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This week I read Kyle Vanhemert’s piece at Wired titled Nobody Knows What an iPad Is Good for Anymore, which prompted Federico…
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This week I read Kyle Vanhemert’s piece at Wired titled Nobody Knows What an iPad Is Good for Anymore, which prompted Federico…
Apple has acknowledged that some late 2013 models of the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro are having problems with Airplay mirroring and issued a potential fix.
People still buy televisions — a lot of them every year, though I wonder how much profit television makers actually make. Either way, about a billion TV sets were shipped in last four years. That’s one big honking screen. How big?
On Tuesday in San Jose Apple executives announced the arrival of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, joining the 15-inch edition announced in June that comes with the Retina display, technology that makes images and applications appear much sharper on the popular laptop computer.
Apple releasing a smaller iPad would come just in time for a holiday sales showdown with the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft. There’s a lot we still don’t know about what Apple will be announcing Tuesday, but one of the biggest questions centers on price.
The gadget dissector says the green electronics group’s recently released independent test of the recyclability of Apple’s MacBook Pro, along with ultrathin notebooks from Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba, amounts to “greenwashing” the group’s stated standards for promoting sustainable, recyclable computers.
With the pixel-dense Retina display on the new MacBook Pro, some older applications will appear to be a bit fuzzy around the edges. Here are some apps that are Retina-ready, tips for where to find more, and an explanation of the hurdles developers face.
Kickstarter continues to impress as a go-to resource for accessories that tread somewhat off the beaten path. Two recent discoveries fit that description, and offer smart solutions for folks looking to shore up commonly cited iPad and MacBook Pro deficiencies, like keyboard complaints and heat management.
On Monday, Apple introduced new MacBook Pro updates to its online store without much fanfare. The new Pro notebooks all carry improved processors, as well as better graphics cards and storage options in some cases. Changes are light, but should make a solid computer even better.
Apple quietly introduced its first Thunderbolt peripheral gear to the online store early Tuesday, and it’s a $49 Thunderbolt cable that connects Macs using the new high-speed, low-latency I/O standard either to third-party drives and accessories, or to other Thunderbolt-equipped Macs.
Between 2007 and 2008, some MacBook Pro models shipped with faulty Nvidia GPUs, which can cause blank screens or image distortions. Apple will fix the problem free if it can detect it, but a new report calls its diagnostic process into question.
Over the weekend, I bought myself a brand new 15-inch MacBook Pro. Having previously owned a 2008 model, non-Pro MacBook, I knew it was going to be faster, but I didn’t realize just how much of an improvement it would really be.
Following Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh, users are faced with a choice between buying, selling, upgrading or just sticking with their existing computing solution. As it turns out, a quick look at the numbers shows you could get a new machine for relatively little.
Apple unveiled new MacBook Pros Thursday, and the notebooks came equipped with Intel’s next-generation Sandy Bridge processors. Primate Labs gathered results from its Geekbench hardware performance measurement tool to come with some solid numbers showing the difference between the new MacBooks and their predecessors.
As Apple prepares to refresh its MacBook Pro line of notebook computers, it’s beginning to look like it also will introduce a new I/O port called “Thunderbolt,” based on Intel’s Light Peak. Why this port, and what might Apple have planned for it in the future?
Just yesterday, we discussed what you might expect to see from Apple’s next generation of MacBook Pro portables. Now, a new round of rumors sheds a little more light on some potential specific hardware details, including the introduction of a new high-speed multipurpose port called “Thunderbolt.”
The buzz surrounding a new MacBook Pro release from Apple is reaching a crescendo, and there’s reason to suspect a new model is just around the corner. So what can you expect from Apple’s next generation of power-packing portable?
Yesterday, Engadget observed that Apple didn’t just release a new MacBook Air, but also added a nice build-to-order option for their 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros. Now, for an additional $400, you can upgrade to a 2.8GHz Core i7 processor.
It won’t be possible for me to disconnect entirely; I’ll need to be on call, and to have access to my work. But I want to carry as little as possible, and make the transition from the office to the train as painless as I can.
This week Apple introduced a new line-up of MacBook Pros. While they look no different from the previous generation, it’s what’s under the hood — the stuff you can’t see — that makes all the difference.
A sharp-eyed MacRumors forum member spotted what is either a hoax or the highly inappropriate use of a next-generation MacBook Pro (s…
After using a MacBook Air as my primary laptop for nearly two years, a month ago I bought a new, 15.4-inch MacBook…
The International Academy of Web Television’s mission is a lot like herding cats — a bit of a loaded metaphor considering the…
Little more than a month after releasing the iPhone Application Sketch Book its creator, Dean Kaplan, has already sold the publishing rights…
My friend and Low End Mac’s publisher, Dan Knight, posted a nearly 3000-word essay recently positing a “what’s the perfect Mac” conundrum:…
Good news for those of you who were holding out for a matte screen option from Apple (s aapl) on something other…
Apple (s aapl) users are dedicated defenders and evangelists of the products we love, but we also really like to get together…
A week after reports first surfaced of a downgrade in SATA bus speeds, Apple (s aapl) has issued a fix that both…
When I’d originally written about the introduction of the new 15″ MacBook Pro on Monday, I was curious as to if the newly featured SD card slot would support even newer SDHC cards. A little research later, I learned that the MacBook Pro does support this standard and has a few more tricks up its sleeve. So what’s all the buzz about the SD card slot?
MacRumors is reporting on a discussion that is on fire with reports of a downgrade in SATA speeds for the new 13″…
Apple’s new/refreshed MacBook Pro 13″ and 15″ models each come equipped with an SD Media Card reader slot, but in the case…
To paraphrase the famous Wes Anderson and Robert De Niro American Express ads, “My life happens here; my bag is Timbuk2.” I’ve…
About three weeks ago, the keyboard and trackpad on my MacBook Pro (from mid-2007) began failing randomly for no apparent reason. I…
A while back we reported about issues 17-inch MacBook Pro owners were having with vertical lines and other distortion appearing on their…
At this point, it seems like having some graphics issues is more of a “coming of age” thing for a new Mac…
Alongside some of the more publicized changes Apple (s aapl) made to their lineup today, including the long-awaited new Mac mini, the…
Today the 17 inch MacBook Pro joined its younger siblings with a unibody construction. While many of the improvements were expected —…
Well, the Macworld keynote has come and gone, and we received a lot of new software from Apple, but not too much…
The good news is that with the keynote almost upon us, the Mac community has switched primarily from crying about Jobs not…
You may or may not have forgotten about the MacBook Pro’s larger self, the 17-inch model. Following its conspicuous absence from the…
In mid 2008, amid growing evidence, NVIDIA acknowledged that a significant number of its previous-generation GPUs (graphics processing unit) and MCPs (media…
Many noticed (and lamented) the lack of a 17-inch version of the updated MacBook Pro at yesterday’s notebook event. For those interested…
Following NVIDIA’s July 2008 announcement that a number of their GPUs were experiencing higher failure rates than should be normally expected, Apple…
Nearly every Tuesday in 2008 has seen a software or hardware announcement by Apple, yet each time I’m left feeling disappointed because…
A rumor surfaced on the internet this weekend hinting that the next revision of the MacBook Pro will have the same multi-touch…