Anyone who has purchased an Apple laptop knows that the battery life is significant. I specifically remember getting four hours of life (full screen brightness) with my first G4 Powerbook. As time advances, the battery, processor, and electronic technology grows; and with it comes the ability to produce a portable that is more efficient and energy conservative, yet still has the performance that consumers require.
Day: February 12, 2007
The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting that Apple’s new 802.11n-compatible AirPort Extreme Base Station has been sighted and purchased in Apple Store locations around the United States as well as internationally. Reports have come in from Indianapolis, London, Connecticut, New York City and Providence, Rhode Island of the units being available. If you’ve seen the […]
Developer semaja2 has released version 0.4 of InsomniaX, a freeware utility which disables the sleep mode on Apple laptops (useful for tasks such as making an older iBook G4 into a more reliable server, etc.). The new version adds Intel processor support, sound effects, an unload timer and key bindings for menu items. The program […]
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Samsung Announces iPhone Contender
Per Computerworld‘s report, Samsung has unveiled a new phone designed to take on Apple’s iPhone, due to be released in June of this year. Samsung’s new Ultra Smart F700, will sport a touch screen interface as well as be able to play audio and video files. The unit will support a 2.78″ screen with a […]
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FastMac Offers Improved-Upon MacBook Battery
Accessory supplier FastMac has announced that it will begin selling its new TruePower batteries for Apple’s MacBook laptops. The batteries, which are due to ship “in 30 days”, retail for US$99.95 as opposed to US$129.00 for Apple’s replacement units. FastMac currently claims the batteries offer 68% more capacity, superior design and materials, an integrated safety […]