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MacBook Pro News

Apple in talks to have 3G MacBook prototype returned to company

Remember that 3G MacBook prototype that went on eBay recently? Apple would like it back. Per CNET, Apple is in talks to arrange for the return of a MacBook Pro prototype with built-in wireless 3G functionality from a North Carolina resident who attempted to sell it on eBay. Earlier this month, owner Carl Frega had […]

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Recent Apple patent shows move to build wireless antennas into Mac keyboards

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office granted Apple a batch of 20 patents on Tuesday, including one for an invention that describes integrating wireless antennas into a keyboard. Per AppleInsider, the filing entitled “Antennas for electronic devices,” describes “key antennas,” or radio-frequency transmitters mounted inside individual keys of a keyboard, for devices such as a […]

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3G Wireless MacBook Pro News

2007 MacBook Pro prototype with 3G modem, SIM card, surfaces on eBay

It’s a bit odd but it could be something. Per MacRumors, a 15-inch MacBook Pro from the 2007 Santa Rosa processor era has recently appeared on eBay, originally purchased from Craigslist for parts. The unit, strangely enough, surfaced “with a 3G antenna, 3G hardware and SIM card slot built in.” “Upon removing the top case […]

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Skype releases native client for iPad

After over a year of anticipation, Voice Over Internet Protocol outfit Skype released an iPad-native version of its client on Tuesday. Per Macworld, the iPad app bears more than a passing resemblance to Skype 5 for Mac and uses a thumbnail grid of your Skype contacts; tap on any of them to bring up a […]

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Analyst notes possible “iPhone 4S” in September, iPad 3 prototype for early 2012

In non-software-update-esque news, a second investment research firm on Monday cited sources in Taiwan as indicating that Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone will hit the market early in the third quarter and also did its part to downplay rumors of an iPad 3 launch prior to next year and a low-cost iPhone in 2011. Per AppleInsider, pointing […]