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Apple Releases Performance Update, Fixes Hard Drive Stalls

Written on October 15, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 9 people have commented

Apple has released what it calls “Performance Update 1.0,” an update to its Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard) operating systems for selected iMacs and MacBooks.
As Apple describes it — in typically brief fashion — in its Support pages, ”This update addresses intermittent hard drive related pauses reported by a small number of [...]

LG Staffer Says Apple OLED Notebooks Forthcoming

Written on April 23, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 7 people have commented

If this is true, then LG takes the cake when it comes to leaking. No subtle hints, vague rumors, or supply chain speculation here. Instead, an actual LG employee has come out and baldly stated that the South Korea-based company will be responsible for producing a brand new upcoming notebook from Apple. And no, this [...]

Will the MacBook Air Get a Carbon Fiber Bottom?

Written on November 17, 2008 by Charles Moore and 3 people have commented

According to a rumor making the rounds last week, Apple is said to be exploring potential for using more exotic materials in the next revision MacBook Air. Appleinsider’s Kasper Jade reports that scuttlebutt suggests Apple is unsatisfied with the Air’s three-pound weight and looking into substituting carbon fiber as a fabrication material for a structural [...]

ARM-Optimized Flash: Adobe Serious About iPhone

Written on November 17, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 28 people have commented

The ongoing back-and-forth between Apple and Adobe over Flash on the iPhone is well-documented. First it was, then wasn’t, then was, then probably wasn’t again a possibility. If we take Apple CEO Steve Jobs at his word, then the problem lies with Flash being too heavy and Flash Lite being too insubstantial. And as it [...]

Adobe Announces October Release of Creative Suite 4 Suites & Components

Written on September 23, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 4 people have commented

Adobe introduced their Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product family to the world today, almost sixteen months since the announcement of Creative Suite 3. With six editions to choose from, ranging in price from $999 to $2,499 (upgrades from $399 to $899), and thirteen standalone applications costing $199 to $999, it’s important that you have an [...]

Macworld 2008 Keynote Today

Written on January 15, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 7 people have commented

Today marks one of the most anticipated days of every year. At 9AM CST, Steve Jobs will give his annual Macworld keynote where he’ll talk about Apple’s accomplishments for the past year as well as plans for the upcoming year. But more importantly, he’ll be announcing new products.
Macworld is an event that causes more speculation [...]

There’s something in the air…

Written on January 14, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 13 people have commented

Today, Apple updated their home page with the graphic above showing what appears to be Apple’s main slogan for Macworld 2008.
Many readers are predicting that “air” is the name of a new line of MacBooks from Apple that will be released tomorrow. Other’s are guessing it has something to do with wireless networking or WiFi. [...]