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MacBook Stock Slim Ahead of Suspected Refresh
It would appear that Apple is heading into a period of multiple Mac refreshes, this week signs have appeared that Apple is likely to refresh the MacBook Air and rumours point towards a Mac Pro refresh. Now it is being reported that supplies of the…
Purported MacBook Pro Specs Leak
Following on from intense speculation on when the MacBook Pro will see a refresh we are now presented with a selection of rumoured specifications. French site MacGeneration has published specs which are purported to belong to the new MacBook Pros.
Apple Shows Interest in 3G Equipped Notebooks
Apple has recently begun surveying MacBook Air owners on how and where they would use a 3G connection. The survey spotted by AppleInsider is an unusual tact for a company that almost always does internal research. The survey questions are wide ranging and touches on…
Apple Quietly Updates Low-End MacBook
Although leaked over the weekend by a Vietnamese website Apple has today quietly updated the low-end MacBook with a faster processor and update graphics capabilities. The new polycarbonate MacBooks spec is: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 memory 250GB hard drive 8x double-layer SuperDrive…
Future 2.4GHz MacBook Turns Up on Vietnamese Site
The Vietnamese site Tinhte who posted last weeks second iPhone HD leak have posted images and a video (below) of an unreleased MacBook. The MacBook packs a 2.4GHz processor, LED backlit display and NVIDIA 320M graphics and is presumably due for release in the coming…
Apple Looks Set to Focus on Notebook Range
If rumours are correct it looks like Apple will release a whole new line of notebooks later this month. The rumour from the Taiwan-based Apple Daily suggests that Apple will release new notebooks later this month whilst offering some specific details of updates. Rumours of…
Apple Offers MacBook Repair Program for Hard Drive Issues
Apple has begun a MacBook Repair Extension Program for Hard Drive Issues to repair or refund owners of black or white MacBooks sold between approximately May 2006 and December 2007 who have suffered faulty hard drive issues. Symptoms are described as a flashing question mark…
Apple Issues AirPort, MacBook Pro, MacBook and SuperDrive Software Updates
AirPort Client Update 2009-00 - 13MB This update is recommended for all Macintosh computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and includes fixes for the following: Inability to turn AirPort on or off in some cases after upgrading from Mac OS X Leopard An…
New iMac, MacBook, Mac Mini and Magic Mouse Teardowns
iFixit has posted complete galleries of tearsdowns for all the Apple products released earlier this week. As with most teardowns, iFixit has discovered some key points about the products released this week. 27-inch iMac 27-inch iMac must be fully powered on to make use of…
Apple Revamps MacBook Lineup with Multi-touch Trackpad, Seven Hour Battery
Apple today updated the MacBook with a new polycarbonate unibody enclosure featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. The new MacBook is still available for $999 (£799). "The new MacBook…
Apple Readying Flurry of Updated Products Today
Following months of rumours surrounding new iMac and MacBook computers, today brings new rumours that point towards the release of updated computers and potentially new peripherals today. John Gruber of Daring Fireball has briefly mentioned in a post that today will see the release of…
Online Adverts Point Towards iMac, MacBook, Mac mini Refresh
AppleInsider over the weekend published a collection of screenshots showing Google ads which advertise products not currently available; a sign that Apple's rumoured refresh of the iMac, Mac mini and MacBook could be imminent. The ads which were spotted mainly in European countries read as…
MacBook Set for Refresh
Following rumours of iMac updates the MacBook also appears set for a refresh in the near future. The iMac which is rumoured to be refreshed in the next few weeks could be revealed alongside the MacBook. The new MacBook refresh is said to be another…
Analyst Predicts iMac and MacBook Redesign
Analyst firm Wedge Partners has released a note to clients predicting updates to both the iMac and MacBook in the near future. The note details that the iMac will see a significant design refresh and MacBook will see limited design enhancements. The note also adds…
Low End Plastic MacBook to See Redesign
AppleInsider is today reporting that Apple's polycarbonate MacBook notebook range is set for a "visual tuneup". The sources familiar with the matter say that Apple is preparing to refresh the MacBook within the next few months with a "slimmer, lighter enclosure and restructured internal architecture…
Apple Releases Notebook AirPort Fix
AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro - 1.68MB This update is recommended for some Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X v10.5.8 and addresses an issue with AirPort performance while running on battery power. It may only be installed on: MacBook (13-inch, Late…
Gallery: WWDC 2009 Keynote
A selection of photos from today's WWDC 2009 keynote presentation where Apple executives Phil Schiller, Bertrand Serlet and Scott Forstall introduced and demonstrated multiple products. Today's announcements included the introduction of the iPhone 3GS available on June 19, a new iPhone price-point and a preview…
Apple Updates Entire Notebook Line, Lowers Pricing
Apple today updated the aluminum unibody MacBook Pro line to include 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models featuring Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to 40 percent longer battery life. Each MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display with greater color intensity, the innovative glass Multi-Touch trackpad…
MacBook Displays Quietly Updated
Mac Rumors and Computerworld are both reporting that Apple appears to have increased the quality of displays used in its unibody 13-inch MacBook notebooks sometime towards the end of April. The Computerworld article which cites discussions and photos posted on the Mac Rumors forums points…
Polycarbonate MacBook Quietly Bumped
The only remaining polycarbonate MacBook model saw a minor update this morning. The previous model which was updated in January 2009 had a 2.0GHz processor, 2GB of 667MHz RAM and a 120GB hard drive. The new model which is available to view on Apple's online…