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Rumor: MacBook Pro line getting revamped with MacBook Air style designs

by Mike Schramm (Feb 10th, 2012)

There's rumors of a shakeup going around in Apple's laptop lines. AppleInsider claims, according to "people familiar with Apple's roadmap" (cute -- it's Friday, so we'll let that through), that Apple is aiming to completely revamp its notebook lines sometime this year, basically making the MacBook ...

Tom Bihn Cadet laptop / iPad bag organizes your belongings in style

by Steven Sande (Jan 16th, 2012)

Seattle-based Tom Bihn has been creating impressive travel bags since 1972, and I've had the pleasure of using and reviewing some of their laptop bags for TUAW over the past few years. In response to advent of smaller MacBook models and the iPad, the company recently unveiled the new Cadet ...

Deadline nears for claims over frayed MacBook MagSafe connectors

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 5th, 2012)

Apple's MagSafe power cables are great. They quick release from their port and protect your notebook from clumsy adults and over-zealous children who get tangled in your power cord. The first generation of these cords, however, had a defect that caused the wires to fray; that posed a potential ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best Mac of the year

by Steven Sande (Dec 9th, 2011)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

Chinese MacBook component factory still shut down

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 8th, 2011)

Apple deals with a variety of component suppliers in the Asia Pacific region. Usually, the production process is uneventful, but sometimes the company has to do some fancy juggling to keep its product inventory in balance. Most of the time, customers don't see these behind-the-scene changes, ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Buying a Mac

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 16th, 2011)

The holiday season is fast approaching which means it's time to start thinking about your loved ones and the gifts they may want to receive. High on the list for some may be a new shiny Mac to replace their old, worn-out computer. It's an expensive gift and one that you'll want to research ...

MacBook Air now makes up 28 percent of Apple's notebook shipments

by Chris Rawson (Nov 15th, 2011)

Thanks to some NPD figures brought to light by Morgan Stanley (via AppleInsider), it's now clear how much of an impact the MacBook Air's mid-2011 update had on Apple's diminutive notebook. Though Apple's thinnest laptop accounted for a mere eight percent of overall notebook shipments in May, just ...

15" ultrathin Mac laptop rumored for early next year

by Michael Rose (Nov 14th, 2011)

When first we heard whispers of a lean & lithe Air-like 15" Mac laptop, it seemed possible that we'd see them in stores before the end of this year. That may not happen, but according to Digitimes' reports from the supplier chain, the first bits and pieces for such a machine may already be ...

MacBook Pro, AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule firmware updated

by Chris Rawson (Nov 10th, 2011)

Apple has released three new firmware updates all at once. MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.5 "resolves an issue where a MacBook Pro being used with a power adapter may unexpectedly shut down under heavy workload if the battery charge level is near empty." It's not entirely clear which models ...

Twelve South PlugBug: Hands-on review

by Steven Sande (Nov 10th, 2011)

I'm not sure if there's something in the water that's making manufacturers come out with a lot of new power accessories for Apple devices these days, but it seems like a lot of new products like the XtremeMac Slim 10W USB Wall Charger and others are being announced. None of the announcements ...

Apple launches MagSafe adapter replacement program

by Chris Rawson (Nov 8th, 2011)

Apple's MagSafe adapter solved the number one source of catastrophic laptop damage; pets, children, and oblivious adults often tripped over the old-style power adapters and brought the entire device crashing to the floor. But the MagSafe adapter came with problems of its own. Fraying cables ...

Apple issues firmware updates, Thunderbolt software update, more

by Dave Caolo (Oct 27th, 2011)

Apple has issued a number of updates this week, in addition to iPhoto 9.2.1. Here's what's newly available. Thunderbolt Software Update 1.1 is for those using Lion on a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac. Apple says it "provides support for the Apple Thunderbolt Display and bug fixes for Thunderbolt ...

Daily Update for October 24, 2011

by Steven Sande (Oct 24th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

MacBook Pro video update released, resolves video freezing

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 24th, 2011)

Apple has released MacBook Pro Video Update 1.0, which resolves an issue where 15-inch MacBook Pros (Mid-2010 model) were intermittently freezing or stopped displaying video. The 70.97 MB update is now available via Software Update or through Apple's support site. ...

Apple updates MacBook Pro with larger hard drives, slightly faster processors

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 24th, 2011)

Apple silently updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks with slightly faster processors and larger hard drives. The update bumps up the processors by a small .1 to .2 GHz (not 1 to 2 GHz, sorry!) and increases hard drive capacity by 180 to 250 GB. The GPUs in the MacBook Pro 15" and 17" lines ...