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White and silver iPad minis sell out within hours of pre-order availability

Well, that was fast. Per AppleInsider, just hours after the iPad mini became available to preorder at Apple’s online store, the white and silver model sold out is now advertised to ship in two weeks. While the white model in all capacities is now sold out, as of Friday morning the black and slate version […]

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iPad pre-orders open up via Apple online store, retail app – Wi-Fi versions to deliver by November 2nd

The iPad mini pre-orders have begun. Per TechCrunch, Apple has Apple has launched pre-orders via its mobile app and online retail store, and shoppers can choose any version of the iPad mini or 4th generation iPad for the first batch of orders. If you want to have one in your hands next Friday, November 2, […]

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Apple releases X11 Update 2.6.5, looks to fix X11 crashes under Mac OS X 10.7.5

This could be helpful. On Friday, Apple released X11 Update 2.6.5, the most recent version of its X11 system for Mac OS X. The new version, a 7.5 megabyte download, resolves an issue that may cause X11 applications to unexpectedly quit under Mac OS X 10.7.5. The X11 Update 2.6.5 requires an Intel-based Mac and […]

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OWC Aura Pro fits into 13-inch MacBook Pro via included drive caddy

This could be nifty. According to an entry on the OWC blog, the OWC Aura Pro solid state drive fits just fine in Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro’s drive caddy (something new that wasn’t in the 15″ model), and so far everything seems to be running quite solidly. Albeit there’s still a battery of tests […]

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iFixit teardown of 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro finds reconfigured battery layout, Samsung flash drive and soldered RAM

The long-awaited, mucho-lusted-after 13-inch MacBook Pro has arrived. And dissected by the cool cats at iFixit. During its investigation, the company found that Apple redesigned the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro’s battery to “cleverly” hide the solid-state drive underneath the device’s trackpad assembly, iFixit discovered in its disassembly of the new notebook. There’s even an empty […]