Latest New MacBook Air News

Next-gen MacBook Air CPU; Apple's SoHo neighbors complain

Intel's Developer Forum has revealed the processors likely to underpin the first refresh of the MacBook Air ultraportable. At the same time, residents near Apple's SoHo retail store in New York City allege that its frequent concerts are ruining the neighbourhood.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 49

New media patent filing puts Apple closer to touchscreen Macs

A new patent filing by Apple illustrates the potential of future multi-touch Macs could allow a whole new suite of creative software, and even a whole desktop operating system, controlled simply through on-screen gestures.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 37

German publisher drops 12,000 PCs for Mac; more

One of Germany's largest newspaper publishers will become one of Apple's largest-ever customers when it converts all of its 12,000 computers from Windows systems to Macs. Also, the latest beta of Flash Player 10 promises to boost sluggish performance with Apple computers.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 75

Apple looks to extend display life with removable LED strips

With Apple rapidly transitioning its notebooks — and eventually its desktops — to flat-panel displays lit by LEDs rather than CCFLs, the Mac maker is simultaneously researching cost-effective solutions that would extend the life of those displays should the LED backlights eventually burn out.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 43

Samsung intros 256GB SSD that may reach MacBook Air

Samsung has introduced a 256GB solid-state drive that promises to kickstart the industry with twice the storage and twice the speed of earlier disks while also costing less to manufacture than past models — and having a chance of landing in future Apple notebooks.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 46

All Apple MacBooks to use LED backlighting by 2009

Apple plans for all of its MacBooks to use LED-backlit displays by 2009, completing a transition across its notebook lines away from mercury-laden panels that began last year with an update to its MacBook Pro.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 56

Apple on MacBook Air, Jobs' plane, leases, R&D, NAND flash, more...

Apple in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday discussed in detail some of the catalysts behind its industry-leading PC growth, expenditures for Steve Jobs' private aircraft, rising real estate and R&D costs, and its budget for impending capital asset purchases.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 49

WWDC extension; Radeon HD 3870; MacBook Air EVDO hack

Apple has extended the early registration discount period for its upcoming developers conference. Meanwhile, ATI is reported to be prepping the release of its Radeon HD 3870 for all-generation Mac Pros. And one MacBook Air owner has installed a stripped-down Verizon USB727 Aircard for dongle-less EVDO connectivity.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 13

New 10.5.3 seed; custom Intel iMac chips, MacBook Air SSDs

Apple on Monday asked its developer community to begin testing yet another build of its 10.5.3 Leopard update, which packs a slew of new fixes. Meanwhile, Intel has once again tweaked some of its processors at the Mac maker's request. And STEC will reportedly supply flash drives for the next MacBook Air revision.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 71

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