Apple
Apple on Monday introduced its new generation MacBook Air laptops based on the company's most-recent M3 system-on-chip (SoC). The new MacBook Air notebooks come in the same sizes as the previous models – 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches – with prices starting from $1,099 and $1,299 respectively. The key improvement in Apple's 2024 MacBook Air laptops is of course the M3 processor. Fabbed on TSMC's N3B process, Apple's latest mainstream SoC was first launched late last year as part of the 2023 MacBook Pro lineup, and is now being brought down to the MacBook Air family. The vanilla M3 features four high-performance cores operating at up to 4.05 GHz, four energy-efficient cores, a 10 core GPU based on the latest graphics architecture (with dynamic caching...
LaCie Little Big Disk (240GB SSD) Review
A week ago we published our review of the first sub-$1000 Thunderbolt drive enclosure: LaCie's Little Big Disk. Armed with a pair of 2.5" hard drives, the Little Big...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/8/2011
Apple Confirms Battery Life Bug in iOS 5 - Releases iOS 5.0.1 Beta
Since the launch of iOS 5, a number of users have begun reporting decreased battery life on their iDevices, and alongside it have been reports of battery life issues...
26 by Brian Klug on 11/2/2011
Apple iPhone 4S: Thoroughly Reviewed
History loves to repeat itself, and even Apple isn’t immune to the yearly cycle of rumor and release. Leading to each year’s iPhone refresh, excitement, rumors, and hype build...
201 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/31/2011
LaCie Little Big Disk (2TB) Review: More Affordable Thunderbolt Storage
Thunderbolt is the absolute fastest consumer interface available for users who want high-speed external storage. We proved this in our Pegasus R6 review where we sustained transfer rates of...
40 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/31/2011
Siri Gets Hacked: Running on iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G
When iPhone 4S was announced earlier this month, one of the mightiest features was definitely Apple's new voice control software: Siri. Siri understands normal speech, so you can send...
31 by Kristian Vättö on 10/30/2011
EFI Update Brings Lion Recovery to iMacs
Apple has released a new firmware update for the Sandy Bridge iMacs that enables Lion Internet Recovery, allowing customers to connect to Apple's servers in the event that they...
10 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/27/2011
MacBook Pro CPU, GPU, Hard Drive Specs Bumped
Apple has very quietly bumped the specs on its Sandy Bridge MacBook Pro lineup ahead of the holiday shopping season - all models see small clock speed bumps (0.1...
62 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/24/2011
Apple iOS 5 Review
The original iPhone was designed to address a significant user experience problem with smartphones of the day. The iPhone itself was just the delivery vehicle, what later became known...
87 by Vivek Gowri, Andrew Cunningham, Saumitra Bhagwat & Brian Klug on 10/18/2011
iCloud on the Desktop: A Look at OS X 10.7.2 and iCloud for Windows
iCloud is Apple's latest attempt at a cloud computing service and a replacement for MobileMe. We talk about how it works for iPhones, iPods and iPads in our review...
16 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/18/2011
iFixit iPhone 4S Teardown Confirms 512MB LPDDR2, MDM6610
The folks over at iFixit are hard at work dissecting the newly announced/soon-to-be-available iPhone 4S. We've already gone over performance expectations as well as provided a high level hardware...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/13/2011
iCloud, iOS 5, iTunes 10.5, and OS X 10.7.2 Released
In accordance with last week's keynote, Apple users have some downloading to do: iOS 5, iTunes 10.5, and Mac OS X 10.7.2 have all been released. These updates collectively...
19 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/12/2011
iPhone 4S Preliminary Benchmarks: ~800MHz A5, Slightly Slower GPU than iPad 2, Still Very Fast
Apple's ability to control the entire information chain, down to the point of limiting leaks, appears to be gradually slipping as it grows as a company. Case in point...
217 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/11/2011Steve Jobs Passes Away At 56 Years Old
Word comes that Steve Jobs - Apple's famous former CEO and sitting chairmain of the board - has passed away. We've known that Steve has been ill for some...
80 by Ryan Smith on 10/5/2011
Why No LTE iPhone 5 in 2011? Blame 28nm Maturity, Check Back In Q2/Q3 2012
Along the road leading up to today's iPhone 4S reveal were many rumors about the iPhone 5 coming out this year boasting a new thinner, teardrop profile - potentially...
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2011
Apple Seeds iOS 5 Gold Master to Developers
Along with today's other iPhone news, Apple has also seeded the Gold Master (GM) of iOS 5. This was widely expected since it's common for Apple to seed the...
13 by Kristian Vättö on 10/4/2011
iPhone 4S Launches October 14th
As expected, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4S at its media event this afternoon. It’s available for pre-order on October 7th, and will begin shipping on October 14th. Availability...
27 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
Apple iPhone 4S includes HSPA+ 14.4, GSM/CDMA Dual Mode, Diversity
Apple got up on stage today and announced the iPhone 4S, and alongside it confirmed that the smartphone will have a reworked cellular architecture complete with dual-mode HSPA+ and...
42 by Brian Klug on 10/4/2011
iPod Nano and iPod Touch Receive Small Updates
Apple today announced a handful of minor updates to its iPod line: the iPod Nano and iPod Touch have received modest upgrades and price cuts. The iPod Classic, however...
9 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
iOS 5 Releases on October 12
Apple has announced that the newest version of its mobile operating system will be released on October 12. Apple first discussed iOS 5 in depth at WWDC 2011 (read our...
16 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
The Apple Thunderbolt Display Review
Ever since I moved to a notebook as my main work computer I've become increasingly annoyed with the process of actually moving my notebook-as-a-desktop around. At my desk I've...
277 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/23/2011
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