It has surfaced that the US State Department can’t account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. Internal auditors found that the department lost track of $30 million worth of computer equipment, “the vast majority of which… perhaps as much as 99 [...]
I’m no enemy of cuteness. And I’m no enemy to Hello Kitty. How could anyone hate Hello Kitty? She’s adorable: an anthropomorphic cat with blank, staring eyes and a cute pink bow on her head who has forged a multi-billion dollar empire based upon people’s pathological obsession with saying hello to her. There is nothing [...]
It may be the quickest $10,000 Charlie Miller ever earned.
He took the first of three laptop computers — and a $10,000 cash prize — Thursday after breaking into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conference’s PWN 2 OWN hacking contest.
Show organizers offered a Sony Vaio, Fujitsu U810, and the MacBook as prizes, saying that [...]
Growth in Apple’s personal computer business continued to outpace the industry average last month, with Macs accounting for a 14% unit share and 25% dollar share of all US-based PC retail sales, according to market research firm NPD.
From the Article: “The results — first revealed in an investor note from Pacific Crest Securities analyst Andy [...]
Who says this Tuesday arrived without updates? MacBook Air users can launch Software Update this morning and find SMC Update 1.0, which adjusts the use of the (very tiny) internal fan. If you’ve been having fan issues with your Air, let us know if this patch knocks them out.
Also, the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT [...]
We finally got the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros we’ve all been waiting for and now it time to dig into the fine print a little bit. As we noted earlier, the new machines are shipping without the $19 Apple remote, but there are also some other subtle changes worth noting:
The processors are confirmed to [...]
You say you didn’t pre-order a MacBook Air? No problem! The Boy Genius Report says that Apple Stores already have them in the stock rooms (cleverly disguised as stacks of interoffice mail, no doubt), and they will be going on sale this Wednesday. The Apple Geniuses just need to get their bearings with the new [...]
Apple stunned a nation, or at least those who haven’t been paying attention to the rumors, today with the unveiling of a very thin new MacBook called the MacBook Air. ‘The world’s thinnest notebooks’ starts at $1799 and comes with a 13.3 inch display (LED), a full keyboard, built-in 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, built-in iSight, and [...]
Toshiba’s Digital Product Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Incorporated, has lowered the starting price on its HD DVD notebook line to $899 (starting with the Satellite A205 notebook). In addition to the new pricing structure, Toshiba has incorporated the world’s first notebook HD DVD-R/RW optical drive into the Qosmio G45. On the [...]
Notebook PC disk storage leaps into the stratosphere today, hitting the half-terabyte mark with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies’ announcement of a 500GB 2.5-inch mobile hard drive. Due out in February 2008, the $400 Travelstar 5K500 drive will dramatically expand the capacity possible in today’s notebook PC designs.
Hitachi’s announcement makes it the largest capacity mobile 2.5-inch [...]
The Magic Idea Laptop USB Cooling Fan attaches to the side of your laptop where, utilizing eldritch magics, it begins to cool your laptop. Weighing in at only 60 grams, the Magic Idea Laptop USB Cooling Fan is apparently the “World’s first Patened (sic) NB Air Extracting Fan.” Besides removing all that narc-y hot air [...]
Thinking about recovering your laptop in case of theft? Undercover from Orbicule sports a nice additional “feature” in terms of a money-back guarantee. If your Mac is reported stolen, Undercover will monitor and report IP addresses - which should narrow down the search - as well as take both screenshots and iSight snapshots at regular [...]
Wow, what a work of art. Writer Mary Robinette Kowal modded her laptop so that the keyboard would resemble keys on an old-fashioned portable typewriter. This looks so touchable! I wonder how she managed to ensure that the stickers won’t fade with lots of fingertip action, maybe a layer of clear plastic sticker over the [...]
According to CrunchGear’s “trusted source” that the upcoming MacBooks which are expected to be released around October will support the iPhone’s multi-touch technology built into their touchpads. The feature will be built into the touchpads, allowing you to navigate through your notebook’s files, applications, etc. the same way you can on the iPhone. (Yes, [...]
I have encircled my right wrist with thumb and forefinger of my left hand and am chanting, “Calm…calm…calm.” However, it is not working. I am not calm. I am SHINING with angry Hello Kitty pink Swarovski fury. Oh, yes. Someone needs to put a fatwah on Sanrio Corp. Please. I will pay them. Here. I’ve [...]
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