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Internal memo: Apple acknowledges second-gen MacBook Air graphics issue, fix apparently in the works

An internal memo allegedly leaked from Apple seems to support display issues experienced by some owners of the new MacBook Air notebook as well as indicate that an upcoming software update will fix the problems. The purported memo, obtained by Boy Genius Report, acknowledges that Apple is aware of the issue and is “working on […]

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Second-gen MacBook Air may be demonstrating logic board errors

This could be a bit foreboding. Per Cult of Mac, a rising number of complaints from users of the new MacBook Air has appeared regarding kernel panics, video distortion and other issues that could be related to defective logic boards. Apple Discussion forum user, DanRyb, basically stated that his 11-inch model would randomly display “weird […]

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Nvidia settles class action lawsuit, some MacBook Pro owners eligible for compensation

Sometimes litigation comes in handy. Per CNET, a number of users who discovered that their 2007 and 2008 MacBook Pro systems contained graphics problems that showed either scrambled video output or sometimes black screens are in for some compensation. A recent class-action lawsuit against Nvidia over faults in the GeForce 8600M graphics processors included in […]

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Nvidia releases Mac OS X 10.6.4-compatible driver for GTX-285 graphics card

This is sort of interesting. With the recent release of the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update, assorted users have complained of conflicts with some of Nvidia’s graphics cards. Responding to this, Nvidia has released a new suite of graphics drivers for the GTX-285 graphics card. The driver, a 20.87 megabyte download, is listed for OS […]

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Apple releases sixth beta of Mac OS X 10.6.4, no known issues reported

Apple this week issued a sixth beta of its Mac OS X 10.6.4 security and maintenance update for its Snow Leopard operating system. Per AppleInsider, the latest build remains free of known issues. According to sources close to the story, the beta, which was issued to developers last Tuesday, is labeled as “build 10F564”, weighs […]