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Rumor Has It: Apple Putting 3G Into MacBooks, Rendering USB Sticks Useless

Written on May 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

As if I didn’t have enough USB sticks sitting around doing nothing (512KB flash drives, Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless dongles, etc.). Now it looks like my 3G mobile broadband USB modem might soon join the ranks of the neglected and forgotten. Not because 4G networks are being built out as we speak, but because it [...]

MacBooks Selling Out Worldwide

Written on October 15, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 21 people have commented

Reports are coming in that Apple’s new MacBooks and MacBook Pros are selling out in retail stores around the world.
Apple’s flagship San Francisco store reportedly had no stock as of this morning, and our own David Appleyard apparently scored the last new MBP at the Manchester Arndale store.  The London Regent Street flagship store is [...]

New MacBook Rumors

Written on July 29, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 18 people have commented

Last week, during the Q2 financial call for Apple, Peter Oppenheimer does what Apple does best: he stirred the pot. It may seem to the untrained eye that Apple’s less-than-stellar four-product launch was detrimental to the company, but how quickly we forget. Just a few short words left all the bad feelings behind and kept [...]