NASA's control room flooded with Macs during Mars Curiosity landing

Sometimes pictures are worth a thousand words, like those that appeared over NASA's live feed showing a control room riddled with Macs and other Apple products during the historical landing of the Curiosity rover on planet Mars last night.

Slash Lane 13 years ago 138

Inside Apple's rumored 'new MacBook' vs. updated MacBook Pro

The rumored introduction of a "new MacBook" series alongside refreshed MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineups next week presents some interesting possibilities for the future of the Mac. AppleInsider takes a closer look at where Apple could be headed next.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 114

Apple still expected to retire 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012

With a new MacBook lineup said to be on the way, Apple is expected to discontinue its 17-inch MacBook Pro this year, and might even ax the Pro lineup entirely in favor of the "new MacBook" in 2013.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 183

GameStop may start selling used Apple MacBooks

U.S. gaming retailer GameStop, which already buys and resells iPhones, iPads and iPods, may soon begin buying and selling Apple's MacBooks, new details suggest.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 14

Apple now offers basic 13-in. $999 MacBook Air to education buyers

Apple has begun selling a less powerful version of its 13.3-inch MacBook Air to educational institutions buying in bulk for $999, filling the void left by the recently discontinued white MacBook.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 26

White MacBook sales come to close as Apple ceases sales to education institutions

Apple has reportedly notified resellers that the white polycarbonate MacBook is now officially classified as "End of Life" and has been discontinued.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 18

Apple notifies faulty MagSafe owners of class-action settlement

Apple has reached a settlement on a class-action lawsuit over T-shaped MagSafe connectors for MacBook and MacBook Pro models that can fray and come apart.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 24

Back-to-school Mac sales outpace PCs even without white MacBook, free iPod touch

Back-to-school Mac sales once again easily outgrew Windows PCs this year, even though Apple did not offer a free iPod touch and discontinued its education-focused white MacBook this summer.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 31

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 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 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

HP exec: TouchPad not aimed at dethroning Apple's iPad

An HP executive said Thursday that the TouchPad tablet is not meant to take the market away from the iPad and is instead aimed at the enterprise, while a new report claims Apple is set to overtake HP next year as the world's leading portable PC vendor, if iPads are taken into account.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 55

Supply of Apple's white MacBook severely constrained ahead of Lion debut

Availability of Apple's current $999 white MacBook, built with hardware that is now getting long in the tooth, has become constrained, potentially signaling a forthcoming update to the entry-level notebook.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 152

Intel lists new Sandy Bridge CPUs aimed at MacBook Air

Intel has added three new high efficiency Sandy Bridge CPUs to its product catalog, likely representing the chips Apple will use in its next refresh of the light and thin MacBook Air.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 20

Apple initiates MacBook bottom case replacement program

Apple has initiated a case replacement program for MacBooks shipped between October 2009 and April 2011 to resolve an issue where the rubber separates from the bottom of the case.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 10

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