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eBay launches Apple certified refurbished products storefront

This could come in handy. Per AppleInsider, eBay earlier this month introduced a new section to its website dedicated to Apple certified refurbished products, including numerous iPads, MacBooks and iPod touches. The company’s new Apple Certified Refurbished Product store currently lists a variety of MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad and iPod touch products. The online […]

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Hardware News Patents

Apple receives patent for “ionic wind generator”, may look to replace conventional fans in upcoming devices

This could turn into something interesting. And, hey, if it works…there might be fewer dust bunnies in your computing devices. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday a patent for a cooling system that blows ionized air through an electronic device, controlling its path by creating electromagnetic fields that can be […]

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MacBook Air MacBook Pro News Software

Apple releases firmware updates for late-2010 MacBook Air, mid-2012 MacBook Air, mid-2012 MacBook Pro and mid-2012 Retina Display MacBook Pro

Pretty much everything in the known universe was updated on Wednesday. And assorted firmware updates for your MacBook…those tend to be important, so let’s go through them. On Wednesday, Apple released MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.9 for its mid-2012 MacBook Pro notebook. The update, a 4 megabyte download, resolves an issue which can cause […]

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Finance News

Apple posts $8.8 billion profit, $35 billion in sales for Q3 2012 returns

There’s a nice ring to the words “US$8.8 billion quarterly profit”… Per Macworld, Apple announced its returns for the third quarter of 2012 yesterday, the company’s sales hitting US$35 billion, up 22 percent from US$28.6 billion last year while profits rose 20.5 percent to US$8.8 billion from US$7.3 billion. Earnings for the quarter were US$9.32 […]

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MacBook Air MacBook Pro News Software

Apple releases MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 1.0 for 2012 notebooks

This could be helpful. On Wednesday, Apple released its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 1.0 for its 2012 notebooks. The update, a 76.6 megabyte download, fixes an issue that can lead to increased CPU power consumption, and it improves compatibility with some USB devices. As always, the update can also be found and installed […]