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Rumor: Next-gen MacBook Air to receive hard drive, RAM capacity boosts

There may be yet another reason to hanker after Apple’s next-gen MacBook Air notebook. Per AppleInsider, the new MacBook Air may up the value proposition for customers through increases to the notebook’s standard memory and storage components, in addition to the latest ultra-low voltage Sandy Bridge mobile chips, should checks within the company’s supply chain […]

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Rumor: Next-gen MacBook Air notebook to once again include backlit keyboards

The new MacBook Air: It might just feature the shiny coolness that is a backlit keyboard. With the release of new models later this month, Apple is set to reinstate a feature to its MacBook Airs that went missing when the company overhauled the ultra-thin notebooks into more cost-affordable products late last year. Per AppleInsider, […]

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Rumor: Apple to release next-gen MacBook Air, Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”) by next week

With the middle of July almost upon us, the long-awaited arrival of Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”) and a refreshed MacBook Air notebook are something we’re hankering for. Per CNET, a “few overseas sources” have stated that “Apple Retail stores are planning ‘overnights’ on July 13th.” Overnights typically entail a refresh of Apple store displays […]

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Rumor: Apple to use Toggle DDR 2.0 NAND flash memory in next-gen MacBook Air

If you’re hankering for cool details about features for Apple’s next-gen MacBook Air, you might like this. Per Macotakara, Apple is rumored to adopt “Toggle DDR 2.0,” a 19-nanometer process for NAND flash memory offering 400 megabyte-per-second speed, in its next MacBook Air. Citing a person with an “Asian electronics component company,” the report said […]

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Rumor: Next-gen, Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Air expected to ship in mid-July

It’s the rumors that keep life interesting. And “Gossip Girl” still on the air (for better or for worse). Per the cool cats at 9to5 Mac, a new series of rumors has narrowed down the expected ship date of the next-generation MacBook Air, complete with Thunderbolt and Sandy Bridge architecture, to mid-July. The tip emphasized […]