It’s a welcome update for users with a mixed wireless environment. It’s been two years since Apple Inc. moved its Airport Extreme Wi-Fi router to the 802.11n networking standard — making the move before 802.11n was even finalized. Now Apple has pushed its take on wireless networking another evolutionary step forward by adding simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, guest networking and MobileMe support. Read the article… …
Apple’s newest 24-in. iMac ‘a sight to behold’
Better than that, it’s also $300 cheaper than before. Earlier this month, Apple completed a round of hardware updates to its Mac Pro, iMac and Mac mini lines, offering up modest speed boosts, some pricing tweaks and — most importantly — the Nvidia 9400M chipset for graphics. Read the article…
Opinion: The top 10 standout Macs of the past 25 years
Not all of them were home runs, but they all made a big splash. Back before Apple Inc. made computers that fit in your pocket, it made computers that fit on your desk. Some were big-box machines, others were not so portable portables and still others were — literally — cube-shaped. But the first Macintosh, the one that started Apple’s rise to iconic status, …
Image gallery: The top 10 standout Macs of the past 25 years
Not all of them were home runs, but they all made a big splash. This gallery accompanies our story “Opinion: The Top 10 Standout Macs of the Past 25 Years.” Click through to that story for details about each product. The original Macintosh computer, released in 1984, featured a compact all-in-one design, innovative mouse and user-friendly graphical user interface. It came with 128KB …
Review: Apple’s new Mac Pro is a speed demon
The upgraded Mac Pro pushes apps to the limit. In front of me, two 30-in. Apple Cinema Displays glow softly at my desk. Beside me sits the fastest stock-configuration Macintoshthat Apple Inc. has ever shipped: a superfast eight-core Mac Pro. Inside the Mac — and on full display on those screens — is Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, Apple’s latest operating system. …