elsewhere.
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17.01.2008New MacBook Pros look a lot like the early pictures
Apple's spotlight on notebooks this morning in Cupertino unveiled the company's newest line of MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks, proving once again
that there is nothing that Apple can make that the blogs can't leak...
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15.10.2008Apple issues patch for MacBook keyboard freeze issue
After a deluge of posts on Apple's MacBook support forum complaining of periodic or even total loss of keyboard function in MacBooks and MacBook Pros
running Leopard, Apple has issued a patch for the OS...
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19.12.2007MacBook hacked in seconds, again
May people may remember Charlie Miller from last year's event where he successfully hacked a MacBook and was able to take control over it within
seconds, walking away with the MacBook and the grand prize. Charlie Miller once again successfully hacked the fully patched MacBook by exploiting a
security vulnerability in Safari, Apple's web browser. The hack was accomplished by the team clicking on a link that took control of the machine
within seconds. Charlie Miller walked away with the MacBook and the $10,000 top prize after successfully hacking the MacBook the fastest.
TippintPoint's Zero Day Initiative has acquired exclusive rights to the vulnerability, and will work with Apple to patch the flaw.
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19.03.2009New Macbook Pros in the works?
It appears Mac lovers might be in for a treat in the near future, following some digging by Apple technology site Applesana.es. Having browsed
through the configuration files of the latest build of Mac OS X, the most recent operating system out of Cupertino, the site claims to have found
references to two new Macbook Pro models. It is reported that the 10.6.2 update to the operating system (build 10C531) hold the configuration files
in which Applesana made the discovery. Within the files references to Macbook Pro 6.1 and Macbook Pro 6.1b are made. The current crops of Macbook Pros
are designated numbers from 5.1 through to 5.5.
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26.10.2009Apple Unveils Intel Based
MacBook
Arriving a week later than
many had expected, Apple on
Tuesday unveiled the MacBook,
intended to replace both the
iBook line and 12-inch
PowerBook. The release
completes Apple's laptop
transition to Intel
processors.
Photos:
View images of the new
MacBook..
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16.05.2006Clues point to launch of 'MacBook Air' at Macworld
Although its not clear exactly what it may be, Apple looks set to launch a new model of its MacBook which could signal its entry into the UMPC space...
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14.01.200817" MacBook Pro: Non-removable Battery?
Recently, 9to5Mac has reported that Apple will release an updated 17" MacBook Pro at MacWorld. We expect for this rumor to hold true as 9to5Mac have
leaked accurate information on the new iPods and the unibody MacBooks in the past.
According to their source, battery life on the 17"
MacBook Pro will be significantly increased and will use a much slimmer battery. However, the battery will be non-removable, similar to the batteries
in MacBook Airs and all iPods. As expected, the machine will take on the unibody look as seen on the latest MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
9to5Mac also believes that the white MacBook will be dropped, which may bring down the price of unibody MacBooks.
MacWorld starts
tomorrow, January 5, and continues until January 9. Several new products discussed in the past weeks are predicted to be released such as the iPhone
Nano and updated desktops.
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04.01.2009Next gen iPhone / Touch to have 802.11n and FM radio
As reported by AppleInsider, the next generation of iPhone and iPod Touch, rumored to be released in June or July, roughly the same date as the iPhone
firmware 3.0 releases, will include many new enhancements over previous iPhones. The next generation iPhone and iPod Touch are rumored to support
wireless 802.11n, previously only supports 5Ghz 802.11a and 2.4 802.11b/g networks. The upgrade will allow low-power 802.11n networks to be utilized
for speed, where all MacBook's currently support 802.11n. The next generation iPhone and iPod Touch are also rumored to support FM radio signals,
to both receive and transmit capabilities.
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06.04.2009Apple refreshes MacBook line, new models announced
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference that was hosted this morning has brought with it some rather unexpected additions; the Cupertino based
company has gone ahead and refreshed it's notebook line, bringing in new models and eliminating others, all the while making things faster and
cheaper. Here are the changes: New 15" MacBook Pro announced: Apple has introduced a new MacBook Pro, with a couple of added extras from previous
models. This new one features a built-in battery, which lasts 7 hours, just like the recent 17" MacBook Pro. Not only this, but the screen has been
vastly improved, and has a 60% increase in color gamut.
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08.06.2009Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros
Apple updated its MacBook Pro
line of laptops Tuesday,
giving the computers slightly
faster processors, more
memory, and better graphics
capabilities across the board...
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05.06.200713" and 15" MacBook Pros Have a Slower SATA Interface
Mac Rumors: As
first described in our forums, Apple seems to have quietly
downgraded the SATA Interface from 3.0Gbit to 1.5Gbit speeds in some of the new MacBook Pros introduced last week. Readers are
reporting that both the new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro models are
affected while the 13" MacBook (white), 17" MacBook Pro and 13" MacBook Air retain the 3.0Gbit SATA interface. SATA is the interface between a
computer and its hard drives.
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15.06.2009Apple Fixes MacBook Shutdown Issues
Apple has released a firmware
update for its popular MacBook
line of laptops, which it says
fixes an issue that causes the
systems to shut down
unexpectedly. The company
recommends all users apply the
patch...
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28.10.2006White MacBook: Updated
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21.01.2009Error May Cause MacBook Heat
Issues
Apple acknowledged in a recent
support article that heat
issues reported by customers
of the new MacBook laptops may
be the result of a
manufacturing slip-up. A piece
of plastic may have been left
on some systems, which covers
the device's rear vent...
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06.06.2006Apple announces MacBook Air
Steve Jobs took the stage this morning at the Macworld Conference & Expo to exhort the Mac faithful and announce a handful of new products.
MacBook Air
The rumors were true. Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's latest portable, the $1,799 MacBook Air, which he called the
"world's thinnest notebook." Dissing Sony's TX series, Jobs said that other subnotebook manufacturers inevitably compromise on the display,
have mini-keyboards, and run too slowly due to heat issues.
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16.01.2008Apple hit with class-action suit over MacBook, MacBook Pro displays
Apple Inc. has been
hit with another class-action
lawsuit. This time the formal
complaint comes courtesy of a
pair of MacBook and MacBook
Pro owners who charge the
company with falsely
advertising the quality and
capabilities of the displays
used in the Intel
notebooks.
In the May 3rd filing with
the Superior Court of
California for the County of
San Diego, private citizens
Fred Greaves and Dave Gatley
are seeking multiple forms of
relief and reimbursement, in
addition to an injunction that
would prevent Apple from
continuing to market its
existing notebook displays
alongside claims that they
support "millions of colors"
and offer views "simply
unavailable on other
portables."
Specifically, they charge
that the Cupertino-based
company's MacBook and MacBook
Pro notebook displays are only
capable of displaying the
"illusion of millions of
colors through the use of a
software technique referred to
as 'dithering,' which causes
nearby pixels on the display
to use slightly varying shades
of colors that trick the human
eye into perceiving the
desired color even though it
is not truly that color."..
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18.05.2007Apple brings HDCP to a new aluminum MacBook near you
High Definition Content Protection (HDCP)you can't live with it, but you practically can't buy an HD-capable device anymore without it. While HDCP
is typically used in devices like Blu-ray players, HDTVs, HDMI-enabled notebooks, and even the Apple TV in order to keep DRMed content encrypted
between points A and B, it appears that Apple's new aluminum MacBook (and presumably the MacBook Pro) are using it to protect iTunes Store media as
well.
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18.11.2008The Unexpected: Battery Life in OS X vs. Windows Vista
AnandTech has done a thorough review of the new Macbook and Macbook Pro including comparing battery life performance of Vista vs. OS X on the
Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. The results are quite surprising to say the least...
Anand Lal Shimpi: A while ago I started
testing the Lenovo X300 with hopes of comparing it to Apple's MacBook Air. The review never saw the light of day but the testing was mostly complete.
Obviously the X300 doesn't run OS X, but the MacBook Air can run Windows so I compared battery life between the two under Vista, which yielded some
unexpected results.
There are no scripted battery life tests under OS X, while under Vista we have things like MobileMark -
luckily, the tests I've put together for OS X can easily be reproduced under Vista. Let's take a look at my tests under OS X...
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