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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, ...

Marshall Bergman Corbin bag for iPad and 11" MacBook Air: Review

by Steven Sande (Nov 26th, 2011)

Most of the bag and case manufacturers that we receive review samples from are in the US, and their products are usually sold in Apple Stores in the US as well. An established UK bag maker, Marshall Bergman, is making a splash in the UK with the Corbin canvas bag (£79.95) for iPad and/or ...

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 ...

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 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 21, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 21st, 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 ...

Catcher hopes to have MacBook Air plant working by November

by Steven Sande (Oct 21st, 2011)

A supplier of MacBook Air aluminum casings, Catcher Technology, recently had to shut down a plant in Eastern China following complaints by neighbors of "strange odors" emanating from the facility. While this could have been a concern for a critical part of the supply chain for one of Apple's ...

"Apple Shock" and its effect on the IT industry

by Steven Sande (Oct 7th, 2011)

It's well known in the Wintel PC industry that Apple has been kicking butt and taking names. Starting last year, Apple's iPad and second-generation MacBook Air started doing some serious damage to many of its competitors. Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien has a name for this -- ...

Grove announces Bamboo Backs for MacBooks

by Kelly Guimont (Sep 27th, 2011)

Grove , a company based in Portland, Oregon, has announced they are expanding their line of bamboo-based goodies for your Apple product. They already have a variety of iPhone and iPad cases, so it was really just a question of time before they found a way to coordinate your iThings with your ...

Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive: Small, solid and secure

by Steven Sande (Sep 24th, 2011)

I have a pile of small USB-powered hard drives that I use to back up various devices. All of them are inexpensive, have somewhat limited storage, and are encased in plastic. The latter feature always makes me apprehensive about traveling with the drives, as they just don't seem to be sturdy ...

TUAW TV Live: Twixt travel and technology

by Steven Sande (Sep 21st, 2011)

I'm back from a 12,000 mile journey from the TUAW Studios in Highlands Ranch, CO to the Aegean Sea. As usual, travel held both joys and agonies -- although most of the agonies had to do with slow and/or expensive internet connections, as well as the usual headaches of flying. Still, the joys of ...

Apple PC competitors request price drop from Intel

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 20th, 2011)

Intel is facing increasing pressure from its retail partners to lower the price of its upcoming line of Ultrabook notebooks, according to a report from Digitimes. Manufacturers like Acer are now asking Intel to reduce the cost of the CPU to help lower the final price of the device. Recently, ...