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iPad 3 press event live blog

Ladies and gentlemen, we’re here with the iPad 3 press event live blog, as covered via Macworld. So, without further ado, let’s get to it and see what’s happening: – The music is playing, people are filing in and the event should begin at 10 A.M. PST/1 P.M. EST. – Apple CEO Tim Cook takes […]

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Hardware News

iFixit finishes teardown of Thunderbolt display, locates 2009 LG panel

When in doubt, count on someone geekier than you to dissect Apple’s newest hardware. The cool cats at iFixit have completed a full teardown of the screen has found. The new display, powered by Apple and Intel’s Thunderbolt technology, was disassembled this week by iFixit. They found that the LG display is model number “LM270WQ1,” […]

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Hardware News

Apple support note advises against daisy-chaining Thunderbolt-equipped displays

Apple’s new Thunderbolt-equipped displays are getting good reviews and can do a fair number of things. But they can’t be daisy-chained. According to an Apple support document, the company has noted that previous DisplayPort screens will not work when attached to the Thunderbolt port of its new display. Thunderbolt-equipped Macs can support one or two […]

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Mac OS X 10.7 features, release date, App Store-only purchase structure highlighted at WWDC

Ok, this might take a while to go through… Following up on Apple’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference which opened today, Apple announced on Monday that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion will be available only in the Mac App Store, and the operating system upgrade will be available for just US$29.99. Per AppleInsider, a new developer […]

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iMac MacBook Pro News Software

Apple releases firmware updates for Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro, iMac units

It never quite works perfectly until the updates hit. Per AppleInsider, Apple this week released a series of updates for its newest MacBook Pro notebooks and iMac desktops equipped with the high-speed Thunderbolt port, addressing issues related to performance and stability. Two updates are available for MacBook Pro owners: MacBook Pro Software Update 1.4, a […]