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Apple Class-Action Suit Filed by Resellers

Attorneys for a group of former Apple resellers and California consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, similar to a 2003 lawsuit filed by another group of resellers alleging a long list of illegal and improper business practices by the computer company. The recent lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, is […]

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Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Triples Throughput, Halves Power Consumption

When Apple announced the 2005 speedbumps to their venerable PowerBook G4 lineup they became the first manufacturer to release a notebook computer equipped with Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) which increases the data rate to 3Mbit/sec., from 1Mbit/sec. in Bluetooth (v.1.2). Read more…

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Rollable Solar Panel Powers Notebook Computers

If you find yourself outdoors and away from AC power a lot, solar panels are one of the best (and only) ways to get power to your gadgets. The downside to solar power is that it takes a big panel to collect any real juice. The Brunton SolarRoll 14 (US$399) is a 12 by 57-inch […]

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Solar-Powered Jacket Charges Your Mobile Gadgets

The Solar SCOTTEVEST (SeV) System is the ultimate geek jacket, packing 42 pockets, zippered sleeves and a solar panel to recharge your gadgets while you’re on the go.

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Hardware

2005 PowerBook Quality Issues

XLR8YourMac.com is covering quality issues with Apple’s 2005 PowerBook G4s including trackpad issues, hard drive noises, AC adapter and performance issues: The first of the new Powerbooks we had in our showroom was a 15″ which suffered from the trackpad issue mentioned on your page recently. We sent it back as DOA and when I […]