New MacBook Pros launching as soon as next week at current price points
Last week we exclusively reported that the current line of MacBook Pros is severely constrained and that part numbers for a new MacBook Pro line had surfaced. Based on these similar internal part numbers, the new MBP’s design should be the same as the current design. Now, we’ve received pricing for the new laptops and the prices...
Apple leaks clues to new MacBook Pros on its own website?
Last week we revealed that Apple is planning a small refresh for its MacBook Pro line with modest CPU bumps and possibly improved Bluetooth Wireless networking. Today we’ve found what seems to be evidence for such a refresh in Apple’s own online store. If you do a search on Apple’s online store for ‘MacBook Pro’,...
MacBook Pros constrained, new models appear in Apple’s inventory system
Apple’s current line of MacBook Pros is heavily constrained with all models appearing to be nearly out of stock. Don’t fear, though, if you want a MacBook Pro because new models are right around the corner. Updates to all MacBook Pro models have appeared in Apple’s inventory system for the 13 inch, 15 inch, and...
Taking stock of Steve Jobs’ legacy
Steve Jobs was a visionary, instigator, leader, motivator, marketer, pitchman and showman. Gary Morgenthaler of Morgenthaler Ventures recalls Steve's many contributions that have changed the world as we know it. 
Grove announces Bamboo Backs for MacBooks
Grove , a company based in Portland, Oregon, has announced they are expanding their line of bamboo-based goodies for your Apple product. They already have a variety of iPhone and iPad cases, so it was really just a question of time before they fou...
Review: Western Digital My Passport Studio portable hard drives go high class
We’ve been messing around with a damn fine looking set of portable hard drives for the past few days from Western Digital called My Passport Studio and My Passport Mac. They are encased in an all-aluminum shell, the My Passport Studio comes with two FireWire 800 ports as well as a Mini USB port around...
Apple outlines some limitations of Thunderbolt displays
Following the first shipments of Apple’s new 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, a new support document reveals some limitations regarding multiple display support that we weren’t exactly expecting. Nearly every current Mac model is able to support two Thunderbolt displays. The exceptions are the 13-inch MacBook Air (mid 2011), which only supports one, and the 13-inch MacBook...
Thunderbolt Displays now shipping to end users
…in New Zealand anyway. One 9to5Mac reader said that the Thunderbolt Display he ordered on August 17th was now en route to his home. If anyone else has a shipping display let us know in the comments or at tips@9to5mac.com. What’s perhaps most interesting about this shipment information is that these displays aren’t shipping directly...
Apple releases EFI firmware update 2.2 for MacBook Pro and 1.3 for Mac mini, fixing Thunderbolt issues
After releasing an EFI firmware update for the MacBook Air earlier this week, Apple has released an EFI update for both the MacBook Pro and Mac mini this afternoon. The MacBook Pro update is version 2.2 and Mac mini version 1.3, fixing compatibility issues for the upcoming Thunderbolt Display and bringing numerous Lion fixes —...
MacBook Pro refresh coming before Christmas?
AI reports that the MacBook Pro line will receive minor processor updates before the holiday shopping season. In fact, they say the updates should come before the end of the month. According to people with proven insight into Apple’s future product plans, the late-2011 MacBook Pro refresh will deliver marginal speed bumps to the notebooks’ Core i-Series...
Intel’s new chips could give future MacBooks 24 hours of battery life (just like current ARM chips)
Today at the Intel’s Developer Forum, Intel unveiled a new processor that will be able to power a x86 computer for 24 hours/10 days of stand-by time off a single charge. Intel’s new Haswell chip uses a 22-nanometer 3D-transistor architecture that uses 20 times less power than current Sandy Bridge models which are featured in the newest line of...
