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Vulnerability exposes Apple MacBook batteries to 'bricking,' malware

One prominent security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in the batteries of Apple's MacBook line of portable computers that could allow hackers to ruin the batteries or install malware on them that could corrupt a Mac.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 59

Apple's new Minis and Airs benchmark twice as fast as predecessors

Apple's new line of Mac Minis and MacBook Airs launched Wednesday are not only strikingly faster than their predecessors in raw processor and memory performance, but in some cases rival premium-priced Macs that made their debut just one year ago for more than twice the cost.

Blake Steven 14 years ago 36

Teardown of Apple's new MacBook Air finds SSDs are replaceable

A peek inside Apple's refreshed MacBook Air lineup has found that the new notebooks continue to have flash-based solid state drives that are removable, dispelling a rumor that they would be soldered onto the motherboard.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 14

Apple adds Bluetooth 4.0 support to new MacBook Air, Mac mini

Apple's latest MacBook Air and Mac mini models released on Wednesday are the first hardware from the company to support the Bluetooth 4.0 wireless standard for improved power consumption.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 6

Apple's white legacy MacBook pulled, only available for education buyers [u]

Apple on Wednesday suddenly removed its white entry-level MacBook from its website and online store, signaling that the five-year-old notebook has been officially replaced by the $999 MacBook Air [update: still available for eduction institutions only].

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 63

Apple releases new MacBook Airs with Thunderbolt, backlit keyboards

Apple on Wednesday launched a refresh to it thin-and-light MacBook Air lineup, equipping the ultraportables with Thunderbolt ports, backlit keyboards and Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors offering up to twice the performance of their predecessors.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 118

Apple may begin to phase out legacy 13-inch white MacBook

Apple's white polycarbonate MacBook, which has long served as the company's entry-level notebook, may be slowly phased out this year, according to one insider.

Kasper Jade and Neil Hughes 14 years ago 88

Apple set to release Lion, new MacBook Airs as soon as Wednesday

Apple as early as Wednesday will launch two highly anticipated products: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and new Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Airs, AppleInsider has learned.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 105

Apple Cinema Display page under maintenance ahead of Thunderbolt update [u]

Shortly after leaked images of an updated Thunderbolt-capable LED Cinema Display surfaced, the Apple Online Store's page for the product stopped working, serving as further evidence that a refresh is imminent.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 90

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