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Rumor: 2015 12-inch MacBook Air to undergo radical case, design changes

If the rumors are true, the body for the 2015 MacBook Air is about to go through a radical change. Per 9to5Mac, sources within Apple have stated that the new design will change standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with […]

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Rumor: Apple to begin manufacturing 12-inch MacBook Air notebook in Q3

If there’s a rumor, there’s usually a kernel of truth to go along with it. A new report via the sometimes-accurate DigiTimes claims that Apple’s supply partners will begin production of an anticipated 12-inch MacBook Air sometime in Q3 of this year. The current estimate points towards July and Apple is apparently planning to stick […]

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Rumor: Apple to introduce all-new 12-inch MacBook, iPad with higher resolution in 2014

It’s the rumor mill that keeps things interesting, especially when it comes down to new hardware. Per AppleInsider, Apple has an all-new-design 12-inch MacBook with a high-resolution display, and a new 9.7-inch sixth-generation iPad with an even higher pixel count than the current Retina display, both in the works for 2014, according to well-connected insider […]

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Hack: 2013 11-inch MacBook Air owner deciphers means of using adapters to access external graphics card, improve performance sevenfold

It ain’t pretty, but it apparently works really well. Per MacRumors and Mac|Life, TechInferno contributor Larry Gadea was able to hook up a powerful graphics processor to his 11-inch MacBook Air with the help of several adapters. Gadea first used a Thunderbolt to Express Card adapter which was then connected an Express Card to PCI-Express […]

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Assorted mid-2013 MacBook Air owners cite “blackout bug”, point out screen flicker issue

This is what they created firmware updates for… Per CNET, Apple’s mid-2013 MacBook Air appears to be suffering from a bug that results in intermittent loss of video output. When using an affected system, the screen may randomly blink to black for a brief second, or go to sleep and require a button be pressed […]