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Apple Black Friday deals kick off: $101 off iMac, MacBook Pro & Air

Chris Davies, Nov 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

Apple has kicked off its Black Friday deals, with both the US and UK online stores - among others - offering discounts across the Mac, MacBook Pro, iPad, iPod and accessory lines. In the US store, you can save $101 off a new iMac, MacBook Pro or 13-inch MacBook Air, while there's $41 off an iPad. Read The Full Story

Apple buy Wi-Gear for Bluetooth expertise; apt-X quality audio support as standard?

Chris Davies, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [3]

It's been a long time since we reviewed Wi-Gear's iMuffs for iPod, but it seems Apple has been paying closer attention to the wireless headphones company. According to 9to5Mac's sources, Apple acquired Wi-Gear two months ago - the company now says it is closed for business - and intends to use its technology and expertise to produce stereo Bluetooth headphones for its iOS and MacBook lines. We've also reason to believe that Apple could introduce apt-X support across those ranges, for higher quality Bluetooth audio. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro 15/17 get 2.8GHz Core i7 options

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple's "Back to the Mac" event may have been all about OS X 10.7 Lion and the new MacBook Air range, but the company's web gibbons have also been fiddling with the processor options for the MacBook Pro. Intel's 2.8GHz Core i7 processor is now listed as an option for both the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro notebooks, though you'll need to opt for the high-spec versions in order to select it. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Magic Trackpad Review

Vincent Nguyen, Jul 28th 2010 Discuss [15]

External trackpads aren’t exactly new, but Apple has managed to instill no small degree of excitement into their new Magic Trackpad by virtue of their multitouch technology. Essentially the trackpad from a MacBook Pro, sliced out and blown up, the wireless peripheral promises to bring gestures Apple’s mobile users have been enjoying to their desktop compatriots. Check out the SlashGear review after the cut.

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Columns

Early Retirement

Philip Berne, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [4]

Over dinner my father looks at me and says, with a straight face: “I hear Google might start building its own phone.” I’m trying to figure out which direction to take the conversation. Condescension would be too aggressive, no matter how much my inner troll wants to bait him. Do I explain that Google is not only making a phone OS, but that they will soon rival Microsoft in the netbook space with a new desktop OS? Too technical.

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OS X 10.6.4 released: Safari 5, bugfixes, more

Chris Davies, Jun 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple has pushed out OS X 10.6.4, an update to their Mac OS which includes various security updates, bug fixes and Safari 5 as standard. Interestingly, the update is also listed as affecting MobileMe, though there's no mention of any applicable changes. OS X 10.6.4 should be offered to Mac users via the Software Update tool, though you can manually download it here if you have multiple machines to upgrade. Meanwhile there's a separate version for OS X servers, which improves file, directory, calendar and mail services, among other things. Read The Full Story

iPad cannibalizing iPod sales, not Mac reckons analyst

Chris Davies, May 18th 2010 Discuss [2]

Early analysis of Apple sales figures suggests that, rather than eat into sales of the company's Mac range, the iPad has cannibalized iPod sales. According to Gene Munster, outspoken analyst at Piper Jaffray, Apple's domestic Mac sales were up 39-percent year on year, while iPod sales dropped an estimate-quashing 17-percent for the three month period. Munster reckons this is down to clever positioning and feature-selection on Apple's part, commenting that "Apple has successfully limited the iPad functionality to primarily content consumption, versus content creation on a Mac" Read The Full Story

Reviews

MacBook Pro 13-inch Review (Early 2010)

Vincent Nguyen, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [3]

Apple’s recent MacBook Pro update brought a long awaited processor update and new GPU options, but much of the attention was lavished on the larger models in the company’s professional notebook range. In contrast, the 13-inch MacBook Pro saw a more modest refresh; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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The Daily Slash: April 26th 2010

Evan Selleck, Apr 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's the beginning of another week, and it's already turned into a crazy roller-coaster. That's sure to make the rest of the week just as entertaining, and we're eagerly looking forward to it. As for tonight's edition of the Daily Slash, in the Best of R3 we've got the EVO 4G getting a price, the iPad won't just be sold in Apple Stores come the end of the month, and the HTC Triumph exists. As for the Dredge 'Net, we've got the coolest post-it note dispenser ever, benchmarks for the MacBook Pro Core i7, and finally HTC is getting sued. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro Core i7 hits 90C in testing

Shane McGlaun, Apr 26th 2010 Discuss [5]

We posted up our own review of the new MacBook Pro with the Intel Core i7 processor this month and found the rig to be pretty good. The faster processor was a nice upgrade to the aging MacBook Pro line that had been waited for anxiously by Mac fans for a long time. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 16 2010

Shane McGlaun, Apr 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Time flies when you are up to your eyeballs in gadgets and geekery and it's time for another week in review! Monday we spent some hands on time with the Kin One and Kin Two mobile phones from Microsoft. The things miss some features like microSD card slots but have some nice features. Read The Full Story

Reviews

MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 Review

Vincent Nguyen, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [13]

It’s taken Apple nine long months to update their MacBook Pro range, and most people would agree that the Intel Core i5 and Core i7 refresh has arrived not a moment too soon. Intel’s latest processors bring with them a new, intelligent graphics system and a slightly higher price of entry – $1,799 rather than $1,699 – along with the promise of greater battery life and better performance. Hyperbole or must-have? Check out the full SlashGear review to find out.