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Apple adds mid-2012 MacBook Pro to its obsolete list, marking the end of an era for the final Mac notebook with an optical drive

It’s the end of an era as Apple has finally placed the mid-2012 MacBook Pro, the final MacBook Pro with an optical drive, on the company’s obsolete list. Apple maintains a vintage and obsolete product list that updates based on how long it has been since a product was for sale. Some vintage products may […]

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Dropbox pushed mandatory password changes for large swath of user base following hack of 68 million accounts

Well, there’s a pretty good reason Dropbox asked a large segment of its user base to change their passwords last week. The password change, which focused on users who had signed up period to mid-2012, followed the discovery of a large dump of email addresses and passwords related to these accounts. The online storage company […]

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Apple releases MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0 for mid-2012 MacBook Air notebook

If you’re using a mid-2012 MacBook Air, you’re going to want to snag this. Per 9to5Mac, Apple on Thursday released its MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0, a 1.69 megabyte download that helps to address problems with the device recovering from a crash. Apple release notes said the update addresses “a storage firmware issue […]

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Apple releases Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.1 for mid-2012 MacBook Pro notebooks

This could come in handy. Late Tuesday, Apple released its Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.1, a 468 kilobyte download for the mid-2012 MacBook Pros that offers the following fixes and changes: – Addresses an issue with MacBook Pro (mid-2012) and some Thunderbolt cables that may prevent bus-powered Thunderbolt devices from functioning properly. The firmware update can […]

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Apple releases MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 for mid-2012 notebooks

It’s the firmware updates that really make a difference. Late Friday, Apple released its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0, a firmware update for its June 2012 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks. The update, a 76.6 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – This MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update includes […]