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Judge dismisses class action lawsuit over faulty iMac screens
A federal judge recently dismissed a class-action lawsuit which sought damages from Apple for allegedly not disclosing manufacturing defects pertaining to G5 iMac screens to customers. The lawsuit specifically stated that vertical lines would often appear on iMac screens after the warranty had expired, leaving many consumers without adequate recourse. The lawsuit stated that Apple was well [...]
Continue reading...iMac sales are surging
Friday, December 18, 2009
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We’ve often wondered why Apple doesn’t do more to advertise the iMac, but if recent sales reports are any indication, perhaps there’s no need. According to a recent report from the NPD group, iMac sales increased by a whopping 74% in October and November, a figure which NPD analyst Stephen Baker said was so high [...]
Continue reading...Apple delays shipment of 27-inch iMacs due to faulty graphics cards
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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It ain’t easy being 27 inches. Following a number of reports that Apple’s new 27-inch iMacs were showing up either DOA or with cracked screens, comes news that Apple is delaying shipment of the behemoth computer for 2 weeks due to faulty ATI graphics cards. Unfortunately for Apple, the timing couldn’t be any worse, what [...]
Continue reading...Report: New 27-inch core i7 iMacs showing up DOA or with cracked screens
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Engadget reports that an increasing number of consumers are experiencing an array of problems with Apple’s new 27-inch i7 iMac. in addition to the previously-noted performance issues with the Core 2 Duo models, a quick glance across Apple’s support forums and on other Mac boards around the web reveals that some machines are showing up [...]
Continue reading...The new HP Pavillion MS214 All-in-One Desktop looks eerily familiar
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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Looks like the HP MS214 has a little bit of iMac envy.
Continue reading...How the iMac moniker and “Think Different” ad campaign came to be
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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CultofMac has a fascinating interview up with TBWA executive Ken Segall, the man partially responsible for the Think Different campaign in addition to starting the whole “i” trend that took over Apple’s product line going all the way back to the original Bondi Blue iMac. Segall describes that when Jobs returned to the helm of [...]
Continue reading...Report: 27-inch iMacs experiencing Flash playback issues
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Engadget is reporting that Apple’s support discussion boards are filling up with complaints that the new 27-inch iMac experiences some sluggish behavior during flash playback. The most common symptom seems to be incredibly slow Flash video playback, but people are also claiming that there’s a bug forcing the hard drive to spin down, that there’s [...]
Continue reading...Gizmodo reviews the new 27-inch iMac
Friday, October 23, 2009
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Gizmodo put up a solid in-depth review of Apple’s new 27 inch beast of an iMac. Check it out over here. Big beautiful screen is super high res and bright. Chassis design evolving to new heights of beauty; less chin. Faster parts not out yet; current components available in previous generation. No Blu-ray player, touchscreen or [...]
Continue reading...Apple employees opine on new mouse and iMacs
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Apple designer Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior VP of Mac Hardware Bob Mansfield, and Mac product manager Scott Brodrick wax poetic on the new mouse and iMacs Apple launched today. It’s well worth checking out.
Continue reading...Apple unveils 2 new iMac models with larger screens
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
As expected, Apple today unveiled 2 new iMac models with larger screens, with one measuring 21.5 inches and the larger model coming in at 27 inches. The old base model iMac checked in at 20 inches while the high-end model checked in at 24 inches. Here are the specs on the 2 new desktop Macs: 21.5-inch [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to release New iMacs, MacBooks, Mac Mini’s and multitouch Mouse tomorrow
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Fresh off of Apple’s most profitable quarter in its 32 year history comes a rumor from fireball throwing Apple blogger John Gruber stating that Apple is poised to unleash a slew of new hardware sometime tomorrow. Gruber’s retort came in response to a cryptic blogpost from Dan Lyons, a.k.a. Fake Steve Jobs, where he called [...]
Continue reading...Report: New iMacs won’t support Blu-Ray
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Citing sources close to Apple, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has backtracked on earlier plans to revamp its iMac line with built in Blu-Ray players. This echoes a similar report from DaringFireball which noted last week that Apple had initially included Blu-Ray support in its new line of iMacs, but decided to remove the feature at [...]
Continue reading...Report: Apple gearing up to release new iMacs
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Newly designed iMacs have already begun rolling off production lines, according to a report today from AppleInsider, who first reported a few weeks ago that Apple was planning to refresh the entire iMac line with “compelling new features.” In addition to more affordable pricing, the systems are expected to come clad in a thinner industrial [...]
Continue reading...New MacBooks and iMacs on the horizon?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Research firm Wedge Partners anticipates that Apple will soon introduce a revamped iMac with a “thinner, organic design, likely with smoothed or rounded edges.” At the same time, it also predicts a limited MacBook redesign. The firm also expects that Apple will introduce “lower price points to drive demand and create a meaningful competitive threat” [...]
Continue reading...An iMac with billowing smoke – this doesn’t look good! [Video]
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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Something tells me that this iMac is about to blow! With reports of exploding iPods and iPhones, the last thing we need to be afraid of are exploding iMacs. And on that note, time to step away from the computer… slooowly.
Continue reading...Upcoming iMacs rumored to include “compelling new features”
Friday, August 7, 2009
Looking at the Apple’s current line up of iMacs, it’s hard to imagine what Apple could do to improve on what seems like an already perfect machine. The iMac is powerful, quiet, sleek as all hell, takes up no room, and has a large and beautiful screen. The iMac is arguably the desktop computer perfected, [...]
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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