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Processors

Intel Readying Ultra-Low-Voltage Processors for Ultraportable Notebooks

Processor giant Intel reaffirmed on Friday that the company is readying a new series of new ultra-low-voltage chips, due in the second quarter, for inexpensive ultraportable notebooks. According to Macworld UK, the company will ship the ULV chips as part of its Montevina Plus mobile laptop platform, an updated version of the existing Montevina platform, […]

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MacBook Air

AppleCare May Not Extend to First-Gen MacBook Air Hinge Problem

Following up on last week’s story regarding several users citing the hinge defect in Apple’s first generation MacBook Air notebook, a number of users are reporting a hit-or-miss policy in terms of Apple covering fixes for the notebooks under its AppleCare program. According to Macworld, users have reported that Apple is flat out denying fixes […]

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MacBook Air

First-Gen MacBook Air Owners Cite Flaw in Hinge Construction

Given what you paid for the first-gen MacBook Air notebook, Hulking out may be entirely permissible given the following news: a number of owners of the notebook have cited a fundamental flaw in the notebook’s hinge constructions. According to MacNN, a number of users on the Apple Discussions board have noted that, after several months […]