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2015 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro models drop Windows 7 support in Boot Camp

The good news is that Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks are pretty nifty. The bad news is that they won’t boot Windows 7 in Boot Camp. Apple’s official support documentation has it that Boot Camp only supports Windows 8 and 8.1 on the new devices; however, official Windows 10 support will […]

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Nomad introduces Puck, Stand charging accessories for Apple Watch

This could come in handy. Last week, accessory maker Named unveiled two new product categories for Apple Watch; Stand and Pod. The Stand for Apple Watch is built from a solid piece of military grade extruded aluminium with a concealed, precision CnC milled, channel on the backside to effortlessly guide Apple’s cable and magnetic puck […]

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12-inch MacBook logic board studied, proven smaller than Raspberry Pi

The 12-inch MacBook is being studied in depth. And it is cool. Perhaps one of the most striking features about the new machine is that the new logic board is actually smaller than the Raspberry Pi. The cool cats at Digital Trends ran a comparison and noted that the logic board is 4.6 inches wide […]

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Swifty app helps teach Swift programming basics on your iOS device

This qualifies as both useful and cool. Last summer, Apple surprised almost everyone at WWDC with the announcement of Swift, a new programming language for iOS and Mac development. The language feels like something Apple would invent. Like several of the languages currently popular in web development, it has a concise, readable syntax that’s easier […]

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State Farm won’t cover Apple Watch

If you’re pondering an Apple Watch, you might not be able to insure it with State Farm. According Rob Lee, who was following up on insurance coverage, an email inquiry as to whether State Farm would cover the forthcoming Apple Watch was met with the following reply: From: Laura Keeler Date: March 17, 2015 at […]