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Apple brings iPad features to the Mac

Apple released a preview version of its new Macintosh operating system on Thursday, bringing some features of the iPad to the personal computer.

Technology / Software

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Cloud computing's ubiquity brings down prices

If you've ever had your laptop stolen, watched your toddler baptize your PC with Pepsi, or had your MacBook come to a cold, dead stop, you know that the digital memories we store on our home computers are anything but indelible.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Hewlett-Packard unveils its first 'ultrabook' laptop

Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Wednesday unveiled a lightweight laptop computer to take on Apple's MacBook Air in the hot "Ultrabook" arena.

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Apple unleashes Lion, updates MacBook Air

Apple on Wednesday unleashed its new Lion operating system, running it on updated, more powerful versions of its MacBook Air ultra-thin laptop.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 1

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 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

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

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

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