Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Simon
MacFixIt has a writeup on an issue that it seems many owners of the latest 15-inch MacBook Pros–those featuring LED-backlit LCDs–are suffering from. The problem generally occurs when the MBP is running with the LCD at less-than-full brightness, leading to a flickering display.
If you have this issue, we recommend going to your local Apple […]
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Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Simon
We don’t link to just any reviews here on the Zone, but no site does reviews like Ars Technica, so when we saw their new look at the just-released Santa Rosa 17-inch MacBook Pros, we had to pass it along.
A few of the observations worth noting: if you can handle the higher-res screen, it’s worth […]
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Posted on June 17th, 2007 by Simon
Our friends at Other World Computing sent us this release on their new memory offerings for the MacBook Pro line:
June 15, 2007, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today that it is offering 4.0GB Memory Kits for Apple’s new recently announced MacBook Pro 2.2GHz and […]
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Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Simon
Crunch Gear has a review of the HTC Touch, a member of the iPhone-killer cadre. The phone gets high marks for being easy and fun to use, quality screen, and fast WiFi, but the reviewer doesn’t believe it’s really appropriate to think of it as being a threat to the iPhone, with a release […]
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Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Simon
If you’ve been a Mac fan for any length of time, you’ve probably read Walter Mossberg’s Wall Street Journal column on technology, which is widely syndicated by other newspapers. Well, during a recent speech at an event hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education (of all places), Mossberg pulled out an iPhone he’s using […]
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Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Simon
If you watched yesterday’s WWDC keynote, you might have been a little confused by Steve’s comment that the iPhone doesn’t just go on sale on June 29, it goes on sale on June 29 at 6 PM. The audience chuckled, but there was some confusion over whether or not Steve was just kidding around […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2007 by Simon
Our friends at Fastmac sent us word on their latest offering:
Fastmac today announced the availability of an Airport Extreme compatible
802.11n wireless card upgrade for Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro & Mac Pro
computers. Based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification, the new wireless
card achieves data transfer rates that are nearly 5 times faster than
existing 802.11g cards with […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2007 by Simon
Brenthaven, known for higher-end notebook sleeves and cases, is now offering something for the MacBook owner on a budget. Macworld has a nice write-up on Brenthaven’s MacBook Sleeve, which for $20 offers Brenthaven’s typical level of protection, but without all the frills. The sleeve was originally made for large laptop programs in schools, […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2007 by Simon
Those espionage-experts at MacRumors have come into a very interesting document: AT&T’s training guide for iPhone sales.
If you’ve never seen one of these sales training guides–regardless of phone model–they’re rather interesting. In this case, the iPhone is broken down by features, then includes questions for the salesperson to ask the prospective customer and counter-arguments […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2007 by Simon
We aren’t sure if this has spread across the entire Cingular/AT&T network, but for those of you wondering when your phones would start displaying the AT&T moniker instead of Cingular, it looks like the switchover is happening now. We have multiple reports of Cingular customers whose phones are now saying AT&T instead. That […]
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Posted on June 7th, 2007 by Simon
A source which Gizmodo says is reliable has posted an iPhone hands-on, which they’ve posted on the site. Some of the details offered:
The display is said to be very good
Response time is said to be speedy
Web browsing is fast
The tipster does say that the iPhone is too bulky to use without a pouch and […]
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