The fifth-generation iPad was announced today. And under a new name to boot… Per Electronista, Apple today announced the iPad Air, a fifth generation of its flagship 9.7-inch tablet. The name stems from its new design, which weighs just 1 pound, in part thanks to thinner side bezels. Inside it uses an A7 processor, paired […]
Tag: 802.11n
If you’re having trouble with the Wi-Fi on your new mid-2013 MacBook Air, a fix may be on the way. Per AppleInsider, in a likely response to reports of 802.11ac Wi-Fi issues with its latest MacBook Air refresh, Apple late Friday began sending out invitations to select users, offering inclusion in the AppleSeed Program to […]
You can’t knock a decent networking update. On Friday, Apple released its AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.6.3 firmware updates. The updates, which are available for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models, include the following fixes and changes: – Extend the Guest Wi-Fi network for a network configured with […]
Apple’s looking to bring the 802.11ac protocol to the Mac this year. Now it just needs the people to do it. Per AppleBitch, a new job listing by the company advertises a position for engineers experienced with Gigabit Wi-Fi. The mention of 802.11ac comes from a new job posting listed by the company on Sunday, […]
This could lead to something nifty. Per The Next Web, Apple has reportedly struck a deal with Broadcom that will place superfast 802.11ac Wi-Fi chips in its 2013 Mac lineup. Sources familiar with the deal indicated that the forthcoming industry standard for Wi-Fi will appear in Apple’s lineup this year. The so-called “5G Wi-Fi” offers […]