MacFixIt has posted some pictures of their swollen MacBook Pro battery: We’ve extensively covered an issue where the MacBook Pro’s battery gradually swells, — apparently due to overheating. In mild cases, batteries swell but remain functional. In these cases, keyboard and/or trackpad functionality is sometimes affected by the rising of internal components. In severe cases, […]
Mac programmer Amit Singh, who in February figured out how to access and manipulate the motion sensor in Apple’s laptops, has published an explanation of the ambient light sensor also found in the company’s latest portables. The ambient light sensor detects the amount of light in a room and brightens the laptop’s keyboard as needed. […]
In addition to my post on Monday, Antonio Rodriguez has also posted a blog entry about how to attach a MacBook Pro to Verizon’s EVDO network using a Treo 700p: As of 6/10/2006, Verizon has a couple of plans that provide unlimited data on top of some allotment of minutes. Go and sign up for […]
As you know there is no AC adapter for the MacBook Pro that can be used on airplanes (because of the 75 watt limit) and there are no AC adapters for 12 volt use (i.e. in automobiles). The 60 watt MacBook AC adapter will charge both the MacBook Pro 15 and 17-inch but at a […]
I just want to know if you heard about the repeat kernel panics problem when using the Airport connexion on some MacBook Pro? By looking at this thread on Apple support site, it seems this isn’t an isolate case. A lot of people have the same issue but no word from Apple… All the details […]