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New MBP offers top display quality, but some beg to differ
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• 17 hours ago
By Michael Rose For pro photographers who care about color fidelity on a laptop screen, there's good news from Rob Galbraith on the revamped MacBook Pro line: the new laptops offer improved color performance, which Rob's review describes as "better colour accuracy than any Apple laptop we've profile...
Appled rumored not to renew contract with NVIDIA for graphics chips
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jul 2
By Casey Johnston If the two companies cannot reach an agreement, NVIDIA would continue to provide chips for models that currently use NVIDIA, but Apple would be likely to drop NVIDIA chipsets in updates to their product line, particularly in iMacs and MacBooks currently based on Intel's Nehalem archit...
Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness [Notebooks]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Jul 2
By John Herrman Early production units being built in plastic, with the bottom case being plastic, are cracking...So, to get that really thin form factor that they're after, they're probably going to have to go with a metal case. The obvious issue here is that they can't go with a metal case, or else they'll al...
Sweet touchscreen fan control for your already-overdecorated PC rig
Original at CrunchGear
• Wed, Jul 1
By Devin Coldewey If you're a control freak with your computers (like yours truly), you like to have lots of settings at your fingertips. For fan speed, I actually only tweak my MacBook Pro's, using SMCFanControl, since the sucker gets hot at default settings. But if you're concerned about the heat in your ga...
Nvidia plugin decreases Adobe Premiere Pro H.264 video encoding time by 11 times
Original at CrunchGear
• Mon, Jun 29
By Nicholas Deleon It gets better! Nvidia is selling all these plugins at 50 percent off if you buy from their own Web site. Again, you’ll need a heavy duty GPU to partake, a one of those Quadro babies, to play along. Sadly, my poor pre-unibody MacBook will still be rendering video the old fashioned way.
Opinion: Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One? [Apple]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Jun 26
By John Herrman Sluggishness was a consistent gripe with two prior versions of the MacBook Air, especially compared to the rest of the MacBook line. The latest version has speedier processor options, but according to recent benchmarks, might have gotten slower. Huh?
Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro now faster -- and cheaper
Original at Computerworld
• Mon, Jun 15
By ken_mingis@computerworld.com (Ken Mingis) Apple's new mid-size 15-in. MacBook Pro gets an evolutionary upgrade and something that, from Apple, is revolutionary -- a price cut. Here's how the $2,299 model stacks up.
Multi-touch coming to older MacBooks? Not so fast.
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Mon, Jun 15
By Chris Rawson MacBook Air (all models) Early 2008 MacBook Pro Late 2008 17" MacBook Pro Unibody MacBook (all models) Unibody MacBook Pro (all models) If you have a MacBook Pro manufactured before early 2008 or any plastic MacBook, then Snow Leopard or not, multi-touch isn't coming your way...
Gadget Lab Podcast #78: iPhone 3GS
Original at Wired
• Fri, Jun 12
By Brian X. Chen In this week’s edition of the Gadget Lab podcast, Priya Ganapati and I discuss the climactic outcome of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. The company’s major announcement was the iPhone 3GS — the highly anticipated third-generation iPhone, whose performance is reportedly tw...
Engadget Podcast 150 - 06.12.2009Original at Engadget
• Fri, Jun 12
By Trent Wolbe 00:05:20 - Apple shows iPhone OS 3.0 at WWDC, hits devices June 17th 00:05:30 - Find My iPhone is live, totally found our iPhone 00:06:00 - iPhone 3G S processor specs: 600MHz CPU, 256MB of RAM 01:01:47 - Apple shipping Snow Leopard in September, $29 upgrade
HyperMac External MacBook Battery Review [Review]
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Jun 9
By Jason Chen Unlike the Powergorilla, the HyperMac actually is capable of charging the Pro (there's a MacBook Air style charger as well). That means you can use this as a portable charging station as well as a constantly-tethered power supply. But you pay for that in terms of lugging around a heavy ass bl...
Patch: Apple MacBook Air: Encore please
Original at CNET News.com
• Wed, Jun 3
by Brooke Crothers The Apple MacBook Air has remained almost unchanged for a year and a half--a testament to the staying power of its design. So, how will Apple respond to the wave of inexpensive, ultra-thin lookalikes hitting the market over the next ...
MSI X340 Review (The Unemployed Man's Macbook Air) [Laptops]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, May 29
By Mark Wilson It's impossible not to be at least a little impressed with the MacBook Air, but who can spend $2,000 on that laptop? The solution? The MSI X340, a $900 MacBook Air. And it's a great idea...in theory... Extremely light and thin form Runs Vista adequately Short battery life
Lenovo U350 Is Pretty Thin, Pretty Light, and Pretty Cheap [Laptops]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, May 25
By John Herrman Processor: Intel ultra low voltage CPUs and small form factor chipsets: Intel® Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4G, 800 MHz, 3 MB), Intel® Pentium® SU2700 (1.3G, 800 MHz, 2 MB), and Intel® Celeron 723 (1.2G, 800 MHz, 1MB) processors. Mobile Intel® GS40 and GS45 Express Chipset.
Opinion: Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend
Original at GigaOM
• Thu, May 21
By Om Malik For now, the little device has helped me overcome the space limitations of my MacBook Air. If you own a MacBook Air, just like the Apple Display, Pogoplug is a must-have add-on. And even if you don’t own a MacBook Air, you still should buy one. Pogoplug is perhaps the most useful little gizmo you...
Patch: Apple, Java, and the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Original at BetaNews
• Wed, May 20
Apple, on the other hand, not only hasn't updated the JRE in even its latest security update or in the Safari patch it pushed to my MacBook this morning, it hasn't warned its userbase that there's any problem whatsoever -- and hasn't suggested that, ...
MSI X340 ultraportable reviewed
Original at CrunchGear
• Wed, May 13
By Doug Aamoth The design is very pleasing. It’s slightly thicker, yet slightly lighter than the MacBook Air. The thickness reaches a maximum of 0.78 inches (versus the Air’s 0.76 inches) while allowing for VGA, Ethernet, and HDMI ports, two USB ports, a card reader, and mic and headphone jacks. The actual b...
Patent shows Apple method for biometric iPhone, MacBook scanning
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Mar 27
By Nicholas Deleon Whoa, now here’s a patent that’s actually worth discussing. (The majority of patents are boring, that’s the implication.) Apple filed a patent last September (but just now made public) that would turn give your iPhone or MacBook the ability to determine your identity, thereby increasin...
Patch: Firmware update should fix 17-inch MacBook Pro display issues
Original at CrunchGear
• Thu, Mar 26
By Nicholas Deleon So Apple just released a firmware update for the new 17-inch MacBook Pro that supposedly fixes that nasty screen tearing issue we discussed. As with all firmware updates, you’re asked to pray to your god of choice in order to ensure that the update goes smoothly.
Engadget Podcast 138 - 03.20.2009
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Mar 20
By Trent Wolbe Take heart, friend, your favorite three podcast hosts are back this week to talk Adamo and iPhone OS 3.0 -- not necessarily in that order, but probably exactly in that order. Listen with unguarded anticipation as Joshua Topolsky reveals his dream PC laptop, Paul Miller mourns his MacBook A...
How To Mod Your MacBook Keyboard With KeySpazz!Original at YouTube
• Sat, Mar 7
By rss@youtube.com (lshacks) KeySpazz: http://www.keindesign.de/stefan/Web/Sites/iWeb/Site/keySpazz_f... Author: lshacks Keywords: keyspazz macbook aluminum mod light backlite flash click hack lshacks news tutorial review Added: March 7, 2009
Mac Mini 2009 Review [Review]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Mar 5
By Wilson Rothman The good news is, the new Mac Mini is a worthy little beast. In spite of its seemingly wimpy 2.0GHz dual-core processor, it keeps up with most of the basic stuff you can throw at it. The internal redesign of the Mac Mini is really about coupling that Core 2 Duo with Nvidia integrated graphics, and...
Patch: Apple updates RAW compatibility, MacBook battery
Original at macnn.com
• Mon, Mar 2
Apple has released software updates for Aperture 2, iPhoto '08 and iPhoto '09, along with a firmware update that is designed to extend the battery life of MacBooks. Owners of Nikon D3X and Epson R-D1x digital cameras will now be able to upload RAW-format images to Apple's photo software. Th...
The 17-Inch MacBook Pro Review
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Feb 26
By Mark Wilson The model we tested was fully loaded, with a 2.93GHz processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. Assuming screen at half brightness, Wi-Fi on, light browsing, light word processing (so no Bluetooth but otherwise a standard configuration). 8 hours on integrated graphics, 7 hours with more beefy disc...
How To: Unifac MediaOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 23
By rss@youtube.com (GroupWproductions) Made with : - Aluminum MacBook Pro 15" 2.8 GHz - Adobe After Effects CS4 Tutorial : Andrew Kramer : http://www.videocopilot.net/ Author: GroupWproductions Keywords: Unifac Media After Effects Andrew Kramer AE GroupWproductions GroupW productions Added: February 23, 2009
Opinion: Hands On: Old MacBook Pro vs New MacBook
Original at Wired
• Thu, Feb 19
By Charlie Sorrel Trackpad Keyboard The Damn Display Also, when the light level meter is set to automatically adjust the display brightness, the brightness button in the display preferences pulses. This happens on the old Pro, too, so its a software update, but its neat nonetheless. See Also:
How To: Hidden trackpad tips for your MacBook or MacBook Pro
Original at cnettv.cnet.com
• Wed, Feb 11
Brian Tong shows you how to make using your Mac's trackpad that much sweeter. cnettv.cnet.com
How To: Mac OS X Trackpad & Keyboard Annoyances FixedOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 31
• 2 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (c130bulldawg) This tutorial covers methods of using keyboard shortcuts to make your MacBook fly. Forward delete, trashing things with a keyboard command and quickly navigating your browser are covered in this video. Keywords: Mac OSX Leopard Tiger trackpad keyboard command function forward delete...
2.4Ghz Aluminum MacBook Review/ First Impressions!Original at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 2
By rss@youtube.com (JMDylan) Yo guys! This is a video of my thoughts and first impressions of the 2.4Ghz MacBook Aluminum. This computer is so far great in so many ways. If you have any questions please post in comments below. Stay tuned for more Videos of Unboxings, Reviews, and a setup video. Please Subscribe if you would li...
Podcast: iPhone Remote Turns Apple TV into Music Source
Original at TidBITS
• Fri, Dec 26
Abandoning the AirPort Express for the time being, I turned to another device that could stream audio: my Apple TV. I still haven't purchased a high-definition television, so the Apple TV was connected to an LCD display upstairs in my office (see "DRM Foils iTunes Rentals for Some Apple TV...
How To: Switching to Mac - Spotlight SearchOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Dec 18
• 2 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (themacbookone) Author: themacbookone Keywords: Apple Mac MacBook MacBookPro MacPro Pro Macintosh MacOSX OSX Leopard OSXLeopard Hits Tips Tricks Tutorial Switching to the Macs Microsoft Windows Added: December 18, 2008
How To: Apple Quicktips : Multi-Touch TrackpadOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 16
• 2 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (1kris007) A short tutorial of the multi-touch trackpad on the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air Author: 1kris007 Keywords: mac os 10.5 10.4 imac macbook pro air mini leopard tiger apple macworld ipod touch iphone nano classic video shuffle how to use Added: December 16, 2008
Apple MacBook Air (1.86GHz, Nvidia GeForce 9400M)
Original at ZDNet.com.au
• Mon, Dec 15
By edit@zdnet.com.au (Craig Simms) Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz)Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz)Apple iTunes 8 If you weren't a fan of the previous MacBook Air, nothing will change your mind here. It does, however, present an excellent user experience. We can only hope the next revision is...
Podcast: Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays
Original at TidBITS
• Mon, Dec 8
Update: The photo previously used in this article was actually of a PowerBook screen that had been circulated and referred to as a MacBook Air screen. The new photo is actually of a late 2008 MacBook Pro, though MacBook Air users agree it demonstrates the same problem as the late 2008 MacBoo...
Review: Toshiba Portege A600
Original at ZDNet.com.au
• Tue, Dec 2
By edit@zdnet.com.au (Alex Serpo) One thing which is not tacky is the 12.1-inch matte display. Crisp (60Hz), bright (200-nit) and at a native resolution of 1,280x800 (WXGA), it's a high resolution for its size. On top of the display is the obligatory webcam. Our system came equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 at 1.4GHz and 2G...
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #135: Apple Lawsuits, Banned iPhone Ad, Green MacBook Ad
Original at The Mac Observer
• Sat, Nov 29
The Apple lawsuit express picked up another passenger, the UK axed an Apple iPhone ad, Facebook scored a judgement against a spammer, MYOB has a new owner, Apple's laptop ads went green, and we announce out Macworld Expo contest winners
How To: Bleeding Edge TV 297: Unibody MacBook Pro RAM UpgradeOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Nov 25
By rss@youtube.com (gearlive) http://video.gearlive.com - We've got a tutorial showing you how to upgrade the RAM in your new Unibody MacBook Pro in this episode! Author: gearlive Keywords: aluminum andru apple diy edwards gear glass how live macbook pro ram to tutorials unibody upgrade Added: November 25, 2008
Patch: Apple releases Trackpad Firmware Update to fix clicks
Original at SlashGear
• Mon, Nov 17
• 9 related articles
By Brenda Stokes It seems quite a few people were having trouble with unrecognized clicks on their glass trackpads on the new MacBook and MacBook Pros. As promised, Apple has now released a firmware for the trackpad to help in fixing the problem. According to Apple, “This firmware update addresses an issue...
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Apple issues MacBook glass trackpad patch
Original at CrunchGear
• Mon, Nov 17
By Peter Ha via Mac Rumors The CrunchGear staff has, over the years, grown weary of most Apple products being borked in their first iteration, so we’ve all refrained from purchasing a new MacBook and/or MacBook Pro as they tend to be skittish. But now that Apple has released the patch to fix those wonky...
Sony VAIO TT Review
Original at SlashGear
• Thu, Nov 6
By Vincent Nguyen Processor options range from Intel’s Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) 1.20GHz Core 2 Duo SU9300 (800MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache) through to the 1.40GHz SU9400 on our test unit; similarly, RAM ranges from 2GB to 4GB of DDR3. Where you miss out is in storage: either a 120GB or 160GB 5,400rpm hard-drive, up th...
6 GB of RAM in a MacBook or MacBook Pro
Original at TidBITS
• Fri, Oct 31
By ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) After a few weeks of Internet conversation and testing, it turns out that recent MacBook and MacBook Pro models - both the just-introduced aluminum and glass models and the two previous minor updates - can address not just 4 GB of RAM, as Apple's technical specifications pages state, but...
Macsimum iPhone Video: How to install RAM in a MacBook (Late 2008)
Original at Untitled
• Thu, Oct 30
By Dave Merten Today’s Macsimum iPhone video demonstrates how to disassemble an aluminum MacBook (Late 2008) and install new RAM. The process is really quite easy and only take about fifteen minutes. Today’s Macsimum iPhone video demonstrates how to disassemble an aluminum MacBook (Late 2008) and in...
Opinion: The Truth About the Apple Tax
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Oct 17
By matt buchanan Strictly speaking, the best value right now are the last-gen MacBook Pros—they're so cheap they essentially negate the Apple tax, and destroy the new ones in performance-to-dollar ratio. The older, discounted black MacBook is also a decent alternative to the new "cheap" MacBook model.
The Truth About the Apple Tax [Finaciapocolypse]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Oct 17
By matt buchanan In the case of Macs vs PCs, you could argue that customer support, the Leopard OS and design elements such as the new unibody construction and glass trackpads are what make up the Apple Tax. The only problem with this logic is that, among Apple computers, the tax can swing wildly.
Opinion: APC's ten things you didn't know about the MacBook
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Oct 16
By Michael Rose For machines that have only been in users' hands for 24 hours or so, the hits just keep on coming for the new unibody MacBooks. APC magazine has posted a "ten things you didn't know" review, covering some surprises and some well-we-thought-so's for the laptops.
New MacBooks Get Glass Trackpads 4-finger Multitouch, No Buttons, and No LCD
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Oct 14
By Adam Frucci The new smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad on the MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro gives users almost 40 percent more tracking area than before, making it even easier to use Multi-Touch gestures like pinch, rotate and swipe. New gestures allow users to activate Exposé® or switch between a...
Patch: MacBook Air, Mac Pro updates available
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Tue, Mar 11
By Dave Caolo Who says this Tuesday arrived without updates? MacBook Air users can launch Software Update this morning and find SMC Update 1.0, which adjusts the use of the (very tiny) internal fan. If you've been having fan issues with your Air, let us know if this patch knocks them out.
Podcast: Confusion Over Santa Rosa: What's in a Name?
Original at TidBITS
• Wed, Sep 19
By leemann@phys.ethz.ch (Simon C. Leemann) The main requirements for Santa Rosa are: an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (code-named "Merom") with Intel Socket Pthe Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset (code-named "Crestline")an Intel Wi-Fi chipset capable of 802.11a/b/g/draft-n on a mini-PCIe adapter (code-named "Kedron")
Patch: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware 1.3 out, may cause issues
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Jul 13
By Mike Schramm Filed under: Hardware, Odds and ends, Software Update, Troubleshooting, Macbook ProApple released an EFI firmware update for MacBook Pro yesterday, so if you haven't grabbed it yet, it should be available in MacBook Software Update. The release isn't a big one, but is supposed to fix a d...
Engadget Podcast 094 - 11.17.2006
Original at Engadget
• Sat, Nov 18
By Trent Wolbe 0:43:03 - Xbox HD DVD hands-on 0:48:03 - Xbox Live Video hands-on 0:52:54 - Hon Hai cops to iPhone contract 0:56:02 - Apple's MacBook goes Core 2 Duo, too 0:56:16 - Cingular 8525, BlackJack now for sale 1:00:46 - Nikon D40 officially announced 1:03:40 - Hands-on with Lenovo's X60 Tablet PC