Browse tag: MacBook Air

Browse tag: MacBook Air

Sanho HyperMac External MacBook Batteries
Sanho's HyperMac battery packs are unique in offering MagSafe-connector compatibility. We took three models for test rides to see how they perform.
Dress up your Mac with custom decals
Looking for a way to spice up your MacBook? Check out MovieMagicMan's wide assortment of decals, including superheroes, classic cartoon characters, and more.
Apple's mythical tablet: the text's the thing
Rumors about Apple's forthcoming tablet device continue to swirl, but Dan Moren wonders specifically how you're going to enter text on it?
CES: Logitech announces Speaker Lapdesk
Logitech has announced a new laptop desk that includes a built-in cooling fan and a set of stereo speakers.
RunCore Pro IV SSD for MacBook Air
RunCore's Pro IV solid-state drive for the MacBook Air claims to offer major performance gains. We installed this pricey upgrade to find out.
Macs retake reliability ranking top spot
Apple reclaimed the top spot in Rescuecom's computer-reliability ranking during the third quarter of 2009.
Twelve South announces BassJump laptop subwoofer
Twelve South has announced the BassJump, a USB-powered subwoofer that aims to enhance the audio pumped out by your MacBook's own speakers.
Macworld's complete Mac buying guide
In this buying guide, we'll cover all the Macintosh models available, tell you how they've changed over the previous model, and how well they did in our benchmark tests.
Speedmark 6: Macworld Lab's new benchmark suite
The Macworld Lab has been hard at work tweaking Speedmark, our overall system performance testing tool, to better accommodate Snow Leopard and to test the Macs on which it runs.
Jitouch adds new gestures to Multi-Touch trackpads
Jitouch is a simple program that adds eight new sets of gestures to the Multi-Touch trackpads on recent Apple portables.
Performance Update fixes a hard drive stalling issue
Performance Update 1.0, released Wednesday, fixes a problem with hard drives stalling in 2009 and late 2008 Macs.
Automatically mute sound before meetings
Use a couple of very simple AppleScripts and iCal to mute your laptop before (and unmute it after) you head to meetings, lectures, or other scheduled events.
Google leak points to imminent iMac, MacBook refresh
Google posted ads on its search results over the weekend that hinted Apple will soon refresh its iMac, Mac mini and MacBook lines.
Report: U.S. Mac households rise to 12 percent
A new study from The NPD Group finds that almost 12 percent of U.S. computer-owning households now own an Apple computer. That number climbed three points from nine percent in 2008.
Slideshow: 20 years of notable Apple totables
Take a stroll through the past two decades as we look at 20 years’ worth of laptop improvements introduced by Apple.
The five most important Mac laptops
It's the 20th anniversary of Apple's first laptop -- the Macintosh Portable. To mark the occasion, Benj Edwards lists the five most significant laptops to come out of Cupertino and why they enjoyed such a lasting influence.
Autograph lets you sign your name digitally
Ten One Design's Autograph application lets you use your MacBook's trackpad to sign your name digitally.
Survey: Asus, Apple provide most reliable PCs
Asus, Apple were the most reliable PC vendors in the U.S. during the second quarter, according to a PC reliability survey from Rescuecom.
Trackpad update targets Boot Camp users
Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.1, released Tuesday by Apple, promises to improve reliability while running Windows XP or Vista on a Mac laptop via Boot Camp.
Apple COO says laptop strategy is on track, even without netbook
Apple COO Tim Cook says that even without a netbook or iPhone-based tablet computer in Apple's product line, the company's on track with its laptop strategy.
MS Exec: Apple complained about Laptop Hunters ads
Microsoft’s COO says that Apple called him to complain about the Redmond, Wash., company's Laptop Hunter ads.
Create a tab-switching gesture shortcut in Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3.5 supports gestures on newer Apple laptops, including pinch and swipe. What's missing, apparently, is a way to switch tabs via gestures. This hint explains how to add just that functionality.
Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac?
Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac? Roman Loyola does a little bit of testing, and finds the answer may be yes.
All about laptops
Macworld editorial director Jason Snell and senior editor Dan Frakes join Christopher Breen to talk laptops—Apple-branded MacBooks as well as anything-but-Apple HackBooks.
Apple releases MacBook Air firmware update
On Monday Apple released an SMC firmware update for MacBook Air models.
Review: MacBook Air (Mid 2009)
If light weight and small size are you top considerations, the MacBook Air is the laptop for you. The new models aren’t much faster than their predecessors—in fact, the high-end system is slower than the previous model—but they’re cheaper.
Opinion: Reassessing the 'Apple Tax'
PC World's Michael Scalisi is rethinking the so-called Apple tax after Monday's changes to the Mac laptop lineup.
WWDC 2009 Keynote Address now available on iTunes
Apple has posted a downloadable video of its WWDC 2009 Keynote Address delivered by Phil Shiller and other senior Apple executives on the iTunes Store.
The MacBook turns Pro
On Monday, Apple overhauled its entire laptop line. Dan Frakes thinks the result is great for Mac laptop buyers, who can now pay for performance rather than having to trade features for lower price.
WWDC keynote in review
The star of the Monday's WWDC keynote may very well have been the brand-new iPhone 3G S—boasting higher speeds and added features such as voice control, video capture and a compass. But several other products had their moment in the spotlight as well.

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