The firmware fixes for your recent Apple notebook arrived yesterday. Per Macworld, Apple released SMC Updatesfor the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Retina MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air SMC Update v1.9 is available as a 1.09 megabyte download for MacBook Air notebooks released in 2012 and 2013. It fixes a “rare” problem where the battery […]
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If you’re wondering how much Apple’s new iPhone handsets cost to manufacture, they’ve got a number. Per AllThingsD, a forthcoming IHS iSuppli report posits that Apple spends at least US$191 on components to build a 16GB model of the iPhone 5s and between US$167 and US$176 for a low-end iPhone 5c. Those prices are just […]
Late Tuesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 6.0.1 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]
This is just about the last rumor before Apple hopefully unveils its long-awaited next-gen iPhone(s) today, so here we go. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the story last week stated that fingerprint scanners will be built into the “more expensive of two iPhones” Apple plans to announce at a media […]
You know that rumored cool “silver ring” that’s been rumored for the upcoming iPhone 5S handset? It might be part of a fingerprint sensor. Per AppleInsider and Fox News’ This Week in Tech, reporter Clayton Morris proposed the ring is merely aesthetic, possibly added so users can easily distinguish an iPhone that has a built-in […]