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Accessory hard drive

Other World Computing Releases Mercury On-The-Go Pro 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Other World Computing announced the release of the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro, the company’s 500GB, 7,200RPM pocket-sized drive for the Mac or PC. The unit features FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces for data transfer speeds up to 100MB/s and measures 3.5″ x 5.5″ x 1″ in size. In addition to these specs, […]

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Finance

Nvidia Admits to “Ongoing” Failure Problem in Some Notebooks During SEC Filing

Graphics processor firm Nvidia formally stated that some notebooks utilizing its chips continue to have “failure” issues, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Per cnet, Nvidia stated that though it does not continue to see “abnormal failure rates” in systems using Nvidia products,” some notebooks are still affected. “We continue […]

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MacBook Pro

TechRestore Announces MacBook Pro Glass Repair Service for US$349

Service outfitter TechRestore announced Tuesday a new glass replacement program for Apple’s Unibody MacBook Pro. For those owners who have broken their glass, but not the LCD display itself, the company can replace the glass for US$349. The repair includes the company’s usual 24-hour turnaround time frame as well as a 1-year warranty on the […]

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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 […]