Apple is reportedly planning to refresh its MacBook Air ultraportable with Sandy Bridge processors in June, delayed slightly due to the chipset issues Intel has experienced. CNET's sources haven't disclosed which exact processors in Intel's Core 2011 range will used, though the update is expected to follow a MacBook Pro Sandy Bridge refresh in March or April.
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Dell Adamo gets the axe
Over the last few months, we have seen the Dell Adamo price cut to impressively low levels. Apparently, the pricing move wasn't to position itself better in the market against rivals like the MacBook Air, but to clear remaining inventory.
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Apple May Do Away With Boxed Software
Apple’s Mac App Store might be the main source of purchasing software for Apple customers in the future. The success of the Mac App Store’s launch could be ushering an era where Apple will only carry digital copies of software in their retail stores.
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iSkin launches ProTouch antimicrobial keyboard cover for MacBook Air 11-inch notebook
Germs suck. I think we can all agree with that, they make you sick and when you are sick you can’t work or play. If you type on your MacBook Air all the time and have been sick or worry that you will get sick and spread the germs to other folks that use the machine you need one of these new keyboard covers.
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Speck Debuts new Covers and Sleeves for the MacBook Air 11” and 13”
Speck launched three new products for the just released MacBook Air for those who want to protect it while keeping it looking light and sleek. All three products will be available for the MacBook Air 11” and 13”.
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New Apple security screws block unofficial fixes: replacing old screws on repaired iPhones
Apple has quietly changed its hardware to prevent hackers tampering with it, and it's a tweak at the most basic of levels: the screws that hold Apple gadgets together. According to iFixit, Apple has progressively shifted to a new type of tamper-resistant screw that isn't a regular Torx - the company describes them as "pentalobe security screws" - and normal electronics screwdriver sets can't handle them.
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MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!)
So we were contacted by no less than GelaSkins themselves to see if we’d like to take a look at their brand new MacBook Air protective skins. What did we say? Of COURSE we’d like to take a peek. So they did indeed let us take a peek, and since I just happen to have had a brand new MacBook Air 11″ right here to go with my ancient iPod Touch 2nd gen, I decided to grab a skin for both. For the iPod Touch 2nd gen I decided to go with a massively complex London illustration by my favorite group of pixel illustrators in the world: eboy! Then for the MacBook Air 11-inch, I decided to take the DIY route and have them print my own design.
OWC Mercury Aura Pro SSD Unveiled for Earlier MacBook Air Models at CES 2011
Other World Computing has officially announced their brand new Mercury Aura Pro SSDs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, aiming the new drives at earlier models of Apple's MacBook Air notebook line-up. The drives are meant for the first generation MacBook Air models.
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Acer, ASUS & Lenovo Sandy Bridge ultraportables to borrow MacBook Air display design?
Acer, ASUS and Lenovo are apparently planning to take a leaf out of Apple's book with the construction of their new Intel Sandy Bridge based ultraportable laptops, with ultra-slim form factors and, in particular, slender screen lids being cribbed from the MacBook Air. Scheduled for release at the end of Q1 2011, the 13.3- to 14-inch notebooks will apparently borrow Apple's display panel construction method which has resulted in screens 3-5mm thinner than previously common.
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 13 2010
Ruh roh! KIN Studio is shutting down as Verizon pulls plug in January 2011! That's big tween news. Then there was some sweet stuff over the weekend and early early in the morning: Why I’m Willing to Give 3D TV A Try, a column by Don. We begin our fabulous "Week With" the L1 v2 Laser Pico Projector starting with a Hands-on and Unboxing. We've got a fabulous Nexus S unboxing and hands-on, and if you're feeling like some sassy speeds hang out on our LG VL600 LTE modem review. Keep cruzin. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!
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MacBook Air USB Ethernet adapter glitch prompts network headaches
Looks like Apple has another MacBook Air glitch to address, with multiple users complaining of the ultraportable's performance with the official USB Ethernet Adapter. According to a lengthy thread on the Apple support forum, use of the $29 adapter is proving haphazard at best: some users claim it will only work when connected via the notebook's right USB port, while others say it won't work at all. Instead, a location workaround appears to address the fault.
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GelaSkins launches skins for new MacBook Air models
GelaSkins has been making protective and cool skins for the lid of notebooks and other gadgets for a long time now. The company has been protecting the slid of MacBooks for years and has unveiled new GelaSkin offerings for the new Apple MacBook Air computers.
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