According to supply chain sources, Apple is preparing a thinner Macbook for release later this year, although it has not been specified whether it's going to a part of the Pro or Air line of notebooks. The current Macbook Pro with Retina display comes in at 1.8cm thick while the …
Read More »Apple has completed 30 acquisitions this fiscal year so far
With over $40 billion (£23.54 billion, €29.7 billion) on its bank account, Apple can make a lot of acquisitions without even noticing them. Moreover, sticking to its tradition of secrecy, Apple rarely makes announcements regarding its acquisitions. But the consumer electronics giant is more than active when it comes to …
Read More »Apple delays launch of MacBook Air 12” because of Intel’s ‘Broadwell’
Being a very close partner of Intel Corp., Apple naturally depends on the chipmaker’s ability to supply new central processing units on time. Apparently, the delay of Intel’s next-generation code-named “Broadwell” processor caused Apple to reconsider its own plans and now the highly-anticipated MacBook Air 12” with retina-class display is …
Read More »Jonathan Ive: next-gen Apple products will use all-new materials
Apple has always been a pioneer when it comes to materials. The company was among the first to use titanium to make its notebooks and was one of the first makers to use aluminium bodies for its laptops. The company continuously experiments with new materials to further improve its devices. …
Read More »Audio technologies from Beats will continue to be available to HP
Even after the acquisition of Beats Electronics by Apple will be closed later this year, Hewlett-Packard will be able to use technologies (developed by Beats) and place the Beats logo on its products for a limited amount of time till the end of 2015. Apple also has no plans to …
Read More »Apple: We have the best product pipeline in 25 years
Next week at the worldwide developers conference (WWDC) Apple plans to give a glimpse on products that are coming in the future. While at present it maintains an intrigue and does not even imply what will be discussed, some of its executives offer their personal impressions about the company’s new …
Read More »Apple confirms acquisition of Beats for $3 billion
Apple late on Wednesday finally confirmed its acquisition of Beats Music, a subscription streaming music service, and Beats Electronics, a supplier of premium headphones and speakers, for a total of $3 billion (£1.7938 billion, €2.2053 billion). The company said that it plans to continue selling Beats-branded products in its stores and …
Read More »Apple extends exclusive rights to LiquidMetal in consumer products
Apple has extended its exclusive rights to use alloys developed by LiquidMetal in consumer electronics products to February, 2015. It is unknown what exactly the company intends to do with LiquidMetal alloys, but the extension of the agreement indicates that there are certain plans which are serious enough to maintain …
Read More »Apple in talks to acquire Beats Electronics
Apple is reportedly working on one of its largest acquisitions ever, which could be an indicator of a radical change of the company’s strategy going forward. The Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics giant is seeking to buy Beats Electronics, an operator of music streaming service and a maker of advanced headphones. …
Read More »Apple drops price of entry-level MacBook Air to $899/£749/€899
Apple on Tuesday introduced refreshed versions of its MacBook Air laptops aimed at consumers and also said that from now on the most affordable Apple notebook will cost starting from $899/ £749/€899. Previously it was expected that the company would introduce 12″ MacBook Air model, but the company decided only …
Read More »Release of Mac Pro did not help Apple to sell record amount of Macs
Although Apple Mac Pro workstations have been in short supply for over five months after the launch and customers have to wait weeks to get one, it does not look like the popularity of the new cylindrical desktop was really overhelming in Q1 2014: it did not catalyse record sales …
Read More »Apple roadmap for 2014: new iPhones, iWatch, new MacBooks, no iTV
A South Korean analyst with a good track record in predicting the future of Apple’s products as well as schedules of their introductions has published a new version of the company’s roadmap for the this year. The plan includes plenty of new products, several upgrades, but excludes the highly-anticipated TV-sets …
Read More »First details about the MacBook Air 12” get revealed
While Apple MacBook Air family has probably been the most popular Apple laptops for quite some time now, they were not significantly updated in the last three years. A media report claims that Apple plans to introduce an all-new MacBook Air 12”, which will not only have larger display than …
Read More »Apple to axe 13” non-retina MacBook Pro with CD/DVD drive
When Apple introduced its MacBook Pro laptops with retina displays in 2012, it was clear that the company will transit all of its advanced laptops to the new display technology simply because it wants to clearly differentiate from its rivals. Since then, Apple has ceased to sell MacBook Pro with …
Read More »Apple is considering a 14-inch MacBook Air
Apparently Apple is seriously thinking about producing a 14-inch sized MacBook Air with primary motivation for this sized notebook stemming from the Asia market. It's been determined that Asians are particularly fond of 14-inch notebooks and this size makes up between 35 and 40% of the total notebook market across Asia, …
Read More »LandingZone gives simplified yet versatile MacBook Air docking
We've seen all kinds of docking stations for Apple's vast array of devices over the years, but perhaps nothing quite as cleverly designed as the LandingZone for MacBook Air. The docking solution was spotted at this year's Macworld|iWorld conference and really stood out thanks to the sheer ease and versatility …
Read More »Apple release new MacBook Air, packs quite a punch
Apple have released their long awaited MacBook Air, based around the Sandybridge platform. There has been much talk about the new superportable machine before it was released. The new MacBook Air computers ship with Core i5 and Core i7 processors and start at £849.00 inc vat in the UK. The …
Read More »Macbook Air update may enhance memory and SSD
Appleinsider received some information from Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicating that Apple are no longer placing orders for MacBook Air superportable machines with 2 GB of memory. With Mac OS X Lion around the corner, it appears as if Apple are moving to a strict 4GB only memory configuration …
Read More »AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand w/ 11″ MacBook Air
If you have just purchased a new laptop, the next peripheral on the ‘to buy' list is generally a protective carrying case or a stand/cooler. For those people who have just bought a sexy superportable laptop, they certainly won't want to be carting around a bulky stand. The review product …
Read More »New MacBook air coming: Best Buy suspend orders
Kitguru reports earlier this month of a new MacBook Air update, seem to have been close as giant retailer Best Buy have put a hold on MacBook Air orders, which would indicate that Apple are about to release an updated version of the big selling laptop. According to information on …
Read More »New MacBook Air models scheduled for end of June
Apple are releasing new MacBook Air models at the end of June. Our sources in Taipei are saying that the new machines will use the latest Sandybridge technology and will have the new Thunderbolt interface as well. Quanta Computer will be handling the main assembly procedure. Dynapack are dealing with …
Read More »Apple ship over 1 million Macbook Air laptops in Q4
Apple are showing that their ultra portable laptop, the MacBook Air has been well received from the public. In Q4 2010 they shipped 1.1 million Air laptops, making this new breed of ultra thin laptops one of the companies most successful Mac product launches ever. Concord Securities analyst Ming Chi …
Read More »Nvidia CEO says that future laptops will mimic Apple design
Nvidia's outspoken CEO has said that he feels that future laptops will borrow the design of the Macbook Air. Brooke Crothers at Cnet, spoke to Jen Hsun Huang in a phone interview and he said “You'll have trouble finding one that doesn't look like the MacBook Air, I think the …
Read More »Apple fix Macbook Air Display issues
KitGuru recently reported on the issues experienced by many new Macbook Air users. These involved screen flickering horizontal lines which would appear on the 13 inch model. Other people reported that displays were even discoloured when waking from sleep and Apples forums were rife with unhappy customers. Well thankfully Apple …
Read More »Ipad and Macbook Air sell well on Black Friday
Most UK people say ‘eh?' when you talk about Black Friday, because, yes it isn't a tradition in dreary old Blighty. All you lucky Canadian and American users end up with some sexy hardware for the price of a pancake breakfast. Analyst Gene Munster and his research buddies spent 7 …
Read More »Macbook Air to sell 250,000 units a month
Apple are selling billions of dollars of product every month and the latest sales figures show that around 1 million Macbooks will be sold in Q4 of 2010. What is more interesting to us however is that estimates show 250,000 of this 1,000,000 could very well be sales of the …
Read More »Macbook Air ‘flickering’ screen problems – quality issues?
Apple recently released the sexy new Macbook Air machines, however it appears that they may be dealing with some potential screen issues. The redesigned Macbook Air was introduced two weeks ago and has already been the subject of numerous complaints on Apple's support forum. The screen ‘flickers' for some users …
Read More »Macbook Air 2010 a copy of the Vaio X505?
Apple have released the new Macbook Air, a striking new wedge design which features an ULV Intel processor. The only thing, this looks to be extremely similar to the Sony Vaio X505 released six years ago, in 2004. Steve Jobs said that the new MacBook Air is ‘the future of …
Read More »Jobs showcases new Macbook Air & OS X Lion
Steve Jobs held a conference yesterday in Cupertino, California to talk about the new Macbook Air and the new operating system OSX 10.7 – codenamed ‘lion'. Steve Jobs revealed two new Macbook Air's and said they were ‘the future of notebooks'. There are two new Air products, 13.3 inch and …
Read More »New MacBook Air and ‘Lion’ OS to be showcased today
Apple are expected to launch a new MacBook Air at an event later today, and also give fans a peak at the new Mac OS X operating system. Apple are apparently going to be using a press conference to showcase the new Air, OSX 10.7 – code named ‘Lion', as …
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