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Apple begins shipping Thunderbolt-equipped Cinema Display units

Per AppleInsider, a number of users have reported that Apple has begun shipping LED Thunderbolt Displays directly to them. The customers reported late Thursday that their Thunderbolt Display orders have shipped, with one Australian customer claimed that the display has already arrived. Apple unveiled the new US$999 27-inch LED Thunderbolt Display in July alongside new […]

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Accessory hard drive News

Iomega Mac Companion hard drive boasts iOS device charging port, 2 and 3TB capacities

Apple’s recent Mac OS X Lion release shows how the Mac and iOS platforms are increasingly overlapping. And third-parties are beginning to follow Apple’s platform-blurring lead: On Tuesday, Iomega rolled out an external hard drive that also features a charging port designed for Apple’s mobile devices. Per Macworld, the Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive, which […]

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iFixIt performs teardown of Apple’s Thunderbolt cable, discovers receiver/transceiver system inside

When in doubt about a new piece of hardware, take it apart and study it. Once again, the guys at iFixIt performed a full teardown of a new Apple item, this time dissecting Apple’s just-released $49 Thunderbolt cable to reveal an “active cable” with transceiver chips on each end. iFixit took apart the new cable […]

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iMac News Software

Apple releases iMac Graphic FW Update 2.0 to resolve sleep issue

Late Wednesday, Apple released an iMac graphic firmware update on Wednesday to resolve a startup and wake from sleep hanging issue. The iMac Graphic FW Update 2.0, a 699KB download, “fixes an issue that in rare cases may cause an iMac to hang during startup or waking from sleep.” The update requires Mac OS X […]

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Apple releases Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge-equipped 2011 iMacs

It’s kind of fun when the rumors are true. Per Macworld, on Tuesday, Apple announced a new generation of iMac models, running at speeds up to 3.4 GHz and powered by the next generation of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors. The models also build in support for the new Thunderbolt high-speed peripheral connection […]