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.
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‘macbook’ Stories
Apple MacBook Batteries Vulnerable To Hack
White MacBook killed off in favor of Air
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.
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Apple MacBook Air specs leak; white MacBook facing the chop
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.
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OWC Data Doubler For MacBooks Adds Up To 2TB Internal Storage
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.
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Mac Pro and MacBook Air with OS X Lion Launching This Week
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!
Apple could snatch HP’s portable computing crown in 2012 (if you count iPads)
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.
Apple MacBook refresh tipped as stocks run low
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.
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Apple “Back to School” promo opens: $100 software gift card on offer
As expected, Apple has kicked off its "Back to School" promotion for 2011, and rather than cheaper - or free - iPods as in previous years, the company is offering a software deal instead. Qualifying students, their parents or faculty members buying a new iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air between now and late September will get a $100 Back to School Card to use on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore.
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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – May 29, 2011
Perhaps the two biggest topics of the week, the Google Wallet announcement and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.1 Mango unveiling, brought exciting new developments for the two mobile platforms. More speculation continued on what Apple has planned for next month’s WWDC, where the company is expected to unveil the new iOS 5, OS X Lion, and possibly the iCloud—iTunes cloud music service. In anticipation, Amazon’s been competing even more aggressively to campaign for its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player services. Continue after the cut for the roundup video and the pertinent links to everything covered in the video.
Apple MacBooks Top All Notebook Categories On Consumer Reports [Updated]
That matte aluminum laptop with the white Apple logo is an all too common sight these days, be it in on campus, in a design studio, or at our next press event. And apparently it’s popular with good reason. Consumer Reports, an advocacy group that tests and ranks various consumer products, has given all the top spots in its latest notebook rankings to Apple’s MacBooks.
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up, May 6 2011
Yesterday, all the excitement was at the AT&T/Samsung event where the Samsung Infuse was unveiled. Vince here at SlashGear posted a hands-on in record time, and Burnsy has now posted his over at Android Community. Watch for full reviews coming soon. So far, the 4G speeds have been just ok. Also, news that Apple may be ditching Intel for ARM, after news yesterday that ARM chips will be in 13% of computers by 2015. Plus, Chris Davies' thoughts on the subject. In other MacBook news, OWC's Mercury Aura Pro Express will give you more storage space, but it'll cost ya, bigtime. Plus, security, shortages, intersting keyboards, and T-Mobile's burning platform after the cut.
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An ARM MacBook could revolutionize the industry
It’s a strange week to be talking about Apple dumping Intel. Only a few days ago, the company was proudly unveiling its new iMac line-up, relying on Core i5 and Core i7 processors – along with AMD GPUs – to make them the fastest all-in-ones Apple has offered to-date. Yet at the same time as Intel’s latest quad-core chips are finding their way into what Apple’s Phil Schiller describes as “the world’s best desktop,” there’s also talk that the company’s close relationship with Intel is about to get served with divorce papers. ARM is coming, and the computing industry will never be the same again.
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