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Apple SKUs Turn Up On Canadian Best Buy System Purportedly Showing MacBook Pros / iMacs

A Canadian Best Buy spy has sent us an image of some dummy Apple SKUs showing up on their system, and while we can’t confirm it’s legit, it comes rather soon after the last round. https://gizmodo.com/placeholder-skus-show-up-in-best-buys-inventory-in-prep-5472491 Our tipster says he also saw some “fully-speced high end iMacs in inventory that were not in stores yet.”…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 17

Apple Offering Free Hard Drive Replacements For MacBooks Bought Between 2006 – 2007

MacBooks bought between 2006 and 2007 could be eligible for a free hard drive replacement, with Apple dodging a guilty admission, stating that “a very small percentage…may fail under certain conditions.” UPDATED (with advice from a Mac Genius). If you own a white or black MacBook bought between 2006 and 2007, with either a 1.83GHz,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 17

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

A while back, MacBook Pro SKUs mysteriously disappeared from Best Buy‘s inventory system. We thought that this could be signaling that the long-awaited MacBook Pro refresh is finally near. https://gizmodo.com/best-buys-macbook-pro-skus-go-missing-might-mean-core-5467241 The three new SKUs appearing in the inventory database now could either be those new MacBook Pros or they could be the Wi-Fi only iPads.…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Feb 15

Nvidia Optimus Switches Seamlessly Between Amped Up and Power-Sipping Graphics

We’ve seen a ton of Core i5 notebooks recently, all loaded with Intel’s impotent integrated graphics, which are part of the chip. Now, Nvidia’s Optimus enables PCs to switch automatically between Intel’s crappy integrated graphics and Nvidia’s beefier graphics cards. Optimus is a new technology that allows Intel’s integrated GPU to coexist with a discrete…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 9

Best Buy’s MacBook Pro SKUs Go Missing, Might Mean Core i5 Refresh Soon

The upcoming i5 MacBook Pro refresh might be closer than we thought, with TUAW discovering that Best Buy emptied their systems of the current version. Since they’re not likely to go MacBook-less for long, that points to soon. [TUAW] https://gizmodo.com/intel-promotion-leaks-core-i5-macbook-pro-update-5447089

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 8

Are These the First Core i7 MacBook Pro Benchmarks?

There’s a pretty gnarly GeekBench result running around which appears to be for a new model MacBook Pro—6,1 to be exact—running a crazyfast 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 620M, one of the Arrandale chips Intel announced at CES. https://gizmodo.com/new-core-i7-i5-and-i3-processor-family-did-we-mentio-5442659 MacBook Pros are definitely in need of fresh guts, and the obvious choice for chips are from…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 6

Full-Color Iron Man MacBook Decal Kills Bad Guys with Branding

We’ve seen a black-and-white Iron Man MacBook decal before, but this full-color one is much more striking. Although you’ve gotta be OK with equating Apple’s logo with the powers of a superhero. Fanboys. Buy one here: [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-decal-powered-by-apple-arc-reactor-5445417

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 2

Ballmer Desecrates MacBook Pro

I thought this Ballmer’s autograph on a Macbook Pro was fake, but according to this video of the big man scribbling it, it’s not. Somewhere in a dark place, Jon Ive is bracing himself and sobbing. With a British accent. [The Guardian]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 22

Keep Waiting For A MacBook Air Upgrade, If ULV Core i3 and i5 Shortages Are True

The MacBook Air hasn’t been refreshed since last June, but even then it was a pretty minor upgrade. We’ll have to keep on waiting for a newer model apparently, if a shortage in ULV Core i3 and i5 processors is anything to go by. [Hardmac via Slashgear] https://gizmodo.com/is-the-new-macbook-air-actually-slower-than-the-last-on-5302911

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 22

Steve Jobs MacBook Decal Required to Enter Unofficial Apple Fanboy Club

Unfortunately for you, Apple worshippers, this is not available for sale. Which kind of surprises me, considering that the original has been around forever: Oh Steve, you mischievous handsome devil you. [Flickr via iPhone Savior]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 15

Genius Bar Horror Stories: I Got Screwed by the Genius Bar

The Genius Bar horror stories are in. And they are horrible. Geniuses obliterating iMacs, covered in roaches, even stealing customers’ girlfriends. The evil Genius Bar is real, and it’s in your local mall. Update: We’ve added another truly shitty experience. https://gizmodo.com/youll-probably-want-to-stay-away-from-apples-evil-geniu-5387772 Click here to see all of the stories on one page, though it might…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 14

Turn Your MacBook’s Trackpad Into a Tablet With Inklet

Apple tablet, schablet. Who needs a stand-alone tablet when you can turn your existing MacBook into one? Inklet is a cool program which lets you draw on your trackpad, turning your scribbles into Photoshop masterpieces. To download, you’ll need to give up $24.95 (though there’s also a free demo that’s worth checking out), and will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

Intel Promotion Leaks Core i5 MacBook Pro? UPDATE

Allegedly found on Intel’s Spanish Retail Edge Program site, this giveaway teases retailers winning two Core i5 MacBook Pros—which haven’t been announced yet. It’s either a marketing mistake or the most predictable leaked news ever. UPDATE UPDATE: The same promotion went out in the UK with a completely different graphics package. Such certainly points to…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 13

Generations

Ten years’ worth of Apple laptops are stacked high in this shot. I was going to list their identities, but then I realized the commenters could probably have more fun with it. Be nice (or funny). [Flickr via Unplggd]

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 12

The Price of Apple MacBook Pros Around the World

Brazil is one of my favorite countries. Cool people, great music, heavenly beaches, and caipirinhas. But if you have to buy a Mac, you are screwed. And like this graphic shows, it’s the same in other places in the world. Brazil wins, however: The price of one MacBook Pro 17″ there buys you two identical…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 10

Nvidia Optimus the Secret to the New MacBook Guts?

Nvidia’s teasing a new notebook tech called Optimus that “get[s] the performance of discrete graphics from a notebook while still delivering great battery life.” Which could solve the mystery of the next MacBook guts. https://gizmodo.com/whats-inside-the-next-macbooks-5436465 A brief recap: Intel’s new Arrandale Core i5 processors for notebooks have integrated graphics built right into the chip, but…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 5

Reinventing the MacBook Air

How will Apple redesign the ultraslim, seminal MacBook Air that launched dozens of me-too ultraportable laptops? Only Apple knows. But here are some gratuitous musings anyway. In a previous post, I said I wouldn’t hazard any guesses on what Apple may do with the MacBook Air. And I won’t. That doesn’t stop me from looking…

Tech News CNET Dec 30

What’s Inside the Next MacBooks?

Intel’s announcing superfast and incredibly efficient new notebook processors soon. They’re the biggest jump in notebook hardware since the Core 2 Duo. But we might not see them in MacBooks for a while. https://gizmodo.com/intels-new-superefficient-but-fast-laptop-core-i5-chips-5429145 Or, even worse than a delay: New MacBooks could have worse graphic than older MacBooks. Here’s the story: Starting with the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 29

When To Buy Apple Products

If you’re even thinking about buying an Apple product, wait until after you’ve read this guide to product cycles and refreshes. It’s not always a good time to buy—and now might be an especially bad one for some. We’ve taken a good look at the handy Buyer’s Guide over at MacRumors and given you some…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 28

The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product

Apple makes some of the most specialized mainstream devices around, but the gear is never very cheap and, let’s face it, it stinks for any one company to own your wallet. So here are the best alternatives for each iProduct: (If you’d like to see this post in non-gallery form, just click here.) https://gizmodo.com/the-best-alternatives-to-every-apple-product-5431521/ Apple…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 23

Apple SKUs Turn Up On Canadian Best Buy System Purportedly Showing MacBook Pros / iMacs

Apple Offering Free Hard Drive Replacements For MacBooks Bought Between 2006 – 2007

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

Nvidia Optimus Switches Seamlessly Between Amped Up and Power-Sipping Graphics

Best Buy’s MacBook Pro SKUs Go Missing, Might Mean Core i5 Refresh Soon

Are These the First Core i7 MacBook Pro Benchmarks?

Full-Color Iron Man MacBook Decal Kills Bad Guys with Branding

Ballmer Desecrates MacBook Pro

Keep Waiting For A MacBook Air Upgrade, If ULV Core i3 and i5 Shortages Are True

Steve Jobs MacBook Decal Required to Enter Unofficial Apple Fanboy Club

Genius Bar Horror Stories: I Got Screwed by the Genius Bar

Turn Your MacBook’s Trackpad Into a Tablet With Inklet

Intel Promotion Leaks Core i5 MacBook Pro? UPDATE

Generations

The Price of Apple MacBook Pros Around the World

Nvidia Optimus the Secret to the New MacBook Guts?

Reinventing the MacBook Air

What’s Inside the Next MacBooks?

When To Buy Apple Products

The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product

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