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Apple settles MagSafe class-action lawsuit, details cash payment to customers

, Nov 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple notified customers today that it has reached a settlement on the class-action lawsuit pertaining to faulty T-shaped MagSafe adapters on the MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. The lawsuit was filed back in 2009 following several instances of the adapter becoming frayed and becoming a fire hazard. In a separate case, the strained MagSafe adapter was said to have caused a major fire at a home in Connecticut. Read The Full Story

MacBook 3G prototype owner gets parts back, Apple kept 3G stuff

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Back in August, a geek that wanted MacBook parts and machines for repairing purchased some stuff to work with. One of the things that he purchased happened to be a prototype MacBook with a 3G antenna and SIM card slot. He did what any geek would do and tried to sell it on eBay with the auction hitting $70,000 before Apple killed his hopes of a massive payday and took the machine back. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs Passes Away, the world mourns a legend

, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [35]

Today we’ve learned a sad fact, as reported by Apple themselves, that Steve Jobs has passed away. In a statement published by Apple’s Board of Directors it was announced that Jobs passing has of course brought sadness as well as reverence to the hearts of all that knew him. The world has lost a great mind and a great man, and we all mourn his passing with the utmost respect and honor.

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Apple MacBook 3G prototype called back home

, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [3]

When a geek happens across something early or really weird that was not meant to leave the inner workings of a company like Apple, they tend to throw it on eBay looking to make some loot off the deal. Such was the case when an eBay seller put a prototype MacBook Pro up on eBay earlier this month. The prototype was notable because it had a 3G antenna and a SIM card slot inside. That 3G connectivity is an option that many people have wanted for a long time on a MacBook. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 30 2011

, Jul 24th 2011 Discuss [2]

Another week has come and gone in the geek world and it's time to round up some of the biggest and most important stories of the week. MySpace's founder warned Google+ to fear the filter early in the week. Tom Anderson cautioned against relying too greatly on algorithmic filtering. AMD tipped that the Xbox 720 will have Avatar levels of detail when it launches. That would make for some truly awesome video games. Read The Full Story

Apple MacBook Batteries Vulnerable To Hack

, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [7]

When we think about data security and possible vulnerabilities in our computing systems, the laptop battery generally doesn't come to mind as a hacker target. Well, security researcher Charlie Miller discovered that modern laptop batteries are just as hackable as anything else and may be far more difficult to detect, after he examined the batteries in several MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs. Read The Full Story

White MacBook killed off in favor of Air

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple has quietly retired its white plastic MacBook, with the company's Mac range now consisting solely of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks along with the Mac mini, iMac and Mac Pro desktops. The MacBook - which had stuck around as a perennial student favorite - had not been refreshed since March 2011, and the consensus was that Apple would likely replace it with the basic 11.6-inch MacBook Air.     Read The Full Story

Apple MacBook Air specs leak; white MacBook facing the chop

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

Details of Apple's much-rumored MacBook Air refresh, expected to be officially revealed later today, have leaked, giving us a sneak preview of what's happening with the slimline ultraportable. The 11.6-inch MacBook Air will kick off with a 1.6GHz Intel Sandy Bridge processor, so 9 to 5 Mac's source tells them, paired with 2GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD. The more expensive standard configuration will stick with the same CPU but double the RAM and storage to 4GB and 128GB respectively. Read The Full Story

OWC Data Doubler For MacBooks Adds Up To 2TB Internal Storage

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Other World Computing (OWC) today announced a new OWC Data Doubler 1TB DIY Kit that can add up to 2TB of internal storage to your MacBook or MacBook Pro. The kit offers a conversion bracket and a 1TB 9.5mm hard drive to swap out the your current internal optical drive. You can also replace it with an up to 2TB drive, a RAID array, or some other customized configuration. Read The Full Story

Mac Pro and MacBook Air with OS X Lion Launching This Week

, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [8]

Oh my goodness oh my goodness, time for some operating system update goodness, right inside the machines we’re about to own. That’s right, a source by the name of Mr.X has been speaking with our good pals at 9to5Mac and they’ve got a few words to say about some new models being shipped to Apple stores around the nation. These upgrades include what appears to be four new MacBook Air models and Mac Pros – that’s the tower model, if you’ve not been keeping up with such things, all of these containing the soon to revolutionize the market desktop OS known as OS X Lion!

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Apple could snatch HP’s portable computing crown in 2012 (if you count iPads)

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple is expected to overtake HP as the leading provider of portable computing products worldwide in 2012, if calculations take into account tablets like the iPad. HP may be focusing its TouchPad intentions on the enterprise, but according to industry sources quoted by DigiTimes, the business market won’t be enough to save it from relegation to second place.

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Apple MacBook refresh tipped as stocks run low

, Jun 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple's entry-level white MacBook, which kicks off at $999, could be in line for an imminent refresh according to reseller sources, who have reported constrained stocks similar to those affecting the MacBook Air. Amazon, MacConnection, On Sale and J&R are all supposedly out of stock of the plastic-cased notebook, AppleInsider claims, while further retailers are down to minimal stock levels. Read The Full Story

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