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Updates: MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0, Pro Applications Update 2008-01
MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0 - 1.2MB No details provided Pro Applications Update 2008-01 - 63.7MB This update improves reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, Logic Studio, and Shake. Detailed release notes…
Update: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook, iMac Firmware Updates
MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 1.0 - 2.3MB This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Air computers. MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.2 - 1.8MB This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook computers. After the firmware is successfully…
Update: MacBook Air SMC Update 1.0, iPod shuffle Firmware 1.0.4
MacBook Air SMC Update 1.0 - 551KB The SMC Update fine tunes the speed and operation of the internal fan. iPod shuffle Firmware 1.0.4 The iPod shuffle firmware 1.0.4 delivers enhanced support for the new 2GB shuffle as well as fixing unspecified bugs.
Intel to Intro 160GB SSD Next Quarter
Intel will next quarter introduce several new high-speed solid state drives (SSDs) including a new 160GB; double the capacity of the current drive used in the MacBook Air. The new drives are expected to be 2.5-inch drives as well as 1.8-inch, the latter being compatible…
MacBook Air Demand Strong?
Ars Technica reports on some homegrown research about the MacBook Air. When the MacBook Air was released in January this year it was widely considered to be a very niche product and likely to head down the same road as the Cube. But Ars' investigations…
128GB SSD Drive Suitable for Use in MacBook Air
Mtron has announced that they have developed a 128GB 1.8-inch solid state drive (SSD) with a ZIF-type interface, the drive is 100% compatible with the MacBook Air and will ship in April of this year. Mtron’s new SSD with Single Level Cell (SLC) Flash memory…
MacBook Air Unboxing Video, Apple Stores Setup, Detailed Disassembly Photos
Mac Rumors forum member desenso has posted an unboxing video of his new MacBook Air. Michigan Avenue Apple Store, Chicago sets up the MacBook Air displays All Apple Stores across the U.S. are expected to have MacBook Air units on display starting today (Friday 1st)…
MacBook Airs Begin Shipping, in Some Apple Stores Today
Most MacBook Air purchasers are seeing that their online orders are turning to shipping status with the majority expected to arrive Friday, but a minority of those are seeing units turning up on their doorsteps today. UneasySilence.com offers a nice selection of unboxing photos of…
MacBook Air Support Site Reveals Ad Hoc Solutions
Apple has published a new section to its support site dedicated to the MacBook Air. The support reveals the methods users will need to use when troubleshooting their brand new MacBook Airs. Due to the battery being sealed in Apple has had to come up…
Apple Announces MacBook Air Now Shipping, Apple TV Update Delayed
Apple has today announced that the MacBook Air is now shipping and most deliveries are expected to begin tomorrow. In the press release Apple also wrote that the Apple TV update which was announced two weeks ago at Macworld has been delayed another two weeks…
MacBook Air Benchmarks, Early Impressions, Disassembly
Multiple media outlets are beginning to receive Apple review models of the MacBook Air. The units are the standard 80GB, 1.6GHz model, Gizmodo , Engadget and Macworld have so far received theirs. The innards of a MacBook Air Some early notes from across those sites…
MacBook Air Reviews From WSJ, Newsweek, USA Today
Some of the first reviews of the brand new MacBook Air have begun to appear in the mainstream press. Wall Street Journal (Walt Mossberg) : beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers. It's impossible to convey in…
MacBook Air Unboxing Photos
The first unboxing photos of the MacBook Air have appeared on a photo sharing website, the images appear to have been take at some Macworld 2008 related event in Japan. The models they have on display seem to have arrived in the retail packaging…
In Brief: Wireless Booting
Macfixit has published confirmation that the MacBook Air will be the first Mac to have the ability to boot wirelessly. During Apple's demonstration of the MacBook Air at Macworld 2008 they dubbed a new feature called "Remote Disc", this allows for discs to be accessed…
MacBook Air Battery Replacement Takes Only Minutes
AppleInsider is claiming that there are no special tools or knowledge required to swap the MacBook Air's battery and is a quick job taking just a few minutes. Using a size-0 philips screwdriver the process of replacing the battery is described as follows: Once flipped…
Quanta Manufacturing MacBook Air, Processor Mystery Solved?
Ever since the announcement of the MacBook Air in Tuesday's keynote many have been wondering, does the SSD give a major performance booth, who's manufacturing the units and what processor is used? Well finally the latter two questions appear to have been answered, DigiTimes notes…
Gallery: MacBook Air and SuperDrive
MacBook Air Speedlinking
Photos of MacBook Air ( World of Apple , AppleInsider , Think Secret , Engadget ) MacBook Air hands on video Walt Mossberg's Impressions Apple.com Guided Tour MacBook Air battery will be a $129 replacement with free install How long will the SSD last? Multi-touch…
Steve Jobs Talks to CNBC
After yesterdays Keynote presentation Steve Jobs joined CNBC for a short interview , of course Jobs talked about the MacBook Air but also the relationship between Intel and Apple. Possibly the most interesting point to come out of the interview was the fact that Apple…
Walt Mossberg's Impressions of MacBook Air [Video]