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Intel taps into new computing at Taiwan show

Intel Corp. is touting a hybrid laptop 0.8 inches (20 mm) thick with sleek tablet computing features and ultra-sharp visual images that it hopes will create a market bridging traditional PCs and tablet computing.

Electronics / Hardware

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple soars in China as other US retailers falter

While many Western retail giants have failed to translate their American success in this booming economy, Apple is winning simply by being Apple.

Technology / Business

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple MacBooks get speedier with Intel 'Thunderbolt' technology

Apple on Thursday unveiled an updated line of MacBook Pro laptop computers featuring new Intel "Thunderbolt" technology for moving digital films and other data "blazingly fast."

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Review: Downloading Mac software, made simple

By now, many of you are familiar with the App Store on iTunes - the portal through which Apple Inc. sells mobile applications, or "apps," for its family of iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches.

Technology / Software

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan's Quanta to join Foxconn as iPad 2 supplier: report

Taiwan's Quanta Computer will assemble Apple's iPad when the US giant releases the second generation of the popular tablet next year, local media reported Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: MacBook Air uses iPad technology to add brawn to beauty

When the MacBook Air first launched almost three years ago, it was very expensive and not all that powerful. Things have changed.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MacBook Air a lovely, pricey machine

I didn't dwell a lot on the MacBook Air when Apple first unveiled it in January 2008. Its thin profile and light weight were definitely impressive. But with an $1,800 price tag for the base model, slow processors, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Review: New MacBook Air still skinny on power

(AP) -- The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn't very powerful, had a ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Apple debuts iPad-inspired MacBook Air notebooks (Update)

Apple on Wednesday released a sleek new MacBook Air notebook computer inspired by its winning iPad tablet devices.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Gadgetry buzz overshadows Apple's bedrock business: the Mac

Lost in the hubbub surrounding the iPad and new iPhone are Apple's other products -- its desktop and laptop computers.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Gadgets: MoviePeg helps your Apple device stand hands-free

Sometimes a company spends years developing what they will think will be the world's greatest gadget and the end result is a dud.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple updates MacBook Pro laptops

Apple updated its line of MacBook Pro laptops on Tuesday, extending battery life, adding faster processors and more powerful graphic chips from Nvidia.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Apple unveils new features for desktop, laptop models

Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Apple updates iMac line, adds 'multitouch' mouse (w/ Video)

(AP) -- Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's laptop price cuts help consumers, could expand market share

The weak economy is forcing even Apple to have a Blue Light Special. Last week, the Cupertino, Calif., company cut prices from 5 percent to 15 percent on most MacBook laptops, from the 13-inch machine, now dubbed MacBook ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0