Late Thursday, Apple released firmware updates for its early and late 2011 MacBook Pro notebooks as well as its mid-2011 MacBook Air Notebooks. MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.7, a 4.1 megabyte download, fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Early 2011) and MacBook Pro (Late 2011) computers and is recommended for […]
Day: February 23, 2012
On Thursday, security firm Intego announced that it has discovered more strains of the Flashback Trojan horse. The company says that “many Mac users have been infected by this malware,” especially the latest variant, Flashback.G. Per Macworld, Intego describes three unique methods that the Trojan horse uses to infect Macs: It attempts to exploit a […]
If you were looking to upgrade your RAM, there’s literally never been a better time for it. Per Macworld, prices of DDR3 DRAM memory used in notebooks and desktops have dipped to an all-time low of around US$1, and will continue to fall, which could help PC makers pack more memory into computers, analysts said. […]
Remember your Apple keyboard? It might just be about to go through a training montage and get thinner in the process. Per Free Patents Online, Apple may be looking to make its notebook computers and keyboard accessories even thinner and lighter with a brand new take on the classic input method. Apple’s interest in reinventing […]
If you wondered as to where the next-gen AMD processors might be on your MacBook Air, there’s a reason for that too. According to Forbes, former AMD employees revealed that Apple gave its “Llano” chip a “close look” for a new MacBook Air model last year, but ultimately decided not to go with the processor […]