Techztalk makes a case that the first Apple product to get the Liquidmetal treatment will be the MacBook Air: The MacBook Air is one of the thinnest laptop available on the market today, but it is slightly heavier at 3.0 pounds than few other ultraportable laptops that weigh around 2.5-2.7 pounds. The reason behind this slight increase in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Despite some speculation that the MacBook Air was going the way of the dodo, Digitimes is reporting that Apple is preparing to launch an 11.6-inch version of its ultra-thin notebook in the second half of 2011. The new machine will reportedly come with an Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor and will sport an even [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 10, 2010
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You know, I think I saw a photo of a MacBook Air on a milk carton recently. Apple’s slim and trim notebook just hasn’t been getting any love lately, and it’s been more or less overlooked in the face of MacBook upgrades, iPhone OS updates, and the iPad release. In fact, the last time Apple [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 5, 2010
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A fresh report coming out of the Chinese Language Taiwan Apple Daily reports that Apple will soon be refreshing the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air sometime later this month. Refreshes of Apple’s notebook line have reportedly taken longer than expected due to unforeseen shortages of Intel’s newest processors. A rough translation of the article [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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How I Ended My Affair With BlackBerry And Eloped With The iPhone - Business Insider Seeking Fame in Apple’s Sea of Apps - WSJ Big game publishers muscle in on iPhone’s upstarts - Reuters 10 Mac Apps that make Windows users Drool - Fast Company The MacBook Air is Doomed - The Apple Blog The Secret Behind Apple Rumors - [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Citing a reliable source, SiliconRumors is reporting that Apple is planning on adding 3G connectivity to the MacBook Air, and may in fact produce an entire family of MacBook Air laptops in the near future. Interestingly, sources hinted us at a new entry price ranging between $1300 and $1500 which clearly suggests a new and possibly smaller [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Just a few days after the iPhone received an almost perfect score in a smartphone customer satisfaction survey, Apple’s fleet of laptops received top scores in a new study conducted by Consumer Reports. In a ranking of 13 inch laptops, Apple products occupied the top three spots. The first slot went to the new Unibody MacBook. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 30, 2009
A guy from Denmark apparently hated his MacBook Air so much he decided to beat the s!@# out of it and utterly destroy it with a knife. Why all the violence? Because the Air had a broken hinge. Unless we’re missing something, this looks to be completely legit. I wonder if it’ll still fit inside a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 18, 2009
Windows guru and Computerworld writer Preston Gralla recently spent 2 weeks using a MacBook Air as part of some cool assignment I wish I could partake in – “Here, use this cool computer for 2 weeks and let us know what ya think!” Sure thing, boss. Well, after 2 weeks with the Air, Gralla was impressed [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 23, 2009
DesignO’blog takes an interesting look at the difference in advertising used to promote the Dell Adamo and MacBook Air. Check it out over here. Below are commercials for each respective notebook, starting with the Adamo. And now the Air. What do you guys think? Is any one approach clearly better than the other? Are they just different, yet [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The ultra-thin Dell Adamo is being advertised as a worthy alternative to the MacBook Air, with a Dell spokesman even going so far as to say that they “are positioning the Adamo as a fashion statement.” That begs the question - Is that the reason why MacBook Air owners purchase their machines? To make a [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, January 18, 2009
AppleInsider reports that a Chinese website, with a spotty track record with respect to upcoming Apple products, is claiming that Apple is working on and is set to release a 15 inch MacBook Air model in the second half of 2009. The current MacBook Air has a 13.3 inch screen. Check out the full story over [...]
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
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