Mac owners between 2003 & 2008 can claim $10 in optical drive class-action lawsuit settlement

A class-action suit filed against four optical drive manufacturers alleging illegal price fixing has been settled, with previous owners of computers equipped with CD or DVD drives between 2003 and 2008 eligible for $10 per computer owned during that period.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 17

Back to School promotions on Mac, iPad Pro start in Australia, Japan, New Zealand

Apple has launched a series of Back to School promotions in Australia and New Zealand, with purchasers of new equipment online or at Apple Retail getting gift cards for a future purchase at the Apple Store.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 5

What history teaches about Apple's windows of opportunity for 2017

If you listen to groupthink critics on Apple, you'll hear that the company is deeply troubled by too much reliance on iPhone sales, aging Mac Pro and Mini offerings that haven't been updated in years and a stagnating market for iPads that has fallen precipitously since Peak iPad occured in 2014. They're wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 130

Apple loses mechanical engineer responsible for original MacBook Air enclosure to Tesla

Matt Casebolt, one of Apple's key hinge designers, and the key designer of the original MacBook Air mechanical design has departed Apple, and is now working at Tesla.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 51

Intel launches new Kaby Lake chips suited for Apple's MacBook Pro, iMac

Intel has rounded off its Kaby Lake processor line with new quad- and dual-core high-performance chips for mobile and desktop, with some of the new offerings suitable for a future iMac and Mac Pro refresh, though it's unlikely the just-refreshed MacBook Pro will see Kaby Lake in the short term.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 96

Mac losing focus of Jony Ive, others in Apple management - report

Despite promises by Chief Executive Tim Cook that "great desktops" are coming, Apple's Mac team has become seriously neglected in favor of iOS devices, a new report claims.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 104

Apple has 'great desktops' on Mac roadmap, CEO Tim Cook says

Allaying fears that Apple is scaling back Mac desktop development efforts as it concentrates on portables, CEO Tim Cook told employees on Monday that there are exciting products in store for the recently neglected segment.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 217

Chinese state-run media promises consequences for Apple, others if Trump starts trade war

China has threatened that a trade war against the country will result in more harm to the U.S., with a state-run paper threatening that the government will take "countermeasures" against Apple's iPhone and the automotive industry if an economic conflict comes to pass.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 86

Apple cuts 512GB, 1TB SSD upgrade prices by up to $200 on older Mac models

It appears Apple's push toward an all-flash storage Mac lineup is driving an amortization of SSD costs for the tech giant, as the company recently cut upgrade pricing for 512GB and 1TB modules on older Mac models.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 12

Intel briefly reveals data on potential 2017 iMac, Mac Pro Kaby Lake processors

A document briefly available from Intel's website intended for system manufacturers like Apple has shed some light on new Kaby Lake processors suitable for desktop computers that could be used in a new iMac or Mac Pro, but still shows no sign of the long-overdue Kaby Lake quad-core laptop processors.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 68

Apple hikes UK prices on some older Mac models by 20% in response to declining British pound

Apple raised the U.K. prices of some older Mac models overnight on Thursday, compensating for the slide in the pound's value since June's "Brexit" vote.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 47

New Apple event invite recalls original Macintosh, iMac introductions

The color-splashed invite sent out to the press on Wednesday for the forthcoming Oct. 27 Apple release event uses language that Apple has used before in two other groundbreaking product debuts.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 70

Samsung's cylindrical ArtPC Pulse computer apes design of Apple's Mac Pro

Samsung, in conjunction with Harman Kardon, has quietly revealed the new cylindrical consumer-grade ArtPC Pulse line powered by the sixth generation Skylake processor, which has already begun to draw many comparisons to Apple's 2013 Mac Pro design.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 71

Nvidia working with Apple on graphics for 'revolutionary' new Mac products

Though Apple's current Mac lineup relies on AMD graphics, a switch to Nvidia could be in the works for the MacBook Pro and beyond, if new job listings from the GPU maker is any indication.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 59

Apple offers free repairs for 2013 Mac Pros with defective video cards

Apple has launched a free repair program for 2013 Mac Pros dealing with faulty video cards, in some cases believed to be responsible for problems like distorted or non-existent graphics, as well as freezing, reboots, sudden shutdowns, or even a system failing to start.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 43

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