More MacBook Rumors Better Battery New Display Connector

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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More MacBook details are dragging themselves from the fertile pond of Apple rumors, this time flapping their wet, scaly tentacles onto the desks of MacNN.

MacNN's source confirms the dropping of FireWire in the consumer MacBooks, which makes sense. The only thing most MacBook buyers need FireWire for is to hook up an external drive, and those all come in USB flavor anyway. It will be a shame to use the rather useful FireWire Target Mode, though, and the rather less useful (and infinitely… Read More

Steve Jobs Unveils Newer Sexier Aluminum MacBooks

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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CUPERTINO, California — Steve Jobs announced new refreshes of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air that will feature faster processors, better graphics, and a uniform design language of aluminum and glass. Jobs also unveiled a new 24-inch… Read More

MacBook Pro Pictures and Details Leaked No Mouse Button Black Bezel and Two Video Cards

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

It tallies pretty much completely with the previous shots we've seen of the upper case, with the recessed, chiclet keyboard, magnetic latch and in/out ports arrayed along the left side (see picture below for the side view). In the picture we see. Apple's one button mouse obsession? Over. Look at the trackpad… Read More

Voodo Envy Sweeter Than Macbook Air Says Voodoo Founder

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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It's no surprise that Voodoo founder Rahul Sood is talking up the company's newest 13.3-inch laptop,  Voodoo Envy.

But he's making some really bold bets. Sood draws interesting comparisons with Apple's Macbook Air.

The Envy, he says, is thinner, has better display and uses a richer material than Macbook Air. And features such as a presentation adapter and the… Read More

MacBook Mini Smallest Cheapest Mac Netbook

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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If all of today's MSI Wind news wasn't enough for you, here's a MacBook Mini, fashioned by German hacker Florian. All it took was a Dremel, six white LEDs and a very steady hand. Inside is a little less tidy, with tape and aluminum foil holding things in place and bouncing back a little extra light.

Florian even took the time to make a spoof ad in the style of the MacBook Air spot (below), featuring his diminutive machine emerging from a tiny envelope. The irony hits double for me, as I keep my HackBook in a Jiffy… Read More