Latest 2017 12-inch MacBook News

Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours

Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 94

Apple firmware update fixes MacBook charging issue

A new firmware fix for older MacBook and MacBook Pro models solves a charging issue that takes place when using the latest MagSafe power adapters.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 7

Suppliers say Apple will build first batch of CDMA iPhones in December

Apple is expected to build its first 3 million Verizon-compatible CDMA iPhones in December 2010, contacts in the company's overseas supply chain reportedly indicated.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 93

Steam survey finds 47% of Mac gamers run Apple's MacBook Pro

Valve's monthly survey of the hardware specifications of Steam users has found that nearly half of Mac gamers run a MacBook Pro, while the iMac accounts for nearly a quarter.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 33

Apple reseller slashes Mac prices to lowest seen all year

In a bid to capitalize on this year's back-to-school shopping season, one of Apple's largest authorized resellers has dropped Mac prices to the lowest seen this year, offering $150 of white MacBooks, up to $180 off new iMacs, and up to $300 off MacBook Pros.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 21

Apple brings inertial scrolling, three-finger drag to some MacBooks

Apple on Tuesday issued an update to a number of recent notebooks — including the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air — bringing inertial scrolling and three-finger drag gesture support to some trackpads.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 45

Apple's 27" iMac only supports native or 720p video input, no 1080p

Apple's revised 27" iMac introduced this spring debuted a new feature: a Mini DisplayPort video port that worked in both directions, enabling external video sources to output video to the screen. That feature is largely limited to 720p in HDTV applications however.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 47

Teardown of Apple's latest MacBook reveals slightly larger battery

Apple added five watt hours and 7.5 grams to the battery in its latest low-end polycarbonate MacBook refresh, helping the notebook achieve an advertised battery life of 10 hours.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 15

Revised 2010 MacBook now supports HDMI with audio output

Apple's updated entry level white MacBook now supports audio and video output via its Mini DisplayPort, enabling users to drive an HDMI HDTV using a single cable or adapter.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 68

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