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Apple sued over iPhone, MacBook multitouch patents

Chris Davies, Apr 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple is being sued by Elan Microelectronics, a Taiwanese chip designer, over alleged infringement of two touchscreen patents by its MacBook, iPhone and iPod touch ranges. According to Elan, the contended IP covers technology used to recognize the position of a finger on a touchscreen or trackpad; they're now pushing for an injunction against the contentious products, which - if granted - would freeze much of Apple's range. Read The Full Story

LCD MacBook logo tutorial

Chris Davies, Apr 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

After astounding, delighting and generally mesmerizing all around with his LCD MacBook Logo mod, Eddie Zarick has bowed to public demand and put together a tutorial explaining how he did it. As you might expect, it's not exactly a surprising system - take USB LCD panel, squeeze it into lid, hope everything works - but if you're more than a little anxious about which bit to solder to where, it's useful stuff. Read The Full Story

Apple MacBook mini: con, concept or 2009′s must-have?

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

First things first, we're calling April Fools' Day on this. Nonetheless, someone has gone to some serious Photoshop effort for this MacBook mini as featured in a Russian magazine. Purported specs include a 10.4-inch WXGA display, Intel Atom Z740 1.83GHz processor (with 1MB L2 cache), 2GB of DDR3 RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. Read The Full Story

Orange UK planning “heavily discounted” MacBooks with mobile broadband?

Chris Davies, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Orange UK are expected to begin offering heavily-subsidized Apple MacBook laptops with two-year mobile broadband contracts, according to industry site Mobile. The deal - which would be the first time Apple's notebooks had been offered in this way in the UK - is believed to begin at some point over the summer, thanks to a "volume commitment" from Orange. Read The Full Story

Apple eying LG OLED for iPhone, touchscreen netbook, more?

Chris Davies, Mar 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

A deal with Kodak isn't the only LG OLED rumor around today; according to Australian site Smarthouse, LG will be providing Apple with a whole range of OLED displays for use in their desktop, media device and portable device ranges. Quoting sources inside LG Korea, they claim the OLED panels will see service in a new iPhone and iPod touch later this year. Read The Full Story

Safari hacked in seconds; IE8 & Firefox fall soon after

Chris Davies, Mar 19th 2009 Discuss [1]

Security researcher Charlie Miller has shown how he can hack into a MacBook notebook in a matter of seconds, via a Safari exploit that currently remains unaddressed. The demonstration was part of Pwn2Own 2009, a competition in which hackers attempt to break various platforms in the fastest time possible, taking away both a prize fund (in Miller's case $10,000) and the machine they hacked. Read The Full Story

Axiotron Modbook gets Synergy projected capacitive touch

Chris Davies, Mar 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

We were big fans of the Axiotron Modbook when we tested the MacBook-touchscreen slate conversion back in February last year, and it looks like it'll be getting even better with the addition of Synergy Touch. A combination of capacitive and active digitizer touch, Synergy uses Touch International's projected capacitive technology to take advantage of both finger and stylus control. Video overview after the cut Read The Full Story

Apple logo becomes LCD in awesome MacBook mod

Chris Davies, Mar 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple-lovers, brace yourselves - this is arguably the Mac hack of the year (and it's only March, I know). Unhappy with the amount of attention being paid to the Apple logo on his MacBook, Eddie Zarick turned the dinky fruit into a fully-working LCD display. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Apple pull NVIDIA update: new software made problem worse

Chris Davies, Jan 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple have removed the NVIDIA driver update posted to their support site at the start of the week, and are yet to explain its disappearance. The software was intended to fix ongoing performance issues with the new Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter required by its latest unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops if they are to work with large-scale monitors. It also promised improvements in HD video performance. However early feedback from some Apple users suggests that the update actually made things worse rather than better. Read The Full Story

Apple release NVIDIA graphics update for MB, MBP & Air

Chris Davies, Jan 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple have released an update for its latest MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models that use the Mini DisplayPort, which claims to "improve cursor movement" when the notebooks are used with the company's Dual-Link DVI adapter. The new software also addresses high-definition video playback on Mac systems that use NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or GeForce 9600M graphics. Read The Full Story

Apple white MacBook specs updated: better CPU & graphics, 2GB RAM

Chris Davies, Jan 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple have quietly updated the entry-level white plastic MacBook to bring its specifications further in line with the new-design unibody MacBooks, including an improved 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor now with 1,066MHz frontside bus. Also changed are the memory, which doubles to 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM as standard, and integrated graphics courtesy of NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M. The price remains at $999. Read The Full Story

15-inch Apple MacBook Air tipped for late 2009

Chris Davies, Jan 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

It's always good to start off the week with an Apple rumor, and today's should hit close to our own Vincent's heart. According to Chinese-language blog Apple.pro, the company is working on a larger version of the MacBook Air, with a 15-inch display rather than the current model's 13.3-inches. Read The Full Story