Tag Archive | "MacBook Air"
Apple Online Store now offering free shipping until December 22
With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, Apple announced today all purchases made via its online store will be eligible for free shipping from now up until December 22. While free shipping via Apple.com is nothing new, it typically only applies to orders over $50. The new promotion, however, now enables customers to [...]
Continue reading...Apple had Macbook Air with AMD Llano processor in the works
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: Well here’s an interesting story. According to a report from Semiaccurate (don’t let the name throw you), Apple was close to releasing a Macbook Air with an AMD Llano chip. The device was reportedly on the verge of production before Apple decided to scrap the initiative. If you are wondering why the [...]
Continue reading...15-inch MacBook Air on the horizon, maybe
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: As has previously been rumored, Apple appears to be on the cusp of releasing a 15-inch model of its popular MacBook Air. According to a recent report in Digitimes, shipments of the upcoming notebook will begin in March. “Upstream suppliers of Apple have recently started shipping a small volume of components for [...]
Continue reading...Apple to completely overhaul iPhone, iMac, iPad, and MacBook Air lineup in 2012
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: The iPhone 4S didn’t usher in a new iPhone form factor but the next-gen iPhone is poised to change all that according to a recent report from Digitimes. What’s more, the report notes that Apple has plans to completely overhaul its entire product lineup in 2012, meaning we can expect to see [...]
Continue reading...Refurbished MacBook Airs going for $699
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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If you’re looking for a sleek MacBook Air but aren’t willing to pay full price for the latest models, Apple recently updated its website with a listing of refurbished MacBook Air models that start as low as $699. The $699 model is last generation’s 11.6-inch Air with 2GB of memory and 64GB of storage. For [...]
Continue reading...Acer founder thinks devices like the iPad and MacBook Air are passing fads
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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Despite innovative success that has spanned decades, Apple is still pigeonholed by pundits as being nothing more than a company that got lucky. According to these pundits, Apple uses a clever blend of marketing and trickery to get people into their stores and snatch up iOS devices and Macs in record numbers. This warped logic, [...]
Continue reading...New MacBook Airs are FAST and consumers are snatching them up quick
Saturday, July 23, 2011
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Apple earlier this week introduced third generation models of its ultraportable MacBook Air line. Available in 11 and 13-inches, the new Airs sport Intel core i5 and i7 processors, support for Bluetooth 4.0, faster RAM, and thankfully, a new backlit keyboard as well. Also in tow is Thunderbolt, Apple’s new transfer technology it developed jointly [...]
Continue reading...Backlit keyboards to return to 2011 MacBook Air
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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The backlit keyboard is one of those nifty features that seems obvious in hindsight – which is why Apple curiously chose to release the 2010 MacBook Air without one. The masses have apparently voiced displeasure with Apple’s decision and users can expect the company to implement a backlit keyboard in the 2011 MacBook Air models [...]
Continue reading...Apple to start ramping up MacBook Air production in July – Report
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Citing component makers in the supply chain, DigiTimes reports that Apple will be ramping up MacBook Air production in July. Shipments of parts and components for MacBook lineups totaled an equivalent of 2.2-2.4 million MacBooks in June, and orders for July are likely to top 2.7-2.8 million units, said the sources, noting that the increase [...]
Continue reading...About that black MacBook Air
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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With new MacBook Airs sporting Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform processors and Apple/Intel’s new Thunderbolt transfer technology rumored to be just around the corner, a number of reports this past weekend relayed that the new Airs might also come in black. Specifically, it was rumored that Apple would offer a high-end Air model that would come [...]
Continue reading...Apple set to manufacture 400,000 MacBook Air units this month
Friday, June 10, 2011
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Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has been on a roll as of late with his iPad 2 and iPhone predictions. Now relaying some Mac information, Kuo recently issued a research report claiming that Apple’s planning to manufacture 400,000 units of a refreshed MacBook Air model this month. Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo exclusively told AppleInsider [...]
Continue reading...Apple to refresh MacBook Air this Summer with Sandy Bridge chipset and Thunderbolt support
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Digitimes is reporting that Apple has plans to release revamped MacBook Air models later this Summer (in either June or July) that will feature Intel’s new Sandy Bridge chipset and, of course, the Thunderbolt technology Apple jointly developed with Intel and is slowly rolling out across its entire product line. Main supply chain makers for [...]
Continue reading...New MacBook Airs with Thunderbolt technology poised for mass production next month
Friday, April 22, 2011
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While it was initially unclear if Apple was planning to keep Thunderbolt a technology exclusive to its MacBook Pro line, it’s become abundantly clear that all of Apple’s hardware will be privy to the Thunderbolt treatment. First were reports that revamped iMacs would be coming with Apple and Intel’s jointly developed transfer technology, and now [...]
Continue reading...MacBook Air thief records webcam video, gets embarrassed on YouTube
Thursday, March 24, 2011
18-year old entrepreneur Mark Bao recently had his top of the line MacBook Air stolen from a lounge in his college dorm. But being technically savvy, Bao was able access the machine’s cloud backups whereupon he found that the thief had recorded the following video of himself dancing using the machine’s webcam. The YouTube video [...]
Continue reading...Analyst estimates Apple sold 1.1 million MacBook Airs last quarter
Monday, March 7, 2011
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Apple unveiled 2 new MacBook Air models back in October featuring SSD storage, a brand new and unbelievably thinner form factor, extremely fast boot time, and an impressive 30 days of standby time. And while the revamped MacBook Pros are getting all of the attention as of late, MacBook Airs seem to be flying off [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2011
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