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Apple apparently unaffected by Sandy Bridge chipset bug, boosts notebook component orders

In spite of much hubbub surrounding the error in Intel’s Sandy Bridge chipset, emerging evidence suggests that Apple has been largely unaffected by the gaffe. Per DigiTimes, Apple’s notebook shipments are expected to “remain strong” in the first quarter of 2011. It noted that retail channel vendors indicated a widely publicized design flaw in the […]

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Apple releases long-awaited Mac OS X 10.6.5 update

After months of beta versions and development, Apple has released its Mac OS X 10.6.5 update for its Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” operating system. The update, which varies in size depending on your presently installed version of the operating system, personally weighed in at over a 500 megabyte download. The update offers the […]

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Nvidia settles class action lawsuit, some MacBook Pro owners eligible for compensation

Sometimes litigation comes in handy. Per CNET, a number of users who discovered that their 2007 and 2008 MacBook Pro systems contained graphics problems that showed either scrambled video output or sometimes black screens are in for some compensation. A recent class-action lawsuit against Nvidia over faults in the GeForce 8600M graphics processors included in […]

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Apple releases Epson printer drivers 2.4, HP printer drivers 2.4.1 for Snow Leopard users

Late Wednesday, Apple released updated sets of Snow Leopard drivers for Hewlett-Packard and Epson printers and scanners. Per Macworld, the first is version 2.4 of the Epson drivers, which comes in a package listed on Appleā€™s download page at a whopping 737MB; Epson Printer Drivers 2.4 provides updated compatibility between Mac OS X 10.6 or […]

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Apple Now Holds 7.4% of U.S. Market Share in Recent IDC Report

In spite of a lagging economy, Apple was able to keep its domestic market share above 7% in a 31% year-over-year comparison to 1.5 million units sold. Per AppleInsider, Apple outpaced the rest of the U.S. PC market, which also grew an impressive 24% in year-over-year during the fourth quarter (the three-month period ending December), […]