The MacBook is an extremely competent, utterly boring laptop that doesn’t have enough ports.
At only $200 more, I don’t understand why anyone — other than maybe schools — wouldn’t upgrade to the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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Slight Correction
The Mac Observer posted a story this morning titled “iPhone 3GS, 3G iPod touch Could Make Apple a Major Mobile Gaming Player.”
I’d replace “could make” with “have made.”
Boot Camp, Windows 7 Not Friends Yet
Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before the end of the year. This support will require a software update to Boot Camp.
This marks the first time not all Intel-based Macs will be included in a Boot Camp update. The following models will not be supported:
iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
Disc or Disk
They’re pronounced the same, but, technically speaking, there is a distinct difference between a disc and a disk.
I love it.
[ via MacUser]
New MacBook Includes Minor Changes
As usual, iFixit has been quick to dissect Apple’s updated MacBook, offering an extensive gallery of photos documenting the process.
A few notes of interest:
- There is no external indicator of battery charge state.
- There is no infrared port, meaning that the new model is incompatible with Apple Remotes.
- The integrated battery offers only 9% more capacity than on previous models (60 watt-hours vs. 55), but Apple claims an increase in battery life to 7 hours from the previous 5 hours, suggesting that the new model is more energy efficient. The new battery is significantly lighter than in the previous generation, offering a power-to-weight ratio that is 23.5% better.
AT&T Pushing Back Against Net Neutrality
The Consumerist has posted a letter that supposedly made the rounds within AT&T regarding net neutrality and what stance AT&T has on the subject. It’s disgusting and terrifying all at once.
New MacBook Leads to One Question...
…are the days of the never-ending palm rest cracks over?
The problem affected almost every single MacBook, since the very first models back in 2006, and up until today, Apple didn’t make any real adjustments to the design of the machine to resolve the issue — but today, that seems to have changed.
From looking over Apple’s photos of the new machine, I feel safe saying the issue will no longer be a problem. The new MacBooks are built like the unibody machines — from a single chunk of material (in this case, white plastic).
Apple Releases Loads of New Gear
Apple Spending Big Money on R&D
From MacJournals’ live-tweeting of today’s earnings call:
Apple is clearly working on some big things: R&D expenditures for the year of $1.333B are right around 10% of gross margin.
‘Most Profitable Quarter Ever’ Yet Again
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent, up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
‘This Phone Flies’
Have we mentioned this phone flies? It’s the Android device to beat, and easily the most impressive. From what we’ve been told, Google had a direct hand in the Motorola Droid. Something to the point of almost dictating every move Motorola made when designing and making the phone. Interesting, huh?
Hit the link for photos of the device.