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Boot Camp Sound Bug Found for 13″ and 15″ Unibody MacBook Pro Notebooks

A number of owners of Apple’s latest 13″ and 15″ unibody MacBook Pro notebooks have reported speaker failures when running Windows via Boot Camp according to an article on MacNN. The problems have affected many gamers who use Mac OS X for daily computing, then switch to Windows to play games. The problem appears to […]

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MacBook Rumor

Apple May Overhaul Entry-Level Polycarbonate MacBook Models

Until recently rumored to be headed for the scrap pile, Apple’s entry-level polycarbonate MacBook notebooks may be on the verge of a refresh according to AppleInsider. Per sources close to the story, Apple is said to be running the 13″ notebooks through an industrial design overhaul that will see them reemerge in the coming months […]

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Apple Quietly Offers Matte Screen Option for 15″ MacBook Pro Notebook

Following up on a rumor from a few weeks ago, Apple has quietly restored the antiglare upgrade option for its 15″ MacBook Pro notebook line. Per AppleInsider, the change is a slight reversal from two years ago when the company began transitioning its entire Mac product line away from matte displays to the highly-reflective option […]

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NewerTech Releases Intelligent Battery Charging Station for Apple Unibody Notebook Batteries

Yesterday, accessory provider NewerTech announced the release of its Intelligent Battery Charging Station, a peripheral designed to charge and condition the batteries used by Apple’s 13″ and 15″ unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. The unit features two bays (one that charges while the other charges and conditions) and NewerTech claims that by conditioning the […]

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Apple Opts for Slower SATA Spec for Hard Disk Drives in New 13″ MacBook Pro

In spite of Apple’s introduction of the 13″ unibody MacBook Pro notebook at WWDC last week, it may have opted for a slower standard. According to Engadget, the new MacBook Pro notebooks that ship with conventional hard disks may only have a 1.5GBps SATA enabled, while SSD configs are apparently getting the full 3.0GBps SATA […]