Category: MacBook Pro
Adam Christianson has released the latest episode of his MacCast podcast. With everything going on this past week with CES in full swing and other news, this episode is packed with a lot of Apple goodness including: What you need to know about Spectre and Meltdown. Apple investors want more parental control. Apple clarifies store roof “flaw”. Even more Apple “shows” lined up. Iovine leaving Apple? Nope. Rumors of iPhone SE 2. No major Macbook Pro update this year? Apple…
One might think Apple’s MacbookAir is an incredibly thin machine, and indeed it is. Well, 2015 is going to be the year Macbook Air even sees further dramatic change. The venerable MBA already thin and light will be slimming down further with radical new concepts on the horizon. For starters, Apple will do away with the internal fan. This will allow quiet operation just like a fanless iPad. Apple plans to jettison most of the ports on the current Macbook Air . The…
Apple, Inc. sent out invitations to an October 23rd announcement event. The event, scheduled to be held at the 1122 seat California Theatre in San Jose, has long been expected to be the introduction of the rumored iPad Mini. Another rumor floating around is that Apple will introduce a smaller MacBook Pro at the event as well.
Apple has released an update to their Thunderbolt Software, bringing it to version 1.2.1. The latest version of the software adds the support for the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet adapter which comes as an option with the new Mac Book Pro. You can download the update through the Software Update menu under the Apple Menu or from the Apple Support website at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1544
Early this morning, I was joined by about 50 people in front of the Tokyo Apple Store. All of those in line were hoping that there were still machines in stock, but just as the doors appeared to open, a staffer walked out and boldly announced that while there were display models of the new machine, no actual for sale items were available. Funnily, I needed to go to the store to have an iPhone repaired but figured I would…
As we were chatting away in IRC pre-WWDC Keynote, I mentioned that I would like to see a new MBP with Flash and dual SSD. Now that I look on that configuration, I had it all wrong but then that was before the keynote. Tim Cook and his merry men brought us all to our knees again with the new offerings from Cupertino. It seemed quite funny at the time but one person mentioned that a MacBook Pro with Flash…
Apple has taken a whack at fixing the flickering of the internal display on the late 2008 MacBook Pro. A new EFI Update for the 15 inch model is supposed to resolve this issue. Version 2.8 of the EFI Firmware for the MacBook Pro should be available in you Software Updates or you can download it directly from the Apple Support site at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1502
The Apple, Inc. Japan website is offering free upgrades for all Macs, iPhones, iPads, and iTouches damaged in the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (http://www.apple.com/jp/support/information.html) According to the website, repairs must be requested before the end of June. Keep in mind that their current policy is subject to be pulled at any time so be sure to get your machine in as soon as possible. For those who evacuated from Japan with damaged machines, no definitive word on what can…
Plagued by inquiries from users with issues with their new MacBook Pros, Apple, Inc. has released an update for Mac OS X intended to deal with those issues directly. Mac OS X 10.6.7 update has come more than a month after the release of the product and is “Intended to resolve stabilitity issues” with the os. The issues with the new line of MacBook Pros are graphics related according to an article in Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/new-macbook-pros-freezing-under-heavy-load/) in which the machine feezes…
A story on AppleInsider reports that tests using Benchmark 6.5 show the new line of MacBook Pro machines released this week by Apple, Inc. to be 13-53% faster. To read the whole story, go to http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/26/benchmarks_of_apples_new_macbook_pros_find_speeds_13_53_faster.html The new MacBook Pro information can be found on Apple’s website at http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
