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Hardware iMac MacBook Pro News

Apple unveils updated 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook, cheaper 27-inch iMac

This came a day earlier than rumored. On Tuesday, Apple announced an upgraded 15-inch MacBook Pro while also offering a cheaper 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro sports a Force Touch trackpad that allows users to use alternate levels of pressure to activate commands such as previewing links, editing file […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro News

Users come forward, complain of anti-reflective coating staining or being stripped away on Retina display MacBook Pro units

You paid an arm, a leg and a spare kidney for your Retina display MacBook Pro. Now it appears that the anti-reflective coating on it is susceptible to stains or wearing off entirely. According to a growing number of complaints on the Apple Support Communities board, the anti-reflective coating seems to be staining or wearing […]

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Hardware MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro News

Force Touch trackpad analyzed, first hands-on experiences posted

The Force Touch trackpad is apparently the trackpad that clicks back at you. That’s the way it’s being described, as the new trackpad isn’t the usual button that’s pressed during use, but a set of electromagnets that move enough to feel like there’s a click happening. The end result feels like a regular click, which […]

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Developer MacBook Pro News Software Yosemite

Apple releases third OS X 10.10.3 beta to developers, focuses on Force Touch, other features

It’s the operating system betas that predict the way the wind if blowing. Apple on Thursday issued a number of new beta releases for developers, including an OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta with Force Touch trackpad support for third-party apps, as well as new betas of iOS 8.3, Xcode and OS X Server. The pre-release […]

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iTunes Store Rumor

Rumor: Sony attempted to place “The Interview” on iTunes Store for Christmas

Sony could have wanted to go the iTunes route for release of “The Interview”. Per AppleInsider and the New York Times, in attempt to make its controversial film “The Interview” available to view on Christmas Day, Sony Pictures reportedly pursued a deal with Apple that was brokered by the White House itself, but the timetable […]