News: “Increase battery run time on laptops with SSDs”

Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Increase battery run time on laptops with SSDs on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

If you have a Macbook Air with a solid-state drive, you can increase battery life by forcing your machine to always hibernate, rather than sleeping. Generally, Macs only hibernate (storing the existing system state to disk and powering off) when…


News: “iPadCare”

Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

iPadCare on TechCrunchIT
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

At the moment of a major disruption, it’s tempting to view the shift in power as coming from one company or individual. So we act like giggling schoolgirls when we spot Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt having a coffee, measuring the body language…


News: “Apple not ignoring MacBooks this month despite mobile mania”

Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Apple not ignoring MacBooks this month despite mobile mania on Ars Technica
Topics: Intel Core i7, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

We know many of our readers are thinking, “Enough with the iPad, where are the new Core i5 and Core i7 MacBook Pros?” It appears as though we may get our answer yet this month, as Taiwanese component suppliers suggest production has ramped up for new…


News: “Taiwanese paper claims Apple will refresh entire MacBook line soon”

Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Taiwanese paper claims Apple will refresh entire MacBook line soon on AppleInsider
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

A new report claims that Apple could release updates to its MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebook computers in April, with alleged Intel processor supply issues said to be resolved.


News: “New MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air Models Scheduled for Launch This Month?”

Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

New MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air Models Scheduled for Launch This Month? on MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

A MacRumors forum poster points to a report (Google translation) from Taiwanese newspaper Apple Daily that appears to claim that new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models are due for launch sometime this month. While the…


News: “Mini-review of the iPad”

Posted: April 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Mini-review of the iPad on Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

I played with an iPad yesterday. Here’s my mini-review. The screen is bright and the touch sensitivity is fantastic. Given that it reminds me the most of an iPhone, it’s surprisingly heavy. It feels dense with potential. On the…


News: “iPad teardown posted at iFixit”

Posted: April 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

iPad teardown posted at iFixit on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

Filed under: iPad As they always do with any bit of new Apple tech, iFixit has posted a full teardown of the iPad on their site. Some things of note from their teardown : — iFixit broke some of the plastic tabs when pulling the display…


News: “iPad: Charging the Battery”

Posted: April 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

iPad: Charging the Battery on Daring Fireball
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

I’ve seen numerous complaints today about the iPad not charging via USB, only via the power adapter. According to Apple: Some USB 2.0 ports and accessories do not provide enough power to charge iPad. When this occurs the message…


News: “Thank You Apple”

Posted: April 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Thank You Apple on The Intersection
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

When I brought my iPhone in for repair at the Barton Creek Apple store in Texas on Wednesday night, the nice folks at the Genius Bar were kind enough to take a look at my MacBook Air, which had gotten bumped around during our move to Austin. They…


News: “The First iPad and iPad 3G Teardowns”

Posted: April 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

The First iPad and iPad 3G Teardowns [PICS] on Mashable!
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Air

Want to know what makes Apple’s iPad tick? Well wait no longer: thanks to the FCC and some analysis from the people over at iFixit , we now know what the internal guts of the iPad look like. The Federal Communications Commission has publicly…