It’s still encased in white plastic, but it gets new ‘unibody’ look. If you’re looking for the performance of a MacBook Pro without the Pro price, then you’re going to like Apple’s newly updated MacBook. Read the article…
Smackdown: Windows 7 takes on Apple’s Snow Leopard
Microsoft’s new OS is the best Windows yet. Is that enough? Last week’s release of Windows 7 had Microsoft Corp. executives from CEO Steve Ballmer on down confident that this version of Windows is everything Vista wasn’t. Read the article…
Image gallery: Windows 7 vs. Apple’s Snow Leopard
Microsoft’s new OS is the best Windows yet. Is that enough? Windows 7 updates the Aero interface that debuted with Vista. Read the article…
Image Gallery: Apple’s Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future
Mac OS X Snow Leopard offers a slew of hidden features plus the groundwork for big advances to come. This image gallery accompanies our story Review: Apple’s Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future. Click through for the full review. Apple has included new desktop background images, including this one of a snow leopard. Read the article…
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard opens door to a fab future
Mac OS X Snow Leopard offers a slew of hidden features and lays the groundwork for big advances to come. Snow Leopard is Apple’s latest operating system release, making this the seventh version of Mac OS X (eighth, if you count the two versions of 10.4 “Tiger” that bridged the PowerPC-to-Intel transition). On sale for $29 beginning tomorrow, Snow Leopard offers slimmed-down code, a …
The iPhone 3GS: Refined hardware, same iconic style
New hardware offers a speed boost, but the overall look remains the same. It’s been a busy June for Apple, starting with itsWorldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and the release of new laptops, following that on June 17 with the release of the iPhone OS 3.0 operating system and capping it all off with the release of the iPhone 3GS on Friday in eight countries. Read the article…
First look: iPhone 3G S still stylish, now speedy
New hardware — and the iPhone OS 3.0 — make for a powerful combo. When Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 3G S — the “S” stands for speed — officially went on sale this morning, I made sure I was one of those standing in line at an AT&T store so I could snap one up as soon as the doors opened. Read …
Opinion: The 5 best things about iPhone OS 3.0
iPhone users finally get copy/paste, Spotlighting searches and push. Apple Inc. today pushed out the much-anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 update that company execs touted at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference. After spending some time with iPhone 3.0 on both an original Edge-based iPhone and last year’s 3G model, I can tell you the update makes even older phones more responsive and offers a number …
Apple’s new Airport Extreme gets dual-band Wi-Fi
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…