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13-inch MacBook Pro determined as “best performing Windows laptop” according to PC services company Soluto

You’re gonna either love or hate this. Per CNET, Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro is the “best performing” Windows laptop. The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding. A main factor in this machine’s metrics is the fact that every […]

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Apple buys fingerprint recognition company AuthenTec for $356 million

This could turn into something interesting. Per Reuters, Apple has signed a deal to buy a Florida-based company, AuthenTec, at a price of US$8 per share or about US$356 million. That’s a premium of 58 percent over AuthenTec’s Thursday closing value. While largely unknown to the public, the firm makes fingerprint sensor chips used in […]

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Analyst states that next-gen MacBook Pro could use NAND storage system

The components found on the next generation of MacBook Pro notebooks could be that much more interesting. Per AppleInsider, analyst Ben Reitzes of Barclays Equity Research said that the adoption rate of Apple devices using SSDs, along with a continuing move to cloud computing, will push consumer notebook demand toward flash-based storage. Perhaps the single […]

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Transportation Security Administration pursuing $3 million in Apple hardware over next three years

Love or hate the TSA, they’ll be using some more Apple hardware over the next three years. Per iPodNN, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may purchase up to US$3 million in Apple hardware over the next three years. Up to a thousand Macintosh and a thousand iOS mobile devices purchases are planned. The Apple […]

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DDR3 DRAM prices drop to all-time low

If you were looking to upgrade your RAM, there’s literally never been a better time for it. Per Macworld, prices of DDR3 DRAM memory used in notebooks and desktops have dipped to an all-time low of around US$1, and will continue to fall, which could help PC makers pack more memory into computers, analysts said. […]