Undercover software used to locate MacBook in Norway
Three months after his MacBook was stolen, a 23 year-old Norwegian man recovered the laptop with the help of the police and Orbicule’s Undercover software. More: continued here
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Angry MacBook Air owner takes kitchen knife to laptop
A man with too much money and time on his hands made a video vehemently protesting what he claims to be a manufacturing defect in the MacBook Air. Then he gets out the knife. More: continued here
Want a modded MacBook with a secondary LCD?
If you’ve ever though that the glowing Apple on the back of your MacBook just wasn’t glowy enough, here’s one potential way to take matters into your own hands. More: continued here
The Perfect MacBook Mini: Leak, Concept, or Fake?
I don’t know what this is and I don’t care. It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever it is, it’s beautiful. I want one badly. More: continued here
Apple selling 8GB memory upgrade kits for 15″ MacBook Pros
It will cost you an arm and a leg, but Apple is now offering an official 8GB memory upgrade kit for the mid- and high-end models of its current 15-inch unbibody MacBook Pro family, AppleInsider has discovered. More: continued here
Review: 15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz
As far as upgrades go, the top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro’s makeover is far from extreme. But we’re not going to complain if Apple chooses to gently goose the processor speed a little bit without expecting a dime more for the effort. More: continued here
Snow Leopard to Add 4-Finger Multi-Touch Gestures
When Apple introduced the new MacBooks, MacBook Airs, and MacBook Pros in October, they also introduced a new four-finger multi-touch trackpad gesture that allowed users to easily switch between applications (swipe left/right) or invoke Exposé (swipe up/down). While it’s long been known that the original MacBook Air and early 2008 MacBook Pros… More: continued here
NVIDIA Chip Instability Spreading to 17? MacBook Pros?
Back in December we wrote about a potential land-mine of problems for owners of new MacBook Pro 15″ notebooks, related to possibly defective NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics processor chips that Apple may have knowingly shipped with some units in 2008. So far, the major storm speculated about by the Inquirer in that report does not…
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Review: The 17-in. MacBook Pro Rocks
The already well-equipped base model (although I’m loath to call anything this gorgeous and well-built a “base model”) starts with a 2.66-GHz Core 2 Duo processor from Intel, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, two Nvidia graphics processors and a simply stunning high-resolution, 1920-by-1200-pixel screen. More: continued here
NVIDIA Chip Instability Spreading to 17? MacBook execs?
back in December we wrote a couple of attainable land-mine of issues for house owners of new MacBook pro 15″ notebooks, related to possibly defective NVIDIA GeForce 9400 photographs processor chips that Apple may have knowingly shipped with some devices in 2008. thus far, the major storm speculated about through the Inquirer in that report…
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Benchmarks: 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro 2.66GHz
With a slightly faster processor than its predecessor, the new 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro outperformed the previous 17-inch MacBook Pro—but by a small percentage. Macworld’s lab director James Galbraith analyzes the performance benchmarks from Apple’s new mega-sized laptop. More: continued here
Apple refreshes Mac mini lineup with GeForce 9400M graphics
After all that excitement in the run-up, Apple’s done just about the bare minimum that was expected in a Mac mini update. The new SKUs both run 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processors and are backed up by the same NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics that’ve done wonders for the MacBook. For $600 you get 1GB of…
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Apple quietly intros 2.66GHz MacBook Pro, offers larger SSDs
Flying under the radar of Tuesday’s broad desktop overhaul were quiet updates to Apple’s MacBook Pro notebook line, which now includes a faster 15-inch model, new high-end chip options, and larger solid-state drive (SSD) choices that are also offered alongside the company’s 13-inch MacBooks. More: continued here
Apple releases Battery Update 1.4 for all MacBook models
Monday’s Battery Update 1.4 is designed to improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time. More: continued here
Apple ramps up MacBook campaign; RIM folds on anti-Apple ad
Apple this week kicked its eco-friendly MacBook campaign into overdrive with new placements on network television and top-tier internet properties; meanwhile, Research in Motion considered taking a shot at Apple in a new television commercial but ultimately couldn’t bring itself to pull the trigger. More: continued here