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Examining the Battery/AC Performance Gap on MacBooks and MacBook Pros

Written on November 25, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Back in the dark ages, when I used to have a Toshiba laptop, I would always remove the battery when running off of AC power, out of what may have been misguided superstition. I was told, and I fervently believed, that doing so would extend the life of my battery considerably by reducing the total [...]

iPod Chief Switch: What it Could Mean for Apple

Written on November 04, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and No one has commented

For those of you who don’t know, Apple is currently embroiled in a legal dispute over former IBM exec Mark Papermaster, whom they recently lured away from the IT firm. The apparent purpose of pinching Papermaster, according to news this week, is to replace iPod chief Tony Fadell. It’s a big mess that’s attracting a [...]

New Xserve at MacWorld?

Written on January 07, 2008 by Sue Anderson and 3 people have commented

My engineering sources say to look for an announcement of a new Xserve sporting Intel’s Tulsa processor at MacWorld Expo next week.
After all, Apple is due to release another server.
At last year’s Macworld, Apple suggested that Intel’s Tulsa could find its way into future Xserves. The Tulsa is Intel’s dual-core Xeon 7100 series processor [...]

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